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Jeff Spielberg
@jmsp.bsky.social
Associate prof @ U Delaware. Interested in clinical-developmental-affective neuroscience and stuff.
http://sites.udel.edu/jmsp
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Sooooooo happy for you!!!!! 🥹 🎉🎉👏🏼
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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The quotes from Nature EiC Magdalena Skipper about whether journals should be checking for errors/data quality as part of peer review are quite surprising to me.

https://www.wsj.com/science/whats-wrong-with-peer-review-e5d2d428?st=dhrnljoa74fujcv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
November 11, 2023 at 12:11 AM
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I love working with grad students. I love it even more when they try to take forward steps despite uncertainty/confusion. Uncertainty/confusion is not just a part of learning or a sign of one’s early career stage, it’s a part of science. It does not go away.
November 8, 2023 at 12:40 AM
Follow my student @ldchurch.bsky.social who just joined Bluesky - she is the best!
October 23, 2023 at 11:56 AM
Clinical Science @ U Delaware is hiring for an open rank tenure-track position! We’re open to research expertise in any area within clinical science (broadly defined), although we’re particularly interested in those who focus on developmental processes. Please forward to any who might be interested.
University of Delaware - Details - Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Clinical Science Program (Psycholo...
careers.udel.edu
October 12, 2023 at 10:06 PM
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Since covid rumors and disinformation are increasingly migrating to Bluesky, here's a reminder that covid does not make people immunocompromised and is nothing like HIV. It's a myth based on crank theories and quotes taken out of context, but it just won't die.
Posts Exaggerate Lab Findings About COVID-19’s Impact on Immune System - FactCheck.org
Outside of long COVID or very severe cases, most research suggests COVID-19 doesn’t cause lasting damage to the immune system. A few studies have found evidence of some possible damage, but nothing ...
www.factcheck.org
October 10, 2023 at 9:34 PM
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There was some discussion (on t'other place) about interactions (moderations) being hard to detect, which puzzled me. So I did some Rmd simulations, which I think suggest this may be an over-generalised concern. Have a look, and please correct me where wrong. www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/rik...
October 10, 2023 at 12:29 PM
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“The initial data leak was… 1 million lines of data for Ashkenazi people.”

“The information… includes full names, usernames, profile photos, sex, date of birth, genetic ancestry results, and geographical location.”

Well, that’s surely not going to be a fucking problem. (sarcastically)

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Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack
23andMe has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes the leak to a credential-stuffing attack.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
October 6, 2023 at 6:50 PM
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Thanks for the shout-out! For those who are interested, you can learn more about Reviewer Zero at our website, follow us at @reviewerzero.bsky.social and read our recent paper!

www.reviewerzero.net/home
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37676130/
Changing the culture of peer review for a more inclusive and equitable psychological science - PubMe...
Peer review is a core component of scientific practice. Although peer review ideally improves research and promotes rigor, it also has consequences for what types of research are published and cited a...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 5, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Looking for a postdoc for an NIH-funded study looking at the development of brain networks in adolescence. See the link for more info. Please pass this on if you know someone who might be interested!
Lab Opportunities | Connectomics of Anxiety & Depression Lab
The lab is accepting graduate students for Fall 2023. We are hiring a POSTDOC position - see below for detail. Currently, we do not have openings for ...
sites.udel.edu
October 5, 2023 at 10:37 PM