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Paul T. Harrell, Ph.D.
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PhDin Psychology, Neurosci track. Postdocs in Epidemiology, Public Health, Behavioral Oncology. Published on e-cigarettes, youth substances, psychometrics, modeling. Opinions mine. Like/repost/following is for bookmarking, not endorsement.
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SRNT AYA Network is recruiting for an Education Committee Co-Chair. Please see the attached file.

If any questions, contact current Education Committee Co-Chair Paul Harrell at harrelpt@odu.edu If you are interested, email a CV and short description of interest harrelpt@odu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Honored to help MC this webinar panel starting at 1 PM! Featuring representatives from ICF, Stanford, University of Southern California, and Yale. Session aims to foster dialogue for improving collaboration and increasing acceptance of survey research in K–12 settings. #tobregsky #srnt
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Friends, if you have the means to donate to a local food pantry financially via online giving, I highly encourage you to do that. But I don’t want to discount the importance of actually showing up at the pantry, even if it is just to drop off food. (1/5)
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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#SanFrancisco gets Big #Tobacco to pay up for flouting the law: hoodline.com/2025/10/flav...
Flavored Zyn Might Finally Cease in SF; Nicotine Pouch Giant Pays $3M to San Francisco for Flouting Flavor Ban
Zyn will pay $3M to San Francisco for allegedly selling flavored nicotine pouches banned under the city’s tough tobacco laws.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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An anonymous officer was caught on video throwing a woman to the ground during a peaceful protest outside the ICE field office in Durango.

Dozens of protesters remained Tuesday after demonstrating through the night over the detainment of two children and their father on the way to school.
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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💬 Viewpoint: The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address chronic diseases in children relies on weak, voluntary, and unsupported initiatives while neglecting proven, evidence-based public health interventions.

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JAMA viewpoint published online October 22, 2025, titled 'The Make American Healthy Again Strategy Report' by Peter Lurie and Lawrence Gostin. It discusses health initiatives, chronic diseases, and administration policies.
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Pres. Garimella for U of Arizona:

"As a result, the university has not agreed to the terms outlined in the draft proposal, but instead submitted a Statement of Principles to the Department of Education that I am sharing with you."

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October 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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An atypical funding mechanism, truncated application timeline and opaque review process had generated concern over the quality of projects that would be selected for the Autism Data Science Initiative.
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Autism researchers remain concerned about NIH data project
An atypical funding mechanism, short timeline and opaque review process had generated concern over the quality of projects that would be selected.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)

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#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
The idea that human cognition is, or can be understood as, a form of computation is a useful conceptual tool for cognitive science. It was a foundational assumption during the birth of cognitive science as a multidisciplinary field, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of its contributing fields. One conception of Al in this context is as a provider of computational tools (frameworks, concepts, formalisms, models, proofs, simulations, etc.) that support theory building in cognitive science. The contemporary field of Al, however, has taken the theoretical possibility of explaining human cognition as a form of computation to imply the practical feasibility of realising human(-like or -level) cognition in factual computational systems; and, the field frames this realisation as a short-term inevitability. Yet, as we formally prove herein, creating systems with human(-like or -level) cognition is intrinsically computationally intractable.
August 16, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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#neuroskyence
ardemp.bskyverified.social Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Oct 14
During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost!

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October 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Agree with everything you say Conrad, although one thing to note is that there's a difference between "professional" respondents, who are people who take lots of surveys, and what we call "bogus" respondents, who are essentially just clicking through and not answering honestly.
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Surveys that allow opt-in participation attract “survey professionals,” who may attempt to take the same survey multiple times using different personas (bogus respondents).

By contrast, you cannot volunteer for a @pewresearch.org survey. We invite randomly sampled people to be surveyed.
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Thank you #MIT!
byjoshmoody.bsky.social Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · Oct 10
MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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October 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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MIT President Sally Kornbluth just issued a statement to the campus community saying NO to Trump’s authoritarian compact

“And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”
Dear Madam Secretary, I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters. I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education. As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples: • MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions. • MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%. • We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree. These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law. The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone. In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that tree marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education. As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation. Sincerely, Sally Kornbluth CC Ms. May Mailman Mr. Vincent Haley
October 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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My friend and colleague @nabarund.bsky.social !!!! www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award
Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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AJDAA is now seeking applications for their Early Career Editorial Fellowship! Applications are due by October 31, 2025. Please email Dr. Leah Mayo (leah.mayo@ucalgary.ca) and Dr. Abhishek Ghosh (ghoshabhishek12@gmail.com) for the application form.
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Bluesky vs. X engagement comparisons tell familiar story.

Example: My colleague @johngramlich.bsky.social has similar # of followers on each site. Last week, he had a popular post about sports gambling, a topic of interest across political ideology.

X: 59 retweets
B: 1,234 total reposts
Image of a post about sports gambling from John Gramlich that received 59 retweets on X. Image of a post about sports gambling from John Gramlich that received 1,234 reposts on Bluesky (815 regular reposts & 419 quote-reposts.
October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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GIFT ARTICLE
Everyone should be able to read this op-ed
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Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans
It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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NEW EPISODE — Nicotine pouches are now the second most-used tobacco product among teens. What does that mean for their health? Find out as The Nation’s Health Podcast talks to Brian King of tobaccofreekids.bsky.social. Listen now: bit.ly/aphapodcast
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October 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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One of the best things about travelling is seeing how things can be done differently and that 'alternatives are possible'!
pwgtennant.bsky.social Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Oct 1
Absolutely mind blown to discover that all public transport is free across Luxembourg. Free buses. Free trams. Free trains. For residents and visitors. No tickets. No tapping in or out. No pesky apps. Just walk on and walk off.
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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One of my many, many questions about America in 2025 is how long it will take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Big Red Stoptober Ball rolls around Humber and North Yorkshire
Smoking remains the single leading cause of preventable ill health and death across Humber and North Yorkshire, with smoking rates still higher than the national average. This Stoptober, with more hel...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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NIH will spend its full $48B budget — but multi-year funding means fewer projects, record-low grant success, and a warning for U.S. science.👉 lfdn.org/3KOs2hT
💜Learn how you can support NIH funding: www.lustgarten.org/forging-ahead
#ResearchMatters
October 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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The fiscal year is over.

So how was the NIH appropriation committed?

A long thread with institute by institute results about where the money went.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM