JoAnna (big ‘A’)
@restingstressface.bsky.social
🧠 Psychophysiology + neurobiology in extreme environments: Stress, mood, trauma, resilience + adaptation. Cognitive science. #WomeninSTEM
⛑️ Recovering humanitarian. Flâneur. Books. Sports. Stars. Coffee. Wine. Container of multitudes. Views mine. 🇨🇦🇫🇷
⛑️ Recovering humanitarian. Flâneur. Books. Sports. Stars. Coffee. Wine. Container of multitudes. Views mine. 🇨🇦🇫🇷
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Jameela Jamil spitting facts
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Jameela Jamil spitting facts
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Trump's claim that 'paid troublemakers' are behind current disorder in LA is a common myth often used to explain why people get involved in riots. This myth is almost always unfounded & not supported by any credible evidence that I'm aware of #LosAngelesProtests
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
Los Angeles protests live: National Guard to arrive in LA in 24 hours, as governor calls Trump's move 'inflammatory'
The US president says he's sending in 2,000 troops to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Trump's claim that 'paid troublemakers' are behind current disorder in LA is a common myth often used to explain why people get involved in riots. This myth is almost always unfounded & not supported by any credible evidence that I'm aware of #LosAngelesProtests
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
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Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’ www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com @retractionwatch.com
"I don’t think anything is more of an immediate threat to people than bad medical research."
"I don’t think anything is more of an immediate threat to people than bad medical research."
Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’
Group behind Retraction Watch aims to pinpoint the most influential flawed health data.
www.nature.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’ www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com @retractionwatch.com
"I don’t think anything is more of an immediate threat to people than bad medical research."
"I don’t think anything is more of an immediate threat to people than bad medical research."
“Just breathe” isn’t always easy but it is necessary to blunt the #stress response. The more O2 your lungs get the faster your brain can process sensory information (incl pattern recog) and regulate bodily systems…which helps regulate mood/affect.
It’s all connected.
#brainscience #mentalhealth
It’s all connected.
#brainscience #mentalhealth
In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.
COMIC: Don't panic! 6 strategies to keep you calm in a crisis
In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.
n.pr
June 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Just breathe” isn’t always easy but it is necessary to blunt the #stress response. The more O2 your lungs get the faster your brain can process sensory information (incl pattern recog) and regulate bodily systems…which helps regulate mood/affect.
It’s all connected.
#brainscience #mentalhealth
It’s all connected.
#brainscience #mentalhealth
[1/2] We’re officially cycling through the 5th-7th circles of hell.
Trashing higher ed by going after the +7K intl students who form huge %s of Harvard’s graduate, certificate and continuing ed programmes…GTFO.
#highereducation #seeingcrimson
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trashing higher ed by going after the +7K intl students who form huge %s of Harvard’s graduate, certificate and continuing ed programmes…GTFO.
#highereducation #seeingcrimson
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
[1/2] We’re officially cycling through the 5th-7th circles of hell.
Trashing higher ed by going after the +7K intl students who form huge %s of Harvard’s graduate, certificate and continuing ed programmes…GTFO.
#highereducation #seeingcrimson
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trashing higher ed by going after the +7K intl students who form huge %s of Harvard’s graduate, certificate and continuing ed programmes…GTFO.
#highereducation #seeingcrimson
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
As above, so below.
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This dedicated group of Panamanian women are bridging marine science with local, traditional knowledge to combat climate change fallout and improve the health of vital coral reef ecosystems.
#WomeninSTEM #environmentalscience
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This dedicated group of Panamanian women are bridging marine science with local, traditional knowledge to combat climate change fallout and improve the health of vital coral reef ecosystems.
#WomeninSTEM #environmentalscience
"Guna women are being trained in marine biology and environmental sciences... Traditionally seen as cultural and societal stewards, women are now stepping into a new role as guardians of the reef, blending ancestral knowledge with modern marine science." oceanographicmagazine.com/features/wom...
Women of Coral: Leading change in Guna
Traditional knowledge and spiritual connection has empowered a new generation of women to protect the coral gardens of the Guna Yala comarca.
oceanographicmagazine.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
As above, so below.
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This dedicated group of Panamanian women are bridging marine science with local, traditional knowledge to combat climate change fallout and improve the health of vital coral reef ecosystems.
#WomeninSTEM #environmentalscience
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This dedicated group of Panamanian women are bridging marine science with local, traditional knowledge to combat climate change fallout and improve the health of vital coral reef ecosystems.
#WomeninSTEM #environmentalscience
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🚀🏉 From the stars to the stadium! @esa.int and Stade Toulousain launched a new limited-edition jersey celebrating where rugby meets space: discipline, dedication and teamwork 🤝.
👕 With Thomas Pesquet, this partnership brings space exploration closer to fans through the universal language of sport 🏅.
👕 With Thomas Pesquet, this partnership brings space exploration closer to fans through the universal language of sport 🏅.
Stade Toulousain unveils new shirt in partnership with ESA
Worn proudly on the chests of French rugby team Stade Toulousain, the new European Space Agency-branded shirt made its debut in late April before a stadium packed with 33 000 supporters.
www.esa.int
May 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🚀🏉 From the stars to the stadium! @esa.int and Stade Toulousain launched a new limited-edition jersey celebrating where rugby meets space: discipline, dedication and teamwork 🤝.
👕 With Thomas Pesquet, this partnership brings space exploration closer to fans through the universal language of sport 🏅.
👕 With Thomas Pesquet, this partnership brings space exploration closer to fans through the universal language of sport 🏅.
The reshuffling of the NWO is in full effect…
NEW: The Pentagon has officially accepted the illegal $400M emolument from Qatar. abcnews.go.com/Politics/pen...
Pentagon accepts luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One
The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.
abcnews.go.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The reshuffling of the NWO is in full effect…
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This study shows that communication between the visual cortex and the brain's #language system is necessary for the representation of object knowledge in the #VisualCortex and for corresponding behaviors in humans @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4k1Jkoz
May 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This study shows that communication between the visual cortex and the brain's #language system is necessary for the representation of object knowledge in the #VisualCortex and for corresponding behaviors in humans @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4k1Jkoz
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Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition. Best news? The HSP is now open-access—free to read, download, and share.
the-hsp.com
the-hsp.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition. Best news? The HSP is now open-access—free to read, download, and share.
the-hsp.com
the-hsp.com
Why (tattoo) art has always had a place in science.
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Tangentially, can anyone point to studies that unpack the addiction factor of tattoos/tattooing? Asking for a friend…
#cantstopatone
#STEAMisthenewSTEM #sciencematters
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Tangentially, can anyone point to studies that unpack the addiction factor of tattoos/tattooing? Asking for a friend…
#cantstopatone
#STEAMisthenewSTEM #sciencematters
Nature Careers spoke to scientists about their tattoos, which include scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate research passions. #Academicsky 🧪
Science on our sleeves: the research that inspires our tattoos
Inked scientists choose scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate their research passion.
go.nature.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Why (tattoo) art has always had a place in science.
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Tangentially, can anyone point to studies that unpack the addiction factor of tattoos/tattooing? Asking for a friend…
#cantstopatone
#STEAMisthenewSTEM #sciencematters
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Tangentially, can anyone point to studies that unpack the addiction factor of tattoos/tattooing? Asking for a friend…
#cantstopatone
#STEAMisthenewSTEM #sciencematters
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What strikes me about the NSF termination data is exactly this: the PIs *doing the work* of making science more inclusive are primarily women, people of color, people with disabilities, and all intersections of those identities.
Individual-level racism would be DOGE saying: "Oh, here's a Black PI. Let's terminate that one."
There isn't enough evidence to claim that. Instead, it appears to be structural.
Women and Black investigators disproportionately study topics like STEM education that were cut at higher rates.
See:
There isn't enough evidence to claim that. Instead, it appears to be structural.
Women and Black investigators disproportionately study topics like STEM education that were cut at higher rates.
See:
Three-fourths of NSF funding cuts hit education
More research eliminated and mass firings
hechingerreport.org
May 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What strikes me about the NSF termination data is exactly this: the PIs *doing the work* of making science more inclusive are primarily women, people of color, people with disabilities, and all intersections of those identities.
“Empathy and compassion are evolved states of being.”
Not wrong. Conscious animal behaviour…but better.
Not wrong. Conscious animal behaviour…but better.
May 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Empathy and compassion are evolved states of being.”
Not wrong. Conscious animal behaviour…but better.
Not wrong. Conscious animal behaviour…but better.
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A study of 13,800 cisgender women in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico and the U.S found that menopause significantly affects women’s mental health and job satisfaction:
www.astellas.com/en/stories/i...
www.astellas.com/en/stories/i...
New Research Reveals Impact of Menopause Stigma
New research reveals how menopause stigma affects women's mental health and workplace performance. Astellas' study emphasizes the importance of awareness, support, and inclusive environments to empowe...
www.astellas.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A study of 13,800 cisgender women in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico and the U.S found that menopause significantly affects women’s mental health and job satisfaction:
www.astellas.com/en/stories/i...
www.astellas.com/en/stories/i...
Dear Dr. Ball, there’s generations striving to do right by you.
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“In 2020, the World Health Organization recorded 127,558 new leprosy cases globally. […] Ball’s contributions to the treatment of leprosy were overlooked for decades.”
#WomeninSTEM #chemistry
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
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“In 2020, the World Health Organization recorded 127,558 new leprosy cases globally. […] Ball’s contributions to the treatment of leprosy were overlooked for decades.”
#WomeninSTEM #chemistry
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
The Trailblazing Black Woman Chemist Who Discovered a Treatment for Leprosy
After Alice Ball's death in 1916 at age 24, a white man took credit for her research
www.smithsonianmag.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Dear Dr. Ball, there’s generations striving to do right by you.
👇🏽🧪
“In 2020, the World Health Organization recorded 127,558 new leprosy cases globally. […] Ball’s contributions to the treatment of leprosy were overlooked for decades.”
#WomeninSTEM #chemistry
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
👇🏽🧪
“In 2020, the World Health Organization recorded 127,558 new leprosy cases globally. […] Ball’s contributions to the treatment of leprosy were overlooked for decades.”
#WomeninSTEM #chemistry
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
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🧪In an immunotherapy clinical trial led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, most cancer patients saw their tumors disappear and have not seen them recur.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...
Medicine Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies (Gift Article)
For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🧪In an immunotherapy clinical trial led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, most cancer patients saw their tumors disappear and have not seen them recur.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...
Having tried ChatGPT for certain strategic work functions that involve a heavy dose of common sense and non-algorithmic thinking…this is a certified clusterf*** that will take years to return from.
#AIfutures #techandsociety
#AIfutures #techandsociety
Last night was a hectic one. In case you missed it:
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite housing regulations. Because who needs experts when you’ve got ChatGPT and an economics and data science major?
And yes—this may be rolling out across government. Cool cool cool.
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite housing regulations. Because who needs experts when you’ve got ChatGPT and an economics and data science major?
And yes—this may be rolling out across government. Cool cool cool.
DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations
A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.
www.wired.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Having tried ChatGPT for certain strategic work functions that involve a heavy dose of common sense and non-algorithmic thinking…this is a certified clusterf*** that will take years to return from.
#AIfutures #techandsociety
#AIfutures #techandsociety
Making a well informed guess about preferences based on mountains of data points isn’t an indication of AI smarts.
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How about getting more legislation and SOPs in play that protects users more than the developers/financiers? This human experiment has become tiring.
#AIfutures #ethicaltech
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How about getting more legislation and SOPs in play that protects users more than the developers/financiers? This human experiment has become tiring.
#AIfutures #ethicaltech
Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do? www.wired.com/story/like-t...
AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head
Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do?
www.wired.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Making a well informed guess about preferences based on mountains of data points isn’t an indication of AI smarts.
📲
How about getting more legislation and SOPs in play that protects users more than the developers/financiers? This human experiment has become tiring.
#AIfutures #ethicaltech
📲
How about getting more legislation and SOPs in play that protects users more than the developers/financiers? This human experiment has become tiring.
#AIfutures #ethicaltech
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In several ways, a minority government backed by a strong popular-vote plurality is the ideal Canadian outcome. Liberals + NDP + lone Green have a strong mandate from a majority of voters. The need to compromise leads to better policies, as we’ve seen in recent years, and a desirable humility
April 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
In several ways, a minority government backed by a strong popular-vote plurality is the ideal Canadian outcome. Liberals + NDP + lone Green have a strong mandate from a majority of voters. The need to compromise leads to better policies, as we’ve seen in recent years, and a desirable humility
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so, so excited to share our new theory which endeavours to answer why depression and poor metabolic health go hand-in-hand: "An interoceptive model of energy allostasis linking metabolic and mental health" 💪🧠🔋 @saramehrhof.bsky.social
@hugofleming.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@hugofleming.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
April 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
so, so excited to share our new theory which endeavours to answer why depression and poor metabolic health go hand-in-hand: "An interoceptive model of energy allostasis linking metabolic and mental health" 💪🧠🔋 @saramehrhof.bsky.social
@hugofleming.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@hugofleming.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Canada's Federal Elections has finally arrived and this election is the most important in my lifetime. Voted last weekend - if you're Canadian please vote today if you haven't already.
April 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Canada's Federal Elections has finally arrived and this election is the most important in my lifetime. Voted last weekend - if you're Canadian please vote today if you haven't already.
Why behavioural change and #cognitivescience is, finally, having a moment and being integrated as a central feature of crisis response and #peacebuilding policies.
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True “sustainability” comes with “positive” shifts in systems + cultures—at all levels/directions.
#resilience #healthandwellbeing
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True “sustainability” comes with “positive” shifts in systems + cultures—at all levels/directions.
#resilience #healthandwellbeing
#HealingCentered #peacebuilding is strength-based. It recognises systems and structures supporting recovery and rebuilding are often greatly damaged by the same violence and #trauma.
Key to the approach is interventions are not just about raising awareness but behavior change.
Key to the approach is interventions are not just about raising awareness but behavior change.
April 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Why behavioural change and #cognitivescience is, finally, having a moment and being integrated as a central feature of crisis response and #peacebuilding policies.
🧠
True “sustainability” comes with “positive” shifts in systems + cultures—at all levels/directions.
#resilience #healthandwellbeing
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True “sustainability” comes with “positive” shifts in systems + cultures—at all levels/directions.
#resilience #healthandwellbeing
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☀️Soak up the Sun with Solar Orbiter's widest high-resolution view yet!
Zoom in and explore👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
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Zoom in and explore👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
☀️Soak up the Sun with Solar Orbiter's widest high-resolution view yet!
Zoom in and explore👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭🧪
Zoom in and explore👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
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Been here, keeping on.
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“Dr. Francisca Okeke’s remarkable work on the effects of solar activity on earth's magnetic field […] and in the domain of physics have led to significant contributions to understanding climate change.”
#WomeninSTEM #climatescience
www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/w...
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“Dr. Francisca Okeke’s remarkable work on the effects of solar activity on earth's magnetic field […] and in the domain of physics have led to significant contributions to understanding climate change.”
#WomeninSTEM #climatescience
www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/w...
5 Pioneering Women of Color in STEM You Might Never Have Heard Of
These awesome women have contributed hugely to our lives — but their achievements have gone largely unrecognized for too long.
www.globalcitizen.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Been here, keeping on.
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“Dr. Francisca Okeke’s remarkable work on the effects of solar activity on earth's magnetic field […] and in the domain of physics have led to significant contributions to understanding climate change.”
#WomeninSTEM #climatescience
www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/w...
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“Dr. Francisca Okeke’s remarkable work on the effects of solar activity on earth's magnetic field […] and in the domain of physics have led to significant contributions to understanding climate change.”
#WomeninSTEM #climatescience
www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/w...