Richard Seymour
richard-seymour.bsky.social
Richard Seymour
@richard-seymour.bsky.social
I am a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester study in Education.
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Written beautifully and with a generous impulse towards the continuing importance of what we do, even as we do it with less and under great strain.
March 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I asked Deep Seek if Taiwan should be part of China. This is its reply. Who is 'we' here?
January 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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The irony of delving into sleep literature on a particularly sleepy Monday morning…

Particularly enjoyed this Nature overview of the role of sleep in adolescent depression and intervention opportunities (interesting suggestion that later school start may not be the answer)

doi.org/10.1038/s441...
Sleep’s role in the development and resolution of adolescent depression - Nature Reviews Psychology
Sleep problems are both a symptom and precursor of adolescent depression. In this Review, Gradisar et al. describe how the combination of adolescent sleep biology and psychology predisposes adolescent...
doi.org
January 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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An incisive pushback on oversimplied explanations of youth mental health trends:

“If political questions such as structural discrimination, economic precarity, exposure to violence and opioid use are not regarded as shaping our wellbeing, what motivation remains for taking action?”

bit.ly/4918hvz
Young people were becoming more anxious long before social media – here’s the evidence
Here’s why I disagree with Jonathan Haidt. Young people have been on a trajectory of worse mental health since before the advent of social media.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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The Sun. Taken at night. Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of the Earth. Not with light but neutrinos
November 14, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Becoming a student again has seen me using my local library in Newcastle under Lyme for studying. It's a great, light and comfortable space with Eduroam.
November 14, 2024 at 1:47 PM