Roger Watt
@rjwatt42.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Psych at
Stirling University
Trumpet player
Statistic-ist
Grandpa
Stirling University
Trumpet player
Statistic-ist
Grandpa
Guess where we’re going shopping tomorrow…
There is no earthly reason why this abomination should have ever been conceived, let alone developed and marketed. And even less rational justification for it being so unfathomably delicious or utterly addictive.
It is crack in a bottle and must be regulated, before the whole country is lost to it.
It is crack in a bottle and must be regulated, before the whole country is lost to it.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Guess where we’re going shopping tomorrow…
This kind of conversation is crucial for the future success of HE, and needs to be heard.
It's a shitstorm in HE over here but we need voices like yours. I'd be delighted if you found a way back.
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This kind of conversation is crucial for the future success of HE, and needs to be heard.
A conversation elsewhere has taken me back to the most difficult challenge I ever faced in my work. 26 years ago to the day I got a phone call from a lawyer asking if I would talk to them about being an expert witness in a public inquiry into a fatal train crash at Ladbroke Grove (London).
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A conversation elsewhere has taken me back to the most difficult challenge I ever faced in my work. 26 years ago to the day I got a phone call from a lawyer asking if I would talk to them about being an expert witness in a public inquiry into a fatal train crash at Ladbroke Grove (London).
The difference that 90 minutes made.
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The difference that 90 minutes made.
I want to add a tiny halfpenny's worth to the valid arguments of others against AI in academia.
I should maybe mention that I have regularly used Maple (a symbolic maths expert system) usually to check (and sometimes correct) something I've done by hand and that is the sum total of my use of "AI".
I should maybe mention that I have regularly used Maple (a symbolic maths expert system) usually to check (and sometimes correct) something I've done by hand and that is the sum total of my use of "AI".
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I want to add a tiny halfpenny's worth to the valid arguments of others against AI in academia.
I should maybe mention that I have regularly used Maple (a symbolic maths expert system) usually to check (and sometimes correct) something I've done by hand and that is the sum total of my use of "AI".
I should maybe mention that I have regularly used Maple (a symbolic maths expert system) usually to check (and sometimes correct) something I've done by hand and that is the sum total of my use of "AI".
Rose blush noisette
- just perfection
- just perfection
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Rose blush noisette
- just perfection
- just perfection
"rest more"
"socialise my way"
"find joy in my autistic traits"
a beautiful recipe for being
"socialise my way"
"find joy in my autistic traits"
a beautiful recipe for being
One of the best things I’ve learned as an autistic person is that I don’t *have* to live by neurotypical rules all the time
The pressure can be immense. But it’s possible to slowly change that narrative
I’m gradually allowing myself to rest more, socialise my way & find joy in my autistic traits ❤️
The pressure can be immense. But it’s possible to slowly change that narrative
I’m gradually allowing myself to rest more, socialise my way & find joy in my autistic traits ❤️
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"rest more"
"socialise my way"
"find joy in my autistic traits"
a beautiful recipe for being
"socialise my way"
"find joy in my autistic traits"
a beautiful recipe for being
This does seem a bit sudden
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This does seem a bit sudden
Game invented by my grand daughter. Try and catch just the blue bubbles.
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Game invented by my grand daughter. Try and catch just the blue bubbles.
A world without the autistic community would be a deeply dull, depressingly dull world. We make it so difficult for them, but we would be so impoverished without them.
Yes, eugenics. Autism doesn't develop. You are born autistic. As such, funnily enough the autistic community in general are not keen to be eradicated
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A world without the autistic community would be a deeply dull, depressingly dull world. We make it so difficult for them, but we would be so impoverished without them.
Reposted by Roger Watt
I want to say more about this now I've read more. It's a $50m call for applications for funding to research potential links between autism and the gut microbiome, with stated goals of identifying biomarkers for early intervention to stop autism developing
It's #spectrum10k all over again
New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le...
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
October 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I want to say more about this now I've read more. It's a $50m call for applications for funding to research potential links between autism and the gut microbiome, with stated goals of identifying biomarkers for early intervention to stop autism developing
Reposted by Roger Watt
It's #spectrum10k all over again
New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le...
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
A LEAP into the future, or off a cliff: Wellcome LEAP's new $50M program
A few days ago, I saw this post on LinkedIn: How does the gut microbiome shape early brain development? That’s what FORM, a new $50 million...
deevybee.blogspot.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It's #spectrum10k all over again
Brilliant analogy.
Someone should ask them about pensioners - are they seriously proposing kicking everyone out the moment they reach pension age?
October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brilliant analogy.
It's no longer summer, which means that I have miles and miles of this landscape to myself. Miles and miles of peace. The loudest sound is the ravens, who keep an eye on the visitor.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's no longer summer, which means that I have miles and miles of this landscape to myself. Miles and miles of peace. The loudest sound is the ravens, who keep an eye on the visitor.
Reposted by Roger Watt
I am looking to create a lab code of conduct/manual/safety check type document outlining the ethos of how we work. Could anyone point me in the direction of a good (open source) example covering safety, comms, working with others etc.? Or would anyone be willing to share theirs? Thank you!
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I am looking to create a lab code of conduct/manual/safety check type document outlining the ethos of how we work. Could anyone point me in the direction of a good (open source) example covering safety, comms, working with others etc.? Or would anyone be willing to share theirs? Thank you!
Birch trees are the best.
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Birch trees are the best.
Setting sun over the hill.
October 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Setting sun over the hill.
Reposted by Roger Watt
You’re the only person who can do your research. You’re the expert.
October 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You’re the only person who can do your research. You’re the expert.
To say that Amy has the shortest name a storm can have, she’s lasting a very long time.
October 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
To say that Amy has the shortest name a storm can have, she’s lasting a very long time.
This gives me much hope for the future of Psychology.
Over my career, I've seen many tech fads come and go (or often not go), each displacing the basic effort of theoretical clarity by something that works off laziness.
Here, the latest fad is being shown for what it is very early in its lifetime.
Over my career, I've seen many tech fads come and go (or often not go), each displacing the basic effort of theoretical clarity by something that works off laziness.
Here, the latest fad is being shown for what it is very early in its lifetime.
New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
🧵 1/
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
🧵 1/
October 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This gives me much hope for the future of Psychology.
Over my career, I've seen many tech fads come and go (or often not go), each displacing the basic effort of theoretical clarity by something that works off laziness.
Here, the latest fad is being shown for what it is very early in its lifetime.
Over my career, I've seen many tech fads come and go (or often not go), each displacing the basic effort of theoretical clarity by something that works off laziness.
Here, the latest fad is being shown for what it is very early in its lifetime.
Twenty words that just stopped me in my tracks.
I will flood with tears - soon when I'm able to. Not for me, but for some very close to me.
I will flood with tears - soon when I'm able to. Not for me, but for some very close to me.
Sometimes autism is wanting so badly to be a part of things but then being totally overwhelmed when you are 💔
October 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Twenty words that just stopped me in my tracks.
I will flood with tears - soon when I'm able to. Not for me, but for some very close to me.
I will flood with tears - soon when I'm able to. Not for me, but for some very close to me.
#littlescientistswanted - very much!
This is a public service announcement...
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves...
#jayz #childdevelopment #research #signup #littlescientistswanted
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves...
#jayz #childdevelopment #research #signup #littlescientistswanted
September 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#littlescientistswanted - very much!
#WildflowerHour
Grass of Parnassus hanging on
Grass of Parnassus hanging on
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#WildflowerHour
Grass of Parnassus hanging on
Grass of Parnassus hanging on