Smac
@smacattack.bsky.social
PhD student in cognitive psychology, doing psycholinguistics. I'm either working on the sandwich space, or exploring cognition and language use in right-wing extremism.
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Just did week 5, day 3 of couch to 5k. Iykyk. Everest-ass time increase.
March 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Just did week 5, day 3 of couch to 5k. Iykyk. Everest-ass time increase.
I made a substack:
smacdoug.substack.com?utm_campaign...
I'll probably talk about language, psychology, politics, the world, etc in longform. Right now there's a pretty comprehensive, sort of academic history/intro to lay the groundwork for some of the things I care about.
smacdoug.substack.com?utm_campaign...
I'll probably talk about language, psychology, politics, the world, etc in longform. Right now there's a pretty comprehensive, sort of academic history/intro to lay the groundwork for some of the things I care about.
March 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I made a substack:
smacdoug.substack.com?utm_campaign...
I'll probably talk about language, psychology, politics, the world, etc in longform. Right now there's a pretty comprehensive, sort of academic history/intro to lay the groundwork for some of the things I care about.
smacdoug.substack.com?utm_campaign...
I'll probably talk about language, psychology, politics, the world, etc in longform. Right now there's a pretty comprehensive, sort of academic history/intro to lay the groundwork for some of the things I care about.
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This is intolerable.
Cancelling ACTIVE grants that salaries already depend on is a cruel tactic that aims, not at saving money, but at terrorizing the university system and beating us into submission.
#academicsky #edusky
Cancelling ACTIVE grants that salaries already depend on is a cruel tactic that aims, not at saving money, but at terrorizing the university system and beating us into submission.
#academicsky #edusky
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is intolerable.
Cancelling ACTIVE grants that salaries already depend on is a cruel tactic that aims, not at saving money, but at terrorizing the university system and beating us into submission.
#academicsky #edusky
Cancelling ACTIVE grants that salaries already depend on is a cruel tactic that aims, not at saving money, but at terrorizing the university system and beating us into submission.
#academicsky #edusky
best part about a camera doorbell is that we have neighborhood cats and there’s a solid chance that whenever motion is detected, you can do a little pspspspsps
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
best part about a camera doorbell is that we have neighborhood cats and there’s a solid chance that whenever motion is detected, you can do a little pspspspsps
I made a uterus-shaped heating pad and can I just say that not only is the size of the womb great for heating the entire front, but the way the fallopian tubes can wrap around and the ovaries become little heating pads for your back really do something for referred menstrual pain. Never going back.
March 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I made a uterus-shaped heating pad and can I just say that not only is the size of the womb great for heating the entire front, but the way the fallopian tubes can wrap around and the ovaries become little heating pads for your back really do something for referred menstrual pain. Never going back.
I love when a reading for class allows me to go off on a rant about cake and morality
March 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I love when a reading for class allows me to go off on a rant about cake and morality
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An upd report on our workshops for Ukraine series on #RStats, #Python & more. So far, we have raised >91k euro & the workshops have been attended by > 4100 ppl!
👇you can find more info on how you can help & a detailed report.
All info on workshops: bit.ly/3wBeY4S 1/n
👇you can find more info on how you can help & a detailed report.
All info on workshops: bit.ly/3wBeY4S 1/n
March 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
An upd report on our workshops for Ukraine series on #RStats, #Python & more. So far, we have raised >91k euro & the workshops have been attended by > 4100 ppl!
👇you can find more info on how you can help & a detailed report.
All info on workshops: bit.ly/3wBeY4S 1/n
👇you can find more info on how you can help & a detailed report.
All info on workshops: bit.ly/3wBeY4S 1/n
A new bathing suit would fix me
February 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A new bathing suit would fix me
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My op-ed on the importance of science funding to my hometown in northeastern Indiana is live at The Herald Republican. Thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for putting this project together.
www.kpcnews.com/opinions/oth...
www.kpcnews.com/opinions/oth...
Cutting research funding will hurt Hoosiers
by ben lockwood
www.kpcnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My op-ed on the importance of science funding to my hometown in northeastern Indiana is live at The Herald Republican. Thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for putting this project together.
www.kpcnews.com/opinions/oth...
www.kpcnews.com/opinions/oth...
I am once again asking my department to stop being a dumpster fire
February 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I am once again asking my department to stop being a dumpster fire
Me: Apparently they inflate your abdomen with carbon dioxide for the surgery so they can see better
My husband: Oh like a SodaStream?
My husband: Oh like a SodaStream?
February 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Me: Apparently they inflate your abdomen with carbon dioxide for the surgery so they can see better
My husband: Oh like a SodaStream?
My husband: Oh like a SodaStream?
The tiny bartender at my fave local Italian joint went off tonight about how if she even saw Elon in the flesh she’d kill him with her bare hands, and I’m probably gonna go eat there so much more now
February 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The tiny bartender at my fave local Italian joint went off tonight about how if she even saw Elon in the flesh she’d kill him with her bare hands, and I’m probably gonna go eat there so much more now
Me: i forgot how much I like running!
Also me: lying on living room floor
Also me: lying on living room floor
February 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Me: i forgot how much I like running!
Also me: lying on living room floor
Also me: lying on living room floor
something that i find very frustrating about bureaucracy and politics is that it seems like one of the purposes of having policies is so that the people making them have plausible enough deniability that, when someone dies, they can say "well it wasn't me, it was the policy"
February 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
something that i find very frustrating about bureaucracy and politics is that it seems like one of the purposes of having policies is so that the people making them have plausible enough deniability that, when someone dies, they can say "well it wasn't me, it was the policy"
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extremely glad to see media coverage of this because it is monumentally fucked up
February 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The deal was you guys weren’t gonna fact check
February 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The deal was you guys weren’t gonna fact check
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85% of Americans less than 20 minutes from an ass whupping, new study finds
February 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
85% of Americans less than 20 minutes from an ass whupping, new study finds
This little dude has the CAH-CAW merger ❤️❤️❤️
February 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This little dude has the CAH-CAW merger ❤️❤️❤️
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The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
2. While NSF and NIH indeed have a mission to fund specific research innovations via grantmaking, they do a lot more than that.
Their principal role is support a scientific ecosystem in the United States, that includes everything from education and training to infrastructure and communication.
Their principal role is support a scientific ecosystem in the United States, that includes everything from education and training to infrastructure and communication.
February 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
You ever make such a good linguistics joke that you want it on your body for the rest of your life
February 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
You ever make such a good linguistics joke that you want it on your body for the rest of your life
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February 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Some people’s research will be flagged and then will move on with clarification. Other people’s research will be flagged and… it’s done. The differences in who those people are will not be random.
Slightly annoying how many of the comments are like, "This is written so broadly it's going to even affect ME over here in chemistry" or whatever. We need to (always) stand together as scientists whether you're the target or the collateral damage.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Some people’s research will be flagged and then will move on with clarification. Other people’s research will be flagged and… it’s done. The differences in who those people are will not be random.