John Towse

‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival Young people hope green light to build eco attraction’s northern outpost will change theirs and the town’s fortunes

‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival

1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? * Yes * No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)

My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):

This one below is quite interesting, guess a good demo of the plagiar-o-matic 2000 bsky.app/profile/amus...

I'm hoping at least you and your kids can unite & agree that the middle, Tim Burton effort, is the weakest of the three? We can agree at least on that, right??

We're still accepting applications! Review will begin 3/23 for a full-time Junior Specialist Lab Coordinator in the Cognition in Context Lab at UC Davis. #psychjobs

You say: Going down
I say: Evolving beyond football

#thfc #coys

Why even bother pretending you are running an effective peer review system when this gets through?

Some people are apparently claiming that Silicon Valley Tech Bros have consciousness, like normal humans.

As someone who studies these issues carefully, I can assure you that this is an utterly preposterous claim. Yes, they can mimic humans, but they are fundamentally incapable of original thought.

Screen shot from internationwomensday.com with the words"encouraged to invite nonprofit speakers and guests, exhibit nonprofit displays, distribute nonprofit resources, and establish ongoing giving".

The most🤬part of the UK PR firm that has made-up it's own GivetoGain theme for #IWD2026 is that they actively tell their audience to support non-profits and give without saying they are a for-profit private corporation selling themed goods with no charitable donations on it's accounts for 10 years.

Photo from the early 1970s of a man on horseback negotiating the Birmingham inner ring road at Holloway Head

I’m searching for the original and/or rights owner of this fabulous picture of Birmingham in the early 1970s. It popped up on my Instagram feed, but I’ve been unable to track it down.

Any leads? I’m really hoping to use it in a book.

(And would much appreciate a RT please)

Assistant or Associate Professor (111338-0226) at University of Warwick An academic position as a Assistant or Associate Professor (111338-0226) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

📢 We’re hiring!

The University of Warwick is recruiting for a full-time, permanent academic position in Psychology, available at either:

🔹 Assistant Professor
🔹 Associate Professor

📅 Application deadline: 5th April 2026

Good discussion started by Kirsty here ..

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One can understand that researchers are jittery given current turbulence, but boy, the overall impression management (SNAFU) is crazy

Palace fans are loving rubbing this in. According to the Beeb …

"Say hello to Millwall" is the chant coming from the Palace fans.

New paper on PsyArXiv looking at task difficulty (memory load), serial order, and error patterns in children’s #workingmemory using a large-scale dataset (N~15,000) #developmental #psychology With @richjallen.bsky.social and @amyatkinson.bsky.social
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If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.

Literacy

**New** chapter on “Literacy” just published in the Open Encyclopaedia of Cognitive Science. The whole series is super, accessible chapters and no paywalls, a great resource for teaching. oecs.mit.edu/pub/epclh9no...

Advertising, Football and the Problem of Self-Regulation In this month’s Member Spotlight, we caught up with Ellen McGrane, Research Associate in Alcohol and Public Health in the Sheffield Addictions Research Group at the University of Sheffield. Althoug…

SARG's Ellen McGrane recently spoke with @afsguk.bsky.social about her research into gambling advertising during live sports. The interview explores the whistle-to-whistle ban, self-regulation, and the challenges of data collection and natural experiments in gambling research. #AddictionResearch

Host Labs & Projects Find participating host institutions and project ideas for Visiting Fellowship applicants.

💡 We are currently seeking expressions of interest from labs willing to host a visiting fellow, as well as proposals for specific projects or studies that would benefit from additional research support.
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

Understanding Maximum Likelihood Estimation A tool to understand maximum likelihood estimation

Do you know any other cool interactive applications that illustrate some statistical concept?
#rstats #stats
@rpsychologist.com

rpsychologist.com/likelihood/

a poster for disney pixar 's luca shows a boy riding a bike down a hill Alt: a poster for disney pixar 's luca shows a boy riding a bike down a hill

If you haven't seen Pixar's Luca, you must!

I see your "niche" and raise you a query of "too old?"

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

⚠️ Attending #BASS26? Book your accommodation ASAP!🛏️⬇️

Due to major live music events taking place in Cardiff, we advise you to book ASAP! We've secured a limited no. of rooms at Premier Inn Cardiff North for delegates which can be booked via the online store:
crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/regis...

I’m aware of “There may be follow-up funding” but … to select just 1 winner for £9m and then give them an exclusive shot at that additional £32m is some winner take all choice.

Especially quick when they expect a consortia to be assembled.

How do those numbers reconcile with the statement "[This is expected to be a highly competitive process] which will make a single award."? Surely call fund total should be £9.4M when that is the maximum individual bid?

Postdoctoral Research Position in Cognition, University of Geneva, Switzerland

The successful applicant will work with Prof. Dr. Evie Vergauwe and Prof. Dr. Jarrod Lewis-Peacock on a research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Application deadline: 25th March 2026.

Hello new followers. I’m John Horgan, a professor of psychology who studies terrorist behavior. Don’t believe anyone who says they know what is going to happen next. Nobody does. Believe the Trump administration least of all. The informed voices are out there. Seek them out.

'scones' - oval, battered potato and fish in a heating cabinet in a fish and chips shop

I'm in a 'Fishery' - the Yorkshire name for a Fish And Chip shop that makes it sound like you're visiting an aquarium.

Those things are scones. Traditionally found nowhere else on earth other than Keighley and Shipley, inexplicably leapfrogging Bingley, sandwiched between those two towns.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 receives record number of 17,066 proposals This year’s annual MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call has attracted considerable interest from the research community with 17,066 proposals submitted.

A niche Horizon Europe 🧵for Friday evening. The MSCA results are out and the UK received by far the highest number of fellowships - 347. The next best was Spain with 182. Sounds good right? But hold your horses...
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-po...

An individual stands at a podium wearing academic robes, with a microphone in front. Several flags are displayed in the background.

Born #OnThisDay in 1935 was cognitive psychologist Anne Treisman FRS, who developed the feature integration theory of attention. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1989. Read more about her life and work in Royal Society Publishing #BioMems. #WomenInSTEM https://bit.ly/48zDUe1