Elizabeth C. Neilson, PhD (she/her)

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know.

A great soul if ever there was one
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Chatbot: Do the same thing you’ve already tried over and over and take forever to respond
Human: Collaboratively and painstakingly troubleshoots to identify the problem (a missing phone number) and resolves it quickly

I know I’m preaching to the choir on this but I am trying to get a issue with Delta sorted and the quality difference in experience when they move me from a chatbot to a human is WILD

Careers

My department of Psych & Counseling at UMKC is hiring a TT Assistant or Associate Prof who can supervise student assessment training in our Clinical Psych PhD program. Research area is open! We hit R1 status last year and KC is really great. Full ad at www.umkc.edu/hr/careers/ (Job ID 57427)

Important note: the song was a deep track from a Spice Girls album

My child: I don’t want to hear this song again. Can we listen to the pump thing?
Me: What pump thing?
Child: The one about the pump…in London
Me: The lecture about the Broad Street Pump??
Child: Yeah.

Sure, why not?

Figured as long as I’m getting myself a little treat, I’ll treat my laptop to being turned off for the first time in six weeks

You’ll be trucking along and saying “ok I’m fine” and then your best friend flies across the country to surprise you, and you cry three times

I never thought I’d say it but truly folks do not have any compassion for my poor nerves

As an elder Millennial woman, I’m sure on a roller coaster ride with this best actor in a drama race

Screenshot of NYMag article, which reads: “All of this leads me to wonder: Has Brett Kavanaugh ever pulled up to a Home Depot to hire a day laborer to work on his backyard? Has he bought fresh-cut mangoes from a frutero? What about getting his car vacuumed and washed by an ensemble of workers? Does he leave a tip for the Central American hotel worker who cleans up his rooms? Has he gotten his hair cut by a Dominican barber? And can he imagine himself interacting with any of these workers, who may or may not be undocumented, during an ICE sweep that lands them in an unmarked vehicle, manned by masked agents of the state, subjecting them and their families to untold trauma until their release, which may not happen for days, if at all? Because I've done all of those things, and I can - and now I wonder if I might one day be swept up with them, too.”

A few questions about Brett Kavanaugh:

nymag.com/intelligence...

Devastated to report that the annoying and tedious task of buttering and flouring your mini muffin baking pans will in fact yield mini muffins that easily come out and don’t disintegrate

Thank you!!!

A million years ago a person on the other place referenced a website or google doc that was a list of eating disordered focused psych internship sites? Does anyone know if this was a fever dream of mine or does it exist?

“The only motive for opposing this is to conceal wrongdoing.”

@RepTimBurchett @RepChuck @AndyOgles @RepDavidKustoff @RepHarshbarger @DesJarlaisTN04 @RepJohnRose

Great Lakes temperatures reach new extremes: 'There are more than 100% increases' A University of Michigan study finds the Great Lakes are now experiencing extreme temperature shifts, affecting ecosystems and economies.

The Great Lakes are warming much faster and more than the atmosphere. Not a good thing for many fish species.
planetdetroit.org/2025/09/grea...

This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

Image of a pop up notification for an Isabelle Huppert quiz

My work computer is onto me

Nothing surprises me more than when I enter my password correctly on the first attempt

London: if ambiguous rain signs were a city

I found a non-exhausted list of Indigenous radio stations that you can donate to in order to keep them afloat after the defunding
If anyone has a better list, please let me know, and I will happily repost it (I couldn't find anything on here)

Chris Martin of Coldplay playing the piano and smiling

If I send this to you, I’ve been pointing out awkward dynamics in faculty meetings

News paper clipping: 'There is no ethical way to use the major Al image generators. All of them are trained on stolen images, and all of them are built for the purpose of deskilling, disempowering and replacing real, human artists. - MOLLY CRABAPPLE, artist and activist

Every episode we watch of Stick, Daniel says it isn’t as good as the first two episodes, and I explain it’s because there’s not enough Judy Greer.

I am DYING

Oh this one will be front and center

If you need a distraction, help me with a meaningless (or is it??) task. We are at the point of the summer where it is clear certain objectives will not be met. I do refuse to give up on one: Meme. Vision. Board. So please send me your favorite memes. Relatable memes. Aspirational memes. All memes.

Think I’m going to be done with email for the day

The real offense is I said “complementary” instead of “complimentary”

It is wild (complementary) whenever I go to a city where old parents (like me) are entirely common. We were at a playground in Denver today and I swear, 90% of those parents had Jagged Little Pill come out during their formative years.