Sam Forbes

dplyr 1.2.0 dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...

dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!

- `filter_out()` for dropping rows

- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools

These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!

tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...

The replication crisis shook the discipline of psychology and has led to reforms such as open science and large-scale replication projects. Yet, it is not psychology’s first crisis, and it is likely not the last. In this paper, we look at three major crisis discussions in the history of psychology: discussions in the early 20th century about the possibility of psychology as a natural-scientific discipline; discussions in the 1960s–70s about the methods, relevance and scientific status of the discipline; and discussions in the 2010s about replication. We compare these crises to determine what generates crisis discussions in psychology and how they tend to unfold and be resolved. We argue that, despite differences across these crisis discussions, some fundamental questions about the object of research and proper methods of psychology recur, as do considerations related to epistemology, ontology, ethics and politics. Our analysis indicates that the current responses to the replication crisis, although valuable, are not ultimate solutions because they deflect fundamental questions and postpone the reconsideration of the ideals of psychology as a science.

Recurring Crises in Psychology

"The current responses to the replication crisis, although valuable, are not ultimate solutions because they deflect fundamental questions and postpone the reconsideration of the ideals of psychology as a science."

Open Access: doi.org/10.1177/1089...

Ours is LSL compatible, and I have used that but I send triggers through SR experiment builder in most cases

Actually fair point about Python interface, I had forgotten about that. Tobii does not play nicely with fnirs though typically

Another eyelink lab here - for different things I’ve used the 1000+ and the Duo. Tobii you didn’t have to fuss with stickers, but the flexibility makes the trade-off worth it!

Pretty neat stuff!!

In case you are unaware of this. @olivia.science is great!

There are a few good books and guides, my (biased) suggestion is the text I wrote for this very purpose
engra.me/books/matlab/

Critically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc

Legally, it depends on the publisher agreement and licensing. Most of them have specific wording about what you can share, from what stage and in what format.

Imaging-friendly docker for UK Biobank RAP An Easy Docker for Brain Imaging Visualisation on UKB RAP Paul McCarthy1 Stephen Smith1 1FMRIB, OxCIN, NDCN, Oxford University, UK Queries: email paul.mccarthy@ndcn.ox.ac.uk and stephen.smith@ndcn....

For people using the @ukbiobank.bsky.social UKB RAP cloud system for brain imaging analyses:

In order to make RAP much easier to use, we have created a Docker which is easy to install and gives you a graphical desktop, FSLeyes and the HCP wb_view.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Seems like a genuinely horrible idea that will only serve to amplify existing biases in selection

I won’t tag them but there are a few fairly large science-adjacent accounts on here (who are followed by a lot of y’all) who have been bashing the work and person of @irisvanrooij.bsky.social for the last few days.
I feel it important to note that, as far as I can tell, those people are full of shit

I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...

And for anyone looking to recruit a superstar post-doc 👉 @anavili.bsky.social 🏆 has just submitted her thesis and is on the lookout, mainly in the fields of #perception, #attention, #workingmemory, #pupillometry, #eyemovements! #nvp2025 #psychology

QUAHRC Seminar: Rethinking Power in Autism Research Rethinking Power in Autism Research: Intersectional, Participatory, and Afrocentric Futures?

Rethinking power in #AutismResearch: Intersectional, Participatory, & Afrocentric Futures?

Book our January seminar with @drmbothapsych.bsky.social & Dr Olivia Matshabane, facilitated by Dr Sohail Jannesari.

@kingsioppn.bsky.social @journalautism.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...

No take only throw meme. First panel: dog with a frisbee asking: Pls great power? Second panel: dog angry because somebody tries to take frisbee: No great responsibility! Third panel: angry do close-up: ONLY POWER

Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things

Nominations for the UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2026 have opened!

Named after @deevybee.bsky.social, the prize, first awarded in 2022, celebrates the contributions of early career researchers to research improvement.

Nominations close 18 January 2026.

#AcademicSky #Research

Oh damn. Can we do this. I have recorders

Good morning! My dissertation students and I would appreciate your help with our study investigating how neurotypical and neurodivergent people approach multi-tasking. As compensation, you can enter to win 1 of 4 £20 vouchers. Links are below! Email any questions to linda.arrighi@durham.ac.uk :)

Note their stance on the use of AI www.nature.com/srep/journal...

Caregiver-infant behaviours during multi-component object play are associated with infant visual working memory Through play interactions, caregivers play a significant role in shaping children’s early cognitive development. The over-arching objective of this cr…

New paper from our work on Project NeuroSync published in Infant and Behavior Development. The interaction between caregiver scaffolding and infant object engagement is associated with better visual working memory in 6-to-10-month-old infants.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Congrats, that’s great news!

"It is noteworthy here that in all likelihood, the wealthy would still continue to receive high-quality personal instruction while the less wealthy would be taught by these potentially problematic LLMs due to resource constraints." — me and @samhforbes.bsky.social

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We're looking for great students interested in language processing and cognitive development in fNIRS. We use HD-DOT / fNIRS and eyetracking to understand how infants develop. If interested see the scheme and please get in touch.

Oops. Ooooooooooooops.

I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.

arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675

h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social

Congrats!

Do parents exaggerate the pronunciation of words they believe their infants don’t know yet? Our new paper suggests no. ❌ w/ @julienmayor.bsky.social & @nataliakartushina.bsky.social 🧵 1/ #DevSci #langsky #devpsy