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Cognitive Psychologist at the Center for Language and Cognition, U of Groningen (CLCG), NL | I study how we understand and produce language, especially idioms | πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡³πŸ‡±πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ§ΆπŸ“š 🌸

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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

08.10.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 25257    πŸ” 9594    πŸ’¬ 416    πŸ“Œ 175

Nee, we gaan een partij als de PVV die actief de rechtsstaat ondermijnt en aanzet tot politiek geweld niet behandelen als een willekeurige andere partij. Dat lijkt me een ernstige vergissing.

09.10.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

08.10.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1204    πŸ” 451    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 20

Zendtijd is cruciaal voor kleine partijen, maar een klimaatdebat tussen Volt en FvD? Totale onzin. 1) Nauwelijks zwevende kiezers tussen die twee. 2) Waarom debatteren met een partij die de klimaatcrisis ontkent Γ©n extreemrechts gedachtegoed verspreidt? Sterk van @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org πŸ‘

08.10.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 493    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
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Queen

16.09.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10045    πŸ” 4202    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 348
The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News. 

In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.

The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News. In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.

Does the news reflect what we die from?

07.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 36
A detailed bronze sculpture of a face with wide eyes and flowing, wavy hair radiating outward resembling snakes, displayed in a glass case under museum lighting.

A detailed bronze sculpture of a face with wide eyes and flowing, wavy hair radiating outward resembling snakes, displayed in a glass case under museum lighting.

A stunning head of Medusa, the mythical creature whose sight turns everyone to stone. Medusa’s head was a popular motif used to ward off any evil.
The #Roman bronze fitting was found in Xanten, dating 1st century AD

On display at RΓΆmermuseum Xanten.

πŸ“· me

🏺#archaeology

07.10.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 295    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

Solange die Union β€žchristlichβ€œ im Namen tragen darf, wird man auch Veggie-Wurst ΓΌberleben.

07.10.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4609    πŸ” 1091    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 36
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This sounds plausible to me. But if it’s true, it means that the age of social media might be over soon, with only the old and wrinkled (like myself) spending any actual time there.

07.10.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
Screenshot of shot with the full moon rising in front of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa. Below are three moon diagrams showing the proper orientation of the moon from the northern hemisphere, equator (Kenya) and southern hemisphere. The moon from the film is aligned to the northern hemisphere version because realism means nothing any longer.

Screenshot of shot with the full moon rising in front of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa. Below are three moon diagrams showing the proper orientation of the moon from the northern hemisphere, equator (Kenya) and southern hemisphere. The moon from the film is aligned to the northern hemisphere version because realism means nothing any longer.

Outrageous! The moon rotation in this shot of
The Lion King remake implies it was shot far into the northern hemisphere. What happened to realism? Literally unwatchable.

03.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 596    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 15
Morgenmuffel, der | Substantiv, Maskulinum

Morgenmuffel, der | Substantiv, Maskulinum

An alle #Morgenmuffel da draußen: Ihr seid nicht allein. Heute ist Euer Tag. Und dass es auch spÀter am Tag noch dicke Würmer zu fangen gibt, zeigen wir im Artikel des Tages https://www.dwds.de/wb/Morgenmuffel

07.10.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Und auch hier dann einfach mal unterschlagen, dass es auch hier bereits eine AngemessenheitsprΓΌfung gibt, d.h., kein Mensch kann heizen ohne Ende und bekommt das dann bezahlt. Aber Hauptsache mal wieder was gefordert, nicht?
jens-spahn-fordert.de
#spahn #bΓΌrgergeld #heizkosten #grundsicherung

05.10.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
Quarzuhr, die | Substantiv, Femininum

Quarzuhr, die | Substantiv, Femininum

Vom bΓΆhmischen Bergwerk bis nach England: β€žQuarzβ€œ hat nicht nur die #Technik, sondern auch die #Sprache geprΓ€gt. Lesen Sie mehr ΓΌber seine Reise im Artikel des Tages https://www.dwds.de/wb/Quarzuhr

06.10.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Onze rechtsstaat is niet op het gevaar van autocratie voorbereid, zegt deze hoogleraar rechtspleging Hoogleraar rechtspleging Jonathan Soeharno maakt zich grote zorgen over de rechtspraak in Nederland. Zo heeft de minister van Justitie en Veiligheid veel te veel macht bij benoemingen en neemt het ver...

Over antifa-motie:
β€œHet mag niet in strijd zijn met de beginselen rechtsstaat. Deze motie is ruw en bot; je geeft aan dat je hele groepen uit de democratie wil cancelen.”

β€œHet is heel duidelijk: hier keren politici zich tegen de rechtsstaat. Dan leg je de bijl aan de wortel van de rechtsstaat.”

05.10.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

"Splendid in isolation” πŸ˜„

05.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WOW. Posting also to the πŸ§ͺ feed

05.10.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 198    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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"Europeans, let's wake up!" β€” Defend Democracy β€œWe have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.

"If we Europeans do not wake up and say, β€˜We want to take back control of our democracies,’ I can tell you this: within 10 years [...] we will be a continent, like many others, of conspiracy theorists, extremists, noise and fury."

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

05.10.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 663    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 11
French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
YouTube video by WION French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

President Macron:
β€œWe were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

04.10.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7802    πŸ” 2732    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 228

Ich hΓ€tte da so eine vΓΆllig verrΓΌckte Idee, wie man den Aufstieg extrem rechter Parteien stoppen kΓΆnnte: Wie wΓ€re es, wenn man mal Politik macht, die fΓΌr die unteren ca. 90% der BevΓΆlkerung eine spΓΌrbare Verbesserung bringt? Dass diese Forderung naiv und weltfremd klingt, ist halt Teil des Problems.

03.10.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2997    πŸ” 735    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 20
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Raven.πŸͺΆ #raven #bird #wildbird #drawing #birdart #artsky #artist

03.10.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1
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Wir trauern um unseren Kollegen Omar Hayek, der am 2.10. bei einem Angriff der israelischen StreitkrΓ€fte in Gaza getΓΆtet wurde. Vier Kolleg*innen wurden schwer verletzt.

Als Ergotherapeut widmete Omar sein Leben der Hilfe fΓΌr Patient*innen. Wir sind erschΓΌttert und verurteilen diesen Angriff.

03.10.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing | Radboud University Do you want to work as a PhD: Accented Speech Processing at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!

PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing - Apply now!

Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.

Application deadline: 19 October 2025

For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

02.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline 19 Oct: PhD position on accented speech processing with S. Brouwer at Radboud University : www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

02.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

Oh dear, this is not good from the NYT.

www.nytimes.com/2025...
1/6

02.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Infografik zur Funktionsweise des Grippesensors mit Zeichnungen auf einem gelben Hintergrund: 1. Eine infizierte oder erkrankte Person kaut einen Kaugummi. 2. Enzyme der Viren setzen die darin enthaltenen Geschmacksstoffe frei. 3. Die Person nimmt die Stoffe wahr und erkennt die Infektion.

Infografik zur Funktionsweise des Grippesensors mit Zeichnungen auf einem gelben Hintergrund: 1. Eine infizierte oder erkrankte Person kaut einen Kaugummi. 2. Enzyme der Viren setzen die darin enthaltenen Geschmacksstoffe frei. 3. Die Person nimmt die Stoffe wahr und erkennt die Infektion.

Grippediagnose per Geschmackssinn? Ein Team der @uni-wuerzburg.de hat in Kooperation mit dem HZI eine vielversprechende Methode entwickelt: Ein Kaugummi oder Lutscher, der einen Geschmacksstoff freisetzt, sobald #Influenzaviren im Speichel vorhanden sind. #Grippe www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

02.10.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It is peak academic to just get so angry about something that you’ve been bottling up that you finally explode and

Write a long poem

In rhyming meter

With footnotes πŸ₯°

02.10.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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De draaikont van de VVD.
Eerst bij herhaling weigeren dood- en doodzieke kinderen in Nederland te behandelen.
Dan onder druk van de publieke opinie een paar kinderen toelaten en dan net doen of ze de kinderen in Gaza gaat redden.
Dilan Yeşilgâz kan het.
Trap er niet in.

02.10.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kabinet haalt alsnog ‘enkele’ zieke kinderen uit Gaza naar Nederland Crisis in het Midden-Oosten: In dit blog volgt NRC het laatste nieuws over de onrust in het Midden-Oosten. Lees hier het vorige blog terug.

Het kabinet lijkt eindelijk een greintje menselijkheid te tonen.

Maar β€œenkele” kinderen, zijn er veel te weinig. Experts geven aan dat we meer Palestijnse kinderen kunnen helpen die dat nu nodig hebben.

Nederland en Europa moeten alles doen om deze kinderen te helpen.

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

02.10.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Image shows just two example headlines from prominent media outlets earlier this week, heralding a newly published discovery that supposedly "rewrites human evolution". Left side, from the BBC: "Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim"; right side, from the New York Post: "1M-year-old skull discovery could change everything we know about human evolution".

Image shows just two example headlines from prominent media outlets earlier this week, heralding a newly published discovery that supposedly "rewrites human evolution". Left side, from the BBC: "Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim"; right side, from the New York Post: "1M-year-old skull discovery could change everything we know about human evolution".

New analysis of a 1-million yr old fossil skull captured worldwide media attention this week, with many headlines saying it requires a complete rewrite/rethink of human evolution. This is an intriguing study & it's brilliant to see so much public enthusiasm for deciphering our origins, but....1/n πŸ§ͺ

27.09.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
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A deeper understanding of endometriosis is suggesting new treatments The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and poorly understood condition

The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and poorly understood condition

02.10.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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