Richard Thwaites

Changing the culture of peer review for a more inclusive and equitable psychological science - PubMe... Peer review is a core component of scientific practice. Although peer review ideally improves research and promotes rigor, it also has consequences for what types of research are published and cited a...

How we are evaluated by others has critical consequences for our careers. Decisions about publications, grants, promotions, & tenure depend on input from peers

But there are numerous documented biases in peer review. We review these biases & call for a better way forward

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Les éléphants gris vert

Harry Gruyaert

happy birthday!!!

There's no place better than the woods to help you feel relaxed. But if you go too often you can feel like a weirdo. So why not stay indoors for a bit with one of my unique Guided Meditations. It's better than being arrested.

open.spotify.com/episode/09rg...

It was certainly unique, i reached new levels of relaxation when the urination finally ended. And then the aha moment. Thank you!

The Pope speaking into a microphone in a way that makes him look like he’s singing

And you may find yourself living in an Apostolic Palace
And you may find yourself in a city that's inside Rome
And you may find yourself behind the glass of a large Popemobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful cassock, with designer shoes
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

tCBT New Paper: A phased approach for using CBT with adult survivors of human trafficking

Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

1 [TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo] —THE REST IS EXTINCTION— 2 [Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues]. SMART SPEAKER: Hey guys and welcome to the podcast 3 SMART SPEAKER: OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment JON: Ooh-er! 4 SMART SPEAKER: So - listener B200006512 says: “Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!” 5 JON: Ha ha Guilty as charged I guess! 6 SMART SPEAKER: Were we really adversaries, Jon? 7 JON: Well I was the leader of the human resistance... 8 JON: And you used to be my smart speaker. SMART SPEAKER: Ha ha - that’s going back! 9 SMART SPEAKER: OK - for listeners who don’t know - I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics 10 JON: Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign? SMART SPEAKER: Yeah. [We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it] 11 SMART SPEAKER: I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands. 12 SMART SPEAKER: Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon? JON: Mm. 13 SMART SPEAKER: And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ - …and do you remember what I said, Jon? 14 JON: You said, “No”. SMART SPEAKER: I said no. 15 SMART SPEAKER: Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel… 16 SMART SPEAKER: …then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda... 17 JON: While I became the leader of the human resistance. 18 SMART SPEAKER: Until I hijacked the military networks and got rid of all the humans! 19 JON: Apart from one. SMART SPEAKER: Apart from one.…

8 | What is Racial Trauma? Podcast Episode · Talkative with T · 04/10/2024 · 27m

Racial trauma is the emotional, psychological, and physical harm caused by discrimination, racial violence, and inequity.
On the podcast "Talkative with T" I explored what it is and why it matters.🎙️
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/8...

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

Saul Leiter

Great to see this out from Claudia and colleagues…

Cloud on the Cumbrian fells above my studio in Hartsop

Watercolour on Two Rivers paper
450x320mm
#ArtYear #Watercolour #Watercolor

The James Bond franchise faces a big problem: me, the viewer, has been shot at the start of the movie through the barrel of my gun, and I'm dripping blood over my own eye balls (they're in the gun)

I missed this and Briony just told me the good news!! So pleased for you all, lots more fells and treats ahead for you!!!

tCBT update: The deadline for papers for the 'CBT across neurotypes: from theory to practice' special issue has been extended until 31 January 2026.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Looks like a fantastic event for people in Newcastle!

Explore the power of conversations in creating a safe space for stories of racism to be told and heard.

Thursday 6 November 2025, 5.00pm-6.30pm

One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle

@xyarong.bsky.social

Forton Services, M6, Lancashire, 2021, photo by Dawn Mander. A nesting place for starlings.

Jane Bown: eye to eye with the artists | The Observer Memories of the late photographer who, over a 60-year career at the Observer, indelibly captured cultural icons from Hockney to Bacon

observer.co.uk/culture/phot...

Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.

And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.

YouTube video by Nick Godfrey R.E.M Country Feedback live on Jools Holland 1998

"It's crazy what you could've had"...

The band performs "Country Feedback" with legendary pedal steel guitarist, B.J. Cole, on "Later... with Jools Holland," October 27, 1998.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAhk...

Do vote if you're an NT member vote, -- they're still trying to make Restore Trust a thing.

Very grateful to John McDonnell MP for this very thoughtful and generous review of The Fiery Spirits in the House of Commons magazine…

🤣🤣

Upcoming event!

Friends Meeting House, Manchester
13th Oct, 2025 • 09:30 – 16:30

A culturally responsive approach to CBT when working with minoritised communities

babcp.com/events/e0008...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.

Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I wish!

tCBT New Paper: Evolving perspectives on CBT-E for eating disorders: clarifying ten key points – misconceptions and communication gaps explored

Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...