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I fear he may be right

"Are Social Media Ruining Our Lives?" A review of 9 meta-analyses (k ≈ 450, N ≈ 600,00) finds, as usual, an average correlation with loneliness, self-esteem, life satisfaction & self-reported depression etc of r ≈ 0.10 #smma doi.org/10.1177/108926…

🎉 We're thrilled to announce that our RE-STAR paper has won the Editor’s Choice Award from #BJPsychJournals! A big thank you to everyone involved in this journey of #coproduction and #translational #science, advancing understanding of emotion regulation in #ADHD and #autism.

Proud to share that Group for Research in Relationships And NeuroDiversity (GRRAND)’s research outputs rank in the top 5% of all time on Altmetric and we have been awarded multiple times in the last 5 years.... but that's only part of the story.

Dear Twitter, a request: if English is not your first language, please share here your favourite joke in your first language, ideally written out in your first language, but also if possible, translated literally into English. Also pl share. Thanks!

In this article, Sacha Altay Emma Hoes and Magdalena Wojcieszak show that following the news on social media increases current affairs knowledge, the ability to discern true from false news, and trust in the news. nature.com/articles/s4156…

How autism researchers (who were not asked if they are autistic) see participatory research journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… "autism researchers seemed to value the contributions of autistic people compared to other community partners, even as there may be less engagement & more barriers"

I haven't read this paper yet, but this is (unsurprisingly) a recurring theme. Feel like we need some consensus decision on what evidence for is / is not, or would be / would not be.

AI and creativity discussed by a self professed luudite and a self professed techno-enthusiast. Really enjoying this whole podcast series. pca.st/episode/046192…

I did a study once in which we found that Mathematical ability was associated with wearing glasses. Since then I've been wearing at least four pairs a day and honestly, my Maths is still sh*t.

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In his last interview back in 1996, Carl Sagan warned what could happen if we stop questioning those in power with science and curiosity. Watching it now-was he right all along?

Music is geometrical.

Most autism "sensory" research uses questionnaire measures with multiple shortcomings--"limiting our understanding of autistic sensory processing" ("We may not even know how many autistic people experience sensory processing differences") journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… editorial, free

Corporations as birth of the "singularity" and AI as the "knife sharpener for capitalism". Great interview with Ted Chiang on the Chinwag pca.st/episode/e3491e…

Our second CRAE vacancy is live! We (Geoff Bird, Laura Crane, Donna-Lynn Shepherd and amazing wider team) are looking for a postdoc with strong quantitative skills for our Nuffield Foundation exam equity project. Details & app here: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… (deadline 25th July)

Excited to announce our phenomenal speaker line-up for #UnfoldingAutism: Sven Bölte, Geraldine Dawson, Professor, Duke University, Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, and Prof. Susan White. Learn from leading lights in #Autism research and practice. EARLY BIRD ENDS 31 JULY Secure your spot today! bit.ly/4mi0cJe