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OK, so, seen many people sharing this image online today, often supportively.YMMV of course, but based on my own understanding, rather than being insightful or 'right on', this is completely
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This has come up a few times latelyBut it suddenly dawned on me that I'm not employed by the Guardian any more, so can be more honest about how this
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When you see the medics and key workers going through hell dealing with #Covid19, not for money or fame but because it needs doing, it's really humbling/1 It shows you
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Seeing this picture doing the rounds lately, the one of Johnson 'Doing Science'I'm not being facetious here; in my experience, that's exactly what media types call it, "Doing Science". It's
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It's #InternationalMensDay2020 So here's some important male-centric insight I've uncovered this yearModern society constantly compels men to be 'strong'. But strong is NOT the same as 'emotionally suppressed'. T
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It's Friday nightEveryone else is asleepLockdown is still in effectSo, as a neuroscientist, I'm going to watch the classic Star Trek episode 'Spock's Brain', widely regarded as one of the
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At the request of @cardiffbites, here's my take on this newsGeneral summary; doesn't surprise me a all, a few people have been voicing concerns about this in recent yearsIt's not
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Basically, what I did here was try to be 'balanced', or 'play devil's advocate', but ignored the fact that it's a subject that causes serious distress and harm. I've called
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A big fat shame: the problems with criticising someone’s weighthttps://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/mar/11/big-fat-shame-obesity-media-biology-shamingFigured I'd share this old article of mine, given the govt's
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So here's a thing that happened to me recently, that puts the whole "working for exposure" issue into an even more sinister light#ForExposure[Thread]/1 I was recently asked (sorry, 'invited') by
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Had several replies to this where people are very pleased to have been introduced to the concept of Toxic PositivityIt's not my phrase, it's been around a while, but here's
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So here's a thread about a funny thing that happened just nowAs the weather is good, we were out in the garden enjoying the evening sun. Our neighbours were out
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