David A. Ellis
@davidaellis.bsky.social
Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Bath, UK. Interests = people + technology. ‘Failed upwards’, according to Paul Foot (one of the world's comedians). Part of the 65% who don’t own an air fryer. http://www.davidaellis.co.uk
We are at the British Science Festival @britsciassoc.bsky.social today in Liverpool (Kazimier Garden - Kaz Garden). Come and say hello if you are about - mega busy tho! britishsciencefestival.org/event/tech-v... with @lukaszpiwek.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We are at the British Science Festival @britsciassoc.bsky.social today in Liverpool (Kazimier Garden - Kaz Garden). Come and say hello if you are about - mega busy tho! britishsciencefestival.org/event/tech-v... with @lukaszpiwek.bsky.social
'We replaced a word in a scale with another word. This is all fine'.
June 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
'We replaced a word in a scale with another word. This is all fine'.
After many years of searching, I have completed my New Order cassette collection. Factory Records launched a series of boxed cassettes for a limited section of its roster sometime in the 1980s. They contain miniature replicas of the original artwork.
May 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
After many years of searching, I have completed my New Order cassette collection. Factory Records launched a series of boxed cassettes for a limited section of its roster sometime in the 1980s. They contain miniature replicas of the original artwork.
The Bath Digital Festival is taking place next week. On Wednesday, the 14th of May (14:30–15:30), a few of us will discuss what it means to grow up in a world where technology is always on, always present, and always evolving. @drlivbrown.bsky.social Tickets here lnkd.in/dDF5_k8k
May 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Bath Digital Festival is taking place next week. On Wednesday, the 14th of May (14:30–15:30), a few of us will discuss what it means to grow up in a world where technology is always on, always present, and always evolving. @drlivbrown.bsky.social Tickets here lnkd.in/dDF5_k8k
Just asked AI to create a scale about AI addiction = META. BAD META.
March 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just asked AI to create a scale about AI addiction = META. BAD META.
Does anyone else remember Britannia Music Club (BMC)? I was a member briefly and can (almost) remember what CDs I got for £1 each as part of the introductory offer. BMC went the same way as Blockbuster, but it feels like there would now be space for a vinyl equivalent!
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Does anyone else remember Britannia Music Club (BMC)? I was a member briefly and can (almost) remember what CDs I got for £1 each as part of the introductory offer. BMC went the same way as Blockbuster, but it feels like there would now be space for a vinyl equivalent!
New Year's Day marks the 40th anniversary of the first mobile phone call in the UK. I'll be talking about the impacts of smartphones tomorrow morning on @bbc5live.bsky.social (between 10 and 11 -UK time).
December 31, 2024 at 2:59 PM
New Year's Day marks the 40th anniversary of the first mobile phone call in the UK. I'll be talking about the impacts of smartphones tomorrow morning on @bbc5live.bsky.social (between 10 and 11 -UK time).
This has aged well.
December 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM
This has aged well.
It is cognitively easier to focus on the technology we use daily and create a false reality around positive or negative impacts. In truth, this disguises a multitude of other systematic failures that appear less obvious but are nevertheless very real.
May 18, 2024 at 9:47 AM
It is cognitively easier to focus on the technology we use daily and create a false reality around positive or negative impacts. In truth, this disguises a multitude of other systematic failures that appear less obvious but are nevertheless very real.
I was worried for a bit, but it's ok. They have developed a 'milk tea addiction scale', which will help guide how 'Policymakers should tackle youth milk tea addiction through public health strategies and regulatory measures.' Thank god for that!
October 17, 2023 at 9:31 PM
I was worried for a bit, but it's ok. They have developed a 'milk tea addiction scale', which will help guide how 'Policymakers should tackle youth milk tea addiction through public health strategies and regulatory measures.' Thank god for that!
Made front page of The Herald yesterday!
September 26, 2023 at 9:28 AM
Made front page of The Herald yesterday!
Not sure when this happened, but Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking have quietly abandoned their dumb $50 submission fee, which was introduced in 2020.
September 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM
Not sure when this happened, but Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking have quietly abandoned their dumb $50 submission fee, which was introduced in 2020.
ROK Chemical Supplies need to fire their PR people....just received 2 identical bits of real life junk mail! I am 100% not in the market for some reduced 1 fluoro 4 bromonaphthalene!
August 1, 2023 at 11:16 AM
ROK Chemical Supplies need to fire their PR people....just received 2 identical bits of real life junk mail! I am 100% not in the market for some reduced 1 fluoro 4 bromonaphthalene!