Dorothy Bishop
@deevybee.bsky.social
Retired professor of psychology at University of Oxford. Interests in developmental neuropsychology and improving science. Blogs at deevybee.blogspot.com
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Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital
Samir Zitouni's family say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Moral: Be careful what you ask for.
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Moral: Be careful what you ask for.
greetings to all. Have a blast!
International Research Integrity Conference: it's underway in Sydney. Opening Sunday workshop by James Heathers on Forensic Metascience. Full program available: researchintegrityconf.com Thank you sleuths!
International Research Integrity Conference | 16-18 November 2025, Sydney, Australia
researchintegrityconf.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
greetings to all. Have a blast!
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It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
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“Interested in my commentary on her outfits.” I absolutely guarantee she was not.
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“Interested in my commentary on her outfits.” I absolutely guarantee she was not.
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For the Oxford transplant who misses the Headington Shark en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heading...
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For the Oxford transplant who misses the Headington Shark en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heading...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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very funny to read these emails and then remember summers wondering whether the leaky pipeline in stem was because women are inherently bad at math
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
very funny to read these emails and then remember summers wondering whether the leaky pipeline in stem was because women are inherently bad at math
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Nobody in Australia, at least not since Crocodile Dundee, says, “He was the pregnant sheila's hubby.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The 'bogan' Australian giving War & Peace an irreverent remake
Ander Louis has written a new version of Leo Tolstoy's classic Russian novel in Australian slang.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Nobody in Australia, at least not since Crocodile Dundee, says, “He was the pregnant sheila's hubby.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Predictable right wing attempts to intimidate & gag the BBC. They should say:
That was then, this is now.
We've apologised for the editing.
People have resigned.
We will continue reporting on events in the US, as we've done since the BBC was founded. And just as we report on other countries.
That was then, this is now.
We've apologised for the editing.
People have resigned.
We will continue reporting on events in the US, as we've done since the BBC was founded. And just as we report on other countries.
listening to some numpty burbling on about the BBC apologising to Trump (insufficiently in his view - and his constituents are apparently v. upset 😵💫) makes me wonder what would happen if BBC just refused to engage. Is there anything that could be done to them?
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Predictable right wing attempts to intimidate & gag the BBC. They should say:
That was then, this is now.
We've apologised for the editing.
People have resigned.
We will continue reporting on events in the US, as we've done since the BBC was founded. And just as we report on other countries.
That was then, this is now.
We've apologised for the editing.
People have resigned.
We will continue reporting on events in the US, as we've done since the BBC was founded. And just as we report on other countries.
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Kevin Mitchell tells it as it is. There nothing there! We're easily captured by a simple narrative for an incredibly complex etiology. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/goi...
Going against the gut: Q&A with Kevin Mitchell
A new review of 15 years of studies on the connection between the microbiome and autism reveals widespread statistical and conceptual errors.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Kevin Mitchell tells it as it is. There nothing there! We're easily captured by a simple narrative for an incredibly complex etiology. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/goi...
listening to some numpty burbling on about the BBC apologising to Trump (insufficiently in his view - and his constituents are apparently v. upset 😵💫) makes me wonder what would happen if BBC just refused to engage. Is there anything that could be done to them?
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
listening to some numpty burbling on about the BBC apologising to Trump (insufficiently in his view - and his constituents are apparently v. upset 😵💫) makes me wonder what would happen if BBC just refused to engage. Is there anything that could be done to them?
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And here is a zoomed in version ...
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
And here is a zoomed in version ...
so I just commented on that paper in Cell Host and Microbe that is cited as evidence that the autism/microbiome link is solid: pubpeer.com/publications...
(not sure what the word “precision” is supposed to mean in the title)
tldr; looks p-hacked 🫤 and I couldn’t find the ethics approval 🤔
(not sure what the word “precision” is supposed to mean in the title)
tldr; looks p-hacked 🫤 and I couldn’t find the ethics approval 🤔
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
so I just commented on that paper in Cell Host and Microbe that is cited as evidence that the autism/microbiome link is solid: pubpeer.com/publications...
(not sure what the word “precision” is supposed to mean in the title)
tldr; looks p-hacked 🫤 and I couldn’t find the ethics approval 🤔
(not sure what the word “precision” is supposed to mean in the title)
tldr; looks p-hacked 🫤 and I couldn’t find the ethics approval 🤔
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These kinds of publications may be the most valuable today.
Their impact in terms of guiding sensible grant funding investments, manuscript evaluations, and science communications.
Nice work @wiringthebrain.bsky.social and colleagues.
Their impact in terms of guiding sensible grant funding investments, manuscript evaluations, and science communications.
Nice work @wiringthebrain.bsky.social and colleagues.
New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
These kinds of publications may be the most valuable today.
Their impact in terms of guiding sensible grant funding investments, manuscript evaluations, and science communications.
Nice work @wiringthebrain.bsky.social and colleagues.
Their impact in terms of guiding sensible grant funding investments, manuscript evaluations, and science communications.
Nice work @wiringthebrain.bsky.social and colleagues.
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They did an MRE on me once and the technicians were telling me, it’s just the most perfect brain, they had tears in their eyes saying they’ve never seen something so smooth
getting a MRI tomorrow to flash my perfect brain at the techs
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
They did an MRE on me once and the technicians were telling me, it’s just the most perfect brain, they had tears in their eyes saying they’ve never seen something so smooth
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“The worrying thing is that most of the published literature is 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 and one wonders 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.” - spot on @deevybee.bsky.social.
now with rapid response by me 😎
“Like misinformation, misconduct is nothing new. But it’s become easier for authors to execute it with the aid of artificial intelligence and “𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨,” while being harder for publishers to contend with, given the volume of potential misconduct cases…” @bmj.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“The worrying thing is that most of the published literature is 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 and one wonders 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.” - spot on @deevybee.bsky.social.
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new favourite wiki article lead section (it's a *practical joke device*) + new favourite fact about whoopee cushions (they date to the 10th century, although the citation is apparently dubious)
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A typical whoopee cushion
A whoopee cushion (also spelled whoopey cushion or whoopie cushion) is a practical joke device, which emulates the sound of flatulence.
History and modern usage
Records of a whoopee cushion date back to the 10th-century Aghlabid emir of Ifriqiya, Ziyadat Allah III. He is said to have enjoyed hiding inflated animal bladders under the cushions of his palace for unsuspecting guests to sit on.[1][dubious – discuss]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v6qwaqo24zfrq5fj7ceibxqk/bafkreiaazajfn2kzyo2gk6q6msr75ul67exydzckqiafbxich5llhehwae@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
new favourite wiki article lead section (it's a *practical joke device*) + new favourite fact about whoopee cushions (they date to the 10th century, although the citation is apparently dubious)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopee...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopee...
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Early morning fog at Colliers Wood Station, London. #photography #photo
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Early morning fog at Colliers Wood Station, London. #photography #photo
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A Brown Pelican in mid dive ready to catch the next fish!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A Brown Pelican in mid dive ready to catch the next fish!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
now with rapid response by me 😎
“Like misinformation, misconduct is nothing new. But it’s become easier for authors to execute it with the aid of artificial intelligence and “𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨,” while being harder for publishers to contend with, given the volume of potential misconduct cases…” @bmj.com
The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research
In a recent lecture Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, talked about how setbacks driven by misinformation can be temporary and how evidence and data can rebuild confidence. He was speaking...
www.bmj.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
now with rapid response by me 😎
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Anyone that happens to have a fake dataset lying around to be accidentally submitted should probably not be trusted to then provide you with the real one. HT @deevybee.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research
In a recent lecture Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, talked about how setbacks driven by misinformation can be temporary and how evidence and data can rebuild confidence. He was speaking...
www.bmj.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Anyone that happens to have a fake dataset lying around to be accidentally submitted should probably not be trusted to then provide you with the real one. HT @deevybee.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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yes. this is the reason. the reason is not "it is always right". the reason is "it will always be better to have the BBC than to be relying on Musk, Truss and X for news".
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
yes. this is the reason. the reason is not "it is always right". the reason is "it will always be better to have the BBC than to be relying on Musk, Truss and X for news".
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Send the SAS. Not that far from Hereford.
If you’re going to have cameras everywhere and fine people for pouring coffee down the drain you can’t then let organised criminals dump hundreds of trucks full of waste in a 150m long disaster and be like “oh, sorry, didn’t see anything, not our problem.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Send the SAS. Not that far from Hereford.
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