Laura Tisdall
@lauratisdall.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in modern British history at Newcastle University. C20th/C21st British childhood, adulthood & age. Writes & reviews fiction: loves the speculative, sapphic and uncanny. Lesbian. 🌈 https://drlauratisdall.wordpress.com
Not my area of expertise... I just think there must be a better way!
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Not my area of expertise... I just think there must be a better way!
Well, as the researchers themselves suggest, 'the adolescent phase' is a bit of an odd way to talk about a stage of brain development that lasts from ages c. 9-32. It might make sense to use different terminology that isn't linked to social constructions of age.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Well, as the researchers themselves suggest, 'the adolescent phase' is a bit of an odd way to talk about a stage of brain development that lasts from ages c. 9-32. It might make sense to use different terminology that isn't linked to social constructions of age.
(This is aimed at the reporting of the study rather than at the researchers who have been careful to caveat their findings.)
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
(This is aimed at the reporting of the study rather than at the researchers who have been careful to caveat their findings.)
Thank you for sharing the doorstoppers so enthusiastically!
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thank you for sharing the doorstoppers so enthusiastically!
I'm so sorry to hear this Agnes - I hope he is on the mend soon x
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm so sorry to hear this Agnes - I hope he is on the mend soon x
The Midwich Cuckoos/Village of the Damned is absolutely discussed! 👀
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Midwich Cuckoos/Village of the Damned is absolutely discussed! 👀