S. Craig Roberts
@scraigroberts.bsky.social
Zoologist turned psychologist. I study behaviour, smell, and maternal-infant interaction at the Universities of Stirling and Wroclaw. Učím se česky. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🏴 🇨🇿 🇵🇱
www.scraigroberts.com
www.scraigroberts.com
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My dream team and I have been awarded a @wellcometrust Discovery Award of £3.5M over eight years to study how odour shapes mother-baby interaction and its role in breastfeeding. We're beyond delighted. Read more here: stir.ac.uk/news/2024/augu…
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If Keir Starmer would like to speedily claw back a little bit of popularity in the polls, he could announce immediate and swingeing restrictions on the sale and use of fireworks.
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If Keir Starmer would like to speedily claw back a little bit of popularity in the polls, he could announce immediate and swingeing restrictions on the sale and use of fireworks.
So enjoying working with my friend and colleague Piotr Sorokowski in Wroclaw
October 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
So enjoying working with my friend and colleague Piotr Sorokowski in Wroclaw
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Our new paper on olfactory plasticity has just been published in Cortex 🧵
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Our new paper on olfactory plasticity has just been published in Cortex 🧵
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
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I genuinely enjoyed The Forgotten Sense by Jonas Olofsson. It covers multiple areas of smell research in an engaging way, making it a great read for both experts and those just discovering the field.
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
February 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I genuinely enjoyed The Forgotten Sense by Jonas Olofsson. It covers multiple areas of smell research in an engaging way, making it a great read for both experts and those just discovering the field.
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
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In a world bursting with colour, why go monochrome? I joined Tim Caro & Martin How on the BBC World Service’s Crowdscience to explore why some animals stand out in stark contrast. From 🦓🐼🐧 it turns out the answers aren’t always so black & white 😉
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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CrowdScience - Why are some animals black and white? - BBC Sounds
Why are zebras so stripy? Why do penguins wear tuxedos?
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October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In a world bursting with colour, why go monochrome? I joined Tim Caro & Martin How on the BBC World Service’s Crowdscience to explore why some animals stand out in stark contrast. From 🦓🐼🐧 it turns out the answers aren’t always so black & white 😉
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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We are advertising for a postdoc with skills in psychophysiological measurement for a project on smell and emotions. Closing date is 30th October. Please spread the word.
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Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling
Job vacancy at the University of Stirling.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are advertising for a postdoc with skills in psychophysiological measurement for a project on smell and emotions. Closing date is 30th October. Please spread the word.
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
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Excited to share the sequel to our 2022 paper! In this follow-up, we show that the stable head direction (HD) signals we reported in blind mice rely on stereo olfaction—that is, the comparison of odor info. between the two nostrils.
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵highlights below
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵highlights below
Stereo olfaction underlies stable coding of head direction in blind mice - Nature Communications
Stereo olfaction involves comparing odor differences between the two nostrils. Here, using neuronal recordings and a behavioral test, the authors demonstrate that blind mice use stereo olfaction to fo...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Excited to share the sequel to our 2022 paper! In this follow-up, we show that the stable head direction (HD) signals we reported in blind mice rely on stereo olfaction—that is, the comparison of odor info. between the two nostrils.
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵highlights below
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵highlights below
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Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
April 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.
April 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.
Spot on: It’s war and peace with Donald and Pete – and the worst group chat the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s war and peace with Donald and Pete – and the worst group chat the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde
We absolutely won’t tolerate leaks, they said before looping in a journalist to top secret war plans. Feel safe? Me neither, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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March 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Spot on: It’s war and peace with Donald and Pete – and the worst group chat the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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very excited to see this work, which started out as my PhD thesis, finally published (open access)!
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Main takeaways 👇
In both 🇨🇦Canada & 🇮🇸Iceland, higher-class individuals look more attractive/healthy/competent and more positive/warm 1/n
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Main takeaways 👇
In both 🇨🇦Canada & 🇮🇸Iceland, higher-class individuals look more attractive/healthy/competent and more positive/warm 1/n
Consistent Facial Cues to Social Class Across Two Different Western Contexts
Individuals form impressions of others’ social-class standing from nonverbal information, including facial appearance. Whether the facial cues relating to (perceptions of) social class generalize acr...
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
very excited to see this work, which started out as my PhD thesis, finally published (open access)!
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Main takeaways 👇
In both 🇨🇦Canada & 🇮🇸Iceland, higher-class individuals look more attractive/healthy/competent and more positive/warm 1/n
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Main takeaways 👇
In both 🇨🇦Canada & 🇮🇸Iceland, higher-class individuals look more attractive/healthy/competent and more positive/warm 1/n
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This is absolutely hilarious.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
March 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is absolutely hilarious.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
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Word of the day is ‘hingum-tringum’: 19th-century Scots for feeling feeble or barely presentable, and just about hanging together.
March 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Word of the day is ‘hingum-tringum’: 19th-century Scots for feeling feeble or barely presentable, and just about hanging together.
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Isn’t it about time for all Journals to add a link for Bluesky @bsky.app instead of Toxic X? Please Wake Up & Act! E.g @peerj.bsky.social 🙏
March 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Isn’t it about time for all Journals to add a link for Bluesky @bsky.app instead of Toxic X? Please Wake Up & Act! E.g @peerj.bsky.social 🙏
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2023. #DEI. #PLOSBiology: The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... via @plosbiology.org
The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science
This study reveals that non-native English speakers, especially early in their careers, spend more effort than native English speakers in conducting scientific activities, from reading and writing pap...
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March 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
2023. #DEI. #PLOSBiology: The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... via @plosbiology.org
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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WYOMING:
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
February 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
WYOMING:
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
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As being “free to make our own trade deals” has delivered the square root of jack shit and, as Brexiters still can’t tell us what EU regulations they want to scrap, closer alignment with the EU should be a no-brainer.
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Research claims EU deal will fuel growth — and Labour is listening
A report says Britain can mend some of the economic damage of Brexit without crossing the red lines set by Keir Starmer
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
As being “free to make our own trade deals” has delivered the square root of jack shit and, as Brexiters still can’t tell us what EU regulations they want to scrap, closer alignment with the EU should be a no-brainer.
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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New BBC episode is now online and I am very happy that the story about wood mice making signposts is based on our research (dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472...) while I was a postdoc in @oxfordbiology.bsky.social (Dept. Zool. at that time). #WILDCRU
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December 23, 2024 at 4:41 PM
New BBC episode is now online and I am very happy that the story about wood mice making signposts is based on our research (dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472...) while I was a postdoc in @oxfordbiology.bsky.social (Dept. Zool. at that time). #WILDCRU
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This is one of the finest pieces of popular science writing I have ever read--full of twists and turns and surprises. It takes us from van Leeuwenhoek's look at sperm to kids with heart defects, via Dr. No--take a moment and read it! 🧪
Looking for something fun to read? Here’s a #popsci piece I did on the crazy history of cilia and left/right patterning in embryos. Remember #devbiolwriteclub Bluesky Boot Camp starts Monday Dec. 2! Please RS (re-skeet?)
nautil.us/the-anatomic...
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The Anatomical Quirk That Saved Dr. No
A wild tale of how scientists unraveled embryology's most fascinating mystery.
nautil.us
November 29, 2024 at 10:07 PM
This is one of the finest pieces of popular science writing I have ever read--full of twists and turns and surprises. It takes us from van Leeuwenhoek's look at sperm to kids with heart defects, via Dr. No--take a moment and read it! 🧪
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PhD opportunity! We are recruiting for a study on population resilience of reintroduced European bison in partnership w/ Rewilding Spain & University of the Basque Country. Applications must be processed by the 14th of Feb. UK home students only. Please get in touch [email protected]
February 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
PhD opportunity! We are recruiting for a study on population resilience of reintroduced European bison in partnership w/ Rewilding Spain & University of the Basque Country. Applications must be processed by the 14th of Feb. UK home students only. Please get in touch [email protected]
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Saw this over at the bad place, and it made me laugh.😂
January 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Saw this over at the bad place, and it made me laugh.😂
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Yesterday in Nature. A new place for science 👌
January 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Yesterday in Nature. A new place for science 👌