@tessakendall.bsky.social
PhD in something you will never need or want to know about.
Bad and wrong in all the best ways.
Bad and wrong in all the best ways.
The limitation is all the autistic people in the study were male but it's still interesting. Women mask more so it would be good to know if we get the same response.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36605364/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36605364/
Do Neurotypical People Like or Dislike Autistic People? - PubMed
<span><b>Why was this study done?:</b> Previous research has found that nonautistic people tend to form less positive first impressions of autistic people than they do of other nonautistic people. These studies have tended to present questions such as "How trustworthy is this person?" or "How attractive i</span> …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The limitation is all the autistic people in the study were male but it's still interesting. Women mask more so it would be good to know if we get the same response.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36605364/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36605364/
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Say what you will about Disney but long before Male Influencers were ever part of the public imagination they warned us about what a danger insecure aura farmers are to the community.
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Say what you will about Disney but long before Male Influencers were ever part of the public imagination they warned us about what a danger insecure aura farmers are to the community.
It's not just the loss of foreign language fluency but access to the richness of other literatures. I read everything from Mediaeval French in the original to modern at #UCL and stayed on for a fully funded PhD. I loved it. So sad.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University students facing course 'cold spots' as enrolments fall
New data analysis suggests courses like artificial intelligence are surging in popularity as languages fall.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It's not just the loss of foreign language fluency but access to the richness of other literatures. I read everything from Mediaeval French in the original to modern at #UCL and stayed on for a fully funded PhD. I loved it. So sad.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This is the first thing that came up in my feed. That is one weird algorithm
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is the first thing that came up in my feed. That is one weird algorithm
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A friendly reminder that Hitler was TIME’s Person of the Year in 1938. We are *checks watch* right on schedule.
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A friendly reminder that Hitler was TIME’s Person of the Year in 1938. We are *checks watch* right on schedule.
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Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
The calendar may not be your thing (it will be hilarious) but if you can, please just donate to my good friend's fundraising for the White Ribbon campaign
www.justgiving.com/page/suds-fo...
www.justgiving.com/page/suds-fo...
Suds for subs 2026 calendar
Help Suds For subs raise money to support White Ribbon Campaign
www.justgiving.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The calendar may not be your thing (it will be hilarious) but if you can, please just donate to my good friend's fundraising for the White Ribbon campaign
www.justgiving.com/page/suds-fo...
www.justgiving.com/page/suds-fo...
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
Humans are 66% monogamous at least when it comes to breeding, if not permanently - and no data on same sex couples.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Humans cuddle up to meerkats in the monogamy rankings
When it comes to monogamy, humans more closely resemble meerkats and beavers than our primate cousins.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Humans are 66% monogamous at least when it comes to breeding, if not permanently - and no data on same sex couples.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In #winter 2018, Icelandic photographer Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir wanted to show her partner, who was away in the capital, how much it had snowed overnight at their home and posted a photo of herself on FB #womensart
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
In #winter 2018, Icelandic photographer Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir wanted to show her partner, who was away in the capital, how much it had snowed overnight at their home and posted a photo of herself on FB #womensart
I watched Robin, Robin - the latest Aardman animation on iPlayer. Gillian Anderson is excellent as the voice of the cat. Like a feline Kaa the snake (Jungle Book). Very sultry.
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I watched Robin, Robin - the latest Aardman animation on iPlayer. Gillian Anderson is excellent as the voice of the cat. Like a feline Kaa the snake (Jungle Book). Very sultry.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
I've just been to see Pillion. Alexander Sarsgaard towers over the rest of the cast but from his bio I see he is 194cm which is only 9cm/3in taller than me, from which I surmise the rest of the cast were hobbits.
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I've just been to see Pillion. Alexander Sarsgaard towers over the rest of the cast but from his bio I see he is 194cm which is only 9cm/3in taller than me, from which I surmise the rest of the cast were hobbits.
The Pantone colour of the year should be called Formerly White Bra or Grubby Bandage or Is This Chicken Off?
December 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Pantone colour of the year should be called Formerly White Bra or Grubby Bandage or Is This Chicken Off?
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
Somerset, land of my ancestors. Mint doss.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Turnip Prize art winner for 2025 is 'bitter and twisted'
The prize is awarded to the person who creates a bad piece of art using the least amount of effort.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Somerset, land of my ancestors. Mint doss.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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02.12.25
Most Christmas lights are turned on by the mayor or local panto star. Not in Paris.
youtu.be/ivVPqwFiocg?...
Most Christmas lights are turned on by the mayor or local panto star. Not in Paris.
youtu.be/ivVPqwFiocg?...
The BIGGEST Flashmob Ever: Carol of the Bells with 100 Musicians in Paris!!
YouTube video by Julien Cohen
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December 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
02.12.25
Most Christmas lights are turned on by the mayor or local panto star. Not in Paris.
youtu.be/ivVPqwFiocg?...
Most Christmas lights are turned on by the mayor or local panto star. Not in Paris.
youtu.be/ivVPqwFiocg?...
I am eating hot cross buns. Because I can.
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I am eating hot cross buns. Because I can.
It's Krampusnacht. Have you been good? Are you sure?
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's Krampusnacht. Have you been good? Are you sure?
