Deadline extended to May 1!

please suggest me as your next reviewer, I will gladly pay it forward 😀

Absolutely butchering my manuscript in order to appease my reviewers.

It's like playing jenga, but in addition to removing vital structural integrity, you add completely random shit like a cactus here, a dildo there, some hippo turd on the side, and sprinkle it all with dead bees.

ta-da, science.

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

“Lebanese hilltop border towns and villages are now hard to recognise. Once characterised by their winding streets lined with stone buildings overlooking sweeping valleys, verified videos now show how they have turned grey from dust and debris of explosions.”

AbstractBackground:There is growing concern about adolescents self-diagnosing with mental health problems, with potential links to increased mental health awareness efforts and social media. However, little is known about adolescents’ attitudes towards self-diagnosis, including why they think it happensand potential consequences.Methods:We conducted online semi-structured interviews with 24 UK school-aged adolescents (13-to 17-years-old)recruited from four schools. Data wasanalysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results:Four themes were generated. Acceptable versus unacceptable motives for self-diagnosishighlights the different reasons adolescents perceived to driveself-diagnosis, which were given a value judgement. Self-diagnosis was more acceptable when carefully researched and used for self-understanding or help-seeking, andless acceptable when used superficially to seek attention or excuse bad behaviour. Rules for determining (in)authenticityexplores the implicit criteria adolescents set for judging the credibility of someone’s self-diagnosis, including openness, severity, and gender. Self-diagnosis is the only viable route to supportencompasses adolescents’ belief that self-diagnosis is understandable given the current inaccessibilityof healthcare systems, providingaccess to informal sources of emotional, practical, and social support. Finally, modern adolescence is fertile ground for self-diagnosisdiscusses how the current context of adolescence, including social media and the widespread use of diagnostic language, facilitates self-diagnosis. Conclusions:School-aged adolescents view self-diagnosis as an understandable yet potentially problematic practice. While it may be a pragmatic response to inaccessible services, adolescents are concerned about the impact of inaccuracy. Improving access to timely mental health support and promoting balanced information may reduce reliance on self-diagnosis

Note: This version of the article is a pre-print and has not been peer-reviewed. Title:"It seems that everyone has got something”: A qualitative studyof adolescents’ attitudes towardsself-diagnosing withmental health problems Nina Higson-Sweeney1* & Lucy Foulkes1 Affiliations:1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL, UK*Corresponding author: Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, nina.higson-sweeney@psy.ox.ac.uk

🌟 NEW PRE-PRINT! 🌟

“It seems that everyone has got something”: A qualitative study of adolescents’ attitudes towards self-diagnosing with mental health problems

from me and @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social

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Abstract submission deadline tomorrow!

Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, on the massive wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon:

“These barbaric attacks, which neither recognize right nor respect any agreements or commitments, have repeatedly demonstrated their contempt for all international laws and norms”

Today, Israel is collapsing apartment buildings all over Lebanon, including central Beirut, leaving an untold death toll.

This mass terrorism is either an attempt to sabotaging Trump's ceasefire, or a final tantrum of a strategically defeated Israel eager to manufacture a mere image of victory.

400 dead so far, over 1000 injured, dozens and dozens missing. This is one hour into the massacre. I have no idea what the death toll will be in the end. Also, they have announced “another wave” of attacks coming

The threat alone is a violation of international law.

i think if you tweet "a whole civilization will die tonight" you shouldn't go to the hague, the hague should get to come to you

Incredible to think that all of humanity is in this picture, and on that little blue planet, only a few handful of world leaders and billionaires are ruining everything for everyone.

plot twist.. I was going to reject anyway

Damn, first we find out Jesus was whitewashed and now the moon

Received an invitation to review a paper on the 1st April at 21:54 Oslo time, which expired after 4 days with no response.

In Norway, 2nd April - 6th are mandatory days off because of Jesus Christ superstar rising from the dead.

Not sure I had a fair chance to respond here!

I'm sorry I don't make the rules, when you view someone's LinkedIn profile it means you want them.

"achievement produced under chronic disadvantage"
Exactly. You don't have to punish people for having a great educational advantage etc, but a wider lens than what's immediately in front of you is essential and valid.

Superb post! I fully resonate with this although my experience has had differences but plenty of common points. #UK #HigherEducation #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky

I feel you, a difficult path to recommend. And thank you :)

What committees miss when they judge merit Diversity and equity policies are often dismissed as a numbers game: too many white men at the top, so institutions try to balance the…

I wrote a short piece on what funding and hiring committees often overlook when assessing merit.

@academic-chatter.bsky.social

What Israel is doing to Southern Lebanon is *clearly* aimed at ethnic cleansing and colonization, using the same tactics as in the Gaza genocide. Nearly 1 million people forcibly displaced. We have to reject this evil with all our might, and support those who are resisting it.

a very relatable "haha"

Oh my god.

This is my ex wife’s sister.

She was nominated for a Nobel Prize a few years ago for her work.

I’m absolutely crushed.

She was a spectacular human.

it just feels so horrible we feel powerless we've tried fighting, we've tried surrendering we've tried ignoring we've tried building israel doesn't let you exist that's it, our choice is fast death or faster death

From a friend in Beirut this morning, who in the last few days has seen several Israel missile strikes within walking distance of their home.

Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.

It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.

God-awful fucking amoral, flat-out racist decision. Appalling.

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

Exclusive: Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.

it scares me to think that big tech/big AI's primary target demographic is kids