Month: April 2012

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Tweets for 2012-04-26

Special issue of Experimental Brain Research "Perceiving Transformed Movements When Using Tools" http://t.co/kzfCeH09 #
Review : 'tool use does not literally extend peripersonal space' http://t.co/1VzoqyZb #
Lovecraft anniversary marked by feeling of creeping dread http://t.co/nwZNNHLN #
Reposted on @mindhacksblog My column on @BBC_Future about personal superstitions, from a few weeks back http://t.co/9Jr7UcFD #
International Student Drama Festival, 22-30 June. This year in SHEFFIELD http://t.co/8r93aGDd @NSDFest #
Dr Chris Jones, Lecturer in Environmental Psychology at U of Sheffield talking about Understanding Public Attitudes: http://t.co/belTbS8O #
My latest at @BBC_Future "Does the internet rewire your brain?" http://t.co/yHnxhuIr short answer: yes #
Motor plasticity in a juggling task in older adults—a developmental study http://t.co/Yd83A4yS n=1206, no decline in learning with age #

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Tweets for 2012-04-19

Is there a brain quirk you'd like explaining? I'm currently taking requests for column topics #
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RT @MarkChangizi: My student's, Aaron Fath's, view on what are earworms. In this Harnessed excerpt… http://t.co/ld6mzDmp #
From @timeshighered : only two research intensive universities admitted more state school pupils last year: Sheffield and Liverpool. #
Earworm-related lolz RT @decath10n: The best reason to save the NHS yet? (read from bottom up). http://t.co/zGnJ9TRC #
Research income vs teaching income for 160 UK universities http://t.co/miOD91C7 (using data from @timeshighered) #
New review in Brain & Cognition "Training the brain: Fact and fad in cognitive and behavioral remediation" http://t.co/TXUrJlzh #
"Logic feels so good—I like it! Evidence for intuitive detection of logicality in syllogistic reasoning." http://t.co/A7j0unBw #
Tetrapod forelimb homology http://t.co/qPwYgH9V (thanks Jason!) #
Depth from motion. Visual illusion meets child's nightmare monsters http://t.co/0J2le0zT via @MarkChangizi #
Today: visiting the philosophy department at the U of Nottingham. #

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Tweets for 2012-04-12

Animal Vision Conference, Sussex Sept 10, http://t.co/JXUFhJF8 #
Article on the bio-inspired robots of our Professor Prescott http://t.co/ualSMhsn #
As always, for my analysis of Olympic risk strategy I turn to @drjennings: Lessons from the 2012 Boat Race…. http://t.co/Z79NbBpo #
RT @sheffielduni: inspirational video feat. one of our students – Simon Wheatcroft http://t.co/bOpovACH <– aka @moochoo psychology student! #
UK-readable version of my @BBC_Future column on earworms http://t.co/jIoA4Tus thanks to @mariapage for advice on this one #
On the sociology of willpower http://t.co/ld8Sdnpe Orwell said it best in Keep the Aspidistra Flying #

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Tweets for 2012-04-05

86 year old performs stunning dance routine http://t.co/FPKg2N0j a joy #aginggracefully #
Neurological change following limb immobilisation http://t.co/6BZYhtlM report from @jjodx #
RT @mikedewar: Hi everyone! Have you written / read any high quality scientific literature on memes or viral behaviour on the social web? #
RT @paulbloomatyale: How to ask a question at a conference or colloquium. http://t.co/xQIT5S3P #
British Academy all-dayer "Modelling for Policy" http://t.co/5S9dLKAF #
Interactive python tutorials http://t.co/DM2K6gAS really very good. If you, y'know, want to learn python #
"You're flying! How?" "Python!" xkcd classic http://t.co/TkJwlG7i #
"Behind Athletics" Sports-science in #Sheffield 26 April from @ri_science http://t.co/PWnFNsN7 #
"All of Allen Ginsberg's Howl, One Line Every Hour, Over and Over" @HowlTweeter #
Classic: Tomasello on Pinker "Language is Not an Instinct" http://t.co/KtIk8nxd via @alexfradera (in 2004 blog post comment!) #
Research validated internet-based CBT for depression and anxiety http://t.co/t0Eoaqat via @vaughanbell on @mindhacksblog #
Just contributed to the production of the film about Zigmunt Bauman @BeingHumanFilm http://t.co/t6gUNT8g good luck guys! #
Now seeking critical reviews of "Rethinking Innateness". Any leads? Found this by Rispoli http://t.co/v1cNVFnD #
What Maslow Missed http://t.co/2X1DMhpR (answer: social connection) via @jonmsutton don't skip the comments #
Ira Glass on how to make your work match your ambitions http://t.co/0oRuQIp7 via @brainpicker #
Shalizi on giving academic talks http://t.co/cqjIQENQ (much of this applied to writing also) #
AWESOME funded PhD place with two of my FAVOURITE colleagues "Communicative Development in Human Infants and Robots" http://t.co/Z5BEReSc #
RT AWESOME funded PhD place with two of my FAVOURITE colleagues "Communicative Development in Human Infants and Robots" http://t.co/Z5BEReSc #