This is a commendable and honest admission. It actually makes me optimistic to see how many people—liberal and conservative—have owned up to their mistakes over the past 24 hours. Maybe, just maybe, we are starting to evolve better social media norms. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

"It didn't start with gas chambers. It started with ‘us vs them’. With intolerance and hate speech. And when people stopped caring." #HolocaustMemorialDay

Saskatoon - when it’s this cold we work together to ensure everyone has a safe, warm place to be. Please share the warm up locations. SHIP Saskatoon Fire Department City of Saskatoon Saskatoon Police

"When we take offense we're in reactive mode, and we miss opportunities to ask people why they believe what they do," says Irshad mag.time.com/m04nEg9

Most students have to do online learning due to COVID-19. However it is easy to get distracted. So, how can one avoid procrastination? 1. Switch off gadgets/social media. Set a screen time limit on your phone and tablets.

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:9-10 #BlackOutTuesday

UCalgary researchers are looking for Canadian participants, 18 years and older, who have gambled within the past month to receive treatment for gambling with self-help resources and minimal therapist intervention. #gambling #selfhelp #researchstudy survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_3P…

Finally ready to share our new preprint! ‘I know it's bad but I have been pressured into it’: Questionable research practices among psychology students in Canada. psyarxiv.com/kjby3 Here's a thread on what we found 🧵1/7

Food for thought. wsj.com/articles/covid…

Suicidal thinking thread: "checking in" Sometimes we don't know how to ask the people in our life how they're doing or if we're worried. A very simple script: "I was thinking about you and wanted to remind you that I care and if you ever want to talk to me the answer is yes!"

An early-pandemic survey found that more than half of people reported feeling grateful—and even more expected to be grateful in the future. In recent years, scientists have begun to recognize how gratitude can be a healing force, Prof. Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵ writes. on.theatln.tc/cMxBNjU

“Noble lies can rob confidence from the public, leading to confusion, a loss of credibility, conspiracy theories, and obfuscated policy.” slate.com/technology/202…

To completely disagree with someone, and yet engage with them with respect, grace and honesty, is a superpower.

Keith Stanovich is an expert on rationality and how it differs from (& overlaps w) raw intelligence. He has a new book on the most robust cognitive bias, Myside. In this powerful excerpt, he shows how left-wing academic monoculture corrupts social science quillette.com/2021/08/30/the…

1/ One of most important things I've learned: Severe personality problems find *camouflage.* No one thinks "I'm a sadist" or "I'm a malignant narcissist." They find a belief system/social group that validates their most hateful, destructive impulses & construes them as virtues.

Dr. Kristin von Ranson DrMikeAntle Vote “no” to permanent DST (forces earlier waking). Demand MLAs return with healthier permanent Standard Time (lets us sleep later). #SaveStandardTime

Why do people believe pseudoscience? Not because they're ignorant (most of us are ignorant about most things) but because they're alienated from scientific institutions - which are, scandalously, doubling down on radicalism & obscurantism Conor Friedersdorf writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Today I passed my orals & became a PhD candidate!! 🎉🙏🏼 #phdlife #phdchat

Mental health can be complicated, and the pandemic makes it even more so. 😵‍💫 What impact has the pandemic had on mental health, and what can you do about it? Keep reading to find out! 👇🏽 #ScienceUpFirst #GetReal #MentalHealthWeek 🧵 [1/8]

Mental health misinformation is rampant on social media. In this study, over half of popular ADHD videos on TikTok were misleading—and staggeringly, there were over 2.8 million views per video and each video was shared on average 31,000 times. By Anthony Yeung et al.