Gaming can be a tricky issue for parents (and people in general) because bubbling under those screentime questions are things like:
- Are the kids alright?
- Am I a good parent?
- What is good life?
...which are somewhat more complex.
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Reminder that Descartes thought that you had tiny particles in your bloodstream that, when they got to the pineal gland, turned into animal spirits
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In 1638, Descartes wrote a letter to Mersenne in which he savagely reviews Galileo's book Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Concerning
Two New Sciences. He ends with some potshots in which he declares that Galileo's work isn't worth taking credit for.
So glad the auto captions are working while I'm livestreaming to students...
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Why do we play war games? Explore with some of the biggest names in the world of video gaming at War Games Live, a half-day festival at IWM London, 26 November.
With , , , , , & more.
Book now: bit.ly/3Det6Wm
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Are you a PhD student wanting to gain experience in science communication and engagement? Check out these four internship opportunities we have coming up at the Ri!
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Press coverage of a social science study of social media with: (a) mixed results, (b) links to the full report with detailed methodology, and (c) raw data [eventually] accessible? 🤯
This constellation is rare from academics and should be applauded for transparency here.
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Cool study by @Meta & @Gallup researchers here and the microdata (i.e. raw-ish data) will be available to independent scientists early next year. Keep up the good work @nickclegg!
dataforgood.facebook.com/dfg/tools/soci
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Cool study by & researchers here and the microdata (i.e. raw-ish data) will be available to independent scientists early next year. Keep up the good work !
dataforgood.facebook.com/dfg/tools/soci
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This new study from @Gallup helps us understand the nature and value of people’s connections around the world. It’s good to see that social media has played a role in helping people stay connected, not least during a global pandemic.
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Why do we play war games? Explore with some of the biggest names in the world of video gaming at War Games Live, a half-day festival at IWM London, 26 November.
With , , , , , & more.
Book now: bit.ly/3Det6Wm
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... and get to the bottom of our relationship with games 🕹- why we do it, and what they really mean to us.
👾'Etchells writes eloquently ... A heartfelt defence of a demonised pastime'
👾Order a copy - out now in paperback: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/produ
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Today is #WorldGamingDay🎮
In ' book, he journeys through the history and development of video games - from Turing's chess machine to mass multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft- via scientific study, to investigate the highs and lows of playing ...
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I have played on my main World of Warcraft character for longer than Liz Truss lasted before resigning as prime minister newstatesman.com/culture/games/
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"Yet despite decades of attempts by scholars and professionals to let the five stages [of grief] die, the model remains dominant"
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Following current trends, the next PM will be in office for approximately minus 200 days
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Britain can’t afford the Tories’ chaos.
My Labour government will provide the stability and leadership needed.
For our economy. For growth. For working people.
General Election, now.
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Hello world. I've written a new blog post about some work I'm doing that's really exciting me - thinking about how to best use longitudinal data to advance 's #MentalHealth priorities. Do have a read and tell me what you think!
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There is a (modest) role for citation metrics in analysis of research, but it is now trivial to publish empty papers every day citing all your prior papers to render citation counts meaningless.
Making gaming strategies like this visible is a first step to address the problem.
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Delighted to see that I had over 5000 citations in a 2-month period on Google Scholar to take me over 125,000 citations and an h-index of 170. Big thanks to all my co-authors @PsychologyNTU @NTUNews @BPSCyberPsych @ntu_research @daraghmcdermott @ProfEdwardPeck @NTUSocSciences
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This might be a very US-specific development. In Europe, overall levels of happiness are perfectly fine.
(Data: , n = 53.100; age = 15 – 24)
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Yes, the mental health numbers have continued to deteriorate, for girls and for boys. Here's a graph with the most recent data, from the book I'm now writing, tentatively titled "Teens in Space" twitter.com/glukianoff/sta…
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AFTERNOON UPDATE:
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Neuroscientists: I keep finding a stat that taking meth increases dopamine levels in the brain by ~1200%. I can't seem to find a reference for this though. Does anyone know where it comes from?
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Woke up to the news this morning that our local soft play is at risk of closure to make way for a gym. I think the landlord’s about to find out what happens when you provide a focal point for the banked-up frustrations of a thousand sleep-deprived parents.
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Currently workshopping a "Kwasi autonomous non-government operation" joke in time for the PM's press conference.
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EMPLOYERS: I will *always* be happy to write a reference for a former student applying for a job with you. BUT PLEASE give me more than 2 days to turn it around, and don't send me your generic reference proforma that asks me stuff like what I paid them and when they were employed
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Well, today has been a pretty low point.
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He died yesterday. This is the best thing you will read today.👇
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good idea, but what if someone loses it?
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#BREAKING EU lawmakers pass law for single charger for all smartphones from 2024
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This BBC coverage of the Pokemon seizure episode, (around a year before Pokemon came to the west at all), is absolutely fascinating.
You literally couldn't guess how they pronounce Pikachu.
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I've complained to the journal about their press release and received a reply - new blogpost deevybee.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-desi
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Here we go again. This headline is based on a non-peer-reviewed opinion piece that relies on seven references, four of which are news articles. Two of the other three citations predate smart voice tech. What are we doing here?
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This is a great opportunity for researchers at any stage of their career:
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My daughter gives the best high fives. Nails it every time.
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Following coverage on we've have had a lot of people interested in playing our game
If you want to download the game and play it, email us at:
seaheroquest@ucl.ac.uk
We will send you an unlock code to get into the game and play
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Great to have @gamespot reach out to its 5M followers to cover our @UCLPALS @EP_UCL research with @seaheroquest @AlzResearchUK
@maxscottslade & I talk to @chrismorris91
about the project and our hopes for next steps with video games and health research:
gamespot.com/videos/
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Thankfully someone’s uploaded a video and OH GOD WHAT DEMONSPAWN IS THIS
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And it makes dino sounds! Even cooler. Best check the reviews though. Mostly 5*, good to see. What’s this though…
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Looking for birthday presents for kiddo. He seems to like rocking horses. Found a rocking dinosaur! “Cool!”, I think…
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The are giving away free family passes this week 🍃
These can be used up until 30th November.
They allow up to 2 adults and 4 children free entry to one of their sites this autumn.
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Craig is one of the good ones. Give this man a job! (although it will very much be academia's loss)
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Hey autocorrect, I have two small kids,
I ALWAYS mean “ill” not “I’ll”.
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