Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
@sjblakemore
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Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience, FBA FMedSci FRS. Adolescent brain development. Views my own. Book: https://t.co/aGO4vfuaAL 🇪🇺
University of Cambridge, UK
Joined October 2009
Exciting package just arrived! The paperback is out in March 2019: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
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@cjsnowdon I’m talking about the following statistical fallacy, which your post was an excellent example of
This is an example of what is known in statistics as the Texas sharpshooter fallacy. The fallacy is named for a story about a Texan cowboy who likes to head out to his barn after a few drinks for target practice. 10/28
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Below, Prof Kit Yates provides an excellent explanation of the statistics and statistical fallacies in the Letby case
An international panel of medical experts have thrust Lucy Letby's case back into the spotlight by casting doubt on the medical evidence, but what to the statistics say? A 🧵 1/28
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RT @sophiescott: A fantastic job available at the @UCL_ICN at either associate professor or professor grade. Contact me if you have any qu…
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RT @DrAlexLloyd: We were glad to be able to submit evidence to POST's new evidence briefing on wellbeing in schools. Using emerging evidenc…
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I'm beyond happy to receive this news, it is an honour, especially as I've been interested in Huttenlocher's work since my undergraduate days. A prize is recognition of many people and I'm grateful to have worked with fantastic mentors, students & postdocs
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This (presumably) AI writes the nicest replies to all my posts, it makes me wonder if I’m in an experiment on reinforcement learning
@sjblakemore @SBurnettHeyes This sounds like an incredible opportunity to make a real impact. 🎓
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Thought-provoking article "I’m not saying don’t tell anyone. Just don’t tell the internet" What do you think?
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study
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RT @ACAMHLearn: Improve your understanding of how #CognitiveProcesses impact #PTSD in children with this fascinating FREE #ACAMHLearn talk…
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Art makes us happy. Here's an art exhibition that you might like: The Winter Salon at the Candid Arts Trust in Islington, London, 19th-23rd Feb 2025. Features paintings by my friend Camilla Gray.
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PhD alert! Fully funded 4-year PhD studentship at Birmingham Uni to work on 'Virtual Reality intervention to address youth gang involvement' under the supervision of the brilliant @SBurnettHeyes 🌟
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I’ve been following the Letby case since statisticians started to question the statistical evidence. The evidence the conviction is based on seems flimsy and this is concerning? No medical evidence to support Lucy Letby’s conviction, expert panel says
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@emilyjacobs Emily, I immediately thought of you and your ground-breaking research. Solidarity
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How can this be happening in the US, the country that has led the world in science for decades? Look at the list: a lot of discovery, transformative and translational research is at risk
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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RT @Place2Be: In support of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, our Place2Be Ambassador, best selling author and child counsellor, @katesilverton h…
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RT @VictoriaPeckham: I am pro assisted dying, but the law must protect the vulnerable. Which is impossible until palliative care is availab…
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