When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, I watched Star Trek: The Next Generation. I soaked up the vibes of a high-tech, utopian future. I internalized the trajectory we were on was good, that we had reached the End of History. There might be a few bumps on the road, but the direction was inevitable and the destination was inexorable.

It turns out that the fastest a human being has ever traveled was 39,897 kilometers per hour. That was the crew of the Apollo 10 mission returning to earth. That happened on 26 May, 1969.

Fifty-four years ago. We peaked more than half a century ago.

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New #preprint about our experiences offering 'reproducibility as a service' for a six month period: https://psyarxiv.com/k8d4u/

We made 10 papers #reproducible from @YorkPsychology covering a wide range of study designs, supported by funding from Research England 1/6

Astoundingly good book from @edyong209 - I really savoured this one. the title #AnImmenseWorld is not wrong - I wondered as I started it just how much you can write about how animals sense the world. It turns out you can write a lot and every single page glimmers with wonder, delight, new insights and knife sharp writing.

I enjoyed his previous book very much too, but this is book of the year if not book of the decade territory.
Simply superb.
#summerReadingChallenge

Things don’t look great but every moment is a chance to turn this thing around. We know what we need to do.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66229065