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Duncan Astle
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Neuroscientist, psychologist, European and blogger based in Cambridge, UK. Interested in cognition, the brain and education. Tweets are my views. He/him/his.
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jun 1, 2023
    V. excited by this in @TrendsCognSci. A long time in the writing, w/ Mark Johnson and @DanAkarca. Can computational models tell us something fundamental about cognitive and brain development? We think so. We term it "computational neuroconstructivism". doi.org/10.1016/j.tics…
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jun 12, 2019
    Just spotted Sinead O'Connor bird-watching. I asked how she was getting on. She said, "so far it's been 7 owls and 15 jays". You're welcome.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jul 10, 2024
    On the 4th of July, as one regime came to an end… a new power was rising. Her name is Polly, born via surrogacy. Dads, baby and surrogate all doing well. As two dads, having a child was made possible thanks to two incredible people.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jan 8, 2016
    This is the best Clinton-Blair exchange that I have read so far... you could not make it up.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Sep 22, 2016
    This is still the highlight of my week... easily.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Nov 14, 2020
    If I gave lectures on 'Theory of Mind', this would be my go-to illustration.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Nov 4, 2020
    Holding my breath for Wisconsin... They have a card sorting task, so I hope they're good at switching. (that is a very niche gag).
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    Duncan Astle
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    Apr 27, 2023
    The honor of listening to Prof Judith Butler visiting @Cambridge_Uni, to speak on "Who is afraid of gender?". A key message: "the right to self-identification takes no one else's rights away". Even more inspiring was the enthusiasm of a young generation. It was utterly packed.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jan 3, 2021
    Dear psychology twitter, I know there are studies of kids during lockdown... but is anyone running a study of the experiences, behaviour and wellbeing of teachers? I'd be really interested to hear.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jul 25, 2016
    Utterly chilling... I feel like such a fool.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Sep 8, 2020
    Before I knew I was gay, I knew I 'should not be'. The bullying throughout school was excruciating. Only as an adult did I understand the damage it did. If someone is old going enough to be victimised for being LGBTQ+, they're old enough to have proper support and role models.
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    University of Cambridge LGBTQ+ Network
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    Sep 8, 2020
    Would anyone from our @cambridgelgbt community like to share their story? #ifirstknewIwasLGBTQ
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jul 10, 2024
    Replying to @DuncanAstle
    The first is an anonymous egg donor who wanted to help couples otherwise unable to conceive. The second is our amazing friend @SueReviews, who offered to carry Polly*. Words cannot express our gratitude to Sue and her family; it's been a wonderful journey *surrogate.com/about-surrogac…
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    Duncan Astle
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    Apr 18, 2023
    We do the science. We review the papers. We run the editorial process. In most cases, the tax-payer foots the bill. Elsevier makes the (enormous) profit. Is this the start of the neuroscience community taking control of the publication system? I certainly hope so.
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    Imaging Neuroscience
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    Apr 17, 2023
    All NeuroImage and NeuroImage:Reports editors have resigned over the high publication fee, and are starting a new non-profit journal imaging-neuroscience.org This comes with great regret, and a huge amount of thought and discussion- please read announcement to get more details.
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    Duncan Astle
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    Jul 19, 2022
    I'm interest in whether and how people constrain how often they fly. If you limit your flying, what rules do you apply? And how do people respond when you say "I can't come because I'm not flying"? Genuinely interested. This seems like a good day to ask this question.