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Cognitive Psychologist | Professor at McDaniel College | Lifter | Movie Lover | Semi-Professional Whisk(e)y Taster | He/Him/His

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McDaniel football isn’t quite like the rest of the country. It has a 60-year-old on the roster. Tom Green is the Green Terror’s newest defensive lineman, and he's trying to become one of the oldest at... TikTok video by Baltimore Sun

It’s not just a movie.

www.tiktok.com/@baltimoresu...

28.02.2026 04:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We had the same issues last year during spring break. It was a stressful mess. Sending positive vibes to you and Arnold.

27.02.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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a man wearing an american flag bandana is standing next to a woman in a bar and saying rock , flag and eagle . Alt: a man wearing an american flag bandana is standing next to a woman in a bar and saying rock , flag and eagle .

Budweiser said “Just add a Clydesdale!”

09.02.2026 02:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s always jarring when it switches from the multimillion dollar commercials to the local ads during the Super Bowl.

Lays! Coke! Marvel! Bud Light!

Now here’s your local dentist!

09.02.2026 01:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Faculty Lecturer - Department of Psychology Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

McGill is hiring a faculty lecturer in social psychology, in a (non-adjunct) permanent teaching position.

Please consider being my colleague, Montreal is really great: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

04.02.2026 21:36 👍 33 🔁 31 💬 0 📌 2

That’s gotta be a top-tier hug

03.02.2026 22:40 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Connected Minds Postdoctoral Fellowships - Connected Minds INTRODUCTION: New technologies are revolutionizing society, creating a 'techno-social collective' where humans and intelligent technologies are deeply interconnected. While such advances present excit...

Interested in doing a postdoc on misinfo/belief change with me and @gordpennycook.bsky.social? We are looking for candidates to apply for a Connected Minds Postdoctoral Fellowship, based at York University. Contact me for more details! #PsychJobs

02.02.2026 21:25 👍 37 🔁 27 💬 0 📌 2

Just a Monday morning reminder that we are searching for a tenure track faculty position in cognitive psychology.

02.02.2026 14:59 👍 17 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0

Some salt & rubbing alcohol mixed in might allow you to avoid using as much water or anything boiling hot. I’d go light if it’s near plants.

28.01.2026 15:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia

Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.

25.01.2026 03:09 👍 5410 🔁 1519 💬 39 📌 49
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Tonight, on behalf of Minnesota law enforcement, I filed a lawsuit against DHS to prevent the destruction of evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

DHS is not above the law, and Alex sure as hell is not beneath it.

25.01.2026 02:44 👍 7020 🔁 1367 💬 166 📌 42
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the Summer Internship

We're doing summerpsych.com again this year!

PhD curious undergrads, come hang out at the CSI lab, help us push forward a project and develop your social science chops Applications are due March 1st:

22.01.2026 21:39 👍 13 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
Part 1: How do LLMs work? YouTube video by Andrew Perfors

I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊

Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.

22.01.2026 00:45 👍 491 🔁 191 💬 19 📌 18

Aw, nuts.

20.01.2026 21:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cooked Oates with a slice of pumpkin pie plopped on top.

Cooked Oates with a slice of pumpkin pie plopped on top.

You can add pie to any bowl of healthy oats.

Follow me for more tips on using your Thanksgiving leftovers! 😉

29.11.2025 16:30 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Am I losing my mind at the end of the semester?

I was just singing “Where has all the cream cheese gone?” to the tune of “Where have all the cowboys gone?”.

So…

24.11.2025 00:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It was a welcome distraction!

02.11.2025 14:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Art the Clown sitting in an attic covered in cobwebs…waiting

Art the Clown sitting in an attic covered in cobwebs…waiting

See you next year!

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

01.11.2025 15:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Halloween 2 (1981) - shows a Jack-o-lantern with a detailed skull face

Poster for Halloween 2 (1981) - shows a Jack-o-lantern with a detailed skull face

Night 31 - Happy Halloween!

Movie 3 - Halloween 2 (1981)

Watched on: 4k Blu-ray

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

01.11.2025 03:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Halloween (1978) - shows a Jack-o-lantern and a hand holding a butcher knife

Poster for Halloween (1978) - shows a Jack-o-lantern and a hand holding a butcher knife

Night 31 - Happy Halloween!

Movie 2 - Halloween (1978)

Watched on: 4k Blu-ray

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

01.11.2025 01:58 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025) - shows a haunted house and a creepy clown face

Poster for Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025) - shows a haunted house and a creepy clown face

Night 31 - Happy Halloween!

This week was loonnngggg. I’m going to wind down by watching movies until I fall asleep.

Movie 1 - Something new

Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025)

Watched on: Shudder

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

31.10.2025 23:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for The Thing (1982) - shows someone/thing in a parka. Instead of a face, a bright light shines from inside the hood.

Poster for The Thing (1982) - shows someone/thing in a parka. Instead of a face, a bright light shines from inside the hood.

Night 30

“Nobody trusts anybody now, and we’re all very tired”

The Thing (1982)

Watched on: 4k Blu-ray

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

31.10.2025 00:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Dawn of the Dead (1978) - shows a zombie head on the horizon like a rising sun

Poster for Dawn of the Dead (1978) - shows a zombie head on the horizon like a rising sun

Night 29

“One-stop shopping: everything you need, right at your fingertips.”

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Watched on: 4k Blu-ray

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

30.10.2025 01:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Candyman (1992) - shows an eye with a silhouette of Candyman in the pupil. A bee is crawling onto the eye.

Poster for Candyman (1992) - shows an eye with a silhouette of Candyman in the pupil. A bee is crawling onto the eye.

Night 28

Candyman Candyman Candyman Candyman

Candyman (1992)

Watched on: 4k Blu-ray

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

29.10.2025 01:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Phantasm (1979) - shows a collage of the main character Mike, the Tall Man, his tiny robed minions, and the flying silver sphere

Poster for Phantasm (1979) - shows a collage of the main character Mike, the Tall Man, his tiny robed minions, and the flying silver sphere

Night 27

🎶 I’m just sittin’ here at midnight 🎶

Phantasm (1979) - Remastered

Watched on: Kanopy

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

28.10.2025 00:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Hauntedween (1991) - shows the killer in two ways - in the foreground with a chainsaw and mask and in the background with a devil/demon mask

Poster for Hauntedween (1991) - shows the killer in two ways - in the foreground with a chainsaw and mask and in the background with a devil/demon mask

Night 26

From the list of slashers I’ve never watched

Hauntedween (1991)

Watched on: Tubi

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

27.10.2025 00:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for 28 Years Later (2025)- shows a biohazard symbols made out of skulls

Poster for 28 Years Later (2025)- shows a biohazard symbols made out of skulls

Movie 2

I didn’t make it to the theatre for this one.

28 Years Later (2025)

Watched on: Netflix

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

26.10.2025 03:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for 28 Days Later (2002)- shows part of the London skyline with Big Ben and the main character standing in the foreground. The poster  is red and everything depicted is solid black.

Poster for 28 Days Later (2002)- shows part of the London skyline with Big Ben and the main character standing in the foreground. The poster is red and everything depicted is solid black.

Night 25

Movie 1: I need to refresh my memory.

28 Days Later (2002)

Watched on: Netflix

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

26.10.2025 00:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for Pywacket (2017) - shows a hand with blood dripping and red string hanging from the fingers that also looks like the blood

Poster for Pywacket (2017) - shows a hand with blood dripping and red string hanging from the fingers that also looks like the blood

Messed up the post from last night 😬

Night 24

Friday night folk horror

Pyewacket (2017)

Watched on: Shudder

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

26.10.2025 00:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for The Battery (2012) - shows two dudes, one sitting and wearing headphones and one standing with a baseball bat over his shoulders

Poster for The Battery (2012) - shows two dudes, one sitting and wearing headphones and one standing with a baseball bat over his shoulders

Night 23

Zombies and a couple of bros

The Battery (2012)

Watched on: Kanopy

#horror #movies #31nightsofhorror

24.10.2025 01:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0