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Duncan Astle
@DuncanAstle
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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Joined October 2014
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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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