Liesl (she/they) 1990. pisces. queer. white. â i love fruit, tea, science, and hockey. my gay wife and i live with our cattes. b.sc psych (bio) mcl » m.ed ed/psych ( 802 » 518 » 717 » 423 » 802/518 ) literally 100% mobile and virtually no tags. hockey sideblog: @tres-bien-desbiens bear sideblog: @bearyparfait (katmai season!)
shout out to everyone here for the cogsci/neuropsych takes. please know that sometimes i only post horse memes instead of smart takes.
one thing about scientists is that we only have two modes: 5-10 paragraph analysis, and smooth brain laughing at the worst memes on earth
i'm liesl. queer white usamerican-canadian. i grew up in new england (quebec border), and currently live in appalachia (tennessee). i'm in neuropsych and cognitive (neuro)science research, with specific interest in: epigenetics in heritable neuropsych conditions (especially psychotic disorders); addiction research, biopsychosocial models of stress and wellness in individuals, communities, and populations; secular addiction and post-carceral rehabilitation. my current research is on social media, generative AI, behavioural addiction, and models of social and self connectedness in determining outcomes (specifically aiming to describe why some AI chatbot users experience psychosis or are driven to suicide, among other detrimental outcomes).
i am always always always willing to talk about these topics and will in fact invite myself onto posts to host a mini-TEDx on these topics and others in my field. please let me know if you are in my field or an adjacent field, i would love to talk to you about research!
my hockey sideblog: @tres-bien-desbiens (pwhl, nhl, iihf, olympic/worlds, some wnba, some ncaa, ice dance and figure skating)
my bear sideblog: @bearyparfait (currently in katmai bear cam mode, but i also post a lot of bear art and other bears on there.)
i am an adult and i post about "adult topics" on this blog. i trust each and every one of my followers to decide if they are ready, able, and willing to see these topics. if that is not you, i encourage you to unfollow or block me.
(blog and cut content note: abuse, CSA, mental illness)
i am disabled. specifically, i am epileptic, and the type of epilepsy i have often impacts my mood, personality, and memory. my mind is organized into a system, which has been present to my knowledge since at least age 6. i do not really engage with plural discourse, mostly because my experience is intimately informed by my autism and the specifics of my CSA experience.
i do talk about my experience as a CSA survivor, typically not graphically, but i do acknowledge the levels of abuse, coercion, manipulation, and my own experiences with my father having severe cptsd and schizophrenia (which would likely now be diagnosed as schizoaffective). i also have cptsd and have awareness of generational trauma and the legacy of cyclic abuse, and i talk about that, too.
i am a prison abolitionist and support reforming our criminal justice system from retribution-based to rehabilitation-based. i believe most people can be rehabilitated, and acknowledge the criminal justice system as legalized slavery which disproportionately impacts black and brown people in poverty.
a few more rent-lowering gunshots:
trans siblings are always welcome here đłïžââ§ïž
all members of the 2slgbtq+ are supported and welcome here, including nb, gnc, and aspec. exclusionists need not apply. none of us are free until all of us are free.
bodily autonomy is a non-negotiable human right for all people, which includes children, disabled adults, those who have uteruses, trans people, and racialized people. the usamerican medical system is distinctly unjust to these groups.
abortion should be legal, accessible, and free. the only requirement is you are pregnant and want to not be pregnant. i support catholics4choice.
i'm culturally catholic, a long-standing critic of the church (and officially an apostate). i will voice both support for positive actions by the church and strong criticism for past and continued wrongs. the latter will be much more frequent than the former.
nuanced AI views, but generally against LLMs as a consumer product, supportive of gen AI in biology and diagnostic research settings, critical of water and other ecological concerns wrt data centres. gen AI chatbots are a plague. gen AI cannot make art or be creative; these are human endeavours.
my stepdad was an evangelical and i have a lot of opinions about evangelical usamerican christianity, mostly critical. i talk about the role of churches in southeastern us communities, especially in terms of disaster response, as well as the role of churches in addiction treatment and charity work.
southern folks deserve respect for their cultures, histories, and humanity. i will talk at length about systemic inequality, literacy issues and the death of free public education, and rural society.
gender is a social construct and there is no inherent difference between men and women that is not socially mediated. raise all children the same.
okay don't bother sending hate i will just block u lol
Could I suggest a picture of Dawntreader Texas Calboy? He is a beautiful male calico cat who is a chimera. He's also somewhat controversial among some cat fancy associations since he is a male cat with female colors, and some people are strangely transphobic towards him, despite him being a cat? There was even a rule implemented to keep him from competing in a cat show. If you look up his name, he made a few news articles.
Yeah you're right about beautiful I'm squeezing him until he pops!!!!! I love this guy I think I'm going to make an edit real quickly Calboy I love you I'm so sorry people are calling you a freak??????
When I was in grade school I used to send emails to biologists and zoologists asking them questions to get answers to include in school projects I was working on, and would cry when they did not respond because I thought I was stupid for thinking that some random kid would ever be deserving of a response from someone who does something as smart and cool and important as *checks notes* studies frog fungus.
Now, at 29, Iâm lowkey having a panic attack because my academic email is filled with middle schoolers wanting me to answer their questions about pygmy raccoons and I keep putting off answering them because Iâm so overwhelmed with all the other raccoon stuff I have to do.
Anyway, greatest apologies to any scientist I ever emailed as a child and also an adult.
Unfortunately, i have many questions such as: Why is it impossible to find candy snaps in the us? Why are Americans forced to suffer with Thompson seedless and those big stupid red table grapes? Why do I struggle to propagate grape cuttings? Why canât I buy mars grapes in any stores?
This young coyote was playing around in the dirt, digging and jumping around until he finally found the prize- a tissue or something đ. It was almost dark, so a little challenging getting the shots. Los Angeles County, June 2026.
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