Hester Duffy
@wordlessreader.bsky.social
She/Her
Associate Professor at Warwick. Interested in developmental psycholinguistics, neuroscience, research methods, bee-keeping, Gaeilge, vintage clothing, dressmaking. Pinko lefty woke type but not that fond of tofu.
Associate Professor at Warwick. Interested in developmental psycholinguistics, neuroscience, research methods, bee-keeping, Gaeilge, vintage clothing, dressmaking. Pinko lefty woke type but not that fond of tofu.
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Today I shall mostly be making soup and granola. Might even do a bit of knitting.
It's a good thing I've never aspired to be cool, isn't it?
It's a good thing I've never aspired to be cool, isn't it?
August 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Today I shall mostly be making soup and granola. Might even do a bit of knitting.
It's a good thing I've never aspired to be cool, isn't it?
It's a good thing I've never aspired to be cool, isn't it?
Dolly Parton and Tim Curry were both icons, and they both absolutely hurled themselves into creating and sharing joy, with humour and generosity. They were both utterly themselves, out loud and deliberately, regardless of who was watching. We should all be more Dolly and Tim.
August 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Dolly Parton and Tim Curry were both icons, and they both absolutely hurled themselves into creating and sharing joy, with humour and generosity. They were both utterly themselves, out loud and deliberately, regardless of who was watching. We should all be more Dolly and Tim.
Ooh, just spotted a nice garden path type sentence which would be great for psycholinguistics studies, except it's on Irish and I don't think anyone is investigating garden path processing as Gaeilge...
August 25, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Ooh, just spotted a nice garden path type sentence which would be great for psycholinguistics studies, except it's on Irish and I don't think anyone is investigating garden path processing as Gaeilge...
I've had a wonderful two weeks of Irish classes and stunning views in Glencolmcille, west Donegal. Was already planning to come back next year but the rainbow on my last night is a nice touch. #oideasgael
August 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I've had a wonderful two weeks of Irish classes and stunning views in Glencolmcille, west Donegal. Was already planning to come back next year but the rainbow on my last night is a nice touch. #oideasgael
I didn't really manage to capture the eclipse but I wrote like these pictures anyway. Solar eclipse seen from Glencolmcille in Donegal. Contrast and darkness edited.
August 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I didn't really manage to capture the eclipse but I wrote like these pictures anyway. Solar eclipse seen from Glencolmcille in Donegal. Contrast and darkness edited.
I have thought for a while that I'd like to learn the bodhrán, but I'm not really into trad music. This is really inspiring!
August 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I have thought for a while that I'd like to learn the bodhrán, but I'm not really into trad music. This is really inspiring!
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📢📢📢 Neuroscientists and psychologists with kids
Did your research interests change as a result of (or after) having kids? Would you mind telling me how/why if it has?
Appreciate a repost for reach…
Did your research interests change as a result of (or after) having kids? Would you mind telling me how/why if it has?
Appreciate a repost for reach…
July 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
📢📢📢 Neuroscientists and psychologists with kids
Did your research interests change as a result of (or after) having kids? Would you mind telling me how/why if it has?
Appreciate a repost for reach…
Did your research interests change as a result of (or after) having kids? Would you mind telling me how/why if it has?
Appreciate a repost for reach…
What's your sign?
July 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
What's your sign?
And once again I am forced to notice how quickly literally every pro gen-AI poster becomes really really weird. Like, are _any_ of them just, like, normal people who can have a reasonable conversation about it without getting super creepy or angry and aggressive and just, like, _weird_?
July 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM
And once again I am forced to notice how quickly literally every pro gen-AI poster becomes really really weird. Like, are _any_ of them just, like, normal people who can have a reasonable conversation about it without getting super creepy or angry and aggressive and just, like, _weird_?
Interesting thread here. Having done a couple of academic integrity meetings due to suspected AI use, I just don't know how we move forward with this.
Last weekend I overheard a conversation between teenagers in our local bookshop. No one was buying anything, or even looking at books, but the bookshop has cozy window seats with a view over the city and teenagers are good at finding sociable spots where you don't have to buy anything. 1/n
July 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Interesting thread here. Having done a couple of academic integrity meetings due to suspected AI use, I just don't know how we move forward with this.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
July 19, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
"Verify your age"
Through infant school I drank a third of a pint of room temperature milk through a thin blue plastic straw every day.
Through infant school I drank a third of a pint of room temperature milk through a thin blue plastic straw every day.
"Verify your age"
My bus ride to/from school cost 18p
My bus ride to/from school cost 18p
"Verify your age"
I saw Nirvana live.
I saw Nirvana live.
July 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
"Verify your age"
Through infant school I drank a third of a pint of room temperature milk through a thin blue plastic straw every day.
Through infant school I drank a third of a pint of room temperature milk through a thin blue plastic straw every day.
I had high hopes for Starter when he first became labour leader. He has disappointed me at every turn, and this thread clearly expresses why.
Starmer came in as labour leader with lies and leaves with more lies. He apparently saved labour. He saved labour from democracy, decency, humanity a strong membership, civil liberties and hope for the future. He pushed the UK towards a violent, divisive, hate filled and unstable condition.
July 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I had high hopes for Starter when he first became labour leader. He has disappointed me at every turn, and this thread clearly expresses why.
The world is such a stressful and frightening place, I'm not sure how we even live in it any more. But I spent the morning keeping the bees, observing their quiet (and sometimes not so quiet) industry, harvesting beautiful white honeycombs, re-housing them to give them room to keep working...
July 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The world is such a stressful and frightening place, I'm not sure how we even live in it any more. But I spent the morning keeping the bees, observing their quiet (and sometimes not so quiet) industry, harvesting beautiful white honeycombs, re-housing them to give them room to keep working...
On Sunday, I found myself living the dream; the one where you have to take an exam you haven't revised for.
But today I found out I passed with Credit, so I am now officially a qualified beekeeper!
But today I found out I passed with Credit, so I am now officially a qualified beekeeper!
June 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM
On Sunday, I found myself living the dream; the one where you have to take an exam you haven't revised for.
But today I found out I passed with Credit, so I am now officially a qualified beekeeper!
But today I found out I passed with Credit, so I am now officially a qualified beekeeper!
I have practiced lighting smokers, I have deadheaded roses, I have strimmed, I have weeded, and now I shall ache.
June 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I have practiced lighting smokers, I have deadheaded roses, I have strimmed, I have weeded, and now I shall ache.
This sounds like a late 90s dystopian sci fi movie, and yet somehow we're living in it. Do Not Like.
June 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This sounds like a late 90s dystopian sci fi movie, and yet somehow we're living in it. Do Not Like.
I know teens get hungry, and the cost of living is sky-rocketing but still, this seems a bit much.
Wake up y’all new structure ambiguity exercise just dropped. #linguistics
June 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I know teens get hungry, and the cost of living is sky-rocketing but still, this seems a bit much.
There are a lot of very compelling reasons to be very resistant to genAI, but amongst them is the fact that pro-AI guys are just so _weird_ about it. Like, they talk about genAI like it's enacting humiliating revenge on everyone who ever bullied them and they're getting off on watching it. So weird.
May 27, 2026 at 8:13 AM
There are a lot of very compelling reasons to be very resistant to genAI, but amongst them is the fact that pro-AI guys are just so _weird_ about it. Like, they talk about genAI like it's enacting humiliating revenge on everyone who ever bullied them and they're getting off on watching it. So weird.
Tentacles (R, pronounced like a Greek philosopher) was a little lonely, so I have just received a companion (L) which I have named Richard, because it has a crack in its bottom (don't we all?) and is therefore a little leaky. Thank you @roseschmits.bsky.social, it is stunning!
May 22, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Tentacles (R, pronounced like a Greek philosopher) was a little lonely, so I have just received a companion (L) which I have named Richard, because it has a crack in its bottom (don't we all?) and is therefore a little leaky. Thank you @roseschmits.bsky.social, it is stunning!
Introduce yourself with 10 bands/artists you've seen live.
The Dubliners
The Cure
Terrorvision
My Chemical Romance
Hozier
Alice in Chains
The Prodigy
Conan Gray
Emilie Autumn
Devotchka
The Dubliners
The Cure
Terrorvision
My Chemical Romance
Hozier
Alice in Chains
The Prodigy
Conan Gray
Emilie Autumn
Devotchka
Introduce yourself with 10 bands/artists you've seen live.
All About Eve
Apocalyptica
Half Man Half Biscuit
Kate Rusby
Michael Nyman
Ozric Tentacles
The Pet Shop Boys
Ravi Shankar
St Etienne
The Tallis Scholars
All About Eve
Apocalyptica
Half Man Half Biscuit
Kate Rusby
Michael Nyman
Ozric Tentacles
The Pet Shop Boys
Ravi Shankar
St Etienne
The Tallis Scholars
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live
A-ha
The Cribs
Pulp
Blur
Oasis
5ive
Idles
Fontaines DC
Fleetwood Mac
Neds Atomic Dustbin
A-ha
The Cribs
Pulp
Blur
Oasis
5ive
Idles
Fontaines DC
Fleetwood Mac
Neds Atomic Dustbin
May 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Introduce yourself with 10 bands/artists you've seen live.
The Dubliners
The Cure
Terrorvision
My Chemical Romance
Hozier
Alice in Chains
The Prodigy
Conan Gray
Emilie Autumn
Devotchka
The Dubliners
The Cure
Terrorvision
My Chemical Romance
Hozier
Alice in Chains
The Prodigy
Conan Gray
Emilie Autumn
Devotchka
I don't want to eat the rich. I say compost the rich, and that way we can grow sustainable food for the future.
May 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I don't want to eat the rich. I say compost the rich, and that way we can grow sustainable food for the future.
For speakers of languages other than English, how many regular plural forms are there in those other languages? Like, English has three, technically, but we think of them as just one, plus lots of irregulars. Irish has lots (-aí, -anna, -acha, slenderisation) plus irregulars. I need other examples!
May 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
For speakers of languages other than English, how many regular plural forms are there in those other languages? Like, English has three, technically, but we think of them as just one, plus lots of irregulars. Irish has lots (-aí, -anna, -acha, slenderisation) plus irregulars. I need other examples!
A modern-day St Gobnait. While obviously I condemn violence and also irresponsible beekeeping, I cannot help feeling a sneaking respect for this queen.
April 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A modern-day St Gobnait. While obviously I condemn violence and also irresponsible beekeeping, I cannot help feeling a sneaking respect for this queen.
This is just horrifying. We need to be able to trust academic publishing. I don't know how we come back from this.
GenAI is so toxic.
GenAI is so toxic.
This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/dig...
The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.
The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.
April 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
This is just horrifying. We need to be able to trust academic publishing. I don't know how we come back from this.
GenAI is so toxic.
GenAI is so toxic.