I have emerged from TT job and fellowship application hell to say: THERE IS A NEW SPECIAL EPISODE OF @thisguysucked.com OUT! The wonderful @gregjenner.bsky.social and I chatted about what it means to do humor and history at the same and you should go listen to it.

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Sandra Cisneros about her craft… “Write with your heart. Edit with your brain. You can’t do both at the same time. Write like only one person is going to read it—the person who can see you in your pajamas—that’s your heart. When you’re done, edit like your enemy is going to read it.” #IATE2026

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Oh, and this book is a ton of fun!

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How are pain signals mapped into the space around the body? Our new Neuropsychologia paper, led by Sara Coppi, finds that visual cues near the hand speed responses to painful stimulation. Body ownership also influences these responses. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

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I have ~110 parent-years experience being 'Dad' or 'Daddy' and ~30 grandparent-years experience being 'Grandpa' or 'Opa' and I can think of few greater pleasures than reading to my children or grandchildren. I don't understand why would anyone deprive themselves of that joy. That is so alien to me.

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