Kathy

Doctoral Candidate with a focus on group singing, leadership and community health. BMusEd, MA (Visual & Performing Arts Education), MA (Music Psychology)

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

This morning Prof Daisy Fancourt appeared on @BBCRadio4's "Start the Week" programme 📻

Can music, literature and visual art change our lives physically and socially, as well as personally?

Listen back to the fascinating discussion with Adam Rutherford: https://t.co/Y1SxRCarCU

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Last week was a step out of the ordinary, as Professor Daisy Fancourt headed to the studio to record the #ArtCure audiobook with @PenguinUKBooks @PRHAudio 🎙️

There are now 7 weeks to go until Art Cure's publication — learn more on our website: https://t.co/KP8Q5sflPu

[Sounds Better CIC @SoundsBetterCIC]

"A mega mechanism for bonding" - we love this article abot how singing together is good for us. We definitely agree!
https://t.co/xiJIJ12qLx

[SSHRC @SSHRC_CRSH]

From platinum record rock-and-roll producer to award-winning neuroscientist, Daniel Levitin has spent his life uncovering how the songs we love may be the brain’s most powerful medicine. https://t.co/sSLNoMnf9Z
@danlevitin

[Sounds Better CIC @SoundsBetterCIC]

This is a brilliant story! In 2018, music helped to bring about a 60% drop in the use of sedative drugs at this care home.
https://t.co/Rw02jZ1IRp

[Sounds Better CIC @SoundsBetterCIC]

If you're struggling with breathlessness, there are several different things you can do to help with that... Singing is one of them!
https://t.co/XP1AkqzHsv

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

What do young people think about #SocialPrescribing as an approach to improving #MentalHealth? 💭

Take a look at the findings of a new qualitative study, from authors @olssonab, Emily Stapley, Alexander Russell and @danhayesphd 🔍

https://t.co/Dld9yBOwTa

[SickNotWeak @SickNotWeak]

Choral singing decreases the risk of developing depression and anxiety in older adults https://t.co/W1YWQiKdGc

#SickNotWeak #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety

[SingWell @SingWellProject]

SingWell's @thinkauditory on BBC @Channel4's #SecretsOfTheSuperAgers series last night, offering a look at how group singing can help aging adults combat #hearingloss🦻

Older adults in his study saw a 10-20% gain in speech understanding after 10wks of choir 🗣️

#healthyaging

[Frank A. Russo @thinkauditory]

New paper out Today in Scientific Reports 🥳: In a study of people with Parkinson’s disease, both yoga and choir improved mood and reduced stress. But only group singing led to stronger feelings of social closeness and a surge in oxytocin https://t.co/T1X8yxoV0P
@SingWellProject

[SingWell @SingWellProject]

This is an excellent documentary for anyone interested in learning more about why we sing — from the evolutionary origins of group singing to how singing can help dementia patients recover memory and more.

Worth a watch!

https://t.co/dZbsFF2FUf

[SingWell @SingWellProject]

"Nobody says you shouldn't jog if you are not good at it."

Love this quote by @danlevitin in this article on what music can do for wellbeing, and how using your voice amplifies these holistic benefits — whether you think of yourself as a singer or not.

https://t.co/tvS1NsDwze

[Razia Aliani @RaziaAliani]

We're about to create the 1st gen of scientists who can't research without AI. And honestly? I'm not sure if that's evolution or devolution!

𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝘁𝗼:

— Extract key findings from dense papers in seconds
— Design entire experiments from scratch
— Turn complex studies into engaging content for public
— Generate survey questionnaires that would take days to create
— Respond to peer reviewers (yes, really)

& this book does a great job going through these details!

But missed the elephant in the room:
⤴️ research inequality.

Universities with AI access will accelerate faster than those without. Researchers fluent in prompt engineering will outpace those who aren't.

We're creating new divides in an already unequal system!

It doesn't address how AI might bias research directions:
⤴️ We're training AI on biased research. Now it's teaching us. See the problem?

Overall, this isn't another "AI will save us all" book.
Authors actually tested ChatGPT on real research tasks & documented both the wins and the spectacular failures.

𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: We need AI-literate researchers, not AI-dependent ones!

💬 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Comment if you'd like a link to download this book!
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[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Your research paradigm isn’t optional.

It’s your operating system.

Your paradigms matter more than your methods.

Yet most grad students just know methods well.

(Repost this and I'll DM you the fix.)

[SingWell @SingWellProject]

Okay, this is one not to miss!

This Saturday, join students of @regentparkmusic at @Luminato for an immersive performance/musical playground where "You're all in the band," bringing to life music by @HawksleyWorkman💫

This is sure to be magic.

Details: https://t.co/3KWyM7hPzw

[SSHRC @SSHRC_CRSH]

#SSHRC has launched a new Knowledge Synthesis Grant on the Arts Transformed to foster a deeper understanding of the evolving arts world.
To learn more about the subthemes for this competition and to apply: https://t.co/tKWjskySr8

[Nicola Wydenbach @NicolaWydenbach]

Check out this new podcast series https://t.co/gy4T5LKErW

[Sounds Better CIC @SoundsBetterCIC]

If you're struggling with breathlessness, there are several different things you can do to help with that... Singing is one of them!
https://t.co/XP1AkqzHsv

[SingWell @SingWellProject]

📣Announcing the *final* session in our speaker series with @ChoralCanada on April 25: How to lead choirs that promote #socialconnection 👯

This one will be of particular interest to anyone active in #communitychoir #choralmusic spaces

Register for free:
https://t.co/8YEynYKLoJ