Megha Sharda

Behaviour Science Lead and Founding Member, Atom.
Not-a-post-doc-anymore, neuroscience, psych, digital wellness, mental health, POC, open science, humane tech.

[Daniël Lakens @lakens]

It has been interesting to see this study go viral - as the authors expected when starting 3 years ago. They asked us to organize a Red Team to make sure their work was criticized internally at each step, to try to catch any flaws. So far, despite the controversial > 1/2

[Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine @philosophybites]

The point of philosophy is to be a catalyst to thought not an alternative to it

[Eiko Fried @EikoFried]

1/12 New paper on psychedelics as treatments for mental health problems!

We discuss 10 challenges which limit conclusions that can be drawn about safety/efficacy of psychedelic therapy.

We share checklist for journalists, policymakers & others to assess study quality.

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[UCL Press @UCLpress]

Women in the History of Science is an absolute gem. 📚 Edited by an incredible team, this #openaccess sourcebook celebrates the remarkable contributions of women throughout history. Get your copy here: https://t.co/aAU98lOOSp #openaccess #twitterstorians

[Daniël Lakens @lakens]

As @smreeteemehta discussed in a recent (or future, I already can't remember) episode of @nulliusverbapod, researchers should see a strong limitation section that includes criticism you did not think of as a strength. Anyone writing this way deserves respect. Here's a tutorial.

[Soumitra 🌻 সৌমিত্র சௌமித்ரா سومترہ @netshrink]

Finally, it's published!
This has been a hard one. 5 rejections (with no explanations). We believe it's an important study bcoz it is real life evidence of effectiveness of informal mental healthcare at scale!
Thanks @mariwalahealth @gchallenges
https://t.co/6fBe6YuGdq

[Megha Sharda @mshar86]

The best thing that happened this week!

[Sanjana Mishra @sanjana_284]

extremely cool thing: authored my first paper w/the BEST research team! "The Anticipated Impact of LGBTQIA+ Marriage Equality Legislation on Indian Society and Mental Health" preprint can be accessed at https://t.co/Aaof4dImXT
@soumyajagatdeb @mshar86 & others (not on twitter)

[Sanjana Mishra @sanjana_284]

extremely cool thing: authored my first paper w/the BEST research team! "The Anticipated Impact of LGBTQIA+ Marriage Equality Legislation on Indian Society and Mental Health" preprint can be accessed at https://t.co/Aaof4dImXT
@soumyajagatdeb @mshar86 & others (not on twitter)

[Isabelle Peretz @PeretzIsabelle]

As Sam Mehr summarizes: "The study offers an “elegant” way to test people’s musical abilities. “It definitely feels like a real phenomenon, not some kind of contrived thing that a bunch of psychologists made up in the lab. https://t.co/KgxGioPJt6

[Megha Sharda @mshar86]

@ProductHunt @suhela_kapoor

[Megha Sharda @mshar86]

@MHendr1cks We use Clickup. You can toggle list by person or status. And can organize tasks by project

[Fifty Two @FiftyTwoDotIn]

The Kashi corridor project aims to prepare the pilgrimage town of Varanasi for a visitor-friendly future. Its residents are bearing witness. This Friday's story is "Believers," by @shreevatsa_n. https://t.co/OB2vt7Ri4n

[Eiko Fried @EikoFried]

The 2020 "Mental State of the World" report by the nonprofit organization @sapien_labs is out, for which I served on the advisory committee. The report provides transdiagnostic insights into mental health of ~50k people in 8 countries.

https://t.co/5ZqDPNl22A

[Megha Sharda @mshar86]

@toymango It usually happens in the afternoon. So I've split my work day into 2 halves - one in the morning and one post crying bout.💁

[ATHI @ATHI_IPATH]

New video of ATHI with DrMegha Sharda (@mshar86 ) is about the role of #Mentalhealth professionals & how we individuals can help #LGBTQI people to prevent #mentalhealth issues under #ISOC1(#IPATHCON2020)
Link of the video 👇🏾👇🏾
https://t.co/abzLYfhRXp
Go and check out!

[Aruna Raman @SocEntButterfly]

We need to move away from the "mitigation" language while addressing mental health/illness. Depression cannot be "beaten" - this is violent, colonial language, which treats mental illness as a weed that can be pulled out, rather than as a part of one's being #livedexperience

[Miriam Lense @miriamlense]

New paper examining 'voice advantage' in memory for melodies in individuals with #ASD and #WilliamsSyndrome. Great to work w/ @m_weiss_ @mshar86 , Krista Hyde, and Sandra Trehub on this! See 🧵 by @m_weiss_ below for more details and link!