Sofia Deleniv

Behavioural scientist in government // Ex-neuroscientist from Oxford // Huge fan of brains, behaviours & societies.

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

'Why vaccinate? Natural is better.' This frequently cited reason against getting the #covid19vaccine isn’t new. But it is dangerous.

I've teamed up with @danariely & @KellyBEworks to dissect this fallacy, and what we can do about it. Check out our piece!
https://t.co/CIl8Q2PiTM

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@greateranglia Please help as the train was cancelled but Trainline is refusing to refund me due to "conditions set by the carrier". I would really appreciate a refund for the train I paid for but could never take.

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@greateranglia can you please confirm if train from whittlesford Parkway to London liverpool street will be going ahead tomorrow Monday at 8.26 am?

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@greateranglia Thank you.

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@greateranglia They are saying it's nonrefundable and that I need to request with greater anglia. I really hope someone can help. This feels disappointing.

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@greateranglia Thanks for confirming
Could I request a refund on my ticket then? Trainline won't allow me to request via the app!

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@foundmyfitness Would love to see a deep dive into pregnancy exercise from your channel. You've mentioned some research showcasing the benefits of aerobic training but what about resistance? And how hard can / should/ shouldn't pregnant women push themselves when exercising?

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@Rogers I'm sorry but I'm literally being harassed by your company from the other side of the world. Closed my Rogers account >1 month ago, left Canada & continue to get bills and threats about "extra charges" even after customer service reassured me 2x that my account is closed

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@justforlaughs
Please help with issue - cannot transfer JFL toronto pass after purchasing 2. Have sent you a DM - would appreciate some advice!

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

We have no right to ignore what’s said on 🇷🇺 state TV these days. This unfortunately has all the potential for getting much worse.

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@katewong Just a heads up - I just sent you a DM re: potential pitch to SciAm. Would love to work with you!

[Gavin Buckingham @DrGBuckingham]

Rotate your phone

Particularly horrifying version of the Thatcher effect

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@changebehaviour @danariely @KellyBEworks Thanks for the interest! It might be something worth considering in the post-pandemic future as well, if we anticipate that COVID-19 will make recurring seasonal appearances, much like the flu, and want to encourage the population to get vaccinated come winter.

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@MetacogniShane @BEworks @behscientist @danariely @KellyBEworks The naturalistic fallacy refers to an erroneous deduction of what 'ought' to be from what 'is', while the appeal to nature refers to a not-entirely-unrelated tendency to assume that what occurs in nature ('is') must be good ('ought to be'). 2/2

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

@MetacogniShane @BEworks @behscientist @danariely @KellyBEworks We're glad to see debate around this topic! Our take is that treating 'naturalistic fallacy' and 'appeal to nature' as parallel terms might be creating an unnecessarily artificial semantic distinction. 1/2

[Behavioral Scientist @behscientist]

“Natural Is Better”: How the Naturalistic Fallacy Derails Public Health

By @sofia_deleniv , @danariely, and @KellyBEworks

https://t.co/e6JweHrWzA

[Society for Personality and Social Psychology @SPSPnews]

"But what really shocked us was how often individuals endorsed the belief that vaccination is unnecessary because the body’s 'natural defenses' would do a better job at protecting it from infections." - @sofia_deleniv @danariely @KellyBEworks https://t.co/gWeGQtsyc6 @behscientist

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

A new study finds a potential biological explanation for human beings' historical tendency to believe that people see by emitting an immaterial substance from the eyes. Check out my short report in @ResearchDigest!

https://t.co/zQzg7vLrpi

[BPS Research Digest @ResearchDigest]

When we follow other people’s gazes and track where they pay attention, our brains conjure illusory beams of motion emanating from their faces. @sofia_deleniv reports on this interesting quirk of evolution in our latest guest post: https://t.co/IxQkhQ0VsC

[Sofia Deleniv @sofia_deleniv]

Kids tend to believe our eyes send beams out into the world and capture the sights of objects like a projector. Well, there might be a good reason! New study suggests our brains 'imagine' motion beams flowing from faces. I report for @ResearchDigest.

https://t.co/zQzg7vLrpi