Nick Byrd, Ph.D.✓

Mastodon @byrdnick@nerdculture.de

⚔ Compare ☆ Watch Own this channel?

🔄 Data last refreshed 3 hours ago

🤝

Make a deal with Nick Byrd, Ph.D.

🔒 Paid proposals held safely in escrow — released only when the work's approved.

Followers

1.2K

Account age

3 yrs

🧰 Free analysis for Nick Byrd, Ph.D.

🕵️ Fake follower check 📊 Engagement rate 💰 What they charge

Known for

What appeared to reduce #anxiety disorders and symptoms most in a recent #MetaAnalysis?
#ResistanceTraining
It had better effects and certainty ratings than #CBT, treatment-as-usual, #aerobics, and several other common interventions.
BMJ #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002781

9 views What appeared to reduce #anxiety disorders and symptoms most in a recent #MetaAnalysis? #ResistanceTraining It had better effects and certainty ratings than #CBT, treatment-as-usual, #aerobics, and several other common interventions. BMJ #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002781

7 views Yes. People still ask.

Why might some workers perform better?
A thesis found reflective thinking predicted #job performance above and beyond #intelligence and conscientiousness: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/2285
Reflection even moderated the relationship between #IQ and performance!
#IOPsych #Hiring #Work #AI

7 views Why might some workers perform better? A thesis found reflective thinking predicted #job performance above and beyond #intelligence and conscientiousness: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/2285 Reflection even moderated the relationship between #IQ and performance! #IOPsych #Hiring #Work #AI

Are critical thinking and reflective thinking the same? Nope.
I've argued that not all reflective thinking is critical: https://doi.org/10.5840/resphilosophica2711
And Nadurak argues that not all critical thinking is reflective (Type 2): https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v46i2.10342
#cogSci #PhilMind #epistemology #AI

7 views Are critical thinking and reflective thinking the same? Nope. I've argued that not all reflective thinking is critical: https://doi.org/10.5840/resphilosophica2711 And Nadurak argues that not all critical thinking is reflective (Type 2): https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v46i2.10342 #cogSci #PhilMind #epistemology #AI

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

0.5%

Engagement vs followers

Oct 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Why do events run out of #plantBased food and have leftover #mea · 23 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

2.4 / week

Posts several times a week.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

4.9×

Follows 255 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

View on Mastodon ↗

🔥 Top post Why do events run out of #plantBased food and have leftover #meat? Cuz #vegan meals are often more appetizing! I don't blame omnivores who leave the meat and grab the lentils, quinoia, peppers, olives, greens, etc. It's time #catering defaulted to vegan #food: https://qr.ae/pF4h… ★ 23

Yes. People still ask. ★ 7

Why might some workers perform better? A thesis found reflective thinking predicted #job performance above and beyond #intelligence and conscientiousness: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/2285 Reflection even moderated the relation… ★ 7

What appeared to reduce #anxiety disorders and symptoms most in a recent #MetaAnalysis? #ResistanceTraining It had better effects and certainty ratings than #CBT, treatment-as-usual, #aerobics, and several other common interventions. BMJ #… ★ 9 Do people realize the latest evidence still suggests #exercise is about as effective as #psychotherapy and #antidepressants for treating #depression (and may result in fewer adverse events)? Recent review:: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858… ★ 8

Glad to see #pragmatism advancing arguments and evidence about #intuition and #reflection. I've applied it to - #CogSci and #metaphilosophy broadly: https://doi.org/10.1111/meta.12534 - #AI and #PhilMind: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.250… ★ 2 “Is it a #Substack or is it a REAL #blog?” –A Colleague The implication immediately resonated, but perhaps I just started blogging on earlier platforms such as #Wordpress, #Blogger, etc. What is TRUE #blogging to you? ★ 2

Are critical thinking and reflective thinking the same? Nope. I've argued that not all reflective thinking is critical: https://doi.org/10.5840/resphilosophica2711 And Nadurak argues that not all critical thinking is reflective (Type 2): h… ★ 7 😬 U.S. retirees don't get a fair share of #SocialSecurity, etc.—"for #Medicare [they get] TRIPLE what they paid in." Jessica Riedl adds, "the math doesn’t work": https://freakonomics.com/podcast/ten-myths-about-the-u-s-tax-system And the #… ★ 1

Is #Amazon going to sunset #mTurk? As of July 30 2026, #AWS will no longer accept new customers (requestors). "Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal." https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/sms-workforce-man… ★ 2

Thanks to the International Association for the Cognitive and Evolutionary Sciences of #Religion for letting me remotely present to their conference in Czechia not-yet-published meta-analyses of studies of #atheism and reflection across la… ★ 1 Because the #DecisionAnalysisSociety is on #LinkedIn, I'll post about our talks and posters in the comments on my post over there. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nickbyrd_duke-conference-2026ada-activity-7474825172022284288-b9PN?utm_source…

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

nerdculture.de

Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.

✅ Link-verified

Verified link

Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.

On Mastodon since

Oct 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 6 views per post.

📤Posts about 2.4× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated

75/100

Good Credibility score

92%

Real Real audience

Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Engagement (~0.5% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
Verified account.
Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

💚 Brand affinity

Estimated

Brands Nick Byrd, Ph.D.'s audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.

About

Assistant Prof. of Cognitive Science in the Dept. of #Bioethics and #DecisionScience(s) at #Geisinger College of #Health Sciences. I use #science and #technology to understand (and improve) #decisionMaking and #wellbeing. I use this site mostly for work (#CogSci, #Psychology, #Rationality, #SciComm, and #rStats). I may ignore, unfollow, or even block other stuff. Profile picture: not #NeilPatrickHarris, but I'm told almost daily that I look like him.