Valerie van Mulukom

@herebehumans.bsky.social

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Senior Lecturer in Psychology @ Oxford Brookes University, UK // Research on cognitive & evolutionary science of religious, secular, political, conspiracy belief & imagination. #COVIDisNotOver

OPEN EVENING 2026 MSc Psychology Conversion Course Discover what it’s like to study Psychology at Oxford Brookes, meet members of the course team, and gain a deeper understanding of the curriculum and learning experience. 📅 Thursday 26 February 🕔 5.00pm to 7.00pm 📍 Headington Campus, Sinclair Building, Room 4.01 Find out more and register
Research poster which says: "What does your favourite literary genre say about you? Help us find out! This 10-15 minute survey for an Oxford Brookes University research project asks questions about books you like to read/listen to, as well as some of your interests, worries & coping styles. https://tinyurl.com/Brookesfictionsurvey" on a background image of books.
Research poster asking for participants: What does your favourite TV/film genre say about you? Help us find out! This 10-15 minute survey for an Oxford Brookes University research project asks questions about TV/film genres you like to watch, as well as some of your interests, worries & coping styles. https://tinyurl.com/Brookesfictionsurvey
An image depicting a crow dressed up as a Sherlock Holmes with a magnifying glass and deer hunter cap. The artwork is called "Charlek crow Holmes", by illustrator ahlemkhedri (https://medibang.com/author/5450119)
A picture of a woman watching TV, with text superimposed, saying: "What does your favourite TV/movie genre say about you? Help us find out!". Additional text states: "This 5-10 minute survey for an Oxford Brookes University BSc research project asks questions about TV/movie genres you like to watch, as well as some of your interests, worries, and coping styles." and finishes with the URL and the statement: "This survey has received ethical approval from the Psychology Research Ethics Committee at Oxford Brookes University."
A quote from the linked PsyPost artice: "These findings suggest that art acts as a kind of buffer when we engage with difficult or negative subjects. The aesthetic qualities of art and the sense that we are in a slightly removed, “as-if” world when experiencing art, may reduce the emotional impact of negative content, making it more approachable. This reduced emotional cost, combined with the appeal of aesthetic appreciation and thought-provoking perspectives, makes people more willing to explore negative themes through art than through non-art media."
A quote from George Dale's letter in his newspaper about how we need to fight the Klan.
Screenshot of tweet saying "our cultural obsession with STEM education was a mistake" from 03 Feb 25 which has had 8.7M views and many interactions
an xkcd comic with three panels, where a stick figure explains: (1) Our lab was trying to recreate the conditions that occurred seconds after the big bang. (2) But it turns out they were extremely hot and unpleasant. (3) So now we're trying to recreate the conditions that occurred on this tropical beach in early 2014. Honestly don't know why we were doing that other thing.
A picture of the first page of Chapter 10 'Your Fake News, Our Facts: Identity-based motivation shapes what we believe, share, and accept' by D Oyserman and A Dawson
A quote from academic journal The Lancet stating: "Disinformation has become a deliberate instrument to attack and discredit scientists and health professionals for political gains. The effects are destructive and damaging to public health."