Sleep Researcher and Professor. Views very much my own. Crowland’s Silver Jubilee Committee-fancier.https://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu5rfto3ns2pQuiet the achievement to be the world’s most troublesome postdoc😎28 Aug 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rfto3ns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu5pis7kqk2vLooks like a surgical weather strike has been ordered up on Electric Picnic.28 Aug 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5pis7kqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu5efvlsxk27Fluent Aphasia [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5efvlsxk27https://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu5brrcmmk2kThat's the second "Peter Burke denies interfering in supposedly independent process" story of the day, top man. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5brrcmmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu4xpgklwk2aIt is of course worth noting that Irish Higher Education has been operating with a funding gap of >300 million euro for years (by the governments own reckoning), with successive ministers doing the absolute minimum so that they can pretend they are addressing the gap. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lr8rp01n5o28 Aug 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4xpgklwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu4u564ask2aDefinitely not enough programmes about American lawyers, such fascinating people, [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4u564ask2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mu2h7cebw22yKeep begging, sleep 20 hours a day and bite anyone who comes near you? https://www.science.org/content/article/what-my-dog-taught-me-about-leading-lab?utm_campaign=Science&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=facebook27 Aug 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2h7cebw22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtzzv73dkc2g“A systematic review of 31 studies found that open-plan designs were negatively associated with health, satisfaction and productivity, with not a single study measuring productivity finding a positive effect,“ - please tell this to every university estates department. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzzv73dkc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtyqkp5l5k2tNew publication! In a break from usual service I have been working with Tadhg MacIntyre and our PhD student Ada Nicke on the concept of Planetary Health and it operationalisation in cities, a topic that will be very relevant for sleep health as well. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2026.270517026 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqkp5l5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtycm7qlgs2kAmazing stuff. Does anyone know what happens to spines during daily torpor? [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtycm7qlgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtvixykwrs24We are delighted to announce our DataGenChrono Doctoral Network today, an EU doctoral training programme on the topics of sleep, genetics, data science and mental health, and is led by Prof Lorna Lopez and myself at Maynooth. @maynoothuniversity.ie https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-science-engineering/news/mu-lead-initiative-uncover-links-between-sleep-and-mental-health25 Aug 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvixykwrs24https://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtu4cgserc2gMonkeys, typewriters, etc.24 Aug 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu4cgserc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtsxkyaj5k2jMight be stating the obvious here, but for research work/public statements to be protected by academic freedom, then that work has to be, you know, academic,24 Aug 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsxkyaj5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtrmalq4fs2jMake a band bigger The Velvet Overground. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmalq4fs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtrfftlix22zIt is late summer, and the professional shithead class has really gone into overdrive in their opinion columns. So much certainty, so little expertise or introspection, truly a marvel. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrfftlix22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtqcopstl225I saw this at on the side of a bus, and not being sniffy about the important work Mechanics do or how they should be paid, but the starting salary is equivalent to a 6th year post doc (that is degree + PhD + 5 years). Pay post docs in line with their experience and expertise maybe?23 Aug 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqcopstl225https://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtort2w7cc2lI have been emptying my parents defrosted chest freezer. 1st prize goes to the 24 year old chicken.22 Aug 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtort2w7cc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtjyyllll22cI guess he now qualifies as an “Unemployment Realist”. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjyyllll22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtiqjd7dzc2zImagine this as an updated version of The Irish RM, where sociopathic tech billionaire has many jolly japes on their estate with their comedy Irish staff (Election O’Interference and Biddy McMisinformstion). [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiqjd7dzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mthlmkf5ps23 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthlmkf5ps23https://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtgdl6hl622lI think we should call this network the "Provisional Mankind Quarterly" https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/the-peter-thiel-linked-race-science-network-that-penetrated-cambridge-university-and-targeted-jason-arday/19 Aug 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgdl6hl622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtgakp3fms2pIs this the same IFA which pushes back against every climate change mitigation action? The agriculture sector deceased its emissions by less than 0.5% in 2025. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgakp3fms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtekykbtys2cI am proud to report that I have never led even a single thought in my life. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtekykbtys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtdzps3bds2nYes, thanks microsoft, this is all very helpful.18 Aug 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdzps3bds2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtdrfknnqk2bClearing out the lab and remembering the time when Tocris played a big part in my life.18 Aug 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdrfknnqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mtc76ngmnc2yHave to be honest, I‘m starting to have some doubts about the DUP. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc76ngmnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cooganlab.bsky.social/post/3mt2uc2ej4k25Tony didn’t die at the end of The Sopranos, he just relocated to Copenhagen.14 Aug 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:3txnwno7dvnened5gtqhemvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2uc2ej4k25