I communicate everyday neuroscience- often about pumpkin spice and stress management (though rarely together).
Joined December 2015
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5 Dec 2022
Are you a Type A? This season we recognize those Scrooge-like behaviors, and we think about how to balance them in our lives. Reposting an article I wrote for HuffPost about the neuroscience of greed and gratitude. franssenstrategies.com/blog/…
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15 Nov 2022
I really enjoyed talking about entrepreneurship and resilience with a wonderful group this morning. #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek #Entrepreneur #resilience
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19 Sep 2022
Starbucks has sold 500 million PSLs since its introduction.
I've _never_ had a PSL ( I love coffee)
"The pumpkin spice movement is one of the most phenomenal pieces of neuromarketing that we’ve had in the past few decades." @StressProf to @thewalrus
thewalrus.ca/pumpkin-spice/
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
19 Sep 2022
Starting the week off by answering a burning question: why do we love pumpkin spice so much? What does the PSL do to our brains to generate such enduring fervor? Neuroscientist Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf shares some insights in @TheWalrus. hubs.ly/Q01mBkQm0
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
22 Sep 2022
"The craze for the cozy fall flavour doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon," writes @StressProf #FirstDayofFall
thewalrus.ca/pumpkin-spice/
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7 Sep 2022
Who's had their first PSL of the season? I got to write a bit about why we have this love of season and spice in #TheWalrus. thewalrus.ca/pumpkin-spice/
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20 Apr 2022
Had a blast chatting science with my colleagues last night!
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
19 Apr 2022
Here we go! Kicking off an exciting evening at @thebyrdrva for Science on Screen! #rva
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11 Apr 2022
Whatcha doing next Tuesday (4/19)? Join a few science minds from the @ScienceMusofVA as we put "Don't Look Up" into perspective at the @thebyrdrva! Get your tickets here: byrdtheatre.org/programming/…
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
11 Apr 2022
Need some #MondayMotivation? We've got you covered! What do you do with a sick chemist? You try to helium, and then you try to curium, but if all else fails, you gotta barium. #NerdJoke #ScienceRocks
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21 Mar 2022
Thrilled to be a part of this meaningful evening. Join us.
21 Mar 2022
We're excited to celebrate Women's History Month w/ @TheNew_Theatre's presentation of "Photograph 51" by Anna Ziegler. Join us for play about Rosalind Franklin. Performance also features Q&A w/ #RVA scientists. FREE 3/24 7pm eventbrite.com/e/tnt-present…
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2 Feb 2022
RT @dhh: “Thus I was moved to retire from engaging with my social drug of choice, Twitter. After tens of thousands of tweets across more th…
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29 Jan 2022
We're hiring! We're looking for curious, enthusiastic, inspiring & passionate science lovers to join our education team. We have openings for a gallery educator & astronomy educator. Get full details & apply at jobs.virginia.gov. #rva #RVAjobs #MuseumJob #VAmuseums #VAjob
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
29 Jan 2022
The US will hit the ignominious number of 900,000 Covid deaths in a week, half of these occurred well after vaccines were widely available
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
28 Jan 2022
New study out yesterday showed daycares where kids wear masks 14% less likely to close.
Clear downside to *not* wearing masks: Risk that a class will close because of an outbreak.
Or your child will have to isolate for days.
I'm glad my son wears one.
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Dr. Catherine Franssen retweeted
27 Jan 2022
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Brain Science on Planet Earth ow.ly/1L6r50HFuUq #neuroscience
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26 Jan 2022
I'm so thrilled that my amazing colleague is being recognized for his outstanding work!! Congratulations @jer_science!!
26 Jan 2022
Woo hoo! A big congrats to our very own Dr. Jeremy Hoffman on being selected as a 2021 @aaas fellow! We're so proud of his impactful & inspiring work. #rva
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26 Jan 2022
The absolute havoc that @GlennYoungkin has wrought on every parent and educator in Virginia is hard to put into words. This article does a good job of describing the real repercussions of implementing half-baked ideas (based on anti-science rhetoric). slate.com/news-and-politics/…
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