Björn Jörges
@bjorges.bsky.social
CogPsy: perception in microgravity, prediction, VR; open science, queer feminism, sex work, men in crop tops;
Guess I'm too earnest to be among the cool kids (leftist artists and shitposters) 🥲
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Guess I'm too earnest to be among the cool kids (leftist artists and shitposters) 🥲
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Our latest paper, “Visual language models show widespread visual deficits on neuropsychological tests”, is now out in Nature Machine Intelligence: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Non-paywalled version:
arxiv.org/abs/2504.10786
Tweet thread below from first author @genetang.bsky.social...
Non-paywalled version:
arxiv.org/abs/2504.10786
Tweet thread below from first author @genetang.bsky.social...
Visual language models show widespread visual deficits on neuropsychological tests - Nature Machine Intelligence
Tangtartharakul and Storrs use standardized neuropsychological tests to compare human visual abilities with those of visual language models (VLMs). They report that while VLMs excel in high-level obje...
www.nature.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Our latest paper, “Visual language models show widespread visual deficits on neuropsychological tests”, is now out in Nature Machine Intelligence: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Non-paywalled version:
arxiv.org/abs/2504.10786
Tweet thread below from first author @genetang.bsky.social...
Non-paywalled version:
arxiv.org/abs/2504.10786
Tweet thread below from first author @genetang.bsky.social...
Ngl, one of the things that make me most angry here is that US universities could have so much power in opposing fascism if they bandied together rather than rolling over and caving one by one
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Ngl, one of the things that make me most angry here is that US universities could have so much power in opposing fascism if they bandied together rather than rolling over and caving one by one
Steam doing the train gays a solid
February 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Steam doing the train gays a solid
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“The emails shed light on their ideology, showing how billionaire backers of the early IDW had a vested interest in convincing the public that women who accuse powerful men of sexual abuse are liars, and spent millions bringing a right-wing movement that discredits victims into the mainstream.” 1/
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
“The emails shed light on their ideology, showing how billionaire backers of the early IDW had a vested interest in convincing the public that women who accuse powerful men of sexual abuse are liars, and spent millions bringing a right-wing movement that discredits victims into the mainstream.” 1/
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I will keep adding entries as they are revealed by detailed searches into the Epstein files. My thread focuses on researchers and academics who, well after Epstein's 2008 conviction, have sought contact with, received funding from, and let themselves be promoted by him.
Are there moral limits to advancing a research career?
"Antonio Damasio..the director of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute approached Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 and asked the convicted child sex offender to fund robotics neuroscience research"
#AcademicSky
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/02/02/u...
"Antonio Damasio..the director of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute approached Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 and asked the convicted child sex offender to fund robotics neuroscience research"
#AcademicSky
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I will keep adding entries as they are revealed by detailed searches into the Epstein files. My thread focuses on researchers and academics who, well after Epstein's 2008 conviction, have sought contact with, received funding from, and let themselves be promoted by him.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
Abolish the ivy league (as if we needed more reasons)
I think it's fair to say that nearly every corner of Harvard has been indirectly or directly impacted by E*stein.
From student groups to faculty appointments to research funding, you can't point to one single thing because there isn't one single thing. There are many things. A system if you will.
From student groups to faculty appointments to research funding, you can't point to one single thing because there isn't one single thing. There are many things. A system if you will.
Epstein Gave $225,000 More to Hasty Pudding Than Previously Known | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 received at least $225,000 more in donations from convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein than was previously known, according to documents released by the Depart...
www.thecrimson.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Abolish the ivy league (as if we needed more reasons)
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calling L1 speakers of British English, please help out my student Emilia on her dissertation study! 🐦🐦
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
calling L1 speakers of British English, please help out my student Emilia on her dissertation study! 🐦🐦
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it
No hate to this person because its a society-as-a-whole thing, but how are we collectively so bad at introspection that so many people make it to adulthood with this level of emotional immaturity in the first place? Good on her for turning it around, but why did a student have to initiate it?
I needed a culture shift in my lab. I’m grateful one student spoke up
“I was transferring the stress I was under onto my graduate students,” this professor writes. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/46lrAzB
“I was transferring the stress I was under onto my graduate students,” this professor writes. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/46lrAzB
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
No hate to this person because its a society-as-a-whole thing, but how are we collectively so bad at introspection that so many people make it to adulthood with this level of emotional immaturity in the first place? Good on her for turning it around, but why did a student have to initiate it?
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
Application for Canadian citizenship submitted! 🥳
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Application for Canadian citizenship submitted! 🥳
my god do I love a list
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 AM
my god do I love a list
One of the things that drive me like 4/10 crazy is people just taking it for trivially true that social media and smartphones are bad for us, while like all studies show incredibly mixed and inconsistent results
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
One of the things that drive me like 4/10 crazy is people just taking it for trivially true that social media and smartphones are bad for us, while like all studies show incredibly mixed and inconsistent results
damn Spain just gave 500.000 illegalized migrants the residence???? That's insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Regularización de inmigrantes: quién se puede acoger, qué beneficios obtendrá y cuándo empieza
El Gobierno espera que las solicitudes se puedan empezar a presentar a principios de abril, pudiendo otorgar la autorización de residencia con permiso de trabajo,
www.lavanguardia.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
damn Spain just gave 500.000 illegalized migrants the residence???? That's insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
this book could have been an email
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
this book could have been an email
Now do Eurovision, too
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Now do Eurovision, too
Tried to bike on Bloor the other day and it was a really fun game of guessing which blocks would be plowed and which werent 🙃🙃🙃 gave up super stressed and I'm not gonna bike anymore until it thaws 🥲
TL;DR: no
(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)
(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)
Does Toronto really plow bike lanes before roadways? Here’s what we found out
January 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Tried to bike on Bloor the other day and it was a really fun game of guessing which blocks would be plowed and which werent 🙃🙃🙃 gave up super stressed and I'm not gonna bike anymore until it thaws 🥲
What is this, jfc 😭😭😭
ok it is easy to dunk on this,
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
January 23, 2026 at 7:42 AM
What is this, jfc 😭😭😭
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Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
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Let's talk about "grumpy lab person". Many labs have them. With an eye to keeping science at its most rigorous, they cross the line into criticism that's too harsh. They are the ones who risk killing your scientific spirit. They are reviewer 2. /1
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Let's talk about "grumpy lab person". Many labs have them. With an eye to keeping science at its most rigorous, they cross the line into criticism that's too harsh. They are the ones who risk killing your scientific spirit. They are reviewer 2. /1
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I am happy to share that our preprint “𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮: 𝗔 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵” is now out.
Huge thanks to @bayslab.org, Julie de Falco, Zahara, @cjungerius.bsky.social, @ivntmc.bsky.social, Adam, and Xiaolu for the lovely collaboration.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Huge thanks to @bayslab.org, Julie de Falco, Zahara, @cjungerius.bsky.social, @ivntmc.bsky.social, Adam, and Xiaolu for the lovely collaboration.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I am happy to share that our preprint “𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮: 𝗔 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵” is now out.
Huge thanks to @bayslab.org, Julie de Falco, Zahara, @cjungerius.bsky.social, @ivntmc.bsky.social, Adam, and Xiaolu for the lovely collaboration.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Huge thanks to @bayslab.org, Julie de Falco, Zahara, @cjungerius.bsky.social, @ivntmc.bsky.social, Adam, and Xiaolu for the lovely collaboration.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Ngl it's wild that this even needs to be said
The Barcelona Principles propose some simple actions to create a less unequal play field between native speakers and non native speakers of English in philosophy. First among them: reviewers should not assess papers based on style. contesi.info/bp/
BARCELONA PRINCIPLES FOR A GLOBALLY INCLUSIVE PHILOSOPHY
We acknowledge that English is the common vehicular language of much contemporary philosophy, especially in the tradition of so-called “analytic” or “Anglo-American” philosophy. This tradition is i…
contesi.info
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Ngl it's wild that this even needs to be said