Matt Spike
@matspike.bsky.social
> Language + CogSci + Evolution + NLP/ML/AI
COMPLEXITY, FUNCTION & FORM in
- language, culture, cognition
- evo dynamics
- info & computation
- explanation
homeostatic property cluster at large
LangEvo is Hard Reading List
https://t.ly/gfGj
COMPLEXITY, FUNCTION & FORM in
- language, culture, cognition
- evo dynamics
- info & computation
- explanation
homeostatic property cluster at large
LangEvo is Hard Reading List
https://t.ly/gfGj
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Matt Spike
@matspike.bsky.social
· Jul 21
So here's a LINK to a really long reading list for people who:
- are interested in LANGUAGE EVOLUTION
- are interested in ABANDONING HOPE OF SIMPLE EXPLANATIONS
- like 1970S COLOUR SCHEMES
https://matspike.notion.site/Form-Function-in-Language-Evolution-58d44b9512c64a7fb48ef811cb89b6b8?pvs=4
- are interested in LANGUAGE EVOLUTION
- are interested in ABANDONING HOPE OF SIMPLE EXPLANATIONS
- like 1970S COLOUR SCHEMES
https://matspike.notion.site/Form-Function-in-Language-Evolution-58d44b9512c64a7fb48ef811cb89b6b8?pvs=4
MY GRAMMAR OPINIONS?
FROM A MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER?
WITH A SIDELINE IN POLITICAL PUNDITRY?
ON THEIR BLOG OR FCKIN PODCAST OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT?
INDEED THEY ARE SIR, INDEED THEY ARE
FROM A MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER?
WITH A SIDELINE IN POLITICAL PUNDITRY?
ON THEIR BLOG OR FCKIN PODCAST OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT?
INDEED THEY ARE SIR, INDEED THEY ARE
November 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
MY GRAMMAR OPINIONS?
FROM A MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER?
WITH A SIDELINE IN POLITICAL PUNDITRY?
ON THEIR BLOG OR FCKIN PODCAST OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT?
INDEED THEY ARE SIR, INDEED THEY ARE
FROM A MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER?
WITH A SIDELINE IN POLITICAL PUNDITRY?
ON THEIR BLOG OR FCKIN PODCAST OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT?
INDEED THEY ARE SIR, INDEED THEY ARE
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Hi everyone! We are the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hi everyone! We are the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
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I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics
A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
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Finished teaching my first seminar course today! Had tons of fun introducing my students to the rational foundations of human-like cooperation. Now that the course is over, I'm sharing the syllabus more widely!
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Finished teaching my first seminar course today! Had tons of fun introducing my students to the rational foundations of human-like cooperation. Now that the course is over, I'm sharing the syllabus more widely!
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Have we figured out what Kant said yet?
October 7, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Have we figured out what Kant said yet?
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the best answer i got for this:
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
the best answer i got for this:
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New analysis by The Australia Institute finds the Australian National University has a $90 million surplus, not a $142 million deficit!
The ANU’s hidden $90m budget surplus
New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.
australiainstitute.org.au
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
New analysis by The Australia Institute finds the Australian National University has a $90 million surplus, not a $142 million deficit!
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Thanking the reviewers
October 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thanking the reviewers
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Hibernian's Erich Schaedler models the first sponsored football shirt in Scotland. (1977)
October 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Hibernian's Erich Schaedler models the first sponsored football shirt in Scotland. (1977)
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New Cambridge Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—fully #openaccess! @thomasreydon.bsky.social explores how evolutionary theory crosses over from biology into other fields, showing how these crossovers embody a broader style of reasoning: 'evolutionary thinking' bit.ly/48z3h36 #HPbio #evosky
October 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
New Cambridge Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—fully #openaccess! @thomasreydon.bsky.social explores how evolutionary theory crosses over from biology into other fields, showing how these crossovers embody a broader style of reasoning: 'evolutionary thinking' bit.ly/48z3h36 #HPbio #evosky
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Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet for his wife Lucille.
#vintagephoto #louisarmstrong #egypt #sphinx
#vintagephoto #louisarmstrong #egypt #sphinx
October 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet for his wife Lucille.
#vintagephoto #louisarmstrong #egypt #sphinx
#vintagephoto #louisarmstrong #egypt #sphinx
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"Knight Rider" (1984) s02e17, Garthe Knight (Michael Knight's evil twin) breaks out of prison. Now in glorious HD.
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Knight Rider" (1984) s02e17, Garthe Knight (Michael Knight's evil twin) breaks out of prison. Now in glorious HD.
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I've found it kind of a pain to work with resources like VerbNet, FrameNet, PropBank (frame files), and WordNet using existing tools. Maybe you have too. Here's a little package that handles data management, loading, and cross-referencing via either a CLI or a python API.
GitHub - aaronstevenwhite/glazing: Unified data models and interfaces for syntactic and semantic frame ontologies.
Unified data models and interfaces for syntactic and semantic frame ontologies. - aaronstevenwhite/glazing
github.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I've found it kind of a pain to work with resources like VerbNet, FrameNet, PropBank (frame files), and WordNet using existing tools. Maybe you have too. Here's a little package that handles data management, loading, and cross-referencing via either a CLI or a python API.
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Delighted to speak in Tokyo next October at this fantastic event ! 😎
Thank you for having me🙏!
Will be talking about embodiment and Artificial Agents
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thank you for having me🙏!
Will be talking about embodiment and Artificial Agents
osf.io/preprints/ps...
September 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Delighted to speak in Tokyo next October at this fantastic event ! 😎
Thank you for having me🙏!
Will be talking about embodiment and Artificial Agents
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thank you for having me🙏!
Will be talking about embodiment and Artificial Agents
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Great news from the @erc.europa.eu today: I received an ERC Starting Grant to study the cultural evolution of literature 🔥
www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...
www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...
Charting the evolution of European literature
Oleg Sobchuk has received an ERC Starting Grant to study 200 years of European literary evolution
www.eva.mpg.de
September 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Great news from the @erc.europa.eu today: I received an ERC Starting Grant to study the cultural evolution of literature 🔥
www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...
www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...
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the whole AI Herrenvolk Thoughocracy schtick annoys me way less these days - it's the intellectual equivalent of a clown in underpants slapping themself on the back, like, whatevs, have at it
their TOTAL IGNORANCE OF FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE, on the other hand, DRIVES ME INTO WILD FITS OF RAGE
their TOTAL IGNORANCE OF FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE, on the other hand, DRIVES ME INTO WILD FITS OF RAGE
You're telling me an AI researcher is myopic and almost completely uninformed about other fields of study that could complement their own? No way; that bunch is famously multidisciplinary and supportive of the humanities.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAALHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAALHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAALHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
August 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
the whole AI Herrenvolk Thoughocracy schtick annoys me way less these days - it's the intellectual equivalent of a clown in underpants slapping themself on the back, like, whatevs, have at it
their TOTAL IGNORANCE OF FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE, on the other hand, DRIVES ME INTO WILD FITS OF RAGE
their TOTAL IGNORANCE OF FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE, on the other hand, DRIVES ME INTO WILD FITS OF RAGE
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And his name that sat on him was Death
And a json followed with him
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And his name that sat on him was Death
And a json followed with him
August 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And his name that sat on him was Death
And a json followed with him
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And his name that sat on him was Death
And a json followed with him
i've seen jsons you people wouldn't believe
August 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
i've seen jsons you people wouldn't believe