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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 7h

Made by @aaup-penn.bsky.social member!

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 4h

why does this guy from cinderella story always come to mind when i hear that?

Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 2d

sometimes I look around and start tearing up a little bit at how happy I am to live here

Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 2d

I have a tendency to say this every day but I love Philadelphia so much and feel like it’s such an honor to get to live here with my neighbors.

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Dr. Lotte Pummerer @lpummerer.bsky.social · 4d

Why are some people more prone to believe in conspiracy theories? Part of the answer may lie in metacognition, i.e., the ability to correctly estimate one's own knowledge about topics.
-> New paper with @kwinter.bsky.social, @kaisassenberg.bsky.social & Helen Fischer
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/2044...

“Knowing what I don’t know” – belief in conspiracy theories relates to lower metacognitive sensitivity: a signal detection theoretic approach

Beliefs in conspiracy theories are seemingly hard to dispute through facts. Researchers have partly attributed this resistance to certain information processing styles that are associated with cons...

doi.org

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Jorge Morales @jorge-morales.bsky.social · 13d

🚨🚨🚨 The Subjectivity Lab is looking for a lab manager! The position is available immediately. We want someone who can help coordinate our large sample fMRI study, plus other behavioral work. Because *gestures at everything* the job was approved only now (ends in June 2026). Great opportunity! 🧵 1/4

Laboratory Technician

About the Opportunity SUMMARY The Subjectivity Lab, directed by Jorge Morales, and housed in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University is excited to invite applications for a full-time L...

northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Hannah Waters @hanner.bsky.social · 17d

Hii! Last week Quanta published a project I've been working on all year — a special issue about climate science, or what research into climate change is revealing about how our planet works www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...

How We Came To Know Earth | Quanta Magazine

Climate science is the most significant scientific collaboration in history. This series from Quanta Magazine guides you through basic climate science — from quantum effects to ancient hothouses, from...

www.quantamagazine.org

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 18d

13/ Paulina will definitely be in my book, but she deserves proper recognition in a major publication profile. I would do it, but I am writing a book. Someone should be beat me to it!
I came across her work in the first chapter of the late David Golumbia's "Cyberlibertarianism."

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 23d

Obviously, no guarantee that we can/want to cover it, but it's actually helpful from the journalist side since keeping track of all the new embargoed papers every day is overwhelming.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 23d

Yea, as a journalist, I really appreciate when scientists reach out to let me know a paper is coming out. Just a couple sentences is great along with a link to the preprint or a pdf of the paper. Typically, these are scientists who have read my work on similar topics.

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Hilary Barth @hilarybarth.bsky.social · 25d

We’re searching for TWO tenure-track cognitive neuroscientists here in the Wesleyan University Psychology Department! Apply here wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers

Careers at Wesleyan

We welcome your interest in Wesleyan’s diverse, energetic community of employees who, by their creativity, innovative thinking, and generosity of spirit, help make Wesleyan a great place to work. In t...

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dylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · Sep 9

The first in-person Possible Futures workshop was amazing!

As I run more of these, it strikes me how many themes are so consistent: desire for ecological restoration. Connection. Autonomy. Privacy. Dignity. Leisure. Peace. Again and again, we find common ground and shared visions. 🌱

In the foreground, a group of 3 people (cropped from the torso down) are gathered around a wooden table, flipping through magazines and cutting out pages. The person on the left is wearing a denim jacket and jeans, has light skin, and is wearing bracelets. The person behind them is light-skinned and wearing a pink shirt. On the right, there is another light-skinned person wearing a patterned button-down and black jeans. In the background, more people are seated around a table covered in magazines.

Handwritten sharpie scribbled notes that read "In 2050, we are - Default disconnected - Cryptographically secure - No one drives a fucking car ever again - Autonomic (?)". Around the notes are scraps of paper.

A collage on a light blue background. At the top of the collage, there is text reading "Click the close button to close the window". In a different font, there is text reading "For we are wild beings. Wild to the core." There is a border of a 2000s-looking Windows Vista image viewer window that has been cut to be breaking open on the left side. Inside the window is an image of a dog about to jump off of a pier into the water, also facing the left, as if it was to jump out of the broken computer window.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Sep 7

does struggling to write a dissertation count as a “weird little issue”?

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Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social · Aug 28

Scientific American magazine is 180 years old. To celebrate, they're offering digital subs for $18 (about half price). Offer ends 9/2.
www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/

Subscribe to Scientific American

Subscribe to Scientific American Magazine

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks so much @dorsaamir.bsky.social and @chazfirestone.bsky.social, along with @mcxfrank.bsky.social, for your input on this! And ofc @sarahexplains.bsky.social and @parshallison.bsky.social for your editing!

Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · Aug 22

How much does the environment we’re raised in change how we see the world? Wonderful piece in @sciam.bsky.social by @norabradford.bsky.social, ft. an interview with @dorsaamir.bsky.social about our work on the 'cultural byproduct hypothesis'.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/does...

Why a Classic Psychology Theory about Vision Has Fallen Apart

The downfall of a long-standing theory in psychology raises a question: How much does the environment we’re raised in change how we literally see the world?

www.scientificamerican.com

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 21

The ones I'm most familiar with are related to funding proposals and science policy recommendations, but I'd love to hear about any other applications of the white paper format in and around science!

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 21

tldr; how does your field use white papers? do you have examples?
I'm teaching a few classes on writing and they're based on topics in neuroscience and animal cognition. The first big assignment for students is a white paper and I'm hoping to give students an idea of how white papers can be used.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 19

yay! any chance there will be a virtual option? or just recordings?

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 13

🤦🏼‍♀️ i can’t say i’m surprised but uchicago absolutely wont be the same place if this “restructuring” goes thru. all the science majors i knew are way better scientists *because* of the liberal arts education they got.

Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · Aug 13

lots of chatter today about the consequences of uchicago "restructuring" (read: consolidating/slashing/cutting) its arts & humanities programs chicagomaroon.com/48215/news/u...

so i thought i'd check in on how its expensive new climate engineering program is faring

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · Aug 2

I am begging journalists to stop platforming him. These objects are SO EXCITING and there are people doing really good science on them and he is not one of them.

Jason Wight @astrowright.bsky.social · Aug 2

Loeb: we must stick to the facts, not judge things based on public opinion.

Also Loeb: Look at how many likes and messages my ideas get! I must be doing it right.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 2

for general science communication, @comscicon.bsky.social is great

for policy-specific writing, nspn could help: www.scipolnetwork.org/writingtrain...

SciPol Writing — NSPN

www.scipolnetwork.org

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Aug 2

i also have a couple presentations on my website norabradford.com/fun/ - the second one has a ton of resources for getting started!

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Meghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social · Jul 31

Potatoes! Evolved from tomatoes! The tastiest mystery ever solved? 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

You Say Potato, Evolution Says Tomato

About nine million years ago, a hybridization involving the lineage of another farmers market star gave rise to the modern-day cultivated potato

www.scientificamerican.com

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Jul 31

Scientific American is turning 180! 🎉

Celebrate with us:

🎂 Explore our anniversary collection

🧩 Solve digital jigsaw puzzles of vintage covers

🏆 Stay tuned for a contest announcement tomorrow!

sciam.com/180 #SciAm180

Celebrating 180 Years of Scientific American

Since 1845, SciAm has chronicled the science shaping our world. Explore our legacy in this special anniversary package.

sciam.com

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Jul 31

aww! an intern is only as good as their mentor!!

Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Jul 31

It's #NationalInternDay! Here's to the great interns I've worked with over the last few years, like @norabradford.bsky.social, @alexviveros.bsky.social & @andreatamayo.bsky.social. Y'all rock.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · Jul 31

Researchers found an interesting evolutionary relationship between potatoes and tomatoes!🥔🍅!! @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

You Say Potato, Evolution Says Tomato

About nine million years ago, a hybridization involving the lineage of another farmers market star gave rise to the modern-day cultivated potato

www.scientificamerican.com