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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 42m

Seeking Works in Progress Presenters

MindCORE invites @upenn.edu grad students, postdocs & RAs to give short presentations on a current project followed by an informal discussion with students and fellow researchers.

We’ll provide a location, promotion, & snacks. You provide the science.

DM us.

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megan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · 3h

📣 BIG NEWS EVERYONE. I am so excited to announce…

🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉

The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!

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Penn Arts & Sciences @sas.upenn.edu · 2h

Prof. J. Nicholas Betley of Biology has led collaborative research seeking the neural basis of long-term sustained pain and finds that a critical hub in the brainstem holds a mechanism for stopping pain signals from reaching the rest of the brain. @upenn.edu

A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain | Penn Today

J. Nicholas Betley has led collaborative research seeking the neural basis of long-term sustained pain and finds that a critical hub in the brainstem holds a mechanism for stopping pain signals from r...

penntoday.upenn.edu

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University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Association @pennppa.bsky.social · 4h

#UPenn postdocs - join us for a Halloween-themed social hour, costumes and spooky accessories encouraged! 👻🎃
🕔 Thursday, October 23, 4-6PM
📍Biomedical Research Building, 14th floor

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 4h

Poster Making Open House this Friday
October 17, 1:30-4:30 PM
200 Goddard

We will provide the jumbo paint pens, poster cardstock and Halloween candy fuel. You provide the clever slogans, graphic skills, and patriotic energy for exercising free speech.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h

Current and former Department of Education employees: We want to hear from you.

Use Signal to contact our reporters @jsmithrichards.bsky.social at jsmithrichards.93, @jodiscohen.bsky.social at jodireporter.88 or @megomatz.bsky.social at 414-207-6225.

Help ProPublica Report on Education

ProPublica needs your help to track how the upheaval of public education is affecting schools and colleges in your community. Take a few minutes to join our source network and help guide our coverage.

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 5h

Research Poster Design Workshops with the Penn Library - virtual

Weds, Oct 22: 4:45-5:45 - libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/15474686
Weds, Nov 19: 4:45-5:45 - libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/15474707
Weds, Dec 3: 4:45-5:45 - libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/15474739

Science poster session with scientist explaining her work

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Penn Arts & Sciences @sas.upenn.edu · 23h

Preliminary findings in the landmark research initiative ‘Phones in Focus’ led by Prof. Angela Duckworth of Psychology, suggest stricter cell phone policies are linked to less disruption and greater teacher satisfaction. @angeladuckworth.bsky.social @pennmindcore.bsky.social

Over 20,000 educators share insights on school cell phone policies | Penn Today

Preliminary findings in the landmark research initiative “Phones in Focus” suggest stricter cell phone policies are linked to less disruption and greater teacher satisfaction.

penntoday.upenn.edu

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Penn Religious Studies @upennrels.bsky.social · 3d

We're holding an online information session for prospective doctoral applicants on Monday at 5:30 ET!

Details at this link:

rels.sas.upenn.edu/events/2025/...

RELS Information Session for Prospective Doctoral Students | Department of Religious Studies

rels.sas.upenn.edu

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 4d

A conversation with Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler and his co-author Alex Imas about their new book:

The Winner’s Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies, Then and Now

Thurs, Oct 23, 4-5 pm
3730 Walnut St, Phila

RSVP: wharton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

@bcfginitiative.bsky.social @upenn.edu

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Penn NeuroKnow 🧠 @pennneuroknow.bsky.social · 5d

Ever wonder why conspiracy theories seem to spread faster than facts?

In our latest article, @pennngg.bsky.social student Emma Noel explains how our brain’s reward systems and social nature fuel belief in conspiracy theories. pennneuroknow.com/2025/10/07/w...

#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Why our brains find conspiracy theories appealing

Discover why conspiracy theories grab our attention, and how the brain’s reward systems and social instincts make them so hard to resist.

pennneuroknow.com

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Behavior Change for Good Initiative @bcfginitiative.bsky.social · 4d

Interested in working on research with @katymilkman.bsky.social & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social to promote #BehaviorChange? Apply to our full-time Pre-Doc Researcher position, ideal for anyone considering a PhD! June ‘26 start: bit.ly/3J2UJaq

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 5d

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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NPR @npr.org · 4d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 4d

This is a great way to double your money going to local nonprofits and improve the lives of neighbors right here in Philly.

Some of our favorites: Mazzoni Center, WHYY, Mighty Writers, The Woodlands.

What local nonprofit do you support?

@woodlandsphila.bsky.social @whyy.org

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · 4d

How we subconsciously reach towards beauty 🫳

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...

Are You Moved by Beauty?

Beauty is in the hand more than in the eye of the beholder.

www.psychologytoday.com

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The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences @warrencenter.bsky.social · 5d

“We can be more open, curious and exploratory when speaking with others rather than avoid controversies or start off pushing our viewpoint,” says Warren Center faculty affiliate Emily Falk to Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...

Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

www.scientificamerican.com

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 10d

📣 WTI is hiring faculty positions! Are you interested in advancing our understanding of the brain + how it gives rise to cognition?

Two calls are open:

Open-rank search, Neurocomputation, deadline: 12.1.25
Senior search, Neurodevelopment, rolling review

🔗 wti.yale.edu/opportunities

#KnowTogether

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 5d

Incorporating AI into scientific research may well boost productivity. But it could also leave scientists vulnerable to illusions.

Just one of the topics discussed in our recent episode, w/ @mjcrockett.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/science-ai-a...

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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · 20d

My book, a labor of love, with 15 years of my own research and the stories of countless women, is out today!! I document why women's time has gotten so squeezed, and then provide actionable, evidence-based strategies on what we can do about it! So many people on here did the research in the book! 🙏

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Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania @pennsasdean.bsky.social · 5d

We all have theories about why we are the way we are. But for psychologists, this becomes a scientific exploration. In my third episode of the Ampersand Podcast, I discuss this connection between self and subject with Associate Professor of Psychology Rebecca Waller. buff.ly/CR4LFH7 @sas.upenn.edu

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats to the winners! Its notable that Omar Yaghi was a refugee. Refugees and immigrants once again making American science great!

Nature @nature.com · 5d

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 6d

🧪Excited to co-present this @standupforscience.bsky.social event next week with UW's Dr. Ryan Kelly

We'll cover how to effectively engage in public comments, to help shape public policy at all levels, federal to local. Attend in person or virtually!

RSVP: act.standupforscience.net/events/power...

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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 6d

🚨Excited to announce the full-day Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026!

We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same.

Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 6d

TIPS Spring Seminar Application Now Open!

The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia’s 15-wk seminar is open to Philly SDP teachers who can earn 30 Act 48 credits + a $1,500.

Seminars meet in-person Weds & Thurs, 5-7 pm, Jan thru May at Penn or Temple.

More: theteachersinstitute.org/apply-to-tip...

Apply to TIP

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