David Sidhu
@davidmsidhu.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Carleton University 🇨🇦 | PI of the https://classilab.ca/
I study cognition, language, and multimodality (sound symbolism, iconicity, embodied cognition).
Convinced that John Lennon is the bouba and Paul McCartney is the kiki.
I study cognition, language, and multimodality (sound symbolism, iconicity, embodied cognition).
Convinced that John Lennon is the bouba and Paul McCartney is the kiki.
Here is an OpenAI generated video for a 90s Lexical Decision Task toy.
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Here is an OpenAI generated video for a 90s Lexical Decision Task toy.
And then a Twilight Zone episode about the effect.
October 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And then a Twilight Zone episode about the effect.
The new video generator from OpenAI is pretty wild. This is what I got when I asked for an HBO show about a lab studying the Bouba/Kiki Effect.
October 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The new video generator from OpenAI is pretty wild. This is what I got when I asked for an HBO show about a lab studying the Bouba/Kiki Effect.
A weirdo question I asked my class today. DRC and Triangle Models, which is the "maluma" and which is the "takete"?
September 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A weirdo question I asked my class today. DRC and Triangle Models, which is the "maluma" and which is the "takete"?
I see your Pomodoro Technique, and I raise you one Isolator Technique.
August 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I see your Pomodoro Technique, and I raise you one Isolator Technique.
I will be presenting work along with Pragati Parajuli and @emij.bsky.social on emotional iconicity! (July 9th at 9:45 AM)
July 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I will be presenting work along with Pragati Parajuli and @emij.bsky.social on emotional iconicity! (July 9th at 9:45 AM)
Veronica Bodea will be presenting a poster of our work on the impact of embodiment on the processing of foreign language idioms! (July 8th 6:30-7:30 PM)
July 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Veronica Bodea will be presenting a poster of our work on the impact of embodiment on the processing of foreign language idioms! (July 8th 6:30-7:30 PM)
Pei-Chu (Peggy) Liaw will be presenting our work on how the bouba/kiki effect changes based on the modality that words are presented in! (July 9th at 10:15 AM)
July 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Pei-Chu (Peggy) Liaw will be presenting our work on how the bouba/kiki effect changes based on the modality that words are presented in! (July 9th at 10:15 AM)
More like ChattitudeGPT 😠
June 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
More like ChattitudeGPT 😠
I made a plot of my affection towards a research project based on the stage of the project.
June 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I made a plot of my affection towards a research project based on the stage of the project.
When the author names are hidden for peer review but half the references are to one research group.
April 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
When the author names are hidden for peer review but half the references are to one research group.
Books from #independentbookstoreday!
April 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Books from #independentbookstoreday!
🧵 We created job ads that described an ideal candidate as being high in one personality factor from the HEXACO.
Participants then chose between a candidate with sonorant consonants (e.g., Liam) or voiceless stop consonants (e.g., Kirk) in their name.
Participants then chose between a candidate with sonorant consonants (e.g., Liam) or voiceless stop consonants (e.g., Kirk) in their name.
April 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🧵 We created job ads that described an ideal candidate as being high in one personality factor from the HEXACO.
Participants then chose between a candidate with sonorant consonants (e.g., Liam) or voiceless stop consonants (e.g., Kirk) in their name.
Participants then chose between a candidate with sonorant consonants (e.g., Liam) or voiceless stop consonants (e.g., Kirk) in their name.
I'm going to start using this line instead of writing Method sections.
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm going to start using this line instead of writing Method sections.
Me when a castaway says “no buffs!”
April 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Me when a castaway says “no buffs!”
Our cat does this with Kramer.
March 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our cat does this with Kramer.
“The statistical model's predictions closely matched the observed values.”
The model’s predictions.
The model’s predictions.
March 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“The statistical model's predictions closely matched the observed values.”
The model’s predictions.
The model’s predictions.
Love the names! We have a “Maluma”!
March 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Love the names! We have a “Maluma”!
Cover letter for a revision.
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Cover letter for a revision.
Reviewer 2 suggesting extra analyses.
January 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reviewer 2 suggesting extra analyses.