todd gureckis
@toddgureckis.bsky.social
computational cognitive science @ nyu. director NYU minds, brains, and machines initiative. https://gureckislab.org. Are you interested in research in my lab? https://intake.gureckislab.org/interest/
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todd gureckis
@toddgureckis.bsky.social
· Sep 26
This form is for students and scientists interested in doing research with us. Before applying, please read this page to learn more about our lab and opportunities. Keep in mind that we have a limited number of spots and many applicants. We review applications submitted through this form and usually can respond within two weeks. Due to limited time, Prof. Gureckis does not reply to emails about research opportunities that are not submitted through this form.
intake.gureckislab.org
Interested in research in my lab? intake.gureckislab.org/interest/
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CDS is hiring Faculty Fellows for 2026!
This two-year role offers time and support to pursue independent research with a minimal teaching load.
Learn more and apply by Nov 24: nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-is-hirin...
This two-year role offers time and support to pursue independent research with a minimal teaching load.
Learn more and apply by Nov 24: nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-is-hirin...
CDS Is Hiring Faculty Fellows
CDS is accepting applications for its Faculty Fellow positions. The deadline is November 24, 2025.
nyudatascience.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
CDS is hiring Faculty Fellows for 2026!
This two-year role offers time and support to pursue independent research with a minimal teaching load.
Learn more and apply by Nov 24: nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-is-hirin...
This two-year role offers time and support to pursue independent research with a minimal teaching load.
Learn more and apply by Nov 24: nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-is-hirin...
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I'm recruiting a grad student! My lab at NYU (psych dept) studies the computational basis of moral cognition and aims to build AI systems that are aligned with human values. Now admitting a PhD student for Fall 2026. Apps due 12/1. sites.google.com/corp/site/sy...
Sydney Levine - Open Positions
Graduate Students (PhD program)
I will be accepting PhD students through the NYU psychology department for the current application cycle (for admission in Fall 2026). My lab is joint between the Co...
sites.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I'm recruiting a grad student! My lab at NYU (psych dept) studies the computational basis of moral cognition and aims to build AI systems that are aligned with human values. Now admitting a PhD student for Fall 2026. Apps due 12/1. sites.google.com/corp/site/sy...
super awesome, including the presentation of the project!
Do AI agents ask good questions? We built “Collaborative Battleship” to find out—and discovered that weaker LMs + Bayesian inference can beat GPT-5 at 1% of the cost.
Paper, code & demos: gabegrand.github.io/battleship
Here's what we learned about building rational information-seeking agents... 🧵🔽
Paper, code & demos: gabegrand.github.io/battleship
Here's what we learned about building rational information-seeking agents... 🧵🔽
October 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
super awesome, including the presentation of the project!
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Are you looking to do independent research related to machine learning and/or data science? Want to get some teaching experience too? Apply to be a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University! Positions are for two years. apply.interfolio.com/174686
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October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Are you looking to do independent research related to machine learning and/or data science? Want to get some teaching experience too? Apply to be a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University! Positions are for two years. apply.interfolio.com/174686
exciting collaboration on what people people forget when recalling stories! cool results and a great example of how big data + ai can help address difficult to study psychological questions in more naturalistic ways.
thrilled to share our preprint on false memories in naturalistic recollection!
Distinct paths to false memory revealed in hundreds of narrative recalls
paper: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
w/ phoebehc.bsky.social (co-first) Vy A. Vo @davidpoeppel.bsky.social @toddgureckis.bsky.social
thread below 👇
Distinct paths to false memory revealed in hundreds of narrative recalls
paper: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
w/ phoebehc.bsky.social (co-first) Vy A. Vo @davidpoeppel.bsky.social @toddgureckis.bsky.social
thread below 👇
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
exciting collaboration on what people people forget when recalling stories! cool results and a great example of how big data + ai can help address difficult to study psychological questions in more naturalistic ways.
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I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
codec lab
codec-lab.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
one of the reason older academics become less productive is that they eventually have worked with so many people, it takes up all their time just updating their website about what all the former lab people are currently doing.
October 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
one of the reason older academics become less productive is that they eventually have worked with so many people, it takes up all their time just updating their website about what all the former lab people are currently doing.
anyone have a good technique for tracking project progress (app? whiteboard? a piece of paper?). i know someone that list all lab projects on a white board and have magnets that track through status like “coding” “in review” “in revision” etc…i’m wondering if someone dialed in a process for that
September 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
anyone have a good technique for tracking project progress (app? whiteboard? a piece of paper?). i know someone that list all lab projects on a white board and have magnets that track through status like “coding” “in review” “in revision” etc…i’m wondering if someone dialed in a process for that
* my lab's new interest intake form was inspired by @brendenlake.bsky.social's process (lake-lab.github.io/apply/) which has served him well, and i welcome people to copy these questions --- it'd be fine if applicants adopt broadly similar text across labs! intake.gureckislab.org/interest/
lake-lab.github.io
September 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
* my lab's new interest intake form was inspired by @brendenlake.bsky.social's process (lake-lab.github.io/apply/) which has served him well, and i welcome people to copy these questions --- it'd be fine if applicants adopt broadly similar text across labs! intake.gureckislab.org/interest/
🚨 New preprint: "Decision rule inference limits social escape from learning traps" (with Rheza Budiono and Cate Hartley of the @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social ✨). Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps.... This is more work on a very curious phenomena!
OSF
osf.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🚨 New preprint: "Decision rule inference limits social escape from learning traps" (with Rheza Budiono and Cate Hartley of the @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social ✨). Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps.... This is more work on a very curious phenomena!
Interested in research in my lab? intake.gureckislab.org/interest/
This form is for students and scientists interested in doing research with us. Before applying, please read this page to learn more about our lab and opportunities. Keep in mind that we have a limited number of spots and many applicants. We review applications submitted through this form and usually can respond within two weeks. Due to limited time, Prof. Gureckis does not reply to emails about research opportunities that are not submitted through this form.
intake.gureckislab.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Interested in research in my lab? intake.gureckislab.org/interest/
weird - i studied categorization, concepts, analogy, similarity, & reasoning while being told it was a "dead area," people called my advisors "dinosaurs." in 2025 i'm listening to podcasts where like the gov. and tech giants are talking about how analogy is basically the key to the global economy. 🤷
September 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
weird - i studied categorization, concepts, analogy, similarity, & reasoning while being told it was a "dead area," people called my advisors "dinosaurs." in 2025 i'm listening to podcasts where like the gov. and tech giants are talking about how analogy is basically the key to the global economy. 🤷
... and belated congratulations to @guydav.bsky.social on an awesome dissertation!! Tour de force.
Belated update #1: I defended my PhD about a month ago! I appreciate the warm reception from everyone who made it in-person and virtually. Thanks to my committee, @lerrelpinto.com, @togelius.bsky.social, and @markkho.bsky.social for your feedback and fun questions.
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
... and belated congratulations to @guydav.bsky.social on an awesome dissertation!! Tour de force.
me too!
The TiCS issue featuring our paper on "A timeline of cognitive costs in decision-making" is now available online 😄
Honored to have been a part of this awesome interdisciplinary mega-collab led by Christin Schulze (UNSW Sydney)
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Honored to have been a part of this awesome interdisciplinary mega-collab led by Christin Schulze (UNSW Sydney)
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
A timeline of cognitive costs in decision-making
Recent research from economics, psychology, cognitive science, computer science, and
marketing is increasingly interested in the idea that people face cognitive costs
when making decisions. Reviewing ...
www.cell.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
me too!
just in time for teaching, release 0.4.0 of slidev-theme-neversink, adds custom classes to stickynote and admonitions, a few bug fixes, updated to work with latest slidev 52.1.0 github.com/gureckis/sli...
Releases · gureckis/slidev-theme-neversink
Slidev Theme Neversink. Contribute to gureckis/slidev-theme-neversink development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
just in time for teaching, release 0.4.0 of slidev-theme-neversink, adds custom classes to stickynote and admonitions, a few bug fixes, updated to work with latest slidev 52.1.0 github.com/gureckis/sli...
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ATTN🚨: I will be looking for PhD students through NYU's Center for Data Science PhD program this year. Applicants should have an interest in either NeuroAI (specifically biological attention or AI interpretability) or ML for Remote Sensing. Visit my lab website for more info: lindsay-lab.github.io
PhD in Data Science: Admissions Requirements | NYU CDS
Discover the PhD in Data Science requirements at NYU. Learn about deadlines, required degrees, coursework, and application details for Fall 2025 admissions.
cds.nyu.edu
August 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ATTN🚨: I will be looking for PhD students through NYU's Center for Data Science PhD program this year. Applicants should have an interest in either NeuroAI (specifically biological attention or AI interpretability) or ML for Remote Sensing. Visit my lab website for more info: lindsay-lab.github.io
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Final reminder: Capstone proposal deadline is this Sunday, August 17!
Partner with our master's students to solve real-world data challenges.
Submit your proposal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
Partner with our master's students to solve real-world data challenges.
Submit your proposal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Final reminder: Capstone proposal deadline is this Sunday, August 17!
Partner with our master's students to solve real-world data challenges.
Submit your proposal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
Partner with our master's students to solve real-world data challenges.
Submit your proposal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
we're hosting a science party in nyc next summer 👇
The rumors are true! #CCN2026 will be held at NYU. @toddgureckis.bsky.social and I will be executive-chairing. Get in touch if you want to be involved!
August 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
we're hosting a science party in nyc next summer 👇
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fun write up about our recent work on the limits of mental simulation:
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
Researchers uncover surprising limit on human imagination
Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations? The answer, published last month in Nature Communications,…
news.harvard.edu
August 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
fun write up about our recent work on the limits of mental simulation:
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
tryin' to be in the band, not the band manager. todd.gureckislab.org/2024/09/25/l...
August 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
tryin' to be in the band, not the band manager. todd.gureckislab.org/2024/09/25/l...
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Job announcement 📢
@shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social and I are looking for a joint postdoc interested in computational models of social interaction!
Interested? If you’ll be at #rlc2025 (or I missed you at #cogsci2025) feel free to reach out with any questions!
apply.interfolio.com/165809
@shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social and I are looking for a joint postdoc interested in computational models of social interaction!
Interested? If you’ll be at #rlc2025 (or I missed you at #cogsci2025) feel free to reach out with any questions!
apply.interfolio.com/165809
August 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Job announcement 📢
@shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social and I are looking for a joint postdoc interested in computational models of social interaction!
Interested? If you’ll be at #rlc2025 (or I missed you at #cogsci2025) feel free to reach out with any questions!
apply.interfolio.com/165809
@shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social and I are looking for a joint postdoc interested in computational models of social interaction!
Interested? If you’ll be at #rlc2025 (or I missed you at #cogsci2025) feel free to reach out with any questions!
apply.interfolio.com/165809
New on YouTube: (Informally) Introducing Smile v0.1.0. Video walkthrough which might be helpful for people who are smile-curious. youtu.be/m0nDalDrLMI?...
Introducing Smile v0.1.0
YouTube video by ToddGureckis
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New on YouTube: (Informally) Introducing Smile v0.1.0. Video walkthrough which might be helpful for people who are smile-curious. youtu.be/m0nDalDrLMI?...
The mental simulation adversarial collaboration continues... #cogsci2025
August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The mental simulation adversarial collaboration continues... #cogsci2025
Congrats to Doug Medin on becoming the next Rumelhart prize winner! 🏆 My “academic grandpa” through multiple pathways! #cogsci2025
August 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Congrats to Doug Medin on becoming the next Rumelhart prize winner! 🏆 My “academic grandpa” through multiple pathways! #cogsci2025
packed, but 25% were creepy non-human plaster dolls
Packed room at the @archive.org for today’s amazing speaker lineup at the Rumelhart 25th Anniversary Event. #CogSci2025
July 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
packed, but 25% were creepy non-human plaster dolls