Andrea Stocco
@andreastocco.com
Computational cognitive neuroscience. And also: memory and cognitive architecture. But also: biking & stargazing & horror movies. Opinions are my own, but I do sometimes share them. http://andreastocco.com/
BREAKING NEWS! The Senate has paused the OMB rule that would put Trump appointees in charge of federal spending. Next step - Contact your MoC and tell them to permanently REVOKE THE RULE: zurl.co/1SXEN Article: zurl.co/23mF8
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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The Pentagon caused a civilian plane to crash and kill everyone on board and somehow the story isn’t all over the place futurism.com/science-ener...
It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico
A days-long electronic warfare drill was one of the causes behind the loss of a four-passenger medevac flight.
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Our descent into mean-spirited, selfish barbarism continues.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
David Ellison once again 💩 on the 5625 career film makers that have clearly opposed this merger based on the loss of competition, consolidation of power&decision making, loss of jobs and the ridiculous idea that he is going to make more movies with less money because he is starting $83 bil in hole.
Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press · yesterdayDavid, if you want this charm offensive to work, your dad should sit for an interview. Maybe with an unemployed ex-60 Minutes reporter. He can make the case for giving CBS, CNN and TikTok to a guy building an AI surveillance dystopia. What could go wrong?
My movie Piranha turns 48 (!) today!! Celebrate with a fresh still from my Renfield Collection shop — with custom autographs available from moi. When did you first behold my fishy extravaganza? www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
Fishy Friends | Renfield Collection
A nefarious fish explores a swimmer in director Joe Dante's classic horror parody Piranha!
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Pro-wrestling executive Linda McMahon issued a letter today (in her role as US Secretary of Education) demanding that universities justify their existence and explain policies to the Trump administration by the end of 2026. Not sure what the endgame is, but it sure feels like a trap.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...
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“Coming up with universal rules, checklists, or impositions that apply to all of science is futile, and essentially authoritarian.” - @devezer.bsky.social Probably won’t be the most quoted line in the interview but one that I adore. Replace “science” with “people” and it still largely applies!
Mark Rubin@markrubin.bsky.social · 2d agoQ&A with @devezer.bsky.social about metascience, open science, and her work in this area.
Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Re: the AAU capitulation campaign to sell out universities to the Trump admin. Please watch this keynote speech from JD in 2021, where he explicitly says "universities are the enemy" & "professors are evil," and then look me in the eye and say this is a good faith effort. youtu.be/0FR65Cifnhw?...
J.D. Vance | The Universities are the Enemy | National Conservatism Conference II
YouTube video by National Conservatism
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It does not seem possible, but it's been ONE year since @chantelpratphd.bsky.social and I started our dinner-table neurotalk podcast #BrainsForDinner. We celebrated with a very special episode! chantelpratphd.substack.com/p/episode-10...
Episode 10: The Lost Art of Long-Form Learning
(How) Are the podcasts you're listening to changing you?
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Downplay a book or movie: 2001: A Space Excursion
Lupita Nihongo@otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 3d agoDownplay a book or movie: The Chemist
Fatima Ameaka followed all the rules and she still got scooped on a domestic flight, caged, shipped to another cage, and then released with a promise of trial. The labyrinthine paperwork system is already cruel, now it's punctuated with random kidnappings.
Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka released from ICE custody
A public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending multiple days in federal custody acro...
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Trump and Republicans are cutting legal help for vulnerable families just to fast-track deportations. I've seen children stand alone in immigration court, forced to make life-changing decisions no child should ever have to make. This is wrong! I'll keep fighting to protect our kids.
More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
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To get a sense of how vacuous and ill-founded this claim is, compare: "If faculty and students seek to pursue the truth wherever it lies, a university cannot abjure its responsibility to advance social change." Which seems more plausible to you?
Well this is a first - my registered report R&R at Nature got rejected in part b/c of my social media posts.
Misinformation as strategy: Epistemic consequences and the undermining of shared truth Review by Ullrich Ecker (@ulliecker.bsky.social), Emily Spearing (@emilyspearing.bsky.social), Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social), & Stephan Lewandowsky (@lewan.uk) tinyurl.com/yces8vpr
The GOP scapegoating attacks on Dr. Fauci, a spectacle designed to affirm the conspiracy theories of a brain-wormed base, are chilling. What scientist or public servant, in their right minds, will choose to put themselves on the line during the next pandemic or crisis? www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/p...
Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth in dramatic Senate hearing about Covid pandemic | CNN Politics
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the US government response to the Covid-19 pandemic, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to testify Wednesday just minutes into a Capitol ...
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One more (probably not the last) comment about the Emily Wilson review of the Odyssey. You can like the review even if you disagree with some or even all of what is in it. I don't read reviews just to confirm my own view, I read them to open up new thoughts about what I have watched. This did that.
Absolutely. As an academic, I would be patting Nolan's shoulder and say "congrats, it's revise and resubmit!"
Casey Stegman@caseystegman.com · last wk.People who think Emily Wilson is being mean have clearly never presented a paper at an academic conference
The Hugging Face incident was “both notable and alarming,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @sfexaminer.bsky.social, “not because ‘ooh, the model’s so powerful,’ but because it demonstrates a colossal failure on the part of OpenAI to secure the sandbox in which it was testing its model.”
OpenAI hacking incident highlights AI cyberrisks
Experts take company to task for safety efforts
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Horrific news of a mass shooting at Bite of Seattle. Ban guns now www.kuow.org/live-updates...
Live updates: 2 dead, 4 injured in Seattle Center shooting
Two suspects are in custody following a mass shooting at the Seattle Center on Sunday that left two victims dead and four others injured. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
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Much as I appreciate the shout-out, I wish my claim about a desire to destroy universities hadn't been framed as the hyperbolic view of an alarmist social media personality when in fact this is precisely what these people say they are trying to do.
This is insane www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Hey @himself.bsky.social, I PROMISE you, as per usual, there is nothing good in this document. The Trump Admin is working to destroy universities and pipe scientific funding to their Tech Bro friends. Please don’t give nazis the benefit of the doubt. It’s bad form.
Henry Farrell@himself.bsky.social · 2w agoOn first read through, amidst the expected nods towards xenophobia and antiwoke, there is a surprisingly large amount of useful thinking in the Trump administration report on remaking scientific research Science-A-New-Golden-Age.pdf www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservations, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Zuni Tribe are sovereign Tribal Nations who have worked collaboratively with the federal government to steward Bears Ears National Monument. This is a slap in the face.
The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 2w agoPresident Donald Trump shrank Bears Ears by 91% and disbanded a tribal-led commission. Now, the BLM is removing tribal seals from remaining monument signs.
1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Landmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding Treatment
The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.
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I'm (briefly) discussing the idea of Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in my new book and when it comes to human beings, this blogpost from 2018 still stands... www.wiringthebrain.com/2018/05/gran...
Grandma’s trauma – a critical appraisal of the evidence for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in humans
Can molecular memories of our ancestors’ experiences affect our own behaviour and physiology? That idea has certainly...
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