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Brad Wyble

@bwyble.bsky.social

Academic, cognitive & vision scientist, computational modeller, cofounder @neuromatch Academy, He/His. This is a personal account.

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John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

Sam@samd.bsky.social · 3d ago

I love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...

Donate to the candidates on the front lines of the fight against MAGA gerrymandering

These are anti-MAGA state candidates in *extremely* close races

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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Cognition Group in the Psychology dept at Exeter are at risk of redundancy because "basic cognitive psychology research does not align with the current priorities of funding bodies" If you think this is overtly wrong and misguided, please sign this open letter docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open Letter in Support of the Cognition Group, University of Exeter

To Executive members of the University of Exeter, including Vice Chancellor Prof. Lisa Roberts, Senior Vice-President and Provost Prof. Dan Charman, Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean Prof. Sallie...

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Yue Zhang@yuezhang-mu.bsky.social · last wk.

Excited to see this line of research continue to grow, from our initial findings in Psych Science to our follow-up work in JEP: LMC. Thanks, Nick, for the great write-up! Check it out if you’re interested in how experience can rapidly reshape attentional control.

Nick Gaspelin@ngaspelin.bsky.social · last wk.

We have recently published work in Psych Science and JEP:LMC showing a surprising relationship between initial capture and learned suppression of salient distractors. Ultimately, this has led us to believe that attentional control is much more flexible than often assumed. Read more on my blog!

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Brad Wyble@bwyble.bsky.social · last wk.

I think knots, once tightened are effectively steady state attractors. The friction acts to keep the strands from moving and the strands don't move because of the friction. Is that right? Someone should study the mathematics of knots (that is a joke btw)

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Brad Wyble@bwyble.bsky.social · last wk.

There's something newly satisfying about watching old movies and knowing that (apart from obvious green screens), those sets actually existed. Even if it was carboard, there were at least physical instantiations of everything on the set, and the actors also existed.

paris martineau@paris.nyc · 3w ago

The way this recall has been handled so far is absolutely bizarre. Instead of listing brand names, Taylor Farm used internal abbreviations for all the products impacted I was able to get Walmart and Sysco to confirm their products were impacted, but the lack of details is a nightmare for consumers

The recall notices posted by Taylor Farms and the FDA are notably sparse on the essential details consumers need to easily identify affected products. The recall notice does not list the full brand names of the implicated products, and instead lists only what appears to be the abbreviations used internally by Taylor Farms to identify brands. Walmart’s Marketside house brand, for instance, was listed as “MKTSD” and Sysco, the U.S.’s largest food distributor, was listed as “SY.” Both companies confirmed that their products were part of the recall after being contacted by Consumer Reports. CR is working to confirm the identities of the six additional brands whose names are abbreviated in the recall notice. Taylor Farms did not immediately respond to CR’s questions about the identity of these brands. Given the lack of details, CR’s food safety experts advise consumers in the 27 states where Taylor Farms’ products were distributed to discard all iceberg lettuce out of an abundance of caution.
Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3w ago

The best story ICE could make up, after 12 hours, is that ICE agents shot someone in the head because they believed the person they shot, who was not accused of any crime, was a different person also not accused of any crime, and so "public safety" required killing them on the spot.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3w ago

It took DHS 12 hours to come up with this statement, And the best they could come up with is that ICE shot and killed an unarmed man who didn’t present a threat to the agents. They know they fucked this one up. And it’ll be up to state and local prosecutors—not the feds—to make the case

Kate Clancy@kateclancy.bsky.social · 4w ago

I've been doing sexual harassment and assault research and advocacy work since 2012. If there's one thing people need to understand is that everything, literally everything, is stacked against the victim. Every one who comes forward risks their reputation, identity, safety, and more. 1/2

Erin Pearson@erinfpearson.bsky.social · last mo.

I just submitted my comment opposing the OMB proposal. This form made it super easy. Thank you @standupforscience.net for getting the word out!

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last mo.

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 11 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/R83IO

Graphic from Stand Up for Science urging action on a federal funding proposal. Large text reads: "11 Days Left" and "Help Us Stop Vought From Destroying American Science." A portrait of Russell Vought appears beside the U.S. Capitol. A banner along the bottom reads: "Submit a comment on the OMB proposal | Link in bio to take action." The Stand Up for Science logo appears in the top left.
Tom Wallis@tsawallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Very proud of my doctoral student Lina Eicke-Kanani and co-authors: Lina's first first-author paper received the Early Career Best Paper Prize from i-Perception! We use the oblique effect to naturally vary sensory uncertainty, finding effects on subjective causality judgments in launching displays.

Perception / i-Perception@pec-ipe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎯 Does uncertainty around object position affect perceived causality? ↗️ Stronger causal impressions were reported for oblique than cardinal motion trajectories 👁️ Sensory uncertainty was higher for oblique trajectories 🏆 Congratulations to Lina et al. on receiving an Early Career Best Paper Prize

Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · last mo.

I’d love to read, say, 1200 words from a really good writer on why exactly the reflecting pool thing has turned into the durable embarrassment across media that a lot of other, equally public scandals or screwups could have been in the previous 18 months

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · last mo.

Donald Trump and DOJ have had a rough few days -- losing big cases in his effort to rig the 2026 election. My team is preventing him from gaining access to sensitive state voter dats while Democracy Forward is blocking his misuse of federal databases. Bottom line: When we fight we win!

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

I'd like to shout out prison litigators, who perform the vital yet thankless task of protecting constitutional rights behind bars. They are in the trenches fighting to secure basic decency and safety for a deeply vulnerable population whom most would rather ignore. It's courageous and heroic work.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

Really bad grant in the Supreme Court's orders list—the justices will consider whether this individual👇had a right to sue federal officials who denied him proper medical care in prison. Preparing to take another (possibly lethal?) bite out of Bivens. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Kekai Watanabe (“Watanabe”), an incarcerated individual at Federal Detention Center (“FDC”) Honolulu, was brutally assaulted during a gang-related fight in July 2021. Watanabe sustained severe injuries, and he later learned that his coccyx had been fractured and bone chips had entered the surrounding soft tissue. Instead of transporting him to a hospital or permitting him to be examined by a specialist, the nurse at FDC Honolulu treated him with nothing more than over-the-counter medication for his pain.
Ethan Mollick@emollick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More evidence, from a large-scale study in China, that using AI hurts learning if it undermines mental effort. When homework time drops due to AI use, so do test scores. Across studies, there is a clear theme: AI tutoring in support of classes is good, using AI to "help" with homework is bad.

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