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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · last wk.

i think we should allow babies to decide the outcome of more philosophical debates

be on the lookout for Aria Zhang! and also read this interesting paper :)

Sam Gershman@gershbrain.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm excited about this work that an amazing undergrad, @ariazhang.bsky.social, did with me and @tomerullman.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Aria showed how a neural net can discover abstractions for intuitive physics and use its own reliability estimates to decide when to deploy them.

The deadline has been extended to Sep 15th!! Who should apply: Early career faculty, post-docs, PhD & masters students, and undergrads. We especially encourage submissions from scholars who come from marginalized/underrepresented backgrounds and/or whose research focuses on the these groups.

Marginalia Science x Boston College

We are back for another round of community presentations hosted by Marginalia Science and Boston College! Following last year's success, we are happy to announce another Marginalia Science day-long co...

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Marginalia Science@marginaliascience.bsky.social · 3w ago

Reminder! Applications to this year's Boston College x Marginalia Conference are due tomorrow! Please consider applying! www.marginaliascience.com/boston-colle...

🚨 PhD position in human, nonhuman primate, and/or dog cognition! I am thrilled to be reviewing applicants this year for a new PhD student to join the Social & Cognitive Origins Group in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social 1/

I’ll be reviewing PhD apps for the 27-28 AY! My lab studies questions related to how people (1) talk and think about (their own/experiences with) racism, (2) have difficult conversations, (3) socialize their children about racism and identity. Learn more here: www.sciplab.com

New preprint with @fierycushman.bsky.social! Cultures vary in teaching practices: some emphasize examples, others favor direct rules. How can this difference affect cultural evolution? We use computational modeling and an iterated learning experiment to explore this question. osf.io/preprints/ps...

Excited to finally have these data out! And, @deontbenton.bsky.social and Hoch’s paper inspired us to combine data to look at age effects from 4.5—19 months; w/ replication data from Ciftci, @jfkominsky.bsky.social & Csibra). Across 4 measures we find age effects in 1 (despite 4+x experience)

Brandon Woo@brandonwoo.bsky.social · 4w ago

New paper with Liz Spelke, @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social, and @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social! We find that when 4- to 6-month-old infants observe two individuals share saliva, they infer that those individuals have a close relationship. Free access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1niQg_Oow0...

New paper with Liz Spelke, @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social, and @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social! We find that when 4- to 6-month-old infants observe two individuals share saliva, they infer that those individuals have a close relationship. Free access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1niQg_Oow0...

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Elle Cordova@ellecordova.bsky.social · last mo.

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is hiring! Focus on social cognition, broadly construed. Come be my colleague :) I am not on the search committee but happy to talk about the campus, environment, careers, etc any time. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10411

Assistant Professor - Cognitive Sciences

University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

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My behavioral neuroscience lab at Northeastern is looking to recruit two new research techs! Job description and link to apply is here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

I had the opportunity to mentor two AMAZING students through the Du Bois Scholars program at Harvard this summer. Kathya Lavado-Arrington (Spelman) and Taylor Allen (Howard) designed and piloted completely new experiments and gave fantastic presentations yesterday. 🧵

Nearly four years ago we asked ourselves, "what would it look like to have a field-leading, completely free reference work for cognitive science"? It's been so fun editing OECS with @asifamajid.bsky.social and @hbaum.bsky.social. I can't believe we have published 200 (!!) articles! oecs.mit.edu

Philip Laughlin@philiplaughlin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today's #OA spotlight is extra special. Just this week, @mitpress.bsky.social published the 200th article in our OPEN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE. Congrats to @mcxfrank.bsky.social & @asifamajid.bsky.social! We've come far since the 2023 @cogscisociety.bsky.social in Rotterdam! oecs.mit.edu

Really excited about this new preprint spearheaded by @vboyce.bsky.social w/ @mcxfrank.bsky.social and the Peekbank team. It's a deep-dive into a large looking-while-listening dataset (>3000 children!), evaluating what analytic and design choices really matter for measurement osf.io/preprints/ps...

Just a reminder that there's only about a week left to leave comments on the OMB proposal that will cripple federally funded research. Here's my attempt to convince you that you should, along with info on how to do so effectively.

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 3mo ago

official ad to follow soon but heads up: 1-2 postdocs slots in my lab, hopefully w/fall start! reposts welcome, details to follow. babies! word learning! cognitive & linguistic skills! #CogSciSky #DevPsychSky 🐦🐦 (lab info: bergelsonlab.fas.harvard.edu/prospectives) also recruiting grads this fall!

New paper with @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social "Expectations of reciprocal generosity are specific to equal relationships," in @openmindjournal.bsky.social. Thread below! Article: doi.org/10.1162/opmi... MIT News: news.mit.edu/2026/would-y...

Would you return a favor? Scientists say it depends on the relationship

People generally only engage in reciprocal generosity with others of equal or unknown status, MIT researchers experimentally demonstrated. During repeated interactions between people of different soci...

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I loved this. It reminded me of @shariliu.bsky.social's research on how people think about minds and bodies.

Anna Ciaunica PhD@annaciaunica.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Hi everyone! My paper on cognitive representations of relationships and their developmental origins is finally out! I had a blast responding to the commentary and was honored to be able to engage with people who laid the foundation for my research program. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Hiring! Athulya Aravind and I are looking for a full-time Postgraduate Associate at Yale (Linguistics/Psychology). The position is designed as preparation for PhD applications in linguistics, cog sci, or psychology, including structured mentoring and research training. tinyurl.com/mrxjya5t

Job Alert 🚨 - please share! My brilliant friend and collaborator, Fumihiro Kano, is launching a new Ecological & Collective Cognition lab at Kyushu University, and has postdoc, grad, and tech openings! Lab video: youtu.be/rXT-yjQzJxU More details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Thrilled to have @rbzsparks.bsky.social joining us!!

Bobby Sparks@rbzsparks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

After 9 (!!) incredible years at Stanford I’m excited to be swapping coasts this fall to start my PhD at Harvard working with @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social Endless appreciation for @mcxfrank.bsky.social @hyogweon.bsky.social @brialong.bsky.social & all my wonderful mentors + friends that got me here 🫶🏻

Looking forward to #CDS2026! Come learn about the work that my students and I are doing @emmayu23.bsky.social @cogdevsoc.bsky.social

Come see the Thomas Lab's work at @cogdevsoc.bsky.social conference! #CDS2026

🚨🚨 My lab is hiring a Pre-doc Researcher/Lab Manager! 🚨🚨 Full-time pre-doc research opening in my lab at Harvard Psych (start: Summer/Fall 2026). Review begins April 10 Apply: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/HarvardUnive... Please repost + tag folks who might be a good fit! 👇

Research Assistant II

Company Description: By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds...

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I'm hiring a new lab manager for my lab @ UCSD! For more info on the lab, check out our website: lillab.ucsd.edu Target start date is June 1 (flexible) and application deadline is March 26. Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit! Apply here: employment.ucsd.edu/laboratory-c...

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The number of children in ICE detention on an average day has skyrocketed 6x since Trump took an office. Families complain of poor medical care and worm-infested food. "It’s only a matter of time before we see a child die," one advocate said. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...

Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term

With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.

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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us? Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A or

Food Delivered With Dignity

In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations

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Wow. This is devastating. www.science.org/content/arti...

U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office

A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

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Oops -- we should have included a pre-print, but here it is! osf.io/preprints/ps... Abstract core knowledge may shape the basins of cultural attraction: romantic kissing as a case study

Ashley Thomas@ashleyjthomas.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hossein was supposed to come to my lab as a grad student but couldn’t because of the travel ban. I had a blast writing this paper with him, but it was bittersweet knowing he should have been in person with us. ❤️ check out 🧵below. part of a special issue on kissing led by Deb Lieberman.