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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · 8d

This is heinous. I would be writing back to that editor immediately, but I respect your deferral to your student.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm sorry that this wasn't their first instinct AND I'm sorry that they didn't immediately throw the "agreements" in the fascists' faces but better late than never, I guess.

CNN @cnn.com · Aug 19

Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort on Monday and return to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.

Some Texas Democrats to rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and return to chamber in protest | CNN Politics

Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort on Monday and return to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus ...

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Aug 18

It was a really rude awakening when there were students moving their stuff in on campus this morning.

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Jul 6

Oh damn are you in Alaska too?!

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · May 31

The only substantial gap I ran into was memory. The current content on WM references LTM, but there's no LTM content, so I had to seek that out separately. Not a problem, but I bet there are some awesome memory researchers who would be thrilled to write for you!

Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · May 30

I taught a graduate level Cognition class this past semester using OECS for the course materials. 10/10 do recommend!

Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · May 30

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind.

Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · May 23

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

This is a picture of text from the Harvard Crimson. It reads: We have to wonder: How does sending Jewish students from abroad home — including Israelis — root out antisemitism? How does expelling young adults from other countries fight racism? What could be more anti-American than banishing potential immigrants who have come to our country to learn and contribute to our society?

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Elizabeth Bonawitz @ebonawitz.bsky.social · May 23

Well said. It was never about antisemitism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...

Mr. Trump’s strangling of this support will harm Jews more than any president in my lifetime. Many practicing and aspiring scientists are Jewish, and his funding embargo has them watching in horror as they are laid off, their labs are shut down or their dreams of a career in science go up in smoke. This is immensely more harmful than walking past a “Globalize the Intifada” sign. Worse still is the effect on the far larger number of gentiles in science, who are being told that their labs and careers are being snuffed out to advance Jewish interests. Likewise for the current patients whose experimental treatments will be halted, and the future patients who may be deprived of cures. None of this is good for the Jews.

The concern for Jews is patently disingenuous, given Mr. Trump’s sympathy for Holocaust deniers and Hitler fans. The obvious motivation is to cripple civil society institutions that serve as loci of influence outside the executive branch. As JD Vance put it in the title of a 2021 speech: “The Universities Are the Enemy.”

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Dr. Agnes Villwock @agnesvillwock.bsky.social · Apr 9

At which point will we agree that we must consider going back to a hybrid option for academic conference attendance?

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Mar 18

Everything feels awful but at least I can spend my next 60-ish hours refreshing Keith's page for Barkley updates.

Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · Mar 18

After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.

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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Feb 20

English pronouns always out here catching strays when there are much more elaborate systems that people could be worried about 😆

Yilin (she/they) @ check out The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter.bsky.social · Feb 20

Common Classical Chinese pronouns:
6 pronouns for first person, 5 pronouns for second person, 5 for third person, 3 for referencing oneself, and endless forms of honorific and humble forms

English speakers should not be complaining 😂

Personal pronouns chart for Mandarin and Classical Chinese

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · Nov 14

The Onion should buy Elsevier next

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Andraste Sideyr @andraste.fuckbgp.com · Feb 14

all jokes aside, we shouldn't forget the real Reason for the Season

weekend twitr
@WeekendTwitr
Valentine's Day is so commercial,
let's not lose track of the real
meaning of this special day
the day native Hawaiians
stabbed British Captain James
Cook right in his colonizing
fucking neck on February 14,
1779

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Feb 6

Apparently when I agreed to review for #CogSci2024 I neglected to list my expertise. I see words I know but not how I understand they go together.

…I have some apologetic emails to write.

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Jan 17

IRB: do everything in your power to protect the confidentiality of participants.

Controller’s Office: we’re going to need the name, SSN, mother’s maiden name, and first car of everyone who receives research participation fees.

🙃

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Jan 15

Oh hey, this one was written by me (and my awesome co-authors)!

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Jan 15

Referential transparency of verbs in child-directed input by Japanese and American caregivers: http://osf.io/d62vj/

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Jan 15

They do this every time. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen ASL clued well in the NYT crossword.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · Jan 1

A painting of a bird beside the text "new year, new bullshit."

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Dec 20

Today a child study participant told me that my prizes were boring and I should do something to make it up to her.

In case you needed a reminder that academia requires a thick skin.

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Nov 3

Feeling the #BUCLD fomo, as I take a desperately needed travel break this weekend and miss my first one in nearly a decade. Thanks for the semi-hybrid option!

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Oct 19

I received an email this morning that signs off with “with sunshine,” and I want to know where they got this optimism from.

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Oct 18

Wait, we can just piss to publish? I have been working way too hard on publishing.

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Oct 11

I try this one every time even though it’s never accepted.

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Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Oct 4

I can’t locate a policy that actually says that! So frustrating.

Ali Fitch @fiotch.bsky.social · Oct 4

Hey #AcademicSky, what’s with faculty scheduling exams for a lot longer than their class period in the middle of the semester? I’m having to find alts for class participation for students who will miss due to exams in *other* classes. Feel disrespectful to the student and to me.

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