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#ACNP2026 - Wednesday afternoon @biancaleonard.bsky.social will present a computational model-driven motivational conflict challenge that identifies novel, *opposing* influences of early-life unpredictability and anhedonia @mikeyassa.bsky.social @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social @malejandra.bsky.social
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Google Scholar has at least two posters, both relating to RNA cancer therapies, co-authored by an Alex J. Pretti affiliated with a gene therapy company headquartered in the MSP suburbs.
i think the guy they murdered helped run research studies for the fucking VA
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Google Scholar has at least two posters, both relating to RNA cancer therapies, co-authored by an Alex J. Pretti affiliated with a gene therapy company headquartered in the MSP suburbs.
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The New York Times reports that a group of “scientific” racists misused National Institute of Health data (that families were assured would be protected) to write bogus papers on supposed to biological racial differences. Gift link.
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The New York Times reports that a group of “scientific” racists misused National Institute of Health data (that families were assured would be protected) to write bogus papers on supposed to biological racial differences. Gift link.
The entire wave of preemptive compliance was completely unnecessary. How many careers were altered, initiatives and individuals abandoned, principles compromised? For nothing.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The entire wave of preemptive compliance was completely unnecessary. How many careers were altered, initiatives and individuals abandoned, principles compromised? For nothing.
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Does memory fade slowly, or in drops and bursts? We analyzed 728k tests from 210k people. Key finding: “stability” isn’t a trait you either have or don’t have - it’s often a time-limited state at different points in aging. Preprint "Punctuated Memory Change": 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Does memory fade slowly, or in drops and bursts? We analyzed 728k tests from 210k people. Key finding: “stability” isn’t a trait you either have or don’t have - it’s often a time-limited state at different points in aging. Preprint "Punctuated Memory Change": 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
All we have is each other.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
All we have is each other.
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Just to sum up, today we learned that ICE:
- has an explicit policy of violating the 4th Amendment (but kept it secret because they know it’s illegal)
- kidnapped a 5-year-old & used him as bait before sending him thousands of miles away from his family
- murdered a man in a camp & lied about it
- has an explicit policy of violating the 4th Amendment (but kept it secret because they know it’s illegal)
- kidnapped a 5-year-old & used him as bait before sending him thousands of miles away from his family
- murdered a man in a camp & lied about it
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Just to sum up, today we learned that ICE:
- has an explicit policy of violating the 4th Amendment (but kept it secret because they know it’s illegal)
- kidnapped a 5-year-old & used him as bait before sending him thousands of miles away from his family
- murdered a man in a camp & lied about it
- has an explicit policy of violating the 4th Amendment (but kept it secret because they know it’s illegal)
- kidnapped a 5-year-old & used him as bait before sending him thousands of miles away from his family
- murdered a man in a camp & lied about it
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What is wild to me is the defense, BY THE NEURIPS BOARD, that fabricated citations do not mean "the content of the papers themselves [is] necessarily invalidated"
It does. It very much does. What do you think citing other work is for? What do you think writing a paper is for? What do you *think*?
It does. It very much does. What do you think citing other work is for? What do you think writing a paper is for? What do you *think*?
NEW: NeurIPS,one of the world’s top academic AI conferences, accepted research papers with 100+ AI-hallucinated citations, new report claims
fortune.com/2026/01/21/n...
fortune.com/2026/01/21/n...
NeurIPS papers contained 100+ AI-hallucinated citations, new report claims | Fortune
An analysis of NeurIPS 2025 papers by startup GPTZero reveals how AI-generated citations are slipping into elite academic research.
fortune.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
What is wild to me is the defense, BY THE NEURIPS BOARD, that fabricated citations do not mean "the content of the papers themselves [is] necessarily invalidated"
It does. It very much does. What do you think citing other work is for? What do you think writing a paper is for? What do you *think*?
It does. It very much does. What do you think citing other work is for? What do you think writing a paper is for? What do you *think*?
"... the Trump administration’s most striking successes have been universities’ proactive steps to avoid the government’s wrath"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"... the Trump administration’s most striking successes have been universities’ proactive steps to avoid the government’s wrath"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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Protip: If you are requesting rec letters, please follow up and make sure they get submitted.
I just found requests in my Junk mail, some of which are outdated.
Those of us who submit hundreds of letters each year often do not keep track of specific requests. Some may go missed w/o follow up.
I just found requests in my Junk mail, some of which are outdated.
Those of us who submit hundreds of letters each year often do not keep track of specific requests. Some may go missed w/o follow up.
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Protip: If you are requesting rec letters, please follow up and make sure they get submitted.
I just found requests in my Junk mail, some of which are outdated.
Those of us who submit hundreds of letters each year often do not keep track of specific requests. Some may go missed w/o follow up.
I just found requests in my Junk mail, some of which are outdated.
Those of us who submit hundreds of letters each year often do not keep track of specific requests. Some may go missed w/o follow up.
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My lab is recruiting a postdoc and a full-time research technician to work on an NIH-funded project studying age-related changes in memory for naturalistic events. Behavior, fMRI, and blood-based biomarkers. 3+ years funding guaranteed.
Postdoc: tinyurl.com/ykjfbnj8
Tech: tinyurl.com/2f2hw3f5
Postdoc: tinyurl.com/ykjfbnj8
Tech: tinyurl.com/2f2hw3f5
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
My lab is recruiting a postdoc and a full-time research technician to work on an NIH-funded project studying age-related changes in memory for naturalistic events. Behavior, fMRI, and blood-based biomarkers. 3+ years funding guaranteed.
Postdoc: tinyurl.com/ykjfbnj8
Tech: tinyurl.com/2f2hw3f5
Postdoc: tinyurl.com/ykjfbnj8
Tech: tinyurl.com/2f2hw3f5
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University IT offices should be aware of CrowdStrike's "no test plans and no quality assurance team" when deciding to mandate mass surveillance of faculty, staff, and students, entrusting CrowdStrike with the collection and processing of those records. And faculty should calibrate trust accordingly.
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 PM
University IT offices should be aware of CrowdStrike's "no test plans and no quality assurance team" when deciding to mandate mass surveillance of faculty, staff, and students, entrusting CrowdStrike with the collection and processing of those records. And faculty should calibrate trust accordingly.
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See you tonight! Here to chat about motivational conflict, early life adversity, anhedonia, and more 💡
#ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social Today's the day to visit @biancaleonard.bsky.social 's poster, number 113!
#ACNP2026 - Wednesday afternoon @biancaleonard.bsky.social will present a computational model-driven motivational conflict challenge that identifies novel, *opposing* influences of early-life unpredictability and anhedonia @mikeyassa.bsky.social @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social @malejandra.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
See you tonight! Here to chat about motivational conflict, early life adversity, anhedonia, and more 💡
#ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social Today's the day to visit @biancaleonard.bsky.social 's poster, number 113!
#ACNP2026 - Wednesday afternoon @biancaleonard.bsky.social will present a computational model-driven motivational conflict challenge that identifies novel, *opposing* influences of early-life unpredictability and anhedonia @mikeyassa.bsky.social @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social @malejandra.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
#ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social Today's the day to visit @biancaleonard.bsky.social 's poster, number 113!
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@deffinger.bsky.social at Lived Experience Panel @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026:
We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
January 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
@deffinger.bsky.social at Lived Experience Panel @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026:
We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
#ACNP2026 - Wednesday afternoon @biancaleonard.bsky.social will present a computational model-driven motivational conflict challenge that identifies novel, *opposing* influences of early-life unpredictability and anhedonia @mikeyassa.bsky.social @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social @malejandra.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#ACNP2026 - Wednesday afternoon @biancaleonard.bsky.social will present a computational model-driven motivational conflict challenge that identifies novel, *opposing* influences of early-life unpredictability and anhedonia @mikeyassa.bsky.social @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social @malejandra.bsky.social
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"Many civil and political activists in Iran have warned against any kind of foreign intervention, because it actually increases repression inside of the country."
Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack
Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in Iran as authorities crack down on protests against inflation and the government’s handling of the economic crisis, with thousands more arrested amid a...
www.democracynow.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"Many civil and political activists in Iran have warned against any kind of foreign intervention, because it actually increases repression inside of the country."
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New paper published! 🎉“A systematic review of pharmacological effects on human aversive memory” is now available in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, providing the first broad synthesis across 36 compounds, different memory stages, and 13 biological systems. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
New paper published! 🎉“A systematic review of pharmacological effects on human aversive memory” is now available in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, providing the first broad synthesis across 36 compounds, different memory stages, and 13 biological systems. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
"While the University and its highest paid personnel are doing better than ever, the report shows how students and the system’s frontline workers are not"
afscme3299.org/media/for-im...
"In 2025 UC imposed hiring freezes, layoffs, and reported $5.5B in surplus revenue"
@afscme3299.bsky.social
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"In 2025 UC imposed hiring freezes, layoffs, and reported $5.5B in surplus revenue"
@afscme3299.bsky.social
For Immediate Release: New Report Suggests University of California’s Claims of Financial Distress were Unfounded – AFSCME 3299
afscme3299.org
January 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
"While the University and its highest paid personnel are doing better than ever, the report shows how students and the system’s frontline workers are not"
afscme3299.org/media/for-im...
"In 2025 UC imposed hiring freezes, layoffs, and reported $5.5B in surplus revenue"
@afscme3299.bsky.social
afscme3299.org/media/for-im...
"In 2025 UC imposed hiring freezes, layoffs, and reported $5.5B in surplus revenue"
@afscme3299.bsky.social
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A normative account of human temporal structure learning https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.10.698785v1
January 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
A normative account of human temporal structure learning https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.10.698785v1
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If you haven't been paying attention to Iran, please look now. Massive protests have erupted everywhere. And people are getting KILLED.
They need the world to be watching. Please share this and help keep the spotlight on them. #FreeIran
They need the world to be watching. Please share this and help keep the spotlight on them. #FreeIran
January 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
If you haven't been paying attention to Iran, please look now. Massive protests have erupted everywhere. And people are getting KILLED.
They need the world to be watching. Please share this and help keep the spotlight on them. #FreeIran
They need the world to be watching. Please share this and help keep the spotlight on them. #FreeIran
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Neural circuit models for evidence accumulation through choice-selective sequences https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.01.555612v1
Neural circuit models for evidence accumulation through choice-selective sequences https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.01.555612v1
Decision making involves accumulating evidence for or against available options. Traditional circuit
www.biorxiv.org
September 5, 2023 at 4:15 AM
Neural circuit models for evidence accumulation through choice-selective sequences https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.01.555612v1
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NEW we are hiring 2-3 Postdocs in Social & Decision Neuroscience (SDN) at Caltech. The posting is here www.hss.caltech.edu/about/job-op...
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
Chen Center Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Social & Decision Neuroscience
From the Caltech Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
www.hss.caltech.edu
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
NEW we are hiring 2-3 Postdocs in Social & Decision Neuroscience (SDN) at Caltech. The posting is here www.hss.caltech.edu/about/job-op...
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
Applications are due 15 February 2026.
Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong
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In Advice: Faculty creativity is suffocating under an expanding regime of reporting and metrics. Not every minute of the day or event needs to have a demonstrable benefit to institutional goals. https://chroni.cl/49tT1Z1
Advice | Faculty Motivation in a Uniquely Demotivating Time
It’s unreasonable to expect professors to hit hurdle after hurdle and still stay in the race. Institutions are going to have to clear some obstacles.
chroni.cl
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In Advice: Faculty creativity is suffocating under an expanding regime of reporting and metrics. Not every minute of the day or event needs to have a demonstrable benefit to institutional goals. https://chroni.cl/49tT1Z1
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Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.