Andrew (Andy) Dykstra
@adykstra.bsky.social
〰️🔊👂🧠 @ University of Central Florida | opinions mine
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Doctoral Program - UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers professional education leading to a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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If you're interested in auditory neuroscience and doctoral work, reach out! I'm one of the mentors listed for CSD's (@ucf.bsky.social) new PhD program and would love to recruit a kind, curious, and enthusiastic new member of the conscious audition and scene analysis (CASA) lab.
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I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
It was their final, most essential command.
gift link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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The federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
*Every SENATOR, irrespective of party, must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding.
Every Democratic Senator must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding. Continuing to fund this agency that is terrorizing and murdering our people makes you complicit. They EXECUTED Alex Pretti.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
*Every SENATOR, irrespective of party, must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding.
This is the way.
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This is the way.
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Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
(Video: @dropsitenews.com )
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
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Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
"The fact remains, though, that peacefully filming interactions can be interpreted as aggressive or escalatory precisely because it is an accountability mechanism." 😳
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact. 1/
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"The fact remains, though, that peacefully filming interactions can be interpreted as aggressive or escalatory precisely because it is an accountability mechanism." 😳
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Thank you to @aaas.org for the opportunity to lead a new editorial pod at Science Advances on Systems, Computational, Neuro-AI & Neurotechnology (SCANN).
Top opportunity to highlight outstanding work at the intersection of neuroscience, computation, and emerging technologies. Send your papers now!
Top opportunity to highlight outstanding work at the intersection of neuroscience, computation, and emerging technologies. Send your papers now!
January 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Thank you to @aaas.org for the opportunity to lead a new editorial pod at Science Advances on Systems, Computational, Neuro-AI & Neurotechnology (SCANN).
Top opportunity to highlight outstanding work at the intersection of neuroscience, computation, and emerging technologies. Send your papers now!
Top opportunity to highlight outstanding work at the intersection of neuroscience, computation, and emerging technologies. Send your papers now!
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If you're attending the Cogn Neuroscience meeting in Vancouver (March 7-10), we're offering a pre-meeting workshop on March 6, featuring TheVirtualBrain. We'll cover everything from theory to the guts of the code with worked examples to apply to your own data.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-virtua...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-virtua...
The Virtual Brain Node: Personalized Simulations for Cognitive Neuroscience
Learn how to build and analyze personalized brain network models using TheVirtualBrain simulation software
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January 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
If you're attending the Cogn Neuroscience meeting in Vancouver (March 7-10), we're offering a pre-meeting workshop on March 6, featuring TheVirtualBrain. We'll cover everything from theory to the guts of the code with worked examples to apply to your own data.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-virtua...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-virtua...
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NPR recorded myself and Mike Fanone narrating our body-worn camera recordings from January 6th. Ah, memories.
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that da...
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NPR recorded myself and Mike Fanone narrating our body-worn camera recordings from January 6th. Ah, memories.
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
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First paper is now out in Cortex! We find behavioral and neural evidence for non-conscious speech processing, using a new dual-task paradigm that creates repetitive occurrences of in attentional deafness without masking or degrading stimuli. @deouell.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
First paper is now out in Cortex! We find behavioral and neural evidence for non-conscious speech processing, using a new dual-task paradigm that creates repetitive occurrences of in attentional deafness without masking or degrading stimuli. @deouell.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This is what Christmas Eve is all about.🎅🏻🎄🎁 #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is what Christmas Eve is all about.🎅🏻🎄🎁 #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas
I find tinsel distracting.
December 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I find tinsel distracting.
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1/4 New preprint! We designed an open-source system for auditory brainstem response (ABR), a research & clinical auditory test. Costs $400 to build (vs $10K to buy a proprietary one) and works great! All open-source if you want to make one for your lab or classroom. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1/4 New preprint! We designed an open-source system for auditory brainstem response (ABR), a research & clinical auditory test. Costs $400 to build (vs $10K to buy a proprietary one) and works great! All open-source if you want to make one for your lab or classroom. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
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🎊📜 NEW PAPER 📜🎊
Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
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Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
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On biological and artificial consciousness: A case for biological computationalism
The rapid advances in the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) have galvanised public and scientific debates over whether artificial systems m…
sciencedirect.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎊📜 NEW PAPER 📜🎊
Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
1/n
Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
1/n
This is friggin’ cool.
New preprint!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
As you are silently reading this, you may experience a little voice in your head. How is it represented in the brain, and what purpose does it serve? Our new study answers the questions.
Together with @adriendoerig.bsky.social and Radek Cichy.(1/8)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
As you are silently reading this, you may experience a little voice in your head. How is it represented in the brain, and what purpose does it serve? Our new study answers the questions.
Together with @adriendoerig.bsky.social and Radek Cichy.(1/8)
Auditory representations of words during silent visual reading
Silent visual reading is accompanied by the phenomenological experience of an inner voice. However, the temporal dynamics and functional role of the underlying neural representations remain unclear. H...
www.biorxiv.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is friggin’ cool.
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CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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