Dr Ben Wolfe
@benwolfevision.bsky.social
Assistant Professor
Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Toronto Mississauga
Co-Director, APPLY Lab (www.applylab.org)
Least important mammal in his house (just ask the cats).
"If vision worked like *that*, we'd all be dead."
Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Toronto Mississauga
Co-Director, APPLY Lab (www.applylab.org)
Least important mammal in his house (just ask the cats).
"If vision worked like *that*, we'd all be dead."
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Dr Ben Wolfe
@benwolfevision.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Quick intro: I'm a faculty member at UofT in Psychology, sitting somewhere at the intersection of vision science, cognitive psychology and human factors, with strong interests in driver behaviour and digital (screen) readability.
I'm the Least Important Mammal in my house and the cats know it.
I'm the Least Important Mammal in my house and the cats know it.
Reposted by Dr Ben Wolfe
For anyone looking to get out of the US because of *gestures wildly*: we are looking for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan. The timeline for applying is tight but it's a great opportunity. Details here: brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured
This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here to...
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
For anyone looking to get out of the US because of *gestures wildly*: we are looking for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan. The timeline for applying is tight but it's a great opportunity. Details here: brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
I mean, sometimes the Grey Lady knows she's printing fowlness.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/s...
(that's a gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/s...
(that's a gift link)
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I mean, sometimes the Grey Lady knows she's printing fowlness.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/s...
(that's a gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/s...
(that's a gift link)
Turns out that trying to use Teams accounts across institutions (e.g., as a guest account in a different institution) is an unholy horror, even by Microsoft standards.
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Turns out that trying to use Teams accounts across institutions (e.g., as a guest account in a different institution) is an unholy horror, even by Microsoft standards.
Well, for the moment, $6 wool insoles for my slippers and my main shoes seem to help a lot. Which is good, because my feet were angry!
Minor frustrations: shopping for house slippers and the vast majority of them have memory foam.
Turns out that memory foam in slippers gives me ferocious foot and knee pain.
Turns out that memory foam in slippers gives me ferocious foot and knee pain.
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Well, for the moment, $6 wool insoles for my slippers and my main shoes seem to help a lot. Which is good, because my feet were angry!
Hunan Palace in Watertown, MA
Closed better than 20 years ago now, but was our “go out to eat” spot when my brothers and I were little.
I mean, we were kids, so the taste memory are the potstickers.
Incredibly friendly owners who watched us grow up.
Closed better than 20 years ago now, but was our “go out to eat” spot when my brothers and I were little.
I mean, we were kids, so the taste memory are the potstickers.
Incredibly friendly owners who watched us grow up.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Hunan Palace in Watertown, MA
Closed better than 20 years ago now, but was our “go out to eat” spot when my brothers and I were little.
I mean, we were kids, so the taste memory are the potstickers.
Incredibly friendly owners who watched us grow up.
Closed better than 20 years ago now, but was our “go out to eat” spot when my brothers and I were little.
I mean, we were kids, so the taste memory are the potstickers.
Incredibly friendly owners who watched us grow up.
Alright, a “bureaucrat’s weight in paperwork” got an actual spittake. @kbspangler.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Alright, a “bureaucrat’s weight in paperwork” got an actual spittake. @kbspangler.com
Very tempting to send this to a friend who was bemoaning their inbox recently.
Also, it’s adorable.
Also, it’s adorable.
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Very tempting to send this to a friend who was bemoaning their inbox recently.
Also, it’s adorable.
Also, it’s adorable.
Latest baking project
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Latest baking project
This is a test of the Cute Distribution System
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This is a test of the Cute Distribution System
Sometimes, your Sunday morning includes a Home Depot run for Science.
Turns out that carrying a 10’ length of 1/2 ID PVC pipe is kinda fun.
Turns out that carrying a 10’ length of 1/2 ID PVC pipe is kinda fun.
January 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Sometimes, your Sunday morning includes a Home Depot run for Science.
Turns out that carrying a 10’ length of 1/2 ID PVC pipe is kinda fun.
Turns out that carrying a 10’ length of 1/2 ID PVC pipe is kinda fun.
Probably for someone, not for me (and evidently not popular in the shop where I saw it, given the clearance stickers).
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Probably for someone, not for me (and evidently not popular in the shop where I saw it, given the clearance stickers).
Weird food things (that @mehr.nz will appreciate): being excited to find Diamond Crystal salt in grocery stores.
Oddly, PAT (a Korean grocery store) had it on the shelf when we were there today.
Oddly, PAT (a Korean grocery store) had it on the shelf when we were there today.
January 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Weird food things (that @mehr.nz will appreciate): being excited to find Diamond Crystal salt in grocery stores.
Oddly, PAT (a Korean grocery store) had it on the shelf when we were there today.
Oddly, PAT (a Korean grocery store) had it on the shelf when we were there today.
Minor frustrations: shopping for house slippers and the vast majority of them have memory foam.
Turns out that memory foam in slippers gives me ferocious foot and knee pain.
Turns out that memory foam in slippers gives me ferocious foot and knee pain.
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Minor frustrations: shopping for house slippers and the vast majority of them have memory foam.
Turns out that memory foam in slippers gives me ferocious foot and knee pain.
Turns out that memory foam in slippers gives me ferocious foot and knee pain.
That’s fun…
Just plugged @tkingfisher.com, @kbspangler.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social and Spider Robinson to various of my trainees.
Just plugged @tkingfisher.com, @kbspangler.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social and Spider Robinson to various of my trainees.
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
That’s fun…
Just plugged @tkingfisher.com, @kbspangler.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social and Spider Robinson to various of my trainees.
Just plugged @tkingfisher.com, @kbspangler.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social and Spider Robinson to various of my trainees.
John has been attacked by a potato.
Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
John has been attacked by a potato.
Reposted by Dr Ben Wolfe
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
1000 Hurts
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
www.argmin.net
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
Gnnn. Did something awkward but not painful to my neck today, and I don’t think I can even blame clearing snow.
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Gnnn. Did something awkward but not painful to my neck today, and I don’t think I can even blame clearing snow.
This.
I have the job I do because I am really damn stubborn (and am willing to be bored for science!).
I have the job I do because I am really damn stubborn (and am willing to be bored for science!).
Natural talent is nothing compared to the ability to keep making shit long after everyone else has given up
January 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This.
I have the job I do because I am really damn stubborn (and am willing to be bored for science!).
I have the job I do because I am really damn stubborn (and am willing to be bored for science!).
Snowblowers are LIFE.
We've about 9" of snow out there right now, and a decent-size driveway (not huge, but wouldn't be fun to do with a shovel... at least given my tendency towards back pain).
Electric snowblower? 10 minutes. Done.
We've about 9" of snow out there right now, and a decent-size driveway (not huge, but wouldn't be fun to do with a shovel... at least given my tendency towards back pain).
Electric snowblower? 10 minutes. Done.
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Snowblowers are LIFE.
We've about 9" of snow out there right now, and a decent-size driveway (not huge, but wouldn't be fun to do with a shovel... at least given my tendency towards back pain).
Electric snowblower? 10 minutes. Done.
We've about 9" of snow out there right now, and a decent-size driveway (not huge, but wouldn't be fun to do with a shovel... at least given my tendency towards back pain).
Electric snowblower? 10 minutes. Done.
“People you haven’t thought about have joined the Slop Machine”
Well, that’s a notification I don’t need.
Well, that’s a notification I don’t need.
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
“People you haven’t thought about have joined the Slop Machine”
Well, that’s a notification I don’t need.
Well, that’s a notification I don’t need.
Alright, I’m reading the newest Rachel Peng novel from @kbspangler.com and the first page of chapter three got multiple snortlaughs.
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Alright, I’m reading the newest Rachel Peng novel from @kbspangler.com and the first page of chapter three got multiple snortlaughs.
This was sold as “shawarma poutine”
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This was sold as “shawarma poutine”
Someone is Very Orange (and adorable; please give him pets from a random internet human)
We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Someone is Very Orange (and adorable; please give him pets from a random internet human)
Don't know if I'd be excited to be on a bite bar again, but chinrests are life!
Feels great to be back in the bite bar at #UCBerkeley, doing experiments with my postdoc @shangbangluo.bsky.social and PhD student Jason Wong.
#adaptiveoptics
#AOSLO
#visionscience
#AOOCT
#adaptiveoptics
#AOSLO
#visionscience
#AOOCT
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Don't know if I'd be excited to be on a bite bar again, but chinrests are life!
Reposted by Dr Ben Wolfe
I think a lot about how many terrible people want to be liked by other people, but don't show much evidence of liking other people themselves.
It's a soul-killing poverty.
It's a soul-killing poverty.
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I think a lot about how many terrible people want to be liked by other people, but don't show much evidence of liking other people themselves.
It's a soul-killing poverty.
It's a soul-killing poverty.