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Society for Philosophy and Psychology @socphilpsych.bsky.social · 8d

📣Recent work by Emily G. Liquin, Marjorie Rhodes & Todd M. Gureckis:

Seeking new information with old questions: Children and adults reuse and recombine concepts from prior questions

Seeking New Information With Old Questions: Children and Adults Reuse and Recombine Concepts From Prior Questions

Abstract. Question asking is a key tool for learning about the world, especially in childhood. However, formulating good questions is challenging. In any given situation, many questions are possible b...

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Jul 21

Today we open-sourced a new project for developing behavioral experiments online. It is called Smile. Announcement of v0.1.0: todd.gureckislab.org/2025/07/22/s... Smile has been used internally in my lab for several years and has substantially increased our productivity.

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congrats, Kerem! 🎉

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 2

🔔BREAKING🔔

The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding.

This is censorship disguised as oversight.

Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

www.nature.com

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · May 1

I’m so sorry to hear this, Benny.

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Jan 10

My department at the University of New Hampshire is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology! Come join us!

#socialpsyc #psychology

Jolie Wormwood @jbwormwood.bsky.social · Jan 9

📢 Help spread the word!

UNH is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology with a specialization in social cognition. Review of applications starts on January 20th!

jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63725

Come work with me in New Hampshire!!

Assistant Professor of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin fall, 2025 in the area of social psychology. ...

jobs.usnh.edu

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Oct 24

I’ll be considering applications for a PhD student to start in Fall 2025! I’ve been having a blast starting up the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab at the University of New Hampshire this fall, and I’m excited to grow our lab community. App review begins 1/15. Learn more: liquinlab.github.io

Additional info about available PhD position (start date: Fall 2025) in the ELM Lab at the University of New Hampshire. We study: what triggers and satisfies people's curiosity, how exploration changes with development and experience, how people seek information from and alongside others, and more!

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Caren Walker @carenwalker.bsky.social · Nov 20

I am recruiting a 2 year postdoc! See elc-lab-ucsd.com/prospective-.... This is an NSF-funded collaboration between UCSD, Harvard, and Rutgers-Newark (co-PIs: @ebonawitz.bsky.social, @patrickshafto.bsky.social, Igor Bascandziev) examining cognitive mechanisms underlying children’s conceptual change.

Index of /

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Nov 16

Can I be added, please? Thanks for putting this together!!

Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Nov 16

Could you add me, too? Thank you!

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Nov 16

Could you add me, as well? Thank you!

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Nov 15

Thanks for putting this together! Could you add me, too?

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Oct 24

I’ll be considering applications for a PhD student to start in Fall 2025! I’ve been having a blast starting up the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab at the University of New Hampshire this fall, and I’m excited to grow our lab community. App review begins 1/15. Learn more: liquinlab.github.io

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ASFP @asfp.io · Oct 26

🎴 Applicant portal closes TONIGHT at 9 pm EDT / 6 pm PDT! 🎴

This is your final chance to submit statement drafts and get feedback for #ASFP2023!

www.asfp.io/applicants/s...

Applicant portal closes TONIGHT at 9 pm EDT / 6 pm PDT! This is your final chance to submit statement drafts and get feedback for ASFP 2023! Link to submit is https://www.asfp.io/applicants/submission-form. Graphic reads: "Final Call! Today is the last day to submit personal statements for free, double-blind review!"

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Casey L. Roark @caseyroark.bsky.social · Oct 24

Hi #PsychSciSky! I'm recruiting PhD students in my lab in Psychology at the University of New Hampshire to start Fall 2024!

Check out roarklab.com for more info and feel free to reach out if you are interested in applying! Come to beautiful NH to study perception, language, and learning!

#CogSci

path in woods surrounded by trees showing the beauty of UNH campus in the fall

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Roman Feiman @romanfeiman.bsky.social · Oct 24

A good time of year to repost:

Every year I read a lot of grad school applications from accomplished people that don't give me the info I'm looking for. It feels like a major hidden curriculum thing. So here's (my opinion on) how to write a great Statement of Purpose/Research for a PhD program. 1/

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Emily Liquin @emilyliquin.bsky.social · Oct 16

Hi Bluesky! I’m recruiting PhD students to help launch the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab at U of New Hampshire Psych in Fall 2024!

Check out our lab website at liquinlab.github.io for more info, and feel free to get in touch if you’re interested in applying!

#CogSci #DevPsych #PsychSciSky

ELM Lab @ UNH

liquinlab.github.io

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