Emily Myers
@emilymyers.bsky.social
Speech perception & brain nerd, University of Connecticut. Opinions my own, not my employer's.
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This is an irresponsibly favorable profile of RFK Jr, painting him as a vaccine skeptic rather than what he is: fervently anti-vaccine. Whether the reporter caved to pressure from RFK Jr or is so ignorant of science he doesn’t understand how many will come to harm bc of him, this is shameful. +
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This is an irresponsibly favorable profile of RFK Jr, painting him as a vaccine skeptic rather than what he is: fervently anti-vaccine. Whether the reporter caved to pressure from RFK Jr or is so ignorant of science he doesn’t understand how many will come to harm bc of him, this is shameful. +
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Romantics will love Prue’s new show, Prue Leith, Mad Leith, Deep Leith.
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Romantics will love Prue’s new show, Prue Leith, Mad Leith, Deep Leith.
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Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Associate Professor/Professor and Director, Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center
About the Opportunity About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research (R1) university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experi...
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
One of many things I admire about my dad is his rock-solid exercise habit. He always ends with his "floor routine,"* about 10 mins of stretching and strength w/ minimal equipment.
I think I need my own version. What would you put on a short, daily, keep-your-body-from-falling-apart routine?
I think I need my own version. What would you put on a short, daily, keep-your-body-from-falling-apart routine?
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of many things I admire about my dad is his rock-solid exercise habit. He always ends with his "floor routine,"* about 10 mins of stretching and strength w/ minimal equipment.
I think I need my own version. What would you put on a short, daily, keep-your-body-from-falling-apart routine?
I think I need my own version. What would you put on a short, daily, keep-your-body-from-falling-apart routine?
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Deadline Jan 5: Instructional prof (teaching track, open rank), Ling + CogSci, Linguistics, Univ of Chicago apply.interfolio.com/177960
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Deadline Jan 5: Instructional prof (teaching track, open rank), Ling + CogSci, Linguistics, Univ of Chicago apply.interfolio.com/177960
This is just lovely. A good reminder that gratitude is never something to be stingy with. Thanks, Laura for writing such a thought-provoking post.
Sorry to get all earnest for a minute, but here are some ideas about how to say thank you more often and more meaningfully. lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/24/h...
The Last Word On Nothing | How to Say Thank You
lastwordonnothing.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is just lovely. A good reminder that gratitude is never something to be stingy with. Thanks, Laura for writing such a thought-provoking post.
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It’s not too late to apply for the PhD position in my lab! Please send your documents (cover letter, CV, transcripts, names of references) through the official application platform by Nov 25!
Please repost! I am looking for a PhD candidate in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience to start in early 2026.
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It’s not too late to apply for the PhD position in my lab! Please send your documents (cover letter, CV, transcripts, names of references) through the official application platform by Nov 25!
Does anybody else have a dog that sneezes to get their attention? How do they do that?
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Does anybody else have a dog that sneezes to get their attention? How do they do that?
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When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
Productive afternoon at the pottery studio: future sugar bowl and mug, assuming I don’t mess them up.
Can highly recommend a hobby that prevents you from picking up your phone.
Can highly recommend a hobby that prevents you from picking up your phone.
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Productive afternoon at the pottery studio: future sugar bowl and mug, assuming I don’t mess them up.
Can highly recommend a hobby that prevents you from picking up your phone.
Can highly recommend a hobby that prevents you from picking up your phone.
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health. By @danvergano.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health. By @danvergano.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
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proud to share this work, led by the brilliant @ilinabg.bsky.social, now out in Nature! Ilina finds that speech-sound neural processing is VERY similar in a language you know and one you don't. differences only emerge at the level of word boundaries and learnt statistical structure 🧠✨
The human brain responds to the sounds of both familiar and unfamiliar languages in a similar way, according to research in Nature. The findings might guide future approaches to language learning and rehabilitation. go.nature.com/4ppvsHb #Neuroskyence 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
proud to share this work, led by the brilliant @ilinabg.bsky.social, now out in Nature! Ilina finds that speech-sound neural processing is VERY similar in a language you know and one you don't. differences only emerge at the level of word boundaries and learnt statistical structure 🧠✨
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Northeastern University is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain Health. 🧠🎶
Faculty have the chance to be part of the (smart, fun) Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health (and be my neighbor).
Please help spread the word!
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Faculty have the chance to be part of the (smart, fun) Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health (and be my neighbor).
Please help spread the word!
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain Health
About the Opportunity About the Opportunity: The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain ...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Northeastern University is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain Health. 🧠🎶
Faculty have the chance to be part of the (smart, fun) Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health (and be my neighbor).
Please help spread the word!
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Faculty have the chance to be part of the (smart, fun) Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health (and be my neighbor).
Please help spread the word!
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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My keen knowledge of statistics tells me these feet are merely suffering from survivorship bias.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My keen knowledge of statistics tells me these feet are merely suffering from survivorship bias.
Fun surprise this morning to find this cool-looking paper on stink bugs in my Google Scholar profile. I wonder if Emily B. Myers, biologist at Valdosta State, would be interested in collaborating.
(HT to alert grad student NS, who had no idea she was in an entomology lab)
(HT to alert grad student NS, who had no idea she was in an entomology lab)
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fun surprise this morning to find this cool-looking paper on stink bugs in my Google Scholar profile. I wonder if Emily B. Myers, biologist at Valdosta State, would be interested in collaborating.
(HT to alert grad student NS, who had no idea she was in an entomology lab)
(HT to alert grad student NS, who had no idea she was in an entomology lab)
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Hey this seems bad. Solidarity with faculty and staff at A&M.
Leaked Texas A&M Document Exposes a Chilling Blueprint for Silencing Race and Gender in Higher Ed
#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/leaked-tex...
Leaked Texas A&M Document Exposes a Chilling Blueprint for Silencing Race and Gender in Higher Ed
This Substack is reader-supported.
drstaceypatton1865.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hey this seems bad. Solidarity with faculty and staff at A&M.
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omg
Trump: I’m very proud of the job he’s done. What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
omg
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Aiming for Joan Didion but landing on Eva Braun.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Aiming for Joan Didion but landing on Eva Braun.
Five stars to Rufus Sewell’s American accent in The Diplomat. I’m really picky and I haven’t noticed a single flaw.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Five stars to Rufus Sewell’s American accent in The Diplomat. I’m really picky and I haven’t noticed a single flaw.
Dealing with the encroaching darkness the best way I know how.
Baking.
(saffron macaro(o)ns; pear frangipane tart)
Baking.
(saffron macaro(o)ns; pear frangipane tart)
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Dealing with the encroaching darkness the best way I know how.
Baking.
(saffron macaro(o)ns; pear frangipane tart)
Baking.
(saffron macaro(o)ns; pear frangipane tart)
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Every time a tech bro billionaire says something publicly, I think of Benoit Blanc’s description of Miles Braun—the fictional tech bro.
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Every time a tech bro billionaire says something publicly, I think of Benoit Blanc’s description of Miles Braun—the fictional tech bro.
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“Zohran has been marinated in love…He’s so secure in knowing who he is. There was a feeling of great pride and gratitude the night he won—that we had yielded this person who will bring, and who has already brought, hope to the world. That he has the mettle to do it.”
ABSOLUTE FUCKING MOM GOALS 🥰🥰🥰🥰
ABSOLUTE FUCKING MOM GOALS 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani
The legendary director talks with Harper's Bazaar about becoming an artist and a parent
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Zohran has been marinated in love…He’s so secure in knowing who he is. There was a feeling of great pride and gratitude the night he won—that we had yielded this person who will bring, and who has already brought, hope to the world. That he has the mettle to do it.”
ABSOLUTE FUCKING MOM GOALS 🥰🥰🥰🥰
ABSOLUTE FUCKING MOM GOALS 🥰🥰🥰🥰