Samah Abdelrahim | سماح
samahrahim.bsky.social
Samah Abdelrahim | سماح
@samahrahim.bsky.social
PhD student in the Language and Cognition lab at Stanford.
samahabdelrahim.github.io
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Hey @andrameneganzin.bsky.social, this is such a great paper on why defining, capturing, and (most of all) analyzing the emergence of 'behavioural modernity' still is such an important topic link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Congrats.
The Fate of Behavioral Modernity - Biological Theory
Biological Theory - Over the past twenty years, empirical and theoretical advances have significantly reshaped the research agenda on “behavioral modernity” and its conceptualization....
link.springer.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The urgent need for African research collaboration on medicine quality

" #Africa cannot regulate what it cannot see, and it cannot see what it has not studied"

@sociologyoxford.bsky.social #Health #PublicHealth
The urgent need for African research collaboration on medicine quality - Nature Communications
Substandard and falsified medicines are a global health threat. The fight against them is a regulatory and research challenge; here, the authors argue the importance of global and regional oversight, monitoring of, and research into the extent of the issue.
dlvr.it
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Humans are using more water than the Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, the report found
World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns
Humans are using more water than Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, a report from the United Nations found
www.scientificamerican.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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1/7 Look, Mom, no hands!

They have studied the age at which chimpanzees take the most risks (jumping and doing crazy things from tree to tree). It turns out that they have a peak in childhood, and it decreases as they grow older. This tells us something very interesting about ourselves.
January 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
Great book about what understanding means in science. Highly recommend it.
Amazing historical account of cases studies in physics but applies to physical sciences more broadly.
Slow/repetitive at times but lots of gems if you stick with it.
December 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Why isn’t modern AI built around principles from cognitive science or neuroscience? Starting a substack (infinitefaculty.substack.com/p/why-isnt-m...) by writing down my thoughts on that question: as part of a first series of posts giving my current thoughts on the relation between these fields. 1/3
Why isn’t modern AI built around principles from cognitive science?
First post in a series on cognitive science and AI
infinitefaculty.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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A common problem w/ studies testing non-WEIRD groups is they compare multiple groups using the same WEIRD measure. How can we compare groups w/ apples-apples measures w/o distorting cross-cultural differences? We explore this in this new paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Development of Morality and Conventionality Across Cultures: Implementing a Two‐Stage Model for Cross‐Cultural Research
Establishing a shared sense of right and wrong is an essential milestone for human cooperation, raising the question of whether a universal set of moral intuitions exists. However, tests of universa.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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“It is a profound gift to know that when a chimpanzee stares into a person’s eyes, they too could be reflecting on their beliefs about humans.” - Brian Hare (photo by Innocent Ampeire) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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“Critically assessing the literature, we found it beset by conceptual & methodological flaws & limitations, undermining claims that the gut microbiome is causally involved in etiology/pathophysiology of autism”
Crucial PSA from @wiringthebrain.bsky.social @statsepi.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social🧪
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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So, this marks our first 50 years. Thank you all for participating in the #BUCLD50 and for the contributions and support of our community! With all of you, we look forward to the next 50 years.

Photos and other exciting materials are on the way!

##BUCLD50 #BUCLD #LanguageDevelopment
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Hi, I am looking for native Korean speakers to participate as paid subjects in a 7-minute online study. If you are a native Korean speaker, know someone, or would just like to help 💙, please use this link to sign up/share with others. OR feel free to reach out! 🙏
app.prolific.com/register/par...
Prolific
app.prolific.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Could have been worse 😂 for someone who moved here 2021 😅
November 29, 2023 at 7:01 AM