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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 10h

I met lots of other academics I knew through academic twitter for a coffee, or connected with them at conferences because we knew each other from twitter... also, there are tons of events i only know about through instagram.

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Cognitive Science Group @cogscigroup.bsky.social · 1d

Hi! We're an interdisciplinary group from Córdoba, Argentina, studying human cognition. The lab is leaded by Dr. Pablo Barttfeld (@pablobarttfeld.bsky.social), and our research focuses on three main areas: consciousness, metacognition & attention. Follow us to get all lab's news!

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 2d

New Yorker cartoons nail it again.

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Quentin Huys @docqhuys.bsky.social · 7d

New #job alert! Clinical research fellow / postdoc in #computationalpsychiatry at the @mpc-comppsych.bsky.social / @uclqsion.bsky.social and UCL psychiatry. We will aim to understand the computations engaged by serotonin in the treatment of depression. Please re-sky. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Christina Bergmann @chbergma.bsky.social · 2d

This weekend I gave another workshop on #ShamelessSelfPromotion and now you all can apply what I am preaching by self-nominating as new Max Planck Director, for example in psycholinguistics

Go for it, especially if you think you aren't 'good enough'

www.mpg.de/directors
www.mpi.nl/news/help-sh...

Directors

The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.

www.mpg.de

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 4d

this is no longer your book.

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 4d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... insane that it is allowed for a lawyer to lie so blatantly and simply state that Gisèle Pelicot consented when Dominique Pelicot admitted online that she was drugged, and "advertised" it as such with the person accused

Gisèle Pelicot returns to court after trial made her an icon - and tore her family apart

A rift has emerged between Gisèle Pelicot - the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history - and her eldest children

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 9d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 4d

Da für viele das Pendeln wieder beginnt möchte ich nochmal darauf hinweisen dass man Sitzplätze in innerdeutschen ICEs auch über die ÖBB reservieren kann - und zwar für 3 Euro und nicht für 5,50 Euro wie bei der DB direkt. Man kann diese sogar für 1,50 Euro Einbehalt bis am Tag vorher stornieren.

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 6d

CW: depression, ideation (& the brain)

Case study: stimulation of the sustantia nigra produces acute, intense depression that dissipates as soon as stimulation stops. Wow.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17561432/

(FYI: In follow-up, the individual had no mood issues 5 yrs out; whew!).

Within a couple of seconds, the patient’s face showed an expression of utmost sorrow and he started to sob and cry violently. He repeated over and over again the words ‘‘everything is so dark’’, ‘‘please doctor I don’t want to live.’’ Upon direct questioning, the patient said that he felt very depressed. The stimulation was stopped, and within 10 s, the patient stopped crying and returned to his previous mental status.

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Doctor Logic @saraluckelman.bsky.social · 6d

*sighs in logician*

Screenshot of a form that asks "Will the viva be held in person or online (e.g., Zoom)? Please delete as applicable," and the two possible answers are "yes" and "no".

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 8d

I am wondering, I know plenty openly queer neuroscientists, but are there also openly polyamorous neuroscientists? I can think of examples of more senior people who are but I would not say openly

Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 8d

people aren't just going to give me money to do whatever I like in any job, so I don't think that academia is any worse in that regard.

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 8d

and that funders can set research topics (by issuing calls on a question which interests them) rather than us being able to do the science we find most useful - which is both understandable from a funder's perspective and not great for scientists who might feel restrained.

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 8d

i think a part of it is also her frustration at how difficult it is to establish yourself permanently (which is valid),

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 8d

I noticed that in part (e.g., in her videos on gender) she broadcasts her pub opinion but prefaces it as the actual and only scientifically grounded view on the topic ("let's see what the science really says" type, based on some cherry-picked studies) which i find kind of weak

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 9d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... a party with 5 MPs gets to shape govt policy simply by being scary. this is further right than the tories when they were in govt.

Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status

New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ondrej Zika @ondrejzika.bsky.social · 9d

Postdoc affordability index for ERC starting grants (based on Eurozone inflation)

While in 2014, the fixed 1.5 mil EUR budget amounted to 9.84 theoretical 3-postdoc positions, in 2024 we are at 6.67, that's 32.3% loss in purchasing power.

I will just leave it here.

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Keith Wooo-schmann Wilson 👻 @keithwilson.eu · 10d

Ceci n’est pas une pipe

Yellow sign in a red circle with a picture of a pipe crossed out

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 10d

Philosopher John Searle has died.

John Searle (1932-2025) - Daily Nous

Philosopher John Searle, well-known for his work on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, has died. John Searle wrote extensively consciousness and the mind, intentionality, and speech act th...

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 10d

a philosopher.

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Tessa Dekker @tessamdekker.bsky.social · 11d

We’re hiring! We’re looking for two RAs to study neuroplasticity in sight loss, sight rescue and development in children and adults @ucl.ac.uk using a wide range of neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Please help spread the word! Apply by 16 Oct! t.ly/q3aYe #neurojobs #NeuroSkyence

Research Assistant at UCL

Recruiting now: Research Assistant on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Maria Niedernhuber @mariandrnh.bsky.social · 11d

how big is he really though

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Liad Mudrik @liadmudrik.bsky.social · 12d

It was a true pleasure to work on this piece with @niccolonegro.bsky.social. I learned A LOT about possible justifications for inferring consciousness in other systems/organisms. I hope you will enjoy it too!

Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 12d

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social

Extrapolating Other Consciousnesses: The Prospects and Limits of Analogical Abduction | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core

Extrapolating Other Consciousnesses: The Prospects and Limits of Analogical Abduction

www.cambridge.org

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