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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us to push the boundaries of neuromotor interfaces!

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Sep 5

2️⃣ www.metacareers.com/jobs/7072393...

Research Scientist Intern, Neuromotor Interfaces (PhD)

Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.

www.metacareers.com

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Sep 5

1️⃣ www.metacareers.com/jobs/1328155...

Research Scientist Intern, Neuromotor Interfaces: Computational Modeling (PhD)

Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.

www.metacareers.com

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have two exciting Research Scientist Intern positions open:
1️⃣ Neuromotor Interfaces: Computational Modeling (PhD) - This for AI-centric folks
2️⃣ Neuromotor Interfaces (PhD) - Research scientist catch-all, including signal processing, physics, experimental skills, etc.

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Sep 5

2026 Internships at CTRL Labs at Meta Reality Labs

It's intern application season for summer 2026 with the CTRL Labs (Electromyogram (EMG)) team at Meta Reality Labs! 🚀

You can see our latest work covered in this Nature article.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction - Nature

A high-bandwidth neuromotor interface offers performant out-of-the-box generalization across people.

www.nature.com

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · Aug 25

Terrifying insanity. What can be done to stop this?

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the US market “within months,” one of RFKJr’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast. It will mark the fulfillment of one of RFKJr's passions and will expose thousands to death just as COVID is again surging.

Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’

A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.

www.thedailybeast.com

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David G. Clark @david-g-clark.bsky.social · Aug 25

(7/26) The most surprising phenomenology happens after input cessation at t≥0: neurons continue oscillating long after stimulation ends, with lifetimes exceeding any intrinsic system timescale, including the plasticity forgetting timescale, by an order of magnitude (panel iii).

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Aug 17

The implication was the latter; that consciousness required biology. Therefore silicon consciousness was not viable.

Again, I was picking up an undertone and really hoping @dlbarack.bsky.social can shed light here, as he swims in these waters regularly and I was merely a guest.

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Aug 17

On a related (perhaps different?) note, at the SNAP philosophy of neuro meeting, there was an undercurrent of thought that consciousness required biology. This really confused me because it felt a bit like “we need bio-magic” for consciousness.

What am I missing?

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Aug 4

Oh, wow! You *can* pre-order the book. I had no idea.

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david...

Emergence

David Sussillo has made a career at the cutting edge of neuroscience and technology—yet his path there was anything but a straight line. Born to drug-addic...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Aug 4

lolz... where???

David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Aug 4

Finally, a book that combines early childhood trauma with neural networks and AI. Just what the field was missing.

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Aug 4

Coming March 17, 2026!
Just got my advance copy of Emergence — a memoir about growing up in group homes and somehow ending up in neuroscience and AI. It’s personal, it’s scientific, and it’s been a wild thing to write. Grateful and excited to share it soon.

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Stephanie Naufel @snaufel.bsky.social · Jul 25

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Motor Learning and Neuromotor Ethics

Our Reality Labs EMG Foundational Research team is pleased to announce an RFP! The topic is on motor learning for EMG-based HCI and the related neuromotor ethics. Submissions are due September 1!

www.meta.com/blog/reality...

Request for Proposals: Motor Learning & Neuromotor Ethics | Meta Quest Blog

To foster innovation in this area, and to deepen our collaboration with academia, Reality Labs’ EMG Foundational Research team is pleased to invite faculty to submit their ideas to this request for re...

www.meta.com

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Jul 25

www.meta.com/blog/reality...

Request for Proposals: Motor Learning & Neuromotor Ethics | Meta Quest Blog

To foster innovation in this area, and to deepen our collaboration with academia, Reality Labs’ EMG Foundational Research team is pleased to invite faculty to submit their ideas to this request for re...

www.meta.com

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · Jul 23

Open-sourced EMG data plus training/testing scripts to make contact with our results at 100 users for each three tasks (discrete gestures, 1D wrist navigation, and handwriting).

github.com/facebookrese...

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · May 20

This is clearly it. 💯

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · May 20

On twitter, we used to call them tweeprints. I think we need a new name for BlueSky.

Ideas???

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · May 20

Explainer threads 🧵 are generous. They help science be a community, not a contest. Keep 'em coming!

Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · May 20

Why I don't like explainer threads, a 🧵:

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · May 19

Maybe. Skeptical of the former and bullish on the latter.

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · May 19

Lovely article, Luiz. :)

Thanks for highlighting, Earl.

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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · May 19

But what if the murmuration does "compute-like" things, such as temporarily hold static (low-dimensional) state or transition along a temporarily constructed state diagram?

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Gautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · May 10

It's been one year since Jim Simons passed away. He remains one of the greatest philanthropists of our time. His commitment to fundamental scientific research was truly extraordinary and remains essential for advancing humanity.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/s...

Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and Investor Jim Simons Dies at 86

Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and Investor Jim Simons Dies at 86 on Simons Foundation

www.simonsfoundation.org

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · May 11

30 days to the launch of Elusive Cures! I learned so much writing it, and I want to share it.

For the next 30 days, I'll post brain & mind research breakthroughs on odd days, and highlight unmet needs on even ones. #ElusiveCures30

First breakthrough: /1

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Elusive Cures

A neuroscientist’s bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time—brain and mental illnesses

press.princeton.edu

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · May 6

Calling all science advocates!! Carlos Brody+ are creating a searchable database of tangible science benefits, and they need you.

publicusaresearchbenefits.com

They are asking for suggestions - from brief to lengthy. The database is state-searchable, so all 50 states.

Please spread the word!

Searchable database of tangible benefits that federally-funded research gave us.

A crowd-sourced site. Health and Well-being. National Security. Prosperity.

publicusaresearchbenefits.com

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