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bjschmeichel.bsky.social @bjschmeichel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kyle Silva, the senior Ph.D. student in my laboratory, headed up the studies in this new PNAS article. Does gun presence influence cognitive control? Click to find out! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 12/09/2026

Exactly. Every single word is probability guesswork. There is NO judgment. NO thought. It can't analyze data, think about it, & decide which is more accurate. It only constructs new sentences via the complex probability of those words being in that order. It's sophisticated math.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 12/09/2026

It doesn't think at all. It's a calculator for words, using sophisticated statistics to construct sentences. Because it uses the probability of words being next to each other, it means that many of its sentences sound reasonable & true - but it exercised 0 judgment in constructing the sentence.

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 06/08/2026

So happy this one wasn't patched yet

Screenshot of a Google search results page. The search box reads "i am phd student and see the pi approaching. wh…" (cut off). Below it, an AI Overview reads: "Look busy immediately. You are in great danger. An approaching PI means you might be given a new project right now." A section headed "Why You Must Act" lists three bullets — High expectations: your PI is warm from a grant meeting and will assign you fast; No escape later: once you make eye contact, it is too late; Preprint defense: your last preprint protects you a little bit, but not against a PI with a new idea. A second section, "Best Actions to Take," lists two bullets — Open a terminal: let something scroll, any output will do; Find a safe spot: get behind the poster tube or a stack of unread reviews. It ends: "Where are you hiding right now? I can help you find a safe spot in the department." A footer note says AI responses may include mistakes.

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A newly proposed rule by the US Office of Management and Budget threatens federal #science funding and autonomy in ways that will affect you directly.

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Anthony D. Ong @anthonyong.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New JPSP registered report + coordinated data analysis led by Tiko Yoneda: identical models across 11 aging cohorts (N=175,070; 18 countries). Loneliness—not simply social isolation—was more robustly associated with cognitive impairment and mortality risk psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026

Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link

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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration

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Stanford AAUP @stanfordaaup.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This is a very helpful resource from the former EiC of Science: a template for commenting on the proposed changes to OMB regulations that threaten the continued existence of US Science.

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Anna J Finley, PhD @annajfinley.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Excellent how to best respond I f the new OMB proposal has you extremely concerned about the future of US science!

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2026

Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

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Anna J Finley, PhD @annajfinley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This is particularly bonkers because all my international coauths do work *for free* on these papers as far as the US is concerned (their time is paid for by their home institution and they get $0 for working with me, that is ✨priceless✨)

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 03/05/2026

Lawn darts. Snuggabunny Rocking Baby sleeper. The Ford Pinto. The front load Easybake oven. The late 90’s Burger King kids meal pokeballs. The wiggle waggle caterpillar. Takata airbags. With the exception of maybe Takata, every one of those recalls had fewer verified deaths than AI chatbots.

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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

At a time like this we need leaders with the courage to name what we all can see happening. The social sciences give us a language to bear witness and light with which to see more clearly. We will not be extinguished so easily. >>

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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Last weekend I received the Troland Research Award from the @nationalacademies.org. I’m so grateful to the communities who made this work possible. It's strange to receive this award at a time when much of the work being recognized is not eligible for federal funding. My remarks 👇 and a 🧵>>

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NAS 163rd Annual Meeting - Awards Ceremony

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Anna J Finley, PhD @annajfinley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

So proud of these awesome ladies presenting at NDSU Research Days, and Cora and Hannah (left in pic 1 and pic 3)earned the 2nd place poster award out of almost 100 posters! #WomenInStem

SPANH lab members in front of NDSU Research Day banner

Hannah and Cora in front of their 2nd place poster

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bjschmeichel.bsky.social @bjschmeichel.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Happy to share this tenure-track job ad for a social/personality psychologist at Texas A&M. It's a great department. Apply today! apply.interfolio.com/178880

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 16/12/2025

There *are* legitimate use cases for this kind of stuff! Simulation studies! Synthetic data for a preregistered analysis plan prior to an actual study! But this isn't being marketed as that. It's advertised as a cheaper, faster alternative to humans. Temu we-have-results-at-home survey results.

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Anna J Finley, PhD @annajfinley.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

A job I love, but ultimately “just” a job. I feel lucky to be in a department that embodies this, with very successful colleagues who do what they love AND have lives outside of work.

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🎃 🕯️ Monica Valentinelli is Sipping Tea. 🐈‍⬛ ☕ @booksofm.com · 20/11/2025

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

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Anna J Finley, PhD @annajfinley.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Well ok ND! Absolutely stunning show tonight, pictures don’t do the explosion of reds and pinks overhead justice!

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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/

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AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…

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Carien van Reekum @carien.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

@clarsonsbrain.bsky.social underscoring the importance of context and lived experience in trauma - make that in all our research really. Presidential Address @therealspr.bsky.social

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Carien van Reekum @carien.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Genius

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Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

If you applied to North Dakota State Unjversity’s job in developmental psych, you too could eat your (delicious) way across Fargo!!! (Downside: I’m told it gets cold here?)

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Erin Conwell @erconwell.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

We are HIRING! The Department of Psychology at NDSU is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology (broadly defined) to begin August, 2026. Full details here: tinyurl.com/3sjknmxn Questions can be directed to me. Please share widely!

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/07/2025

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I posted this article about my student's grant cancellation this morning. A few minutes ago, I learned that another very talented student in my lab had their funding cancelled too. I'm heartbroken -- not just about my students, but the future of science. darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/my-student...

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My student's funding just got axed

How the administration's attacks on science are hurting trainees

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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

In a little more than a week, kiddo will have the chance to pitch her novel at StokerCon! Do any of my Bluesky friends have experience or advice about how to prepare? We have some general guidelines from the editor she'll be talking to, but any insight about Qs to expect, etc. would be very welcome!

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Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

What happened when they instituted post-tenure review at Florida? The best professors left.

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Sheril Kirshenbaum @sheril.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Bottom line: the proposed NIH & NSF cuts alone would eventually strip at least $10 billion per year from U.S. output. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

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Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually

Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Testifying tomorrow at a Senate hearing showcasing damage done to HHS by (personnel) terminations 3:00-4:30 convened by Senators Welch and Baldwin. With former leaders from CDC, SAMSHA< AHRQ, ACL (Admin. for Community Living) www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

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Senate Democrats to hold hearings on mass terminations at HHS, decrying RFK Jr. "destructive rampage"

The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

say it again: 4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 15/05/2025

PI: "this draft is so great, why didn't we write it this way in the first place??" PhD student: "I did, and then you told me to change it"

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Alex Browman @alexbrowman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New (and first solo) publication on belonging in school, which I'm presenting at AERA today (April 24 @ 5:25 in Bluebird Ballroom Room 3C). Here's the open-access link, and a very quick summary: What do researchers vs. students really mean when we say “belonging”? link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Centering Social Fit, Self-Concept Fit, Goal Fit, and Resource Fit as Core Elements of Students’ Experiences of Belonging at School - Educational Psychology Review

A common theme across psychological research on belonging in school has been a focus on the social—on the quality of students’ connections to others in the school environment. In this review, I argue ...

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

In its ongoing mission to shrink the federal government, the Trump administration is now proposing a more than 40% budget cut to the National Institutes of Health - the crown jewel of American medical research. 60 Minutes, Sunday.

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Ryan Hernandez @rdhernand.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I have learned that the directors of ALL: PREP, IMSD, and IRACDA programs across the country have received similar cancelation notices. This follows previous cancellations of MARC and URISE programs. This further dismantles the mechanisms that enable scientific training opportunities for SO MANY.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/04/2025

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants. This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.

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Christina Weiland @weilanch.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Head Start, which serves over 800K children and their families all over the country, was hit hard today by the HHS layoffs. <1% of HS’s annual funding is spent on federal staff. nhsa.org/press_releas...

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NHSA Expresses Deep Concern Over Administration Shuttering Regional Offices

NHSA is deeply concerned about the closing of regional offices and HHS's reorganization without open communication or a clear plan for how the administration intends on supporting Head Start.

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Liz Borkowski @lizborkowski.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD

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Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) @therealspr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

💡(1/4) SPR is pleased to announce the topics for the 2025 Big Idea symposia! Individual abstract submissions can be submitted based on one of two “Big Ideas” & accepted abstracts will be grouped together in symposia organized around the Big Ideas.

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 26/03/2025

Finally some coverage of NIH grant cancelations that asks lawyers, on the record, "isn't this illegal?" (the answer is "yes") www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...

Two legal experts who reviewed NIH termination letters shared with the Globe said they violate federal administrative process law, which prohibits “arbitrary and capricious” policy changes. The mass cancellations also violate contract law because the NIH is imposing conditions on research projects that did not exist at the time the grants were awarded, the legal experts said.

“These terminations are illegal,” said David Super, a constitutional law expert at Georgetown Law, who reviewed the termination letters at the Globe’s request. “NIH has no authority to cancel these contracts without individualized assessments, and doing so violates court orders against blanket cutoffs of legally obligated federal funding.”

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Roundtable this Wed at the US Senate, on how Trump and Musk are killing research like cancer and Alzheimer’s research. 2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream. This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did. But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.

WHEN:

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 2:30pm EST

WHERE:

SD-106, Livestream available here

WHO:

U.S. Senators
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., former Director of the NIH
Dr. Sterling Johnson, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor and Associate Director of Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Dr. Whitney Wharton, PhD, Emory University Associate Professor and Alzheimer’s Disease researcher
Dr. Larry Saltzman, M.D., retired physician living with leukemia and former Executive Research Director for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Mr. Jessy Ybarra, veteran living with ALS and Board of Trustees member for the ALS Association

“As Donald Trump and Elon Musk claim they want to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ they are halting lifesaving research that gives Americans battling Alzheimer’s disease and cancer hope every day that they have a fighting chance at getting better,” said Senator Baldwin.

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