Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026To quote Amy Adams: "The weapon is their language. They gave it all to us. Do you understand what that means?" 030
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🌄 a new dawn is approaching for cognitive science 🌄 --- Lio has been one of the wisest and most thoughtful collaborators I’ve ever worked with. If you’re interested in contributing to the future of the field, look no further: web.mit.edu/zyzzyva/www/... 1115
Reposted by Arnav VermaTobias Gerstenberg @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Causality in Cognition Lab is pumped for #CogSci2026 🇧🇷 05814
Reposted by Arnav VermaRobert Hawkins @rdhawkins.bsky.social · 23/07/2026excited for the first #cogsci2026 poster session this afternoon! come by and chat with @ymacci.bsky.social @amirzur.bsky.social @clairebergey.bsky.social 1225
Reposted by Arnav VermaJudy Fan @judithfan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Heading to #CogSci2026 in Rio this week? Overview 🧵 thread highlighting work being presented by members of the Cognitive Tools Lab (cogtoolslab.github.io) — come say hi! 🧠🛠️✨ 1426
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Co-organized with an amazing team: Lio Wong (web.mit.edu/zyzzyva/www/...), @mattcaren.bsky.social (matthewcaren.github.io), @rdhawkins.bsky.social (rdhawkins.com), @arvind.bsky.social (arvindsatya.com), & @judithfan.bsky.social (cogtoolslab.github.io/people.html) 000
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026What is it about samba that *tells* you to get out and dance 💃? @mehr.nz (mehr.nz) will explore the meaning behind sounds. 110
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Why do children resort to moving like bees to build houses in Roblox 🐝? @julianje.bsky.social (cscl.yale.edu/team.html) will explore what people say to each other with gestures! 110
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026What is your roommate trying to tell you by leaving that stack of dirty dishes in the sink? 🍽️ @adenaschachner.bsky.social (madlab.ucsd.edu) explores how we read social signals from the world around us. 120
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Why does drawing six squiggly lines explain your convoluted project idea better than words ever could? ✍️ @neilcohn.bsky.social (www.visuallanguagelab.com) discusses meaning-making with graphics. 131
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Why do you instantly know what your roommate means from one cryptic GC emoji 🎰? @rdhawkins.bsky.social (rdhawkins.com) tells us about making meaning out of nearly anything. 110
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026How do people make use of so many different modalities to communicate? Come learn more at our Unconventional Communication workshop at #CogSci2026! 🗓️ Wed, 7/22, 8:30am 🔗Full program: unconventional-communication.github.io Here's what we'll be covering 👇unconventional-communication.github.ioUnconventional Communication (CogSci 2026)Unconventional Communication is a workshop exploring how humans convey meaning across different modalities. 1114
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Learned so much during my time as a lab manager with Judy!! ++ everyone should apply!! 050
Reposted by Arnav VermaYang Xiang @yangxiang.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Now out in Cognition, work with the great @gershbrain.bsky.social @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social on formalizing self-handicapping as rational signaling! 📃 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lo8f2Hx2-...kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me 13613
Reposted by Arnav VermaErik Brockbank @erikbrockbank.bsky.social · 29/07/2025"36 Questions That Lead To Love" was the most viewed article in NYT Modern Love. Excited to share new results investigating these and other “deep questions” with @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social @judithfan.bsky.social & @rdhawkins.bsky.social Preprint: tinyurl.com/bdfx5smk Code: tinyurl.com/3v6pws4s 1279
Reposted by Arnav VermaKristine Zheng @kristinezheng.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Linking student psychological orientation, engagement & learning in intro college-level data science New work at @cogscisociety.bsky.social w/ @erikbrockbank.bsky.social @shawnschwartz.bsky.social, C.Bryan, D.Yeager, C.Dweck & @judithfan.bsky.social poster 8/1 @ 10:30 tinyurl.com/solds-cogsci25 1206
Reposted by Arnav VermaJunyi Chu @junyi.bsky.social · 06/06/2025🧩 On problem solving (6/30, 2-3pm PT): Kelsey Allen, @bonan.bsky.social @ranjaykrishna.bsky.social 172
Reposted by Arnav VermaJessica Sommerville @jessicas.bsky.social · 26/06/2025🚨 Postdoc Opportunity!!! The Toronto Early Cognition Lab (@UofT) is hiring a postdoc to study early optimism in infants & young children. Work w/ multi-method approach, amazing undergrads & grads. Start: Fall 2025 or later. Details: jessica.sommerville@utoronto.ca RTs appreciated 💫 04547
Reposted by Arnav VermaTracey Mills @traceym.bsky.social · 24/06/2025If you’ll be at #CogSci2025, consider (or at least consider considering) attending our @cogscisociety.bsky.social workshop on meta reasoning 🤔🤨🧐 We’ll be discussing problem selection through various lenses represented by a great lineup of speakers!sites.google.comMeta-reasoning @ CogSciWorkshop Description People are general purpose problem solvers. We obtain food and shelter, manage companies, solve moral dilemmas, spend years toiling away at thorny math problems, and even adopt a... 23610
Arnav Verma @arnavverma.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Come check out our amazing online and in-person workshop, Minds in the Making, this summer (minds-making.github.io)! We're bringing together an interdisciplinary community of researchers in CogSci 🧠, HCI 🖌️, & Graphics 🫖!minds-making.github.ioMinds in the Making 030
Reposted by Arnav VermaErik Brockbank @erikbrockbank.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Hello bluesky world :) excited to share a new paper on data visualization literacy 📈 🧠 w/ @judithfan.bsky.social, @arnavverma.bsky.social, Holly Huey, Hannah Lloyd, @lacepadilla.bsky.social! 📝 preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... 💻 code: github.com/cogtoolslab/...osf.ioOSF 4267