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Bethany Growns

@bethanygrowns.bsky.social
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Cognitive psychologist studying decision-making in the legal system | lecturer @ Macquarie University | queer(she/her)🏳️‍🌈 aussie | foodie🍽 Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️

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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The enshittification of everything in 2026 continues 🫠
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
First talk at my new job @mqpsy.bsky.social @macqpac.bsky.social 🤩 Thanks for the pic @hayleycullen.bsky.social 💖
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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
One small action that as a cis women we can do to object to this heinous bill. Along with emailing MPs and making a submission. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-... as
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E Tū E Kī: They Don’t Speak for Us - Block the Definition of Woman Bill
The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...
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Martin Clemens Winter @martincwinter.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
ja fragt euch mal
Graffiti „but would your thesis defend you?“
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 25/04/2026
OR JUST WRITE THE THING YOURSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME THAN WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS mashable.com/article/sinc...
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Sinceerly is an AI tool to 'un-AI' your writing
A new ouroboros in the tech world has emerged.
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Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle ⚖️🦅🎮 @ninaaquilagame.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Ran into some people on Reddit who are angry at games for making these statements. Please repost this to make them angrier
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
As someone who retracted a paper a couple of years ago after we were alerted to a problem in our data, this is a good take👌
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Jason Chin @jasonchin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
In late 2024, Cuellar et al published a review of all the studies purporting to validate firearms analysis (eg techniques associating a found bullet to a particular gun). They found 'fatal' errors in each one. Surprisingly, we disagree: doi.org/10.1093/lpr/...
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Towards cumulative forensic science: a commentary on ‘Methodological problems in every black-box study of forensic firearm comparisons’
Abstract. Cuellar et al. recently found that methodological flaws in black-box studies of forensic firearms analysis mean that validity cannot be determine
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“correlation is not cognition” — Guest & Martin (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s421... @olivia.science @andreaeyleen.bsky.social
Luiza Jarovsky, writes on LinkedIN

“AI philosophers in 2026”

Above a post by @elocitionn:

“Why does my cabbage resemble the way the human brain folds (gyrification)?

Is my cabbage conscious?”
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Come join an absolutely amazing researcher here in stunning Christchurch ! 📓
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I'm Dirt Mother Fucker @aynrandy.boontavista.com · 30/11/2025
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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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Martin Wiener @martinwiener.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
POSTDOC Opening: I'm hiring a postdoc to work with me, @ayeletlandau.bsky.social, and Yuval Benjamini on a 4-year NSF funded project to understand timing and memorability in the visual system. fMRI, EEG, eye-tracking all included. If interested, please DM or email me for more information!
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Pelagia @pelagia.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Life goals: uncontactable 🙏
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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I do not want, or see any value, in an AI review of any paper I submit to a journal. If you do this, I will withdraw my paper and submit elsewhere. Or simply post as a preprint never to be reviewed. Fuck this enshittification of scholarship.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 04/10/2025
New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft: Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf... 🧵 1/
Cover page of Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1Table 1 Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1Table 2 Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 05/10/2025
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Tamreen @scriptor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
"no worries if not!" But they were, all of them, deceived. For there were some worries if not
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
👇👇👇
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
Bar plot showing the number of psychology jobs posted each year by area. There are major dips in 2020 due to covid, and in 2025 (now).
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Rob Mok @robmok.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Possible start in October 2025 (contact me ASAP), or from April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky #neurojobs 1/
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
EPC Sydney #epc2025
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Nicole Nelson @nicolenelson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Fantastic talk by David White showing that super-recognizers don't pay extra attention to all social cues (e.g. bodies), just to faces #ecp2025 @expsyanz.bsky.social
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Nicole Nelson @nicolenelson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Great talk by @bethanygrowns.bsky.social looking at overlap between face super-recognizers and object super-matchers #epc2025 @expsyanz.bsky.social
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Genevieve Quek @drquekles.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Hey ECRs at @expsyanz.bsky.social this week - if you're interested in object perception and/or neural decoding, come find me for a chat about an upcoming postdoc spot at the @marcsinstitute.bsky.social 👀
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Nicole Nelson @nicolenelson.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Brilliant talk by @andyperfors.bsky.social at #epc2025 encouraging psychology to study the effects of disinformation at the systemic level @expsyanz.bsky.social
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In an absolutely barbaric move, the Trump administration is officially cutting off specialized 988 suicide prevention support for LGBTQ+ youth. This is murder. From NPR: "SAMHSA announced Tuesday it was ending these specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth on July 17."
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Trump administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 18/06/2025
Walking across UNSW campus for a conference, I found myself thinking about how I love academia (for all its flaws) because of what it reflects about humanity. We all decided that it's worth creating and resourcing an entire cultural institution devoted to the acquisition and spread of knowledge.
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Dr Poppy Watson @popwatson.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference/Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision kicks off tomorrow! We're all very excited. See the programme it looks fantastic drive.google.com/file/d/1d0KE... website: conference.unsw.edu.au/en/epc-apcv-... follow us here: @expsyanz.bsky.social
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EPC & APCV Joint Meeting 2025 | UNSW Conferences
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 13/06/2025
the psych department at Waikato (in Hamilton, New Zealand) is recruiting at the junior level, in developmental and/or perception/cognition (in NZ 'lecturer' means 'assistant professor', and is a permanent role)
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Lecturer in Psychology - Hamilton, New Zealand job with UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO | 394487
We are looking for a stellar individual who will bring professional and academic experience to facilitate our portfolio of research ...
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Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Pride is in full bloom.
Pride flag made up of flowers, from the Toronto Botanical Garden website.
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Lana Sinapayen @sinalana.eurosky.social · 21/05/2025
Last chance for applications!
A picture of a famous Kyoto temple during fall on top of a hill
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Please consider signing this petition to NZ Parliament | Pāremata Aotearoa to broaden access to academic journals in Aotearoa: petitions.parliament.nz/ef013521-d47...
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Offered without comment.
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Scott Danielson @sdanielsonpsych.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Grad students have to learn both their field of study and how science is communicated, as well as what academic life is like. The Two Psychologists Four Beers podcast really helped me understand the "behind the scenes" of academia. Strongly recommend to any prospective psych academics! [link below]
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Andrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Bernard Hickey: The Govt’s retrospective law wrecks 33 pay equity deals. $17 billion in wages & back-pay will not now go to over 150,000 workers. That means the $14 billion of tax cuts going mostly to landlords & highest earners are being paid for by wage cuts for the poorest NZers, mostly women.
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Fran Amery @franamery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
If you are a feminist academic, you should sign this letter. forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
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Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
If you are a grad student under funding threat who studies something you could imagine sharing with a tech audience, I'd love for you to tell me about it under this thread so I can RT
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 23/04/2025
Being yourself, finding your way through a sea of language and information is an absolutely worthwhile process to take your time with. Use your voice until you can hear how beautiful it is, far more beautiful than anything a LLM can produce. Treasure your voice even in small ways. Its precious
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hakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
who says that science doesn't generate profit?
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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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"Saying 'Thank you', 'Please' to ChatGPT? It's costing OpenAI 'millions of dollars', says Sam Altman" (headline on mint, by Ravi Hari

There's a photo of Altman with the caption: Despite the massive expense types to polite ChatGPT conversations, Altman says it's "tens of millions of dollars well spent."
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Simon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Two Fully-Funded PhD positions at Auckland Uni! Come help us understand the past and future of global cultural and linguistic diversity. #linguistics #evolution #academia #phd www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
An AI generated colorful image, trying to catch the eye of potential PhD students.
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Jason Chin @jasonchin.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
For those interested in improving the way science is used in law, we have a cool special issue of Forensic Science International: Synergy (www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...) out. It follows from a conference at the ANU called Rethinking scientific communication in courts.
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FSISYN | Forensic Science International: Synergy | Rethinking scientific communication in courts | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect
The challenges facing evidence-based law have never been so substantial. Courts are grappling with an exponentially growing body of scientific research that is of uneven quality and transparency. Perh...
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Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦 We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
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Canada announces new immigration stream specific to health workers
Communities across Canada need health workers. The health field is one of several key sectors of Canada’s labour force which is facing unprecedented shortages. To help respond to this challenge, last ...
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Bethany Growns @bethanygrowns.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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