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David Peeters

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associate professor in communication and cognition - la science pour la science

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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No, I am not a robot. No, I don't want additional cookies. No, I definitely don't want an AI-summary. One hundred times a day. ThE iNtErNeT iS sO bRoKeN ☹️
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Mikkel Wallentin @mikkelwallentin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New PhD-opportunity at Aarhus University with a project investigating the cognitive correlates of having no inner speech. Supervised by Johanne Nedergaard and yours truly. Deadline 11 November. Starting date 1 February 2027. Get in touch if you want to know more. phd.arts.au.dk/applicants/o...
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Individual differences in inner speech: Measurement and modelling (5+3), 2026-14
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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's "advice to grad students" season! Here's a post I wrote several geological epochs ago, in 2019. My advice gets harder and harder to follow every year (even for me). But I think that means it gets better and better? kensycooperrider.com/blog/advice-...
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Advice to a young scholar — Kensy Cooperrider
Ten tips for young scholars on doing good work (and living well at the same time).
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The role of space and body in referent distinction strategies: A cross‐cultural comparison. New paper by Danielle Naegeli & al. doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70260
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The Role of Space and Body in Referent Distinction Strategies: A Cross‐Cultural Comparison
The emergence of linguistic structure is shaped by interaction and cultural transmission as well as cognitive biases and social conventions. An important aspect of linguistic structure is reference d...
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We increasingly communicate with non-human interlocutors. To what extent is language use with virtual/digital addressees different than with humans? We reviewed the literature to find out! Open access via: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Irmak Hacımusaoğlu, PhD @cogirmak.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It’s that time of the year… We’re running experiments testing comprehension of elements that appear in comics. This one still needs participants, so if you’ve experience with reading comics and would like to help science (or lovely thesis students), here is the link: jatos.uvt.nl/publix/run?c...
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JATOS
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Dr Matt Mahmoudi @docmattmoudi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
So we’ve been cooking up some thoughts on Gen AI at @amnesty.org and I’m ecstatic to finally see it out in the world! Our 🗝️ conclusion: standalone gen AI systems, built on unlawful web scraping, constitute mass invasions of privacy by design & should be prohibited www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
To what extent do pragmatic cues from disfluencies inform our predictions of spoken language during naturalistic language processing?. New paper by Eleanor Huizeling & al. with Peter Hagoort doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2026.04.018
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Limor Raviv 🐘🤗🦒🍄🦄 @limorraviv.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Want to do an experimental PHD on the evolution of human language? Only one more week left to submit your application!
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Emiel van Miltenburg @evanmiltenburg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Nieuw artikel over Poëzie en kunstmatige intelligentie: www.aup-online.com/content/jour... (Open-access versie hier: research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publicati...)
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Poëzie en Kunstmatige Intelligentie: Toetssteen, Proeftuin, Marketingtruc | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online
Abstract Automatically generated poetry has a long history, dating back at least to John Peter’s (1677) algorithm that was able to produce almost 600,000 Latin lines of poetry. Attention to this topic...
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Proud supervisor moment 😊
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Another reason to stop eating chickens
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Jeroen Dera @jjmdera.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Wil je promoveren op jongeren die wél lezen in tijden van digitalisering en ontlezing? Ik zoek twee promovendi binnen mijn Vidi-project 'Anatomy of the #Bookish'! Solliciteren kan tot 1 maart. www.ru.nl/werken-bij/v...
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Promovendus: literaire cultuur onder jongeren | Radboud Universiteit
Als Promovendus in literaire cultuur onder jongeren werken bij Faculteit der Letteren? Bekijk hier de vacature!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
"Ich askid ChatGPT." Well *Ich* askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
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Schuyler Laparle @schuylerlaparle.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I take an abolitionist stance toward LLMs. And I do not use the word lightly. In academic circles, there is often an a priori rejection of "absolutist" arguments as illegitimate, "unscientific" or "counterproductive". Sometimes abolition *is* the correct stance. That shouldn't be controversial.
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Mikkel Wallentin @mikkelwallentin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
In our new paper Line Kruse shows that The Demonstrative Choice Task (DCT) can be used to predict depression across a number of languages. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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This and that in depression: Cross-linguistic semantic effects
Demonstratives (in English “this” and “that”) are pivotal to human communication, facilitating joint attention and the establishment of a common ground of reference. All languages have at least two fo...
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Irmak Hacımusaoğlu, PhD @cogirmak.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I was mesmerized by the idea that something static can convey not only motion but also temporality, and I decided to test it empirically. It wasn’t an easy task, as the way our data was organized didn’t make it straightforward. But now, here is our paper! ♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Cognition @cognitionjournal.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
"Discourse genre predicts demonstrative use in text: Experimental evidence from Dutch and Mandarin" 📢New paper from: David Peeters, Suzanne Schuurman, Tianning Zhai, Emiel Krahmer, Yan Gu, & Alfons Maes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Discourse genre predicts demonstrative use in text: Experimental evidence from Dutch and Mandarin
In written language, demonstratives such as this and that allow writers to produce coherent texts and readers to build up a consistent mental model of…
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Cognition @cognitionjournal.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
A new study presents experimental evidence, from both Dutch and Mandarin, that discourse genre is the main predictor of writers’ demonstrative use in text.
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Cognition @cognitionjournal.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
In written language, demonstratives such as 'this' and 'that' allow writers to produce coherent texts and readers to build up a consistent mental model of the message that is conveyed. But what makes a writer decide to use one demonstrative (e.g., this) over another (e.g., that)?
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Do traffic lights eat pizza?
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Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Some new insights about demonstratives: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Discourse genre predicts demonstrative use in text: Experimental evidence from Dutch and Mandarin
In written language, demonstratives such as this and that allow writers to produce coherent texts and readers to build up a consistent mental model of…
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
If your university still exists and you are teaching from our book - please know we now have 140 multiple choice exam questions ready for use, to be found on the companion website for teachers (or drop me an email) 🤓
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Beating stress: Evidence for recalibration of word stress perception. Final version by Ronny Bujok, @davidpeeters.bsky.social , Antje S. Meyer & Hans Rutger Bosker doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03088-5
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Beating stress: Evidence for recalibration of word stress perception - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
Speech is inherently variable, requiring listeners to apply adaptation mechanisms to deal with the variability. A proposed perceptual adaptation mechanism is recalibration, whereby listeners learn to ...
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 27/06/2025
Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss): Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
Our demands, see link
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Clare Kelly @clarekelly.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
📣 "Universities are not spokespersons for the AI industry...we need to resist being coopted and corrupted...We need to increase Critical AI Literacy in students, in scientists & in other professionals. This is the role that universities are duty bound to play in times of planetary crises"📣
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Cedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Delighted to announce the publication of a collaborative effort, co-led by @limorraviv.bsky.social @mpi-nl.bsky.social, showcasing the ways in which researchers have made language evolution an empirical issue: A handbook of experimental approaches to the fascinating problem of language evolution 🧪
Book cover by Simon Kirby
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Today we strike! My first day off since 2017 - Thanks @eppobruins.bsky.social
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Katya Ivanova 🟥 @katyaoivanova.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
1.2 billion in cuts to higher ed & science in this year’s budget. Who knows what the next one brings? Plus: attacks on 🇳🇱 academia’s international character & suggestions that gov't should have more instruments to steer course offering in higher ed. 🟥 Protest! 10 April, 12.30, Willemsplein, Tilburg!
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Schuyler Laparle @schuylerlaparle.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Very excited to announce that a collaborative art project aimed at "reclaiming the commons" is now open for contributions! These are not good times, and so I needed an outlet for creating, sharing, and fostering hope. This is my modest attempt at that. You're all invited🌻 outsidemywindow.org
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Outside My Window
Reclaiming the commons one window at a time
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Gabriella Vigliocco @gabriellavigliocco.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Join us in London! The Language and Cognition Lab (with @fourtassi.bsky.social, Yan Gu) is looking for a Research Fellow for 4-years to work on how children and adults from different cultures learn in social interaction. Ad is here (www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN891/r...). DM if you have any question!
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Research Fellow in Social Learning at UCL
Discover Research Fellow in Social Learning jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
If your university still exists and you are teaching from our book - please know we now have 140 multiple choice exam questions ready for use, to be found on the companion website for teachers (or drop me an email) 🤓
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/03/2025
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail. I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
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Schuyler Laparle @schuylerlaparle.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🚨Demonstration alert - Tilburg Looking for something to do on Saturday? Why not join some loving folks to say NO to hate in our communities! When white supremacists show up to spread their fear, we show up stronger and louder. Feb 22, 13:00 @ Tilburg station DM for more details
Poster with three people standing together. Text reads: Je bent hier welkom. Sat @ Tilburg station, Feb. 22nd, 13:00. Last Saturday, two men stood in front of the Tilburg station spreading white supremacist hate. This Saturday (Feb 22), we'll occupy the same space to share messages of love and say NO to hate. All are welcome!
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Schuyler Laparle @schuylerlaparle.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Hey there! @kellysjones.bsky.social and I are doing a weekly newsletter on the power of metaphor. Metaphor is everywhere, doing all kinds of sneaky and not-so-sneaky things. So we think it's important (and fun!) to keep an eye on it. Here's the first post: open.substack.com/pub/metaphor...
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Breaking containers and extending our journeys in 2025
Thinking about time as space is one of the most basic and pervasive metaphors out there. As we enter 2025, it is worth thinking about our movements through and in the new year.
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
We are offering two PhD Fellowships to promote collaborations between the MPI, Centre for Language Studies and Donders Institute. The hiring departments are Multimodal Language and Language & Genetics. The application deadline is 6 Jan 2025. More info: www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe...
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Riccardo Fusaroli @fusaroli.eurosky.social · 20/11/2024
We're hiring an assistant professor at the intersection btw cognitive modeling of language / social interaction, computational ling / lang technologies. Exciting environment / great work-life balance / amazing students. international.au.dk/about/profil... Get in touch if interested!
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Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at the School of Communication and Culture - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Communication and Culture - Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Dept. of, Aarhus University
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Judith Holler @judithholler.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Come join us as a post-doc on NWO project 'Multimodal Signalling in Face-to-Face Communication' 😃 at the Donders Centre for Cognition. Deadline 8th December! Dutch language proficiency required. ru.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Postdoc Position: Multimodal Signalling in Face-to-Face Communication at the Donders Centre for Cognition
1. Introduction How do we communicate our intentions to one another in conversational face-to-face interaction? What role do visual bodily signals play in this process, and how do they interact with l
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ISGS2025 @isgs2025.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
📢 We are now accepting abstract submissions for #ISGS2025! 🗓️ Submission deadline: January 15, 2025 🌐Review the submission guidelines and other details from the website: www.isgs10.nl/abstract-sub...
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Ece Demir-Lira, PhD @ecedemirlira.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Here is a start for our gesture researcher starter pack! Please let me know if you would like to be included :) #gesture go.bsky.app/B9S5W94
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David Peeters @davidpeeters.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Blue skies over Denmark - travelling back to the Netherlands by train after the amazing PhD defense by Line Kruse on demonstratives, conceptual representation and depression: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Ercenur Ünal @ercenurunal.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Call for submissions open for 10th Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies at Nijmegen, the Netherlands on July 9-11 2025 Submission guidelines and more info: www.isgs10.nl/abstract-sub... Deadline: January 15,2025
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ISGS10 - Abstract Submission
Abstract Submission
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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
New preprint!! 📣📣 A review of gesture in New Guinea, covering: pointing, emblems, time gestures, body count systems, and facial expressions. The region remains woefully under-documented, but there are still plenty of intriguing observations. osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
Great piece by Willem Schinkel on the crack-down on protest at Dutch universities: "With an extreme right government in the making, this political servility bodes ill. What other demands by the state will cause universities to yield to political pressure?" www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2024/06/1...
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Dutch university rectors have issued a threat to academic freedom - Erasmus Magazine
The letter signed by all the rectors of Dutch universities is an insult to academic freedom, states professor in Sociology Willem Schinkel in an opinion piece.
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Remco Breuker 🟥 @remcobreuker.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
Als aftrap van een grootschalig protest tegen de plannen van de aankomende regering roepen we iedereen op om op zaterdag 22 juni om 14 uur op het Jaarbeursplein te Utrecht samen met landelijke studentenvakbond (LSVb) te protesteren tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs.
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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 13/06/2024
This week, the board of Radboud University announced that the collective behind the Situating Palestine lecture series will henceforth be regarded as an 'external organisation.' This is a blatant violation of our academic freedom. Read our full statement here: situatingpalestine.nl/page/breach-...
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Breach of Academic Freedom | Situating Palestine
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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
New preprint!! 🎉🎉 I'm usually beating the "pointing is more diverse than you think" drum. Here I argue that, in all its diversity, pointing follows a universal design template that has gone largely unnoticed. 👉👉 osf.io/preprints/ps... (Comments welcome!)
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Journal of Cognition @jcgntn.bsky.social · 21/05/2024
New content: Titus, A., & Peeters, D. (2024). Multilingualism at the Market: A Pre-registered Immersive Virtual Reality Study of Bilingual Language Switching. Journal of Cognition, 7(1): 35, pp. 1–35. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....
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