Reposted by greg_j_davisEdwin Dalmaijer @dalmaijer.bsky.social · 17hBit of a random blog post, but sometimes my weird little hobbies and work coincide: How to build a watch to celebrate an academic milestone! www.dalmaijer.org/2026/10/maki... 261
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They have free will, but aren't conscious? Let's start claiming that! No one can ever know, I suppose.. 010
Reposted by greg_j_davisJohn C. Baez @johncarlosbaez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A theorem you'll never forget: Napoleon's theorem. Take any triangle. Erect equilateral triangles on its three sides. The centers of these triangles are the vertices of another equilateral triangle! 46611
Reposted by greg_j_davisEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.socialsammatey.substack.comHappy Stanislav Petrov DayTake five minutes to not destroy civilization 252122938
Reposted by greg_j_davisRik Henson @rhens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So thankful to the University of Cambridge for enabling a new chapter in the long history of the APU/CBU (since MRC decided to close all its units…) 45718
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My model 'stochastic web-piranha' did things I didn't expect and now I'm worried the share price will balloon 😬 110
Reposted by greg_j_davisNatalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My department is looking to hire 3 new faculty members! Please share widely. Assistant Professor - Cognitive: apply.interfolio.com/193975 Assistant Professor - Social Psychology: apply.interfolio.com/193979 Associate/Full Professor - Mental Health: apply.interfolio.com/193984 25969
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is it (b) the universe did not come from nothing and compatibilism feels a bit:static.klipy.comWizard of Oz: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the CurtainALT: Wizard of Oz: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain 000
Reposted by greg_j_davisThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2026The dominance of AI is not inevitable. We can choose to change things for the better | Nick Evershedtheguardian.comThe dominance of AI is not inevitable. We can choose to change things for the better | Nick EvershedCountries have come together before to make international agreements in the face of existential threats 56312
Reposted by greg_j_davisAlan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A reminder that the original Stanford prison experiment, as well as being wildly unethical, was ridiculously bogus, guards actually being coached to be abusive to prisoners and the supposed experimenter (Zimbardo) acting as prison superintendent. theconversation.com/the-infamous...theconversation.comThe infamous Stanford prison experiment was flawed – so why is it still so influential today?A French science historian dug deep into the true story of the Stanford prison experiment – revealing ‘guards’ were actually coached to be brutal. His findings are now available in English. 58127
Reposted by greg_j_davisGavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Pictorial cues to depth create a nice effect on this cabbage (found of Facebook) 45810
Reposted by greg_j_davisNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The more I read about her, the more amazed I am. As someone who has done research on interventions for improving educational outcomes, this jumped out to me. From Newsweek's special commemorative issue. 28616
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If AI is to replace human labour, it must be publicly owned and controlled by govt / electorate. AI consciousness nonsense is a distraction from AI Democracy. 010
Reposted by greg_j_davisCNN @cnn.com · 12/09/2026No hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic Ocean 103 days into the season, a new record-long wait driven by a beast of an El Niño strangling fledgling storms. cnn.it/4hn2cPU 37425
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Word for sci result shoe-horned into unrelated philosophical or folk psychology concept for sales? Scimera.. Spinderella.. ? 100
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Chag Sameach for later on... to all those who celebrate :) 000
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026@bsky.app might a pile-on piranha warning be feasible? 🐟🐟🐟🦷 Sure people don't realise they are 1/100k voices criticising someone.. but effect for individual must be devastating. 000
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And vision can refer to internal things too, I suppose.. but from an distanced perspective.. 010
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Is it maybe referents that differ? Vision info not being about internal states... Need a philosopher of perception here! 140
Reposted by greg_j_davis👻BOOryan BlessDeAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We're doing #WorldSuicidePreventionDay at work today because it's World Suicide Prevention Day. Two things: 1. We love you; 2. Don't even get to the point where you realise there's nothing that can't be changed except that you'll no longer be around to change it; 3. We love you. Okay, three things.x 27433
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Here, a new species of cock-sure, 'Uni as business' VC ballooned cohort sizes to win students' money, built at scale, but missed the point, imo. 110
Reposted by greg_j_davisLiz Renner @lrrenner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Interesting that these behaviours can be seen as responses to university structures. 101
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Agree - am generally wary of claims of form: 'There is no <insoluble problem> problem' 010
Reposted by greg_j_davisFintan Mallory @fintanmallory.com · 08/09/2026The ghosts would not be able to *notice* that Pac-Man has eaten the ‘power pellet’, *fear* him, and *decide* to run the other direction if they were not rational agents. 1124
Reposted by greg_j_davisJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I give you : the Potoo 329244551328
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"Hundreds" of masked men according to your website. 000
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Wow does put things into perspective: Girl, Ganges Plain,, married at 17, had 4 children, widowed at 63, and died at 70, 1 surviving child and 3 grandchildren... 2622 BC. 010
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Disastrous private sector super-prison. Why is uk privatisation *always* like this? 000
Reposted by greg_j_davisMarc Coutanche @marccoutanche.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Cog Neuro/Cog Psych to join us at Rice! Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/192080apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 24642
Reposted by greg_j_davisTransitional Fossil @transitfossil.bsky.social · 26/08/2026what a shame. I think "Muppet Treasure Island" was his best. My kids watched that over and over. I recently re-watched it and remembered just what they loved about it.static.klipy.comTim Curry's Iconic Evil Laugh (Muppet Treasure Island)ALT: Tim Curry's Iconic Evil Laugh (Muppet Treasure Island) 2213
Reposted by greg_j_davisElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 28/08/2026Westminster Voting Intention [London]: LAB: 32% (+1) RFM: 18% (+2) CON: 18% (-1) GRN: 16% (-2) LDM: 10% (=) Via @savanta.bsky.social, 10-17 Aug. Changes w/ 30 Jun - 8 Jul. 4757
Reposted by greg_j_davisPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Every reviewer wants a shorter paper, containing three additional papers 211814
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Know anyone with PhD in Theory of Mind processes? Do let them know about this! 011
Reposted by greg_j_davisJonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty University administrator: Meet our new Associate Dean of Cups who will form a committee about the ossue. Also we can’t pay for cups any more because we are in austerity mode 0375
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026In (social) media's pos-feedback loops, we need something to warn posters about pile ons, imo. For Jasons and for Natalies, too. 011
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Jesus wept - where is authors' respect for their readers? The nature of papers will need to change fundamentally I suppose.. perhaps it should. 021
Reposted by greg_j_davisMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026New review of methods to address demand characteristics by @ocorneille.bsky.social, Chloé Bernard, and @peterlush.bsky.social doi.org/10.3758/s134... 12110
greg_j_davis @gregorydavis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026@london.gov.uk 👏🫁 What a legacy, Sadiq Kahn! 👏 020