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Jonathan F. Kominsky @jfkominsky.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Applications still open until February 4! Important note for US applicants: We do consider applicants with only a bachelor's degree and some research experience! You don't need a masters. #CogSci #PsychSciSky

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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

📣 #CogSci2026 submissions now OPEN! 🔍 Review the submission guidelines ⬇️ Download the required templates 📅 Make note of key deadline dates cognitivesciencesociety.org/submissions/

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🚨Super excited that Dartmouth's Society of Fellows is hiring a postdoc with the Program in Cognitive Science 🚨 Specialization in computational and empirical approaches to artificial and natural intelligence, including perception, representation, and complex planning: apply.interfolio.com/176946

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Just a quick reminder that applications for our new cross-lab PhD training model in cognitive science at Dartmouth are due Dec. 1. We're quite excited about this new approach, so please reach out if you have any questions!!

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Jane Acierno @janeacierno.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🧠 New paper alert! Can people infer others’ values not from what they choose, but simply from what comes to mind? Across four studies, we show they can—drawing on an intuitive theory of how options are generated. doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106238 👇

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Andrew Shtulman @andrewshtulman.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

New article w/ M Pabla & @orifriedman.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... When children claim an unexpected event is impossible they also claim it's never happened, even for immoral events, suggesting their judgments reflect beliefs about what could happen & not merely what should.

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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

In case you don't know already, the journal Open Mind has a Bluesky account that automatically posts new papers: @openmindjournal.bsky.social The journal is diamond open access (free to read, free to publish) thanks to the support of MIT Press, Harvard Library, & MIT Library.

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We're excited to announce that Cognitive Science at Dartmouth is recruiting PhD students to work collaboratively with me, Steven Frankland, and Fred Callaway. Come study the principles and mechanisms that enable us to understand, plan, and act in the world! Info: sites.dartmouth.edu/cogscigrad/

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Cognitive Science Graduate Admissions – Information about graduate admissions from the cognitive science faculty

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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Happy to announce that my lab @ Yale Psychology (actcompthink.org) will be accepting PhD applications this year (for start in Fall '26)! Come for the fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US. Please reach out if you have any questions!

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Tracey Mills @traceym.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

If 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!

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Meta-reasoning @ CogSci

Workshop 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...

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David Melnikoff @d-melnikoff.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

A key takeaway from 20+ years of computational RL is: model-free=automatic, model-based=deliberate. My new paper w/ @benedek.bsky.social challenges this view, suggesting that MB algos are more ubiquitous, & automatic processing more sophisticated, than currently thought: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Model-based algorithms shape automatic evaluative processing | PNAS

Computational theories of reinforcement learning suggest that two families of algorithm—model-based and model-free—tightly map onto the classic dis...

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

In the second most important election happening today, I'm on the slate for potential new members of the governing board for the Cognitive Science Society! If you're a member, check your email for a link to vote and #DontRankCuomo

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Kevin Riggs @profriggsy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

JOB! 3yr funded post-doc in Theory of Mind inspired by the knowledge first epistemology of Williamson, and the work of @jsphillips.bsky.social. Looking at knowledge and ignorance processing in adults with me and Richard O'Connor at the Uni of Hull. Please re-post. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNE794/p...

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bergelsonlab @bergelsonlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

bit of good news: approved technical staff position! link below. please be in touch if this matches your skills & interests! drive.google.com/file/d/16J2J... (hr listing posted harvard-internal now; external soon, per guidelines), happy for ?s & plan on quick turnaround! #CogSciSky #PsychSciSky 🐦🐦

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Lara Kirfel @larakirfel.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

🏔️ Brad is lost in the wilderness—but doesn’t know there’s a town nearby. Was he forced to stay put? In our #CogSci2025 paper, we show that judgments of what’s possible—and whether someone had to act—depend on what agents know. 📰 osf.io/preprints/ps... w/ Matt Mandelkern & @jsphillips.bsky.social

Title: Representations of what’s possible reflect others’ epistemic states

Authors: Lara Kirfel, Matthew Mandelkern, and Jonathan Scott Phillips

Abstract: People’s judgments about what an agent can do are shaped by various constraints, including probability, morality, and normality. However, little is known about how these representations of possible actions—what we call modal space representations—are influenced by an agent’s knowledge of their environment. Across two studies, we investigated whether epistemic constraints systematically shift modal space representations and whether these shifts affect high-level force judgments. Study 1 replicated prior findings that the first actions that come to mind are perceived as the most probable, moral, and normal, and demonstrated that these constraints apply regardless of an agent’s epistemic state. Study 2 showed that limiting an agent’s knowledge changes which actions people perceive to be available for the agent, which in turn affects whether people judged an agent as being “forced” to take a particular action. These findings highlight the role of Theory of Mind in modal cognition, revealing how epistemic constraints shape perceptions of possibilities.

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Couldn't be more thrilled that Fred is coming to join us!! Dartmouth Cognitive Science is quickly growing into a group of amazing colleagues that I feel lucky to have around and think with!

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Tobias Gerstenberg @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Now out in JPSP ‼️ "Inference from social evaluation" with Zach Davis, Kelsey Allen, @maxkw.bsky.social, and @julianje.bsky.social 📃 (paper): psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... 📜 (preprint): osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Are humans the only species that communicates when a collaborator is missing information? In @pnas.org, Luke Townrow and I show that our closest relatives, bonobos, can track when a partner is knowledgeable or ignorant, and tailor communication accordingly www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

In a new paper, we demonstrate the perception of possibilities but show that the processes underlying this phenomenon occur before the information reaches high-level cognition. The representation of these possibilities is distinctly perceptual(!) and separate from cognition. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Tania Lombrozo @tanialombrozo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Are you interested in research experience before applying to PhD programs? Or just want to learn more about cognitive science? Consider joining my lab as a lab manager (joint w/the Griffiths Lab). We will begin reviewing applications one week from today: cognition.princeton.edu/news/2025/op...

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Open Position for Lombrozo/Griffiths Lab Manager (starting Fall 2025)

The Lombrozo and Griffiths Labs at Princeton University are seeking a full-time lab manager to begin August 14, 2025, but there is some flexibility. You can apply here. Applications will be reviewed b...

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tadegquillien.bsky.social @tadegquillien.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Our new paper with Max Taylor-Davies introduces a resource-rational model of Theory of Mind. The model can explain many of the successes and failures of mindreading in human adults and children, and non-human primates. 🧵

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

For anybody interested in this sort of thing, I think this is a valuable resource. A graph of articles in the SEP (standord encyclopaedia of philosophy), showing connections; it can help explore the field. www.visualizingsep.com#/domain/epis... #Philosophy #philsky #SEP #graph #catalogue

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Visualizing SEP: An Interactive Visualization and Search Engine for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

In a new preprint (doi.org/10.31234/osf...) a huge range of data+methods shows that people can evaluate what others know without first evaluating what they think/believe. Representations of knowledge seem to be an independent and conceptually primitive way of representing others' minds. 🧵 below!

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Sydney Levine @sydneylevine.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🚨 Now accepting commentary proposals!! 🚨Thrilled to share that our paper --- "Resource-rational contractualism: A triple theory of moral cognition" --- was accepted for publication at Behavioral and Brain Sciences and is open for commentary!

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Tobias Gerstenberg @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

🔊 New paper just accepted in JPSP 🥳 In "Inference from social evaluation", we explore how people use social evaluations, such as judgments of blame or praise, to figure out what happened. 📜 osf.io/preprints/ps... 📎 github.com/cicl-stanfor... 1/6

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Melissa Kibbe @levelsof.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Deadline extended! Submit your abstracts by Friday, January 31 at 11:59 PM Eastern.

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Alice Zhang @licezhang.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

psyarxiv.com/y3dzn preprint from the time i spent at @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social 💜 - we were puzzled by past findings suggesting that children learn about the structure of the world, but don't use this knowledge to flexibly guide their decision-making as much as adults do.

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Dartmouth Psychological and Brain Sciences @dartmouthpbs.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

For the Dartmouth PBS graduate student visiting day this year, we introduced a new format based on the "Hot Ones" talk show: faculty and current graduate students ate nuggets with a series of increasing spicy hot sauces as they answered questions from prospective grad students! 🌶️🔥🥵

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

do people have a favorite ai for reading text out loud? I hit my limit for staring at screens way too easily, but would still love to be able to read papers while woodworking, cooking, driving, etc.

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Three ManyBabies projects - big collaborative replications of infancy phenomena - wrapped up this year. The first paper came out this fall. I thought I'd take this chance to comment on what I make of the non-replication result. 🧵 bsky.app/profile/laur...

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Melissa Kibbe @levelsof.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Society for Philosophy and Psychology 2025 (June 19-21, 2025 at Cornell) is going to be 🔥🔥🔥 and the submission portal is now live! Submit abstracts of 750 words+1 figure by Jan 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EST easychair.org/my/conferenc....

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Griffiths Computational Cognitive Science Lab @cocoscilab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

(1/5) Very excited to announce the publication of Bayesian Models of Cognition: Reverse Engineering the Mind. More than a decade in the making, it's a big (600+ pages) beautiful book covering both the basics and recent work: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204941...

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Max Kleiman-Weiner @maxkw.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I’m recruiting PhD students to join the Computational Minds and Machines Lab at the University of Washington in Seattle! Join us to work at the intersection of computational cognitive science and AI with a broad focus on social intelligence. (Please reshare!)

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Jonathan Phillips @jsphillips.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

🚨 Steven Frankland and I are recruiting jointly-advised graduate students to work on high-level cognition! They will be part of the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth and earn their Ph.D. in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Deadline: Dec 1: pbs.dartmouth.edu/graduate-pro...

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Graduate Program in Psychological and Brain Sciences

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xuan (ɕɥɛn / sh-yen) @xuanalogue.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Okay the people requested one so here is an attempt at a Computational Cognitive Science starter pack -- with apologies to everyone I've missed! LMK if there's anyone I should add! go.bsky.app/KDTg6pv

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Robert Hawkins @rdhawkins.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

✨ Now out in Psychological Review! ✨ We present a new account of relevance that weighs both *epistemic* and *decision-theoretic* utility: statements are relevant if they improve the accuracy of listener’s beliefs *and* their future decision-making. www.tedsumers.info/_files/ugd/2...

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