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Kirsten Read

@kreadlab.bsky.social
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Associate Professor (woot!) developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and word nerdiness at Santa Clara University, CA

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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💖 normalize a humane pace of work. #AuthenticIntelligence
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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Trump administration’s attacks on immigrant students and scholars have shattered the model-minority myth. AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal writes in Academe about confronting complicity and forging solidarity: www.aaup.org/precarities-...
Collection of protestors with signs reading "First They Came for the Students"
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
friends who study adolescent development... do you have a research question about teens' use of LLM's? 🧠 openai.com/index/teen-d...
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Funding grants for new research into AI and teen development
Apply now for OpenAI’s $5 million grant program supporting independent research on how generative AI affects teen development, well-being, and safety.
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Marc Coutanche @marccoutanche.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Cog Neuro/Cog Psych to join us at Rice! Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/192080
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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As an SRCD Member, you can connect with policymakers and help ensure developmental science informs decisions affecting #ChildDevelopment. Engage in policy work in bold new ways with SRCD. Join #SRCD today: tinyurl.com/3kkb7mfy #ChildPolicy #DevSci
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
yes please...
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Alison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My latest on AI vs two-year-olds - AI as a cultural technology extracting fictional characters from text. humanistreview.ai/issue-1/gopn...
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What Children Can Do and AI Can't
Psychologist Alison Gopnik tells three stories about intelligence — a golem, a pot of stone soup, and a digital child — to explain what AI still can't do.
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
great podcast! featuring @tristansyates.bsky.social and @drdanasuskind.bsky.social ... this will definitely be in the rotation for my Infancy class in the winter ❤️ 🧠 👶
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Language Development Research @langdevres.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
New paper by Alvin W. M. Tan, Kirsten Read, Sophia Gamboa, Janet Bang, and @vmarchman.bsky.social showing text in children's books is lexically and grammatically richer than spontaneous child-directed speech. ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/9...
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
the perfect pairing for a random tuesday in august... a new paper on the *power of the page* from Language Development Research, and a powerful peice on the *danger of children's books* from McSweeney's.. 😘 ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/9... www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/dan...
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Dangerous Children’s Picture Books That Could Be Lurking in Your Home
“Where the Wild Things Are is a horrifying story of lawlessness and open borders.” 3/2/25 7/31/26
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/08/2026
"The Rainbow Fish" Blatant propaganda from the LGBToomanyletters community. Not to mention, the fish makes friends by giving away its silver scales, making it an ordinary, ugly fish with no accumulated wealth. A bunch of communist crap.
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Dangerous Children’s Picture Books That Could Be Lurking in Your Home
“Where the Wild Things Are is a horrifying story of lawlessness and open borders.” 3/2/25 7/31/26
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
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Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Oh hello FIRST STUDY I WILL TEACH ABOUT THIS FALL
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026
A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
i have been publishing academic papers for twenty years, and responding to reviewers is still.. still.. the most emotionally challenging part of this work.
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Sad Monkey Sighs on Couch
ALT: Sad Monkey Sighs on Couch
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/06/2026
Area Child’s Drawing Of Family Raises Troubling Questions About Size Of Dad
Area Child’s Drawing Of Family Raises Troubling Questions About Size Of Dad
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
on thursday i'm giving a 5 minute schpiel as part of a panel on "how to have a productive and balanced summer" for other faculty who may be far less cynical and sarcastic than I. anyone have funny cartoons / meme suggestions? 😜 this feels like a @mcsweeneys.net headline, ripe on the vine
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
laughing to keep from crying.. 🫠
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/06/2026
BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!
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Laura Bornfreund @lbornfreund.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Has #kindergarten drifted too far toward rigid academics and too far away from how young children learn best? Join us on June 9 for an engaging conversation on my new book and why play, joy, and relationship-building are essential to helping kids thrive. www.newamerica.org/events/redis...
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Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
lang dev researchers in my bsky -- yesterday on the NYT's podcast The Daily, an AI-powered device was described as popularly available in China that allows parents to wear a "translation mask" to teach their young children English at home. Is. this. real?? I need to know more! 🤪
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
this totally keeps happening to me also! kids these days.
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
maybe someone i love and support will apply for this post, and go enjoy an academic life in Copenhagen, and I can live vicariously through you? or at least come visit? check it out:
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
across 90 countries! #teamwork
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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
So much this! Humans learn language with astonishingly little and different input than these systems. Their comprehension and production gradually develop. We don’t depend on processing every bit of language that’s ever been produced.
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Zoe Liberman @zoeliberman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Job alert! @brandonwoo.bsky.social and I are searching for a new lab manager. We are excited to add a new member to our awesome community of soc cog dev researchers! Spread the word :) Full ad here: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03106
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Junior Specialist, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
in another celebration of #CDS2026 Obnoxious Toddler Really Rubbing His Childlike Sense Of Wonder In Everyone’s Faces — theonion.com/obnoxious-to...
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Obnoxious Toddler Really Rubbing His Childlike Sense Of Wonder In Everyone’s Faces
DEARBORN, MI—As patience wore thin with the little boy’s repeated expressions of amazement and delight, sources confirmed Monday that obnoxious toddler Liam Primack was really rubbing his sense of childlike wonder in everyone’s faces. “Look, we get it, everything around him is new and exciting as he sees the world with fresh eyes, but Jesus Christ, give it a fucking rest,” said the irritating boy’s mother, Lauren Primack, who was seen rolling her eyes as the 18-month-old’s face lit up during a game of peekaboo with a visiting neighbor. “Just because he has a wholesome curiosity and fascination with everything around him doesn’t mean he needs to gloat about it all the time. It would be nice if I could go to a park without this beaming, exuberant child clapping and giggling every time he sees a goddamn bird. It’s like, chill the fuck out, kid. As if you haven’t seen a bird before. Give me a break.” At press time, sources confirmed the annoyingly gleeful toddler had been given a dose of reality after he excitedly approached a dog that bit him.
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
first heading to teach this quarter's class on Developmental Psychology, then off to the airport to make it to #CDS2026 with this gem of a "zoom out" take in my pocket.. open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...
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A lot of developmental psychology isn't worth doing
A complaint about my field
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
these are parents and CHILDREN
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
A new Teaching Current Directions highlights a paper from @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social and @reutshachnai.bsky.social and offers an opportunity to teach students about cutting‑edge research on #parenting. #Psychology #Teaching
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How Kids Learn the Power of Persistence
Teaching: Lesson plans to teach students cutting-edge research on parenting and introduce feedback loops and expectancy-value theory.
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Lauren J. Myers @proflaurenmyers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A developmental psychology Onion headline! 🤣
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
the hardest part about being a parent is that on days when it's tough for me to get out of bed and put my shoulder to the wheel, i also still have to motivate three tween/teens that it's worth it to do the same.
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
love this work, for others studying parent/child language interactions.. consider the implications of the finding here that alignment is more a *skill* than a *trait*
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
anyone else EXTREMELY tired of their employer trying to shove AI into our faces? do they really want us to do more while thinking less? like making stupid surveys with this kind of childish starter question: my intro research methods students wouldn't fall for this crap.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2026
Hey DORKS! Are you attending your local Saturday, March 7th National Day of Action rally? Not sure where your nearest rally is? Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find your local rally!!! #March7 #standupforscience #science #rally
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 02/03/2026
The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, beat all the odds and became the strongest little readers in the state. This week on Reveal, we look at how this school in an economically disadvantaged town became a success—and how a new law puts it all at risk.
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Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are some of the best little readers in the nation. What’s their secret?
An elementary school in Ohio has some of the best young readers in the nation. How they did it—and how a new law put it all at risk.
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Emily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is the most resonant higher ed piece I’ve read in a long time
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
i feel seen..
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Multilingual Matters @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
New blog post! "When we think about languages, we often think of them as if they had an existence of their own, independent of those who speak them. But that is not the case. It is we, the speakers, who bring languages to life every day – who shape them and give them meaning..."
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Critical and Creative Explorations of the Languages that Shape Our Lives
We recently published Languages We Live By by Katrin Ahlgren and Clara Molina. In this post, the authors explain the ideas behind the book and how it is designed to prepare educators and students t…
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/01/2026
At least 3,800 kids, including 20 infants, have been detained since Donald Trump returned to office.
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They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil
Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.
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Deon T. Benton @deontbenton.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The tenure track is hard, no doubt. What can make it a bit easier is to have senior colleagues who willingly share their knowledge and wisdom, provide constructive feedback, and generally are committed to your success. I am lucky to have exactly that. Be that senior colleague. Pass it on.
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
how is this helping to solve the problems caused by the grotesque wealth gaps in our country, let alone our county? @rokhanna.bsky.social do you have suggestions?
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 17/01/2026
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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Who needs more plants? In Seattle? Maybe everyone.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/01/2026
"We have checked our inventory thoroughly, and we no longer have any shits left to give. We only had a small amount of shits left at the end of last year, and now we’ve found that the most recent news cycles have completely emptied us out." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
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FAQ: The Status of the Shits Women Have Left to Give
Q: I was wondering: how much of a shit do women give about what conservative old white dudes say about them? A: Thanks for contacting us. We have c...
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
love how this is putting the peices together. elegant work.
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 05/01/2026
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work. lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
Dear Author,

      I am Honglin Bao (www.hbao.info), a data science PhD student in Knowledge Lab (https://knowledgelab.org/) at the University of Chicago, working on a study about “The Capabilities and Potential of AI for Automating Scientific Idealization: A Large-Scale Human-in-the-Loop Study” (under UChicago IRB25-1372). As AI plays an increasingly significant role in scientific discovery, this project aims to evaluate how far AI helps scientists extend their work in new directions – or if it is not useful in this regard. This is a research project – it has no commercial purpose. I will share the final draft, technical details, and aggregate results from scientists once the study is complete.     
      We came across your preprint "Principles of music perception" and applied custom AI models on it in accordance with the terms of the preprint license, which generated five new extensions (i.e., ideas proposed by AI based on the same context as your paper). Our pilot study of 400 scientists (excluding you) indicates that around 60% found at least one of the proposed extensions thought-provoking and actionable. However, the remaining reported that AI only generates seemingly plausible but vague sentences.
      We solicit your help in evaluating whether you think AI is useful or not, since we believe you are the best judge of new ideas proposed from your own paper. No matter where you stand regarding AI and science: From principally believing that AI is prone to producing fake and morally problematic science to finding it useful, or something in between, we hope to receive evaluations that reflect a spectrum of views.
      The AI-proposed extensions are included in the survey link below. If you consent to review them and participate in the survey, we would appreciate it if you could do so within the next 14 days (it will take you < 10mins). If you do not consent, we will not use your research in this study. If you find these ideas valuable, you are welcome to purs…Please remove my data from your study. I want nothing to do with this — and I would also point out that if you had done appropriate background work in the selection of articles you fed to the plagiarism machine, you would have found that the preprint of mine you used is way out of date and has been updated substantially since it was first posted.

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Samuel Mehr
School of Psychology, University of Auckland
and Child Study Center, Yale University
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
hard same
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Kirsten Read @kreadlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
i love this.. yay for humans.
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Nora Newcombe @noranewcombe.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The APS Advocacy Task Force is mobilizing scientists to communicate their stories, their research, and the real-world impact of their work. Learn more about APS's #WhyPsychScience video competition and submit by Jan 12! #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky www.psychologicalscience.org/2025-why-psy...
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Share Your Story and Your Science Competition
Participate in APS's social media video competition designed to bring the importance of psychological science to the public. Deadline: January 12, 2026
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