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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 22/09/2026

So… we just found out that GPT sol can complete a complex online behavioral/cognitive study producing nearly indistinguishable behavior and subjective reports… right as we are about to launch. Is this doomsday for online cognitive testing?

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David Webb @allaboutpsychology.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

On this day in psychology, 12 September 1967, Ulric Neisser published Cognitive Psychology, a landmark book that helped establish cognitive psychology as a major field of study. www.all-about-psychology.com/cognitive-ps... #psychology #CognitivePsychology #PsychologyFacts

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

FYSA: very concerning preprint (arxiv.org/pdf/2606.02184). TLDR; when prompted to provide vingettes about fictional experts (i.e., scientists, clinicians, and researchers. . .etc) AI models consistently provide solo ficticious researchers, but also character ensembles (research teams). Part 1/n

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simine vazire @simine.com · 12/08/2026

It’s amazing what Brian and OSF have done for science. I can imagine how hard the folks at COS must’ve worked to avoid this outcome. I’m extremely grateful to them for creating the reality we live in now. The fact that we’ll miss these services so acutely is a testament to how much they shaped us.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📣 OSF will stop hosting new data in 2027. Data already hosted will remain available.

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Over the next several months, we will phase out some popular OSF features. These changes do not affect current public content, which remains safe and accessible. We have prepared support material to help users adapt. I am very sorry for the disruption to your work. Please read this post for details.

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OSF Changes | Center for Open Science

We are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif...

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Please take a moment out of your day to marvel at the balletic poise, calm elegance and graceful athleticism of the panda.

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Michael J. Kane @michaeljkane.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I've also found this shinyapp tool to be useful as a reference checker in manuscript reviewing: drkap.shinyapps.io/APA_Cheat_Ca...

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APA Reference Validator

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I found the latest @quantitude.bsky.social episode insightful! If you (like me) love philosophy of science, this episode is a great refresher of some of the greatest theretical perspectives. You can find the episode here: quantitudepod.org/s7e23-philos...

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Insightful: as with anything, enviromental context matters, we should be VERY judicious about the stimuli we exposue ourselves to. . .especially during goal-directed attention!

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In a recent episode of The Boys, Soldier Boy made a reference to Kent State. Today is the day in reference. May 4. It was on this day in 1970 that 4 students were killed and 9 injured when the National Guard opened fire on student protesters in Kent OH. Here it is: www.kent.edu/may-4-histor...

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The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy | May 4, 1970 | Kent State University

THE MAY 4 SHOOTINGS AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: THE SEARCH FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY BY JERRY M. LEWIS and THOMAS R. HENSLEY

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

In undergrad, I thought that TAKING an exam at ~7 A.M. was the worst, but PROCTORING my early morning exam this semester has SWIFTLY updated my belief system.

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department. One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone. When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Presenting my research at #Psychonomics is always a great time. This year was no different: great conversations and insightful research presentations, looking forward to next year!

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Psychonomic Society @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!

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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 13/11/2025

Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...

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Obituary – Jonathan Smallwood

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Evie Vergauwe @evievergauwe.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Collaborate with us!! #workingmemory

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Matthieu Chidharom @matthieu-mx.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

1/ Why are we so easily distracted? 🧠 In our new EEG preprint w/ Henry Jones, @monicarosenb.bsky.social and @edvogel.bsky.social we show that distractibility is associated w/ reduced neural connectivity — and can be predicted from EEG with ~80% accuracy using machine learning.

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Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

ANSWER: 0 (yes, ZERO!) This is a result of an analysis done by a student in my grad seminar, using a large dataset (N=307,313). What this result might mean: Nobody's personality is truly "average," and people's personality profiles (at least Big 5) might be more "jagged" than we think. (🧵 1/5)

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Excited to share my first publication! TLDR; mind-wandering is contagious & classmate behavior can cause an increase in task-unrelated thoughts! Thank you to my collaborator, @michaeljkane.bsky.social for guidance throughout this project. You can read it here - online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...

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Michael J. Kane @michaeljkane.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Congrats to @michaelwmchale.bsky.social on his UNCG MA thesis ms on "attention contagion" being accepted at Collabra (he's now in PhD pgm at Kent State)! TLDR: People watching a online lecture mind-wander more if other visible attendees (confed's) look inattentive. drive.google.com/file/d/1UF2m...

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Ahh, the irony. I feel that something else might be contributing to the fragmentation of scientific knowledge, but can't put my finger on it? Any ideas, lol /s?

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Great news! For the past 7 months I have been applying for internships. I am proud to announce that I will be a program evaluation intern with the Smithsonian this summer! I am excited to contribute and make a difference. Attached is a plot that visualizes the process - hard, but worth it.

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Nate Stevenson @natestevenson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Troops on campus? We have experience with that. It's bad. Very, very, very bad. Some of us are very aware. To those that are not, here you go: www.kent.edu/may-4-1970

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May 4, 1970

The History of May 4 The tragic events of May 4, 1970, had a profound impact on Kent State University, the nation and the world. In the ensuing years, Kent State's learning community has honored the m...

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Paul Francois @pfrancois.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

“Another unknown is whether NIH researchers will still be allowed to submit papers to peer-reviewed journals.” This is insanity, and could have major impact on entire fields of research worldwide (we all collaborate with one another)

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Keenan Crane @keenancrane.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Entropy is one of those formulas that many of us learn, swallow whole, and even use regularly without really understanding. (E.g., where does that “log” come from? Are there other possible formulas?) Yet there's an intuitive & almost inevitable way to arrive at this expression.

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Michael W. McHale (He/Him) @michaelwmchale.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Thank you to everyone that visited my poster at Psychonomics this year! It is always a joy to have great conversations and in-depth discussions about research! Here is to next year🎉.

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