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Nathan Liang

@nathanliang.bsky.social
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Psych PhD @cornelluniversity.bsky.social & NSF-GRFP @jowylie.bsky.social's WyLab studying moral curiosity + social learning. Prev. data science @ LiMu, Discover Financial. @duke-university.bsky.social '21 | 🇺🇸-🇹🇼 he/him | 1nathanliang.github.io

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the U.S. for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Evan Westra @evanwestra.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"Early deception poses a representational puzzle: young children can strategically deny and conceal transgressions before they reliably succeed on standard measures of false-belief understanding." This looks very cool.
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The puzzle of early deception: Lying before belief representation
Early deception poses a representational puzzle: young children can strategically deny and conceal transgressions before they reliably succeed on stan…
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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
After a bit of a slouch in 2024, Democratic women are back this cycle, running for Congress in near-record numbers. meredithconroy.substack.com/p/the-year-o...
Stacked horizontal bar chart from 1990 to 2026; showing number of women running as Ds and Rs in election cycles
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Isaias Ghezae @isaiasghezae.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
🚨New Working Paper!🚨 How do Americans mentally map political coalitions? We often talk as if U.S. politics is just two sorted camps. But when people think about which groups go with which, the picture is more complicated. 🧵👇
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of Iran war casualties. They explain that this is because "their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
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Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website (Gift Article)
Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.
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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19" by @mzinshteyn.bsky.social apnews.com/article/cali...
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/07/2026
Despite their oversight role, FCC members have accepted pricey gala tickets from CBS or its parent company, now Paramount. Seven of the 10 commissioners who served since 2016 accepted tickets worth more than $260,000, ProPublica found.
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FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
So weird how many times spousal abuse is an indicator of even deeper problems that erupt later. If only we could take spousal abuse more seriously as a society. But of course we can't. Sorry, no. Why? Reasons.
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Ted Schwaba @tedmond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New meta by @peterhaehner.bsky.social et al (I'm a little middle author) on individual differences in personality change across the lifespan (229 studies, N = 230k) 10.1037/bul0000525 Cool finding (imo): For all Big Five, variance in change is greatest in youth, declining through young adulthood!
Individual differences in change for each of the Big Five across ages 0 to 80. The trend for each trait is that individual differences in change are decreasing with age.
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aaron bornstein @aaronbornstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Looking to work with a postdoc. Prior experience with fMRI and computational modeling required, interest in psychiatry desired. Fellowship provides three years salary plus independent travel/equipment funds. Send CV and 2-3 manuscripts (preprints OK).
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Verasight @verasight.io · 15/07/2026
Congrats to @kyleflaw.com, Seoyeon Bae, Liane Young, and @stysyropoulos.bsky.social on their new article in Political Psychology. "Ideological differences in moral concern reflect circle expansion, not inversion" tests the claim that liberals prioritize strangers over their own communities. cont'd
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Networking and community connection are important features of the Division 8 program at #APA2026. Join fellow SPSP members and members of other APA divisions for a social hour during the APA Convention! Learn more: ow.ly/TfRu50ZlGLi
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Alexis Smith-Flores @asmithflores.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
One year down at Lehigh! 🎉 This year we built the lab, did some cool science, and sent out our very first newsletter (tinyurl.com/5n978emu). I'm also excited to share that I'll be recruiting a PhD student this cycle! If you know any trainees who might be a great fit, please send them my way!
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our latest investigation: How giant trucks and SUVs are far deadlier for pedestrians. “Before the driver knows what’s happened, the pedestrian’s head is under the wheel.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The NYU department of psychology is also reinstating the GRE as a requirement for PHD admissions. I heard Yale and Harvard are as well. Now Penn too. If you are applying to psych PHD programs this year be sure to take the exam.
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Marginalia Science @marginaliascience.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
our june newsletter is live, featuring Randy Lee! check it out: marginaliascience.substack.com/p/newsletter...
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newsletter: june 2026
meet this month's guest editor, Randy Lee!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2026
9/ Her family was outraged by all the obstacles in her way. “If I took my dog to a vet and it had this problem, that dog would get better treatment,” her stepfather said. Her sister Rowe wracked her brain for ways to help. Then it struck her.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/05/2026
In a small study, an experimental gene-editing treatment dramatically lowered cholesterol levels after just one infusion, scientists reported on Monday. If confirmed in larger studies, researchers hope the findings may lead to a one-and-done way to prevent heart disease in large numbers of people.
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One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.
A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Converting to Catholicism so I can tell my bosses using unregulated AI is against my religion and I will sue them like that cake lady who hated gay people if they make me use it
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is one of the most exciting pieces of science I have had the privilege to be involved in, led by @rui-xu.bsky.social‬, Bob Desimone, and Mark Richardson: the discovery of actual long-range monosynaptic connections in the human brain! For example the FFA connects to the rTPJ, how cool is that?
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes. Via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...
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A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
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Gabor Brody @gaborbrody.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hiring! Athulya Aravind and I are looking for a full-time Postgraduate Associate at Yale (Linguistics/Psychology). The position is designed as preparation for PhD applications in linguistics, cog sci, or psychology, including structured mentoring and research training. tinyurl.com/mrxjya5t
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Postgraduate Researcher in Language and Conceptual Development — Department of Linguistics and Department of Psychology, Yale University (joint appointment); affiliated with the Program in Cognitive S...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/05/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com There are many reasons to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., Mark Ruffalo and Matt Stoller write. But first, Hollywood must overcome its “deep, ugly and pervasive fear of speaking out.”
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Opinion | The Paramount Merger Can (and Should) Be Stopped
It’s not too late to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. And we have a blueprint for how to win.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Scores of CDC employees, including those undergoing cancer treatment, or who have severe mobility issues or serious bowel disorders have been told they cannot work from home. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...
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Employees With Medical Conditions Challenge C.D.C. In-Office Requirement
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Lindsey Powell @lindseypowell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yay for publishing null results! We didn't find an effect of *character* gender on kids' expectations or evaluations of empathy, but we did find one effect of participant gender: girls valued empathy more than boys in character evaluations. Maybe a clue about about the origins of later stereotypes?
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Alexis Smith-Flores @asmithflores.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🎉 New paper w/ honors student Majo Guerrero & @lindseypowell.bsky.social: 4–7-year-olds did not expect girls to be more empathic than boys, nor did they judge girls more harshly for counter-empathizing, suggesting stereotypes about empathy may emerge later in development. doi.org/10.1080/1524...
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Examining Gender Differences in Children’s Reasoning About Empathy
This study investigated whether children exhibit gendered expectations and evaluations of empathy, exploring the developmental origins of stereotypes observed in adults. A sample of 112 children (M...
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Nathan Liang @nathanliang.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Just a friendly reminder that I'll be hosting an @spspnews.bsky.social virtual workshop on summer internships and other professional opportunities in industry tomorrow (5/8) from 3–4pm ET. Please RSVP here! (registration link issue has been resolved): community.spsp.org/events/j7Tzz...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2026
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: President Trump has responded to ticket prices for the USMNT’s World Cup opener against Paraguay in June by saying he “wouldn’t pay it either.”
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Trump says he ‘wouldn’t pay it either’ in response to USMNT World Cup ticket prices
FIFA, world football’s governing body, has been widely criticised for ticket prices at this summer’s tournament.
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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is such incredible bullshit. I am alive, thriving, and writing books on health policy/politics thanks to antidepressants. Antidepressants aren't for everyone, but they can be literal lifesavers. Attacking their prescribing & use is stigmatizing and dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
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Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Where did this year's #psychjobs market end up? Thanks to an unusually high number late postings, not as bad as it was looking earlier in the year. Still, this is the smallest number of jobs posted since 2012, representing a 26% decline from last year (~2/3rds the size of the covid drop in 2020).
Bar graph showing tenure track psychology jobs posted each year since 2010 broken up by area.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
$2.45 billion NIH grant cuts and ~2300 terminated active research grants were DOGE'd in early 2025 Who were most affected? www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... Early career and women researchers
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Jordan Wylie @jowylie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Interested in joining the 2027 SPSP Morality Preconference Committee? You would serve for 2 years, including this upcoming year with @diegoreinero.bsky.social and me. Applications via this link: forms.gle/NvMc9KuzsRxL... Due 5/15
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Morality Preconference Organizer Interest Form
We're recruiting organizers for the Morality Preconference! Please fill out this form if you're interested in serving in this role. We are looking for folks interested in serving on the committee fo...
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Verasight @verasight.io · 01/05/2026
New Verasight data featured in Newsweek finds that Americans, including Catholics, are more comfortable with Pope Leo XIV weighing in on U.S. policy than with President Trump publicly criticizing the pope. Read the article:
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Catholics are fine with Pope Leo weighing in on US policy
Voters in this group are less comfortable with Donald Trump attacking the pope, a poll shared exclusively with Newsweek
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Nathan Liang @nathanliang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I'm excited to share that I'll be hosting an SPSP Free-Form Fridays session next Friday (5/8) from 3–4pm ET on navigating summer internships (and professional opportunities, broadly!) in industry. Big thanks to @spspnews.bsky.social for organizing! spsp.org/professional...
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Networking Opportunities | SPSP
Advance your career and build community with SPSP through mentoring, events, and connections that strengthen professional growth in psychology.
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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Caroline Charpentier, PhD @carocharp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🚨🚨 The Social Learning and Decisions Lab is hiring! 🚨🚨 We're looking for a postbacc project coordinator/research assistant to join our team this summer. More details about the position and how to apply here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ySeA... Please share widely and reach out with any questions!
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RA_ad_2026-2027_Charpentier.pdf
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JESP @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Saying “thank you” isn’t just manners—it can shape behavior. This write up features JESP work out of @sfu.ca showing that receiving gratitude boosts feelings of social worth, making people more likely to help! Small, consistent courtesy can create ripple effects. vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/d-...
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Psychology says if you say "please" and "thank you" without thinking twice you're demonstrating the rarest kind of decency — the kind that doesn't need an audience, doesn't seek a reward, and doesn't ...
While charisma can be learned and kindness can be performed, there's one behavior so deeply embedded in some people that it reveals who they truly are when nobody's watching — and psychologists say it...
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Jenny Crawford @jlcrawford.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I will be recruiting a lab manager to start in fall 2026 and will be accepting applications for Ph.D. students to start in fall 2027. For more information (& contact info), please reach out through my website: jlcrawford.netlify.app
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Jennifer L. Crawford
Postdoctoral Fellow
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yuzhu194.bsky.social @yuzhu194.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Excited to share our new Nature Methods paper on DeepCor, a contrastive autoencoder for denoising fMRI. DeepCor separates neural signal from noise at the voxel level, works for single participants, and outperforms CompCor by up to 215% on real data. 1/7 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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DeepCor: denoising fMRI data with contrastive autoencoders - Nature Methods
DeepCor is a deep-learning-based denoising approach for task-based and resting-state fMRI data that can be used even for single participants.
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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Introducing Datapages, a new project from Mika Braginsky and me. Datapages are open-source templates for creating interactive websites that make research datasets easy to find, explore, and reuse. No coding required for the basic setup. babieslearninglanguage.blogspot.com/2026/04/data...
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Datapages for reusable (and pretty!) data sharing
Blog about fatherhood, langauge, developmental psychology, and cognitive science.
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Akram Bakkour @akrambakkour.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚨🚨 Job Alert! 🚨🚨 We are seeking a full-time Study Coordinator for a NIMH-funded project that aims to uncover cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying maladaptive food-choice behavior in anorexia nervosa using behavior, eye tracking, fMRI, and computational models. Pls spread the word!
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Study Coordinator
Department SSD Institute for Mind and Biology: Staff and Temporary Employees About the Department The Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the Univer...
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Michael J. Kane @michaeljkane.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Please share with colleagues: The new Psychonomics journal, Individual Differences in Cognition, is accepting submissions! Please send us your empirical, measurement, & stats-methods research in all areas of cognition, including lab, daily-life, & applied work. www.psychonomic.org/general/cust...
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Individual Differences in Cognition - Psychonomic Society
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Marcelo Mattar @marcelomattar.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New Annual Review with @nathanieldaw.bsky.social: “Planning in the Brain: It's Not What You Think It Is.” We argue that the brain's 'planning' machinery is mostly used for learning from simulated experience, and that thinking prospectively at decision time is just one special case of this process.
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Planning in the Brain: It's Not What You Think It Is
The neuroscience of planning has long been analogized to search algorithms in artificial intelligence (AI), which simulate future actions to guide immediate choices. We argue that advances in both neu...
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Riana Brown @rrrianabrown.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My lab (u.osu.edu/spal/) and Ken Fujita’s lab (u.osu.edu/fujita/) at OSU are hiring a joint lab manager (a full-time postgraduate researcher) to start this summer! Come work in two incredibly fun labs in a thriving social psychology department. Application and more information soon to come!
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Stephen Spiller @spillersas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The Behavioral Lab at the UCLA Anderson School of Management is looking to hire its next Lab Manager! Applications will be reviewed starting April 30th. jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/10354?l...
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Behavioral Lab Manager in Los Angeles, California | The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus
UCLA is hiring a Behavioral Lab Manager in Los Angeles, California. Review all of the job details and apply today!
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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If anyone is looking for a lab manager or RA (full or part-time), let me know. One of the most meticulous and detailed people that I know is looking for a position. They did a M.A. in psych with me here at Cornell.
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