Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Happy to announce that I defended my thesis today ☺️ 030
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In the end I gave the title "Jargon and jargon of jargon" (Cognition and the nature of ownership). I considered "When cognition met ownership" after When Harry met Sally, but was talked out of it 020
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Congratulations! I can't DM you, so reaching out here. I'm defending my PhD very soon at CEU Vienna, in behavioural / cognitive science and with work on AI-assisted creativity. Looking forward to learning more about the postdoc opportunity. 010
Reposted by Reka BlazsekOded Ritov @oded-ritov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Do chimpanzees value their friendships enough to pass on juicy pineapple? In our new paper, out now at Evolution and Human Behavior, we find that they do! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 15819
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Ofc it’s unfortunate that the story was discovered by a racist. It’s more tragic that someone brilliant lost a promotion to a crook. Plus this story will negatively affect BIPOC/working class/disabled etc scholars. Their work will receive more scrutiny because of Arday. 020
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Thought provoking essay on the different meanings and consequences of anthropomorphic AI open.substack.com/pub/legitima...open.substack.comThe Ghost in the Machine Goes to ChinaUnpacking China's law on anthropomorphic AI and what it tells us about AI visions 000
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Cannot stop watching these videos of euphoria 🥹 020
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Chasing academic success does feel like this sometimes 110
Reposted by Reka BlazsekAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/04/2026Finally, Hungary we will be sovereign, not a vassal of Russia 512386466
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The past month has gone by very fast, with a major scandal in the media almost every day. The last few hours feel incredibly slow. #Hungaryelects 000
Reposted by Reka BlazsekKatalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026🇭🇺 Hungarian elections Voter turnout stands at 66.01% as of 3:00 p.m. It is huge. The previous turnout record was set in 2002, during the second round of the then-two-round electoral system, when 53.59% of voters had cast their ballots by 3:00 p.m. 24118
Reposted by Reka BlazsekThom Scott-Phillips @thomscottphillips.bsky.social · 12/04/2026There's been lots of coverage of the elections in the international media in recent days. For something different, I recommend this from Ábel Bede, on the rise of Péter Magyar, the expected winner today hungarianobserver.substack.com/p/the-surfer...hungarianobserver.substack.comThe Surfer and the WavesÁbel Bede discusses the reasons behind the rise of Péter Magyar, with reports from Tisza rallies in County Békés and County Pest. 121
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Top of hvg.hu also shows comparisons from 2022 per constituencyhvg.hu| hvg.huHVG – Hiteles hírek és elemzések gazdaságról, politikáról, kultúráról és életmódról, Magyarország vezető portálján. 010
Reposted by Reka BlazsekAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Tens of thousands chant “Russians, go home!” at tonight’s anti-Orbán concert in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian election. 217116522958
Reposted by Reka BlazsekSacha Altay @sachaltay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026One of my favorites paper got published 🤓 It covers a lot of ground and it’s the best summary of my views on misinformation and what to do about it. Give it a read :) 🔓 osf.io/preprints/ps... 👉 doi.org/10.1177/1461... 212945
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Can't wait to submit my thesis, "Witty catchphrase: Length-enhanced superlative verbiage of obscure topic"! It took just under half a decade of my life. 020
Reposted by Reka BlazsekManikya Alister @manikyaalister.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Humans have a remarkable capacity for efficient, intelligent reasoning. In a new working paper, @perfors.net and I discuss how our ability to reason from *social* information is one way that we achieve this capacity. osf.io/preprints/ps... 2339
Reposted by Reka BlazsekDuncan Stibbard Hawkes @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social · 25/03/2026LLMs are imputation machines. They pull patterns from text data; Useful for things like coding, especially coding that has been done before. Academics work in knowledge generation, which goes far beyond imputation. If you think LLMs can replace grad students, you are telling on yourself. 0153
Reposted by Reka BlazsekEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This tweet, from Suno’s lead investor, will surely be used in court one day. She says she has shifted her listening from Spotify to Suno. *This is a direct admission that Suno competes with the music it trains on.* 🧵 1/5 24315
Reposted by Reka BlazsekAeon Magazine @aeon.co · 13/02/2026Institutions are the social technologies that power our world, allowing us to rely on complete strangers every day of our lives. But how do we ensure that this trust isn’t misplaced? In this Essay, the game theorist Julien Lie-Panis explores what makes institutions function @jliep.bsky.socialbuff.lyInstitutions are how we scale up cooperation among millions | Aeon EssaysGood institutions are social technologies that scale trust from personal relations to entire nations. How do they work? 02012
Reposted by Reka BlazsekThe Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 06/02/2026🎙️ EP #19 Think our ancestors lived in a state of "primitive communism"? New research reveals our deep past was far more complex than the "noble savage" myth suggests. @adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this & much more with @manvir.bsky.social youtu.be/1BRZy9O665k?...youtu.beThe Social Lives of Our Ancestors | Manvir SinghYouTube video by The Cognitations Podcast 172
Reposted by Reka BlazsekStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Every ad now 8271873093
Reposted by Reka BlazsekThom Scott-Phillips @thomscottphillips.bsky.social · 12/12/2025No question, this is the most original paper I have ever written It says that something that seems plain and obvious - humans have an intuitive sense of what is and is not grammatical - and describes how this apparent common sense is actually misleading Thread coming soon! 1158
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Huh! So in Finnish it’s ‘on Helsinki’ but ‘in Stockholm’? 100
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Happy World Linguistics Day from Budapest, capital of a peculiar linguistic phenomenon--the Hungarian language! 14211
Reposted by Reka BlazsekNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 25/10/2025Brazil, Australia and Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey. A Nature Careers article examines what makes earning a doctorate in these countries different. #Academicsky 🧪 go.nature.comAre these the happiest PhD students in the world?Brazil, Australia and Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey — but are these nations really the best places to do a doctorate? 1297
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Sometimes my devices misunderstand my (arguably not so heavy) Hungarian accent and Siri activates when I say "see..." but it never activates in the rare occasions when I do intend to use Siri. Which is for entertainment purposes, not timers. Siri is quite good at telling dad jokes. 010
Reposted by Reka BlazsekEvolutionary Psychology (the podcast) @epthepod.bsky.social · 09/09/2025This week, Language and Communication (and the Lindy Hop) with @thomscottphillips.bsky.social! youtu.be/Gex5b6Nbq7I?... www.podbean.com/ew/pb-dur6p-... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...youtu.beLanguage and Communication with Thom Scott-PhillipsYouTube video by Evolutionary Psychology (The Podcast) 0153
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I've been wondering about this myself too, also more broadly in the context of any intellectual property (eg artistic outputs). Afaik the law in general places more weight on completed & published outputs than to initiated but unfinished ones. Not sure if lay intuitions overlap though. 010
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Who owns new creations? with @jfkominsky.bsky.social & @heintz-c.bsky.social is out in #cogsci2025 proceedings! escholarship.org/content/qt4m... 131
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Read the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 4/4onlinelibrary.wiley.com 000
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025We find evidence for a model where cues and commonly known norms trigger different readings of ownership & moral judgements via mental state attribution. Also, moral judgements don't correlate with ownership judgements 100% ("he *owns* it but it is wrong"). 3/4 100
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025We might have a hunch that a box of stuff next to a trash can is abandoned and therefore free game, but the same box next to a car is not. Similarly, in some US cities with abundant parking spots, even a piece of cardboard is widely understood as a reservation (cf www.minethebook.com). 2/4minethebook.comMine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our LivesIn this eye-opening exploration of who owns what and why, two acclaimed experts uncover the hidden rules of ownership that control our lives. 100
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025How do people know that what is owned in the absence of explicit information? Do people make inferences on ownership based on contextual cues, incl others' beliefs and knowledge of norms? 1/4 100
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Happy to see my paper on mind-reading & ownership with @heintz-c.bsky.social out in Cognitive Science! 🧵 151
Reposted by Reka BlazsekThom Scott-Phillips @thomscottphillips.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Is mind-reading involved in ownership judgments? By @rekablazsek.bsky.social & @heintz-c.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 156
Reposted by Reka BlazsekTobias Gerstenberg @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Brilliant keynote by @laurennross.bsky.social at #cogsci2025 on cognitive science and its philosophy. Lauren pointed out the myriad ways in which cogsci and philosophy support and benefit one another, using explanation and causal reasoning as case studies. Thank you for a great talk!! 🙏 0308
Reposted by Reka BlazsekCEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · 15/07/2025How do social inequalities shape epidemic outcomes? Our PhD alum Adriana Manna shares insights from her award-winning dissertation on contact patterns, vaccination gaps & a novel modeling framework. 📖 Interview: bit.ly/44uT6KF #NetworkScience #EpidemicModelingbit.lyHow Do Socioeconomic Factors Influence Epidemic Outcomes? | Central European UniversityResearch illuminating the characteristics driving behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic was carried out by PhD candidate Adrianna Manna. 052
Reposted by Reka BlazsekThe Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · 07/07/2025New episode (1120), my second interview with Dr. Pascal Boyer. We talk about ritualized behavior, ownership #Psychology, and victim-devaluation. #Anthropology #Science YouTube: youtu.be/ZcvVxnyFQoo Podcast: bit.ly/46v51JLyoutu.be#1120 Pascal Boyer: Ritualized Behavior, Ownership Psychology, and Victim-DevaluationYouTube video by The Dissenter 132
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 03/07/2025From Questions to Answers? From Questions to Understanding? + the subtitle, which is great imo 010
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I was having trouble logging in yesterday but today it works ok. Maybe this is a +ve sign of troubleshooting 110
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 31/05/2025media.tenor.comSize Matters GIFALT: Size Matters GIF 021
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Hats off to Reddit mods who handled the case very well. www.reddit.com/r/changemyvi...reddit.comFrom the changemyview community on RedditExplore this post and more from the changemyview community 061
Reka Blazsek @rekablazsek.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Ethics of AI researchers violate fundamental ethics norms in academia. Incredible story. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...theatlantic.com‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment. 166
Reposted by Reka BlazsekHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 23/04/2025my revised article arriving at manuscript central 615013