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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I often wonder if this is by design. Exhaustion & stress shift people away from "System 2" (i.e., deliberative & complex) towards "System 1" thinking (mental shortcuts & knee-jerk responses). Yes, that dichotomy glosses over nuance. But a society entrenched in System 1 is easier to manipulate.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very nice article. A particularly insightful point: the pitfalls of solving "an access problem while creating an identity problem".

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Jason Chow @jchow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Grad school cohort at conference

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Say, @alyankovic.bsky.social, have you considered a career in academia? My Intro Psych students would surely prefer your lectures to mine!

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The Brain Song – “Weird Al” Yankovic

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

LLMs… are they muggle horcruxes? Discuss.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Michelangelo: "ChatGPT, find David in this slab of marble. Well, my work here is done."

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Congratulations to @maramather.bsky.social, and to anyone who gets to work with her! Some great positions here for researchers at multiple stages!

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We’re proud that our new book includes selections from a wide variety of publications, spanning science-oriented and general assignment outlets. Publications include @defector.com, @theatlantic.com, @nytimes.com Magazine, @buzzfeed.com News … (1/2) www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 19/07/2026

give these men complimentary tickets immediately

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

In my recent Intro Psych lectures on cognitive psychology, I didn’t have time to delve into its history. It’s a fascinating story. Instead, I referred students to my supplemental online lecture on its background and origin, which plays as a YouTube playlist. Check it out here. Feel free to share.

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Steve Most (UNSW Sydney) -- The Story of Cognitive Psychology - YouTube

This is the first of 5 lectures on Memory & Cognition for PSYC1011 (PSYC 1B) at UNSW in 2020. Click "PLAY ALL" to view the lecture, which should proceed thro...

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Peter Kok @peterkok.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The hippocampus sits at the interface of perception & memory, allowing us to link past, present, & future through its role in generating predictions. Excited to share this theme issue in @royalsociety.org's Philosophical Transactions B, co-edited with @barense.bsky.social & @mariamaly.bsky.social

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Volume 381 Issue 1954 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | The Royal Society

Influential themed journal issues across the life sciences.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This is actually delightful. Amidst so much AI slop, this seems like it took real creativity and effort, with genuine educational potential. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJKU...

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I time travelled to Ancient Egypt in 2400BC! (Vlog)

YouTube video by Chloe VS History

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I absolutely love these humanising glimpses from history

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Snakes and spiders aren’t all you have to worry about in Australia (Photo taken in the Australian Reptile Park near Gosford)

Koala reaching up, either menacingly or for a hug

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Seen from the train, heading into the weekend. #Sydney #trainbow

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Question for the hive mind: Are there extra steps you recommend to help ensure that Prolific participants are real (i.e., not bots)? I’ve thought about adding a very complex math problem with a <1 second response window, filtering out those who get it right. But I suspect this isn’t ideal.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I believe one of the most important things we can do for our kids is to model resilience. So I’d like to thank this year’s journal decision letters (so far) for the opportunity. Onwards!

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It’s here, just in time for my commute! Who else needs some fun, intellectual reading for the train? 𝘊𝑜𝘨𝑛𝘪𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯, 𝑠𝘦𝑐𝘰𝑛𝘥 𝘦𝑑𝘪𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯, by Chun & Most: pages.oup.com/he/us/cognit...

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Significant differences are indicated with 🐦‍⬛

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I’m a cognitive psychologist. Don’t tell me this isn’t a stroopwafel.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Cognitive psychology is everywhere, including in unexpected places! "Epistemic" emotions (e.g., surprise, curiosity) give us powerful tools to engage students — which I tried to use here, in this lecture opening from the Covid days of remote teaching. 1/3 #EduSky #PsychSciSky #cognition

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Steve Most (UNSW Sydney) - Retrieval Cues

YouTube video by Steve Most

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The 2nd edition of Marvin's and my textbook, 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, is out! A labor of love. We hope our excitement for the field shines through. And look at this wonderful team at Oxford University Press we got to work with! You can request a free examination copy here: pages.oup.com/he/us/cognit...

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In my >25 years as a researcher, this is one of my favorite and most personally meaningful studies to come out of my lab: 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚: 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 Preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/4 #AcademicSky #EduSky #AI #HigherEd #SciComm

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A new edition of Chun & Most's Cognition textbook — out now! Our 2nd edition updates our coverage and explores the evolving role of cognitive psychology in today’s world — all while aiming to help students love the field as much as we do. Request an exam e-copy here: pages.oup.com/he/us/cognit...

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What's new in Cognition, second edition -- Chun & Most (2026)

YouTube video by Steve Most

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The purpose of assignments isn’t just to get As. It’s to try, see where you went wrong, and try to improve. It’s a problem that institutions, and their incentive structures, often misunderstand this as much as students do.

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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Here are the slides for a talk I gave earlier today on social media for academics, which includes a mention of an excellent new LinkedIn guide from @emilynordmann.bsky.social emilynordmann.github.io/linkedin-for...

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LinkedIn for Academics

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

PSA: With recent spikes in the news, I decided to get tested for my immunity to measles. Results came back saying I had none. If you got your vaccination back in the 1970s like me, you might want to check too.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

For families like ours — who have a kid moving into middle school / high school — thought I’d reshare these science-backed tips on how to study and learn more effectively. Good luck, everyone! #EduSky #PsychSciSky #scicomm

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Change How You Study: Secrets from Cognitive Science

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I wonder if any alien civilizations out there celebrate another revolution around their sun like this. Sydney really does do New Year's Eve spectacularly. Happy New Year!

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Sydney New Year's Eve 2025 midnight fireworks – the official full-length video

YouTube video by City of Sydney

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Things aren’t always black and white. These horses are identically bright.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Academics who love doing public outreach and #scicom don't always get this level of support from their universities. That's a shame because the more we share knowledge and passion, the more it encourages investment in what we do. Thanks to #UNSW for investing energy and time in this profile!

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Turning knowledge into influence: the case for outreach

Outreach is often framed as something “extra”, a nice addition to an academic career, but not the core of it. Yet for many researchers, sharing their work beyond the university is one of the most valu...

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 19/12/2025

Within a week of the tragic and terrorist events that targeted the Jewish community here in Sydney, the Australian Prime Minister has announced a gun buy-back scheme to get guns off our streets. This is just one action item, there are more in the works (like license regulations, max caps, etc.)

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Breaking: PM announces 'largest' gun buyback scheme since Howard era

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national gun buyback scheme, days after a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration.

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Tom Wallis @tsawallis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Super figure-ground confusion here!

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Rabbi Emily Cohen @thatrabbicohen.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Compare this to the United States, where the 1st graders shot at Sandy Hook in 2012 could have been students at Brown shot 13 years later, and where we have done nothing. It's not impossible to make gun violence rare. We just keep choosing not to try.

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Who needs brain training apps when, for free, I can just never use reference management software?

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Picture this: You're teaching a cognitive psychology class and decide to show this clip of the 1972 hit song, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘴𝘰𝘭. What's the topic of the day, and what point are you illustrating with this song?

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Adriano Celentano canta "Prisencolinensinainciusol" da "Formula due" del 1973

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦's idealization of 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦's energy and competence is a problem. Because 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 is 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦 to 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦, and AUGHH, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦 has left 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 a sh%t ton to do.

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

**How distributed is the brain-wide network that is recruited for cognition?** That goes to the top of the list! #neuroskyence doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Fantastic day for a lab hike! From Spit Bridge to Manly Beach, featuring all stages of the lab life cycle: 1st year undergrad -> honours thesis student -> PhD scholar -> visiting international student -> old professor. #LabLife #UNSW #Sydney #Australia

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Why yes, I did just try to reverse pinch the back of a cake mix box in order to increase the font size of the directions.

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Colin Brown @colinmbrown.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I have refined The uranium That was in The centrifuge And which You were probably Saving For power generation Forgive me It was so powerful I am Become death

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Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

These clips are great

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

UNSW maintains a 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘴𝘦 repository where teachers share 2-minute videos describing something they've tried that seems to work. Here's my contribution this year: a little something to help build interpersonal connection even in large lectures. #EduSky

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Building Community with 3 minute Q and A - Steven Most

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