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Steve Flusberg

@sflusberg.bsky.social
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Cognitive Scientist @ Vassar College. Interested in language, metaphor, and thought, amongst other things

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New episode!! 🎙️🎉 A conversation with @damianblasi.bsky.social about linguistic diversity and what it can tell us. Linguistic diversity is a precious part of our species' heritage. It also offers a wellspring of clues about history, culture, and the human mind. Listen: disi.org/the-natural-...
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Steve Flusberg @sflusberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Happy to report I received tenure (again). Thanks to my amazing and supportive colleagues in the Cog Sci department at Vassar and to all of my incredible students, collaborators, mentors, and advisors throughout my career
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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is a companion to our recent episode with @sflusberg.bsky.social. Here, we take AI as an case study in how metaphors reflect and shape understanding. The discussion centers around @melaniemitchell.bsky.social's excellent essay in @science.org: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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The metaphors of artificial intelligence
A few months after ChatGPT was released, the neural network pioneer Terrence Sejnowski wrote about coming to grips with the shock of what large language models (LLMs) could do: “Something is beginning...
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I enjoyed talking with @kensycoop.bsky.social on the Many Minds podcast about the metaphors we use to conceptualize AI. manyminds.libsyn.com/seven-metaph...
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Many Minds: Seven metaphors for AI
If you wanted a petri dish for understanding metaphors—how they emerge and evolve and jostle with each other—it would be hard to do better than the world of AI. We talk about AI systems variously as c...
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Analogy and metaphor galore! I was interviewed by the @nightsciencepod.bsky.social podcast about metaphor and analogy in science: open.spotify.com/episode/1hqU... Pairs well with @sflusberg.bsky.social's interview on metaphor on the @manymindspod.bsky.social podcast disi.org/the-aura-of-...
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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The late philosopher Daniel Dennett had a notable penchant for metaphor—but he rarely used just one. Instead, he often engaged in what @sflusberg.bsky.social calls "metaphorical triangulation." Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode! Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...
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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Surely one of the most timelessly alluring questions in all of metaphor research. Was excited to hear @sflusberg.bsky.social's take on this one! (which I won't spoil)
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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We can all agree that metaphors are nice. But are they also sometimes necessary? Could there be ideas we simply can't approach literally, thoughts we can't think without metaphors? Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @sflusberg.bsky.social! Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Such a fun and interesting, really thought-provoking episode! 😀
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Zach Cofran @dizachster.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Nice interview and discussion about the cool work of @vassar.bsky.social professor @sflusberg.bsky.social
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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Delightful geek-out with @sflusberg.bsky.social! In which we discuss... - why we love metaphors - "beige flags" & "aura-farming" - good vs bad metaphors - theory-constitutive metaphors in science - Dennett's technique of "metaphorical triangulation" - the "brain as computer" metaphor (??) - etc.!!
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Steve Flusberg @sflusberg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I was absolutely thrilled to chat with Kensy about metaphor for one of my favorite podcasts. Check it out!
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Steve Flusberg @sflusberg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I was delighted to be featured in this charming podcast hosted by the brilliant poet Jack Underwood
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Nora Newcombe @noranewcombe.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Congratulations to Dedre Gentner! news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
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Dedre Gentner awarded 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Professor recognized for ‘elucidating the unique power of human thought’
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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Huge congratulations to the brilliant Nora Newcombe, recipient of the 2025 David E. Rumelhart Prize! 🏅#CogSci2025
Nora S. Newcombe and Robert Glushko stand together smiling on stage at CogSci 2025. Nora wears the Rumelhart Prize medal around her neck
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Josh de Leeuw @joshdeleeuw.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Heading to #CogSci2025 🥳
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Steve Flusberg @sflusberg.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We’re hiring a tenure track assistant professor in our amazing Vassar cognitive science department! If you have any questions, let me know. I’ll be at Cog Sci in San Francisco all week if you’d like to chat in person
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Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
It seems like as good a day as any to repost links to the five metaphor-based animations we created - based on this paper journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... - about the importance of #vaccines. @sflusberg.bsky.social First one: A castle metaphor for how vaccines work youtu.be/DOD854panQg?...
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How do vaccines work? A castle metaphor
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Rebecca Peretz-Lange @rebeccaperetzlange.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
My lovely dept at Vassar is seeking a one-year VAP who can teach Clinical courses. More info at the link below. Come join us! employment.vassar.edu/postings/4331
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
In the latest PSPI, @sflusberg.bsky.social and his team provide a comprehensive review of framing-effects research, including describing a survey of common framing effects and a taxonomy of linguistic framing techniques.
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Unraveling the Power and Influence of Language
The study of framing effects is a multidisciplinary line of research that investigates when, how, and why language influences those who receive a message and how it impacts their response. This scienc...
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Steve Flusberg @sflusberg.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
For my first post, I'm excited to share a new paper just out in Psych Science in the Public Interest. We've written a comprehensive review of the linguistic framing literature, including a new taxonomy of framing effects, an emphasis on mechanisms, and much more! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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