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Tjeerd Boonstra

@tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist at Maastricht University. Complex networks, brain-body interactions and motor control. Editor for Imaging Neuroscience

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Heidi Jacobs @heidijacobslab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
*** Postdoc Position*** We have a unique opportunity for a postdoc with expertise in MRS/fMRS to investigate neurochemical changes in aging and Alzheimer's disease at MGH in Boston!! (Deadline extended)
Postdoc position in fMRS in Boston
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nigel Farage filmed celebrating illegal foreign donations Undercover footage reveals plot to break the law by funnelling offshore funds through a UK donor. Donations funded a series of widely reported polls boosting Reform ahead of the local elections channel4news.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Happy to have contributed to the extension of BIDS to different types of EMG data. Kudos to @neuromechanist.bsky.social for leading this project!
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
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Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
France on Monday counted its heat-related deaths, as a funeral business representative said Paris morgues have been overwhelmed by a spike in fatalities during a record-breaking heatwave.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 29/06/2026
It’s weird to be clearly living through exactly what was warned about with global warming and still have the concept treated as a future event or hypothetical.
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Quentin André @quentinandre.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
HBS' latest filing in the Gino lawsuit contains a few new details: 1. A committee of 26 professors, admins, and fellows reviewed the allegations, and *unanimously concluded* that there was *clear and convincing evidence* of research misconduct.
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Peter Kok @peterkok.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher and a PhD student, funded by a new ERC grant. The grant focuses on the role of the hippocampus in visual perception, using 7T fMRI (hippocampal subfields, cortical layers) and MEG+iEEG. The intended start dates for both positions are in early 2027. 🧠🟦 1/3
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Our first Impact Factor is 3.0 — an important milestone for a new journal. As with most new journals, the first IF is affected by the smaller publication volume in the launch year. Latest citation data are encouraging, and the journal’s IF is set to rise in 2027.
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
We are delighted to announce that Shella Keilholz will shortly become the Editor-in-Chief of Imaging Neuroscience, following the selection process described in our Author Guide. Steve Smith is stepping down as EiC after serving for three years, following the transition from NeuroImage.
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Limited Range of Motion of the Knee Does Not Fully Explain the Altered Neural Control of Plantar Flexors During Gait in Non-Neurological Knee Flexion Contracture www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Michael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
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EBRAINS @ebrains.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
EBRAINS has released the Roadmap 2026–2036 community contributions ahead of the Strategy Symposium taking place in Munich on 21-22 May 2026. Read more: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I don't know why this is so hard for some people to grasp. If we extend our use of fossil gas, rather than going all-out for grid batteries, heat pumps and induction hobs, we extend our dependence on *foreign* sources of gas, regardless of whether we also use the UK's last remaining reserves. 🧵
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Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thought-provoking documentary on Naomi Shuster-Eliassi and what it means to believe in peace now on NPO www.npodoc.nl/artikelen/co...
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Kijk de documentaire 'Coexistence, My Ass!' op npodoc.nl
Documentaire over de Israëlische cabaretière en vrijheidsactivist Noam Shuster Eliassi.
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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Worth a read. And if you have ideas to share about how you're navigating your own classroom right now, please consider writing for theimportantwork.substack.com
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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 03/03/2026
This post really put together the pieces in a way that floored me. Everything is about to change and we have to confront that reality causalinf.substack.com/p/claude-cod...
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Claude Code 27: Research and Publishing Are Now Two Different Things
Some Claude Code fan fiction about the economics of publishing with AI agents set in the very near future
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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 01/02/2026
I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was. I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works" NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
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Heleen Slagter @haslagter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
What is the brain for? Active inference is widely discussed as a unifying framework for understanding brain function, yet its empirical status remains debated. Our review identifies core predictions across the action-perception cycle and evaluates their empirical support: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I was interviewed for two documentaries about "AI" that both premiered at Sundance this year: @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social ("Ghost in the Machine") and "The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist". As a pair, these films are a study in contrasts. Another long 🧵>>
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Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
LLMs are not the way to AGI - and the big guns are finally starting to acknowledge it. open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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Breaking: Sir Demis Hassabis becomes the latest to say that ChatGPT is a dead-end and that we must turn our focus to world models
Per the Times of India:
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Shyznogud @shyznogd.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
"Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world My English sub-titles 👇" @AlexTaylorNews no twitter
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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Psilocybin microdosing fails to boost cognitive performance in rigorous trials
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Psilocybin microdosing fails to boost cognitive performance in rigorous trials
A comprehensive new study challenges the popular productivity trend, finding that taking small amounts of magic mushrooms offers no measurable improvements in focus, memory, or mood compared to a placebo.
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Hard to overstate how deranged this message is. And yes, it's been officially confirmed to be real...
X post by PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin:

NEW: 
@potus
 letter to 
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 links 
@NobelPrize
 to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:

Dear Ambassador:
 
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]

“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Omg it's a "real" thing. Whom do I know around Utrecht that can put an end to this? 😜 www.limesurvey.org/blog/knowled...
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Understanding the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)
Learn about the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), a trusted tool for measuring employee engagement. Explore its dimensions, scoring methods, and importance
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Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Culinary Class Wars season 2 🤘
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Aging redirects prior expectations from perception to action www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
once again being driven insane by ML conference submissions
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Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Company Flow’s Funcrusher Plus felt dystopian in 1997. In 2026 it mostly just feels… current www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvkV...
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Help Wanted
YouTube video by Company Flow - Topic
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Alan Bince Jacob @alanbince.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
✨ My first preprint from my PhD with @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social is live ! We reveal reduced precision weighting of prediction errors in older adults during step initiation using Go/No-Go stepping paradigm and Hierarchical Gaussian Filter 👇 doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Reduced belief updating impairs adaptive step initiation in older adults
Ageing is associated with declines in mobility and balance that threaten independence and increase the risk of falls. Although these changes are often attributed to deterioration of muscular and senso...
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 10/12/2025
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean  “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Rutger Bregman: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history”. A key line from the Reith lectures, which BBC excised without the author's permission. And now BBC is telling its journalists they may not quote the line anywhere. A shocking lapse in basic journalistic ethics.
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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 04/12/2025
A note on learning physics ⚛️ for starting PhD students: At the risk of saying something completely useless because everyone has it worked out There is no magic trick, your classmates *may* be faster than you, but they are still studying as long as they need to and you are quite capable of the same
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Elliot Murphy @elliot-murphy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Brilliant eye-tracking study on statistics/structure 👀 "We conclude that linguistic knowledge guides moment-by-moment reading in two dissociable ways: Forward reading is driven by the word’s surprisal, and backward reading reflects syntactic structure building operations." osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 27/11/2025
SocArXiv announces moratorium on AI-topic papers
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Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex @smutclyde.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Rate your score on Factor Fexcectorn. Well done, Scientific Reports. pubpeer.com/publications...
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Sarah Garfinkel @sarahgarf.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
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Jörn Diedrichsen @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The Sensorimotor Superlab with @gribblelab.org and @andpru.bsky.social is a unique place to work and learn. We are now accepting MSc and PhD applications for Fall 2026. Join our awesome team at Western University... For application instructions see diedrichsenlab.org and gribblelab.org/join.html!
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Joao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · 25/11/2025
Y’all are reading this paper in the wrong way. We love to trash dominant hypothesis, but we need to look for evidence against the manifold hypothesis elsewhere: This elegant work doesn't show neural dynamics are high D, nor that we should stop using PCA It’s quite the opposite! (thread)
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

I Want You to Understand Chicago
Politics Chicago
2025-11-08

I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.

Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again.

An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next.

Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st.

Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Neural manifolds that orchestrate walking and stopping www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
How much longer is the @royalsociety.org going to look away from the devastating actions of its honoured fellow, Elon Musk? Such moral cowardice.
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Rich Haridy @richharidy.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This is a solid open label LSD microdosing trial from a strong New Zealand team who are well aware of the shortcomings of all the research in the field. Perhaps best to consider this study Part 1 of a larger project. The results are certainly promising but Part 2 is underway and it's the big one.
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LSD microdosing in major depressive disorder: results from an open-label trial
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects approximately 5% of the global population. Classic psychedelics have shown promise in treating various mental …
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Observant @observant-um.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
De faculteitsraad Health, Medicine and Life sciences sprak dinsdag opnieuw over de werkdruk. Passen de normuren nog wel bij wat docenten feitelijk doen? De raad vroeg het bestuur om uitleg. #Werkdruk #UniversiteitMaastricht #Normuren #Faculteitsraad www.observantonline.nl/Home/Artikel...
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Peter Moleman @molemanpeter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Hoe ik vertrok uit Gaza – en voor het eerst oog in oog stond met een Israëlische soldaat decorrespondent.nl/16372/hoe-ik...
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Hoe ik vertrok uit Gaza – en voor het eerst oog in oog stond met een Israëlische soldaat
Mijn leven lang kende ik het Israëlische leger alleen van veraf: van de vliegtuigen, raketten en drones die de dood over ons in Gaza uitstorten. Maar tijdens mijn evacuatie naar Nederland zag ik voor ...
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date. We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400. Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
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Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We developed Arnold - the first control policy that learns multiple motor skills across detailed musculoskeletal models. A small step towards understanding the computational principles behind motor intelligence.
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Arnold: a generalist muscle transformer policy
Controlling high-dimensional and nonlinear musculoskeletal models of the human body is a foundational scientific challenge. Recent machine learning breakthroughs have heralded policies that master ind...
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Observant @observant-um.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
De druk op de Maastrichtse woningmarkt voor studenten lijkt een stuk lager dan voorgaande jaren. Het totaal aantal studenten stijgt nauwelijks, waardoor er geen extra kamers nodig zijn, zegt het hoofd van Maastricht Housing. www.observantonline.nl/Home/Artikel... #Studentenkamers #Maastricht
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