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todd gureckis

@toddgureckis.bsky.social
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computational cognitive science @ nyu. director NYU minds, brains, and machines initiative. gureckislab.org. Are you interested in research in my lab? intake.gureckislab.org/interest

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
my clanker drew a figure for me and it was good.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
i guess in a bit of a career move i’m half a data scientist now
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NYU Center for Data Science @nyudatascience.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This week NYU is hosting nearly 1,000 scientists working on brains, minds, and machines for CCN 2026, the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference. Come by: 2026.ccneuro.org 1/3
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Cognitive Computational Neuroscience
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Minds, Machines, and Brains (MMB) @mmb-journal.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Hello world! 👋 We’re Minds, Machines, and Brains (MMB) 👤🤖🧠 a new open access journal from @mitpress.bsky.social exploring the principles of intelligence and cognition across natural and artificial minds. Submissions open this Fall! 🔗 direct.mit.edu/mmb
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Minds, Machines, and Brains | MIT Press
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Leyla Isik @lisik.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Also if you're at #CCN2026 come chat with me about Minds, Machines, and Brains @mmb-journal.bsky.social A new journal we are launching with @mitpress.bsky.social with my co-EICs Kendrick Kay & Ellie Pavlick, and the rest of the wonderful editorial board: direct.mit.edu/mmb/pages/ed...
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Editorial Information | Minds, Machines, and Brains | MIT Press
Editorial Information | Minds, Machines, and Brains | MIT Press Editorial Information All inquiries should be directed to mindsmachinesandbrains@gmail.com Co-Editors in Chief Leyla Isik ...
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference is starting soon! And we're back in NYC, celebrating 10-ish years of conferencing. Let us know your reflections on CCN's past for our special Back2NY event And remember to share the work your presenting and learning about with the #CCN2026 hashtag
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Taylor Webb @taylorwwebb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I'm recruiting two postdocs (or potentially PhD students) to work on projects at the intersection of cognition, neuroscience, and AI (with a particular emphasis on mechanistic interpretability). Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and please share!
docs.google.com
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#CCN2026 Local Meetups Not able to join us in New York this year but want to follow along? CCN is happy to again complement the in-person conference with distributed, local meetups. We provide the livestream, you host the event. ➡ 2026.ccneuro.org/local-meetups/
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 05/07/2026
AWS says Mechanical Turk will no longer accept new customers and that it is placing the crowdsourcing service in maintenance, signaling its future retirement (Simon Sharwood/The Register) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
You may have received a desk reject about this, but don't worry, it is an easy fix!
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Presenting at #CCN2026 (Extended Abstract or Proceedings)? We need your deanonymized "camera-ready" PDF. If you have not submitted one on OpenReview yet, email tpc@ccneuro.org and we will help you fix it.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
ok so new york is basically one continual party/celebration these days with supremely positive vibes all around (knicks, pride, etc...), can't wait for it to also include #CCN2026!
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@daphnab.bsky.social has some work on this in dogs, e.g., sites.brown.edu/cocodevlab/p...
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Espinosa, J., Tecwyn, E. C., & Buchsbaum, D. (2021). Searching high and low: Domestic dogs’ understanding of solidity. Animal Cognition.
...Continue Reading Espinosa, J., Tecwyn, E. C., & Buchsbaum, D. (2021). Searching high and low: Domestic dogs’ understanding of solidity. Animal Cognition.
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#CCN2026 will feature three GAC debates: Does NeuroAI adopt suitable methods & frameworks to understand mind & brain? Do world models emerge in prediction networks? Should neural population activity explain representations or transformations? The review period is now open. 🖥️ 2026.ccneuro.org/gac
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
interesting dicussion of "AI psychosis" as manifest by programmers/technologists www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVUV...
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Recovering from AI Psychosis | TheStandup
YouTube video by The PrimeTime
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The tech layoffs suck. But the smart people they let go aren't going to retire -- they will start competing companies.  Tech CEOs used to understand that and buy early stage startups, but now seems possible they are letting a lot of highly skilled people free to innovate against them.
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
📢 Registration for #CCN2026 is now open! Join us August 3–6, 2026 at NYU, New York City for the 9th Annual Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. 🗓 Early registration: May 28 🗓 Standard registration: July 15 🗓 Onsite Register: 2026.ccneuro.org/meeting-regi...
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
i have had only one very important world changing idea: slack makes you dumber AND makes you pay to access your own data and ideas. email rulez.
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Mark Ho @markkho.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Excited that this work with @rachitdubey.bsky.social and @cocoscilab.bsky.social is finally officially out!
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Sydney Levine @sydneylevine.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@michael.muthukrishna.com and I are hiring a postdoc to join our labs at NYU!  We're looking for someone excited to work on one of society's newly emerging and potentially generation-shaping challenges: the multi-agent alignment problem.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
designing interesting and subtle exams that aren't too difficult but also not too easy is so a real mental puzzle. interestingly, its one very glaring case I've felt where AI is really of limited usefulness (aside from like formatting, etc...).
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
given that some agencies are basically not sending out any money it reminds me more of birds that go back building and tending to their nest even when it is obviously gone
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Use this picture of the iconic Washington Square Park in the summer to motivate you to get to CCN at NYU.
fountain at washington square park with the arch in the background
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Where are you on your abstract submission timeline? Slowly and steadily preparing your two-pager, or prepping to be up late on the 2nd like me 😅?
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
i remember that comic from exactly when i was writing those old emails!
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
gross, no inline reply
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📄 2-page Extended Abstracts are open for submission until April 2nd (Anywhere on Earth, AOE)! Submission guidelines: cogcompneuro.github.io/docs We look forward to your #CCN2026 submissions!
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
extra time to get those proposals in!
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We had a lab meeting the other day where we spent 30 minutes reading a draft paper from a student before talking and I thought it was very Amazon... and helpful!
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Slack is bad for thinking todd.gureckislab.org/2026/03/19/s...
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Slack is bad for thinking | Todd Gureckis
Explores the thesis that Slack is actually bad for thinking about research and long-form email is better
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
draft lab ai policy, feel free to use, modify, or discuss! todd.gureckislab.org/2026/03/06/g...
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Lab AI Policy | Todd Gureckis
Clear expectations for how every member of our lab should use generative AI tools responsibly, transparently, and in a way that upholds rigorous, reproducible, open science.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
i switched to in person, no notes, paper+pencil exams graded with scantron this semester because there was no clear answer to this issue. so far result has been more genuine engagement in classes. OTOH some people dropped once they heard the evaluation required learning and remembering.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
i relate
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
i'm kinda excited about markup languages for cooking: cooklang.org
cooklang.org
Cooklang – Recipe Markup Language
Cooklang is a markup language for recipes.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
say more!
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
def able to conjure educational interfaces of my dreams
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We are excited to announce that the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience meeting (CCN 2026) will be held at New York University from August 3–6, 2026. 2026.ccneuro.org
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚨 #CCN2026 Proceedings submissions are open! CCN 2026 again features an 8-page Proceedings track (alongside extended abstracts). Accepted papers will appear in CCN-Proceedings (CCN‑P) with DOIs on OpenReview.
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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
⏰ Two important #CogSci deadlines are coming up: 🗓️ Jan 19 - Glushko Dissertation Prize Nominate an outstanding cognitive science dissertation: cognitivesciencesociety.org/glushko-diss... 🗓️ Feb 2 - #CogSci2026 submissions Check the guidelines and templates: cognitivesciencesociety.org/submissions/
Graphic with a teal background highlighting two upcoming Cognitive Science Society deadlines. On the left, a calendar icon shows January 19 next to the text “Deadline for nominations – The Glushko Dissertation Prize.” On the right, a calendar icon shows February 2 next to “Deadline for submissions – CogSci 2026: Cognitive Inefficiency.” Additional text notes the conference dates, July 22–25, in Rio de Janeiro, with small gear icons as decoration.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
effect size feels somewhat academic when you can readily convert even small behavioral effects into substantial $.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
nice post. i don't know this data is public, or it's actual assessment, but my hunch is the effectiveness of optimized social media application algorithms for retaining human attention is 5 sigma on a chronological, friend only feeds of the early 2000s.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The cost of AI Over-Gloss todd.gureckislab.org/2026/01/08/a...
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Paul Bloom @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/why-are-so...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net
Why are so many professors conservative?
Two theories
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
teach students `git` early todd.gureckislab.org/2025/12/19/g...
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Scientists Should Learn and Teach git First | Todd Gureckis
In the AI era, we need to learn and teach `git` first
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
some of the most vocal advocates for high quality advising will upload the wrong person's letter for phd admissions.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
yeah, i've been white hatting some of this and i'm a little surprised at how bad most of these things are (for now), esp for multi-modal real-time stuff.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
e.g., bsky.app/profile/josh...
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
nice! i think people should talk about the good data experiences like this, because i have run across reviewers and people on grant panels and stuff who are now completely spooked on online data quality to the point of basically flat reject it's validity, despite maybe a more nuanced set of issues
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I'm exploring this issue a little and interested in where the failure points are. Please DM me.
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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Several people have mentioned online that they get terrible responses from online services such as Prolific, e.g., bots, LLM responses. I'm curious if anyone who has experienced that in a memorable way would mind sharing the details of their project (code, etc.).
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