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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interesting reflections on friendships in singlehood by @elainehoan.bsky.social based on her Oxford Handbook of Singlehood chapter, up now at The Unromantic. unromanticprof.substack.com/p/what-does-...
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What does Friendship Mean in a Rapidly Changing World?
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Psychologists @artsci.utoronto.ca have found that the speed at which people learn structured information shapes memories differently in adults versus in children www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/how-lea...
A top-down interior view of Robarts Commons at the University of Toronto.
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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Contours not only drive neural selectivity but also human behavior. The Tilt Aftereffect in natural scenes is driven by contours, not filter-based information! New article by Seohee Han and James Lochbichler in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.co... @uoftpsychology.bsky.social
Scene tilt aftereffects (Experiment 5). Left: Psychometric functions for ContourPos, FilterPos, and NoAdaptation conditions in the blocked condition. Right: Baseline-corrected PSEs for ContourPos and FilterPos.
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U of T Faculty of Arts & Science @artsci.utoronto.ca · 17/09/2026
#UofTArtSci faculty were among the nearly two dozen University of Toronto scholars named to the Royal Society of Canada’s 2026 Class of Fellows and College Members. Read about those elected this year: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/scholar...
People walking around King's College Circle.
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What do young & middle-aged people think of older adults who feel young at heart? Research published by @artsci.utoronto.ca PhD student Amy Gourley & Psychology Prof. Alison Chasteen reveals the difficult balancing act older adults are faced with. ⚖️ www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/what-yo...
An older woman wearing a swimcap, goggles, and a wetsuit stands in the sun.
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Jessica Sommerville @jessicas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New lab paper, showing priming/demonstrating exploration in toddlers leads to increased persistence!! So proud of @radovanovic.bsky.social and @gracewujiameisun.bsky.social for leading this work!!!
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I wrote about @elainehoan.bsky.social's new paper on trajectories of well-being in singlehood. unromanticprof.substack.com/p/the-eras-o...
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The Eras of Singlehood
Classes and trajectories of adjustment in singlehood at different life stages
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Research by @artsci.utoronto.ca PhD student Elia Q. Y. Lam & Prof. Rebecca Neel suggests that feelings of invisibility are dynamic, shaped by who we are & whom we interact with. 👥 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/invisib...
An illustration of a person standing alone at a party wearing a hoodie and wired earbuds.
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Information Technology & Security at U of T @its.utoronto.ca · 20/07/2026
As technology evolves, cybercriminals continue to develop new ways to target online accounts. Beginning Aug. 7, #UofT will introduce updates to the university sign-in experience to help keep your accounts secure. Learn more: security.utoronto.ca/news/upcomin...
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Upcoming changes to your U of T sign-in experience - Information Security at University of Toronto
Beginning Aug. 7, U of T sign-ins will include UTORMFA Verified Push and no longer offer the Keep me signed in option for Microsoft 365 applications.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
If AI can solve loneliness, should it? Eric Bombicino speaks with @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social (@uoftpsychology.bsky.social) on why discomfort, missteps, and even rejection play a role in shaping who we are.
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Psychologists @utoronto.ca have found that people expect to be more productive in visually pleasing offices & are more likely to want to work in them, but aesthetic appeal is not associated with productivity gains. 🖥️ www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/are-wor...
A light-filled office decorated with neutral colours and plants.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
@ygirme.bsky.social and I are very happy to announce that the first set of chapters from our new Oxford Handbook of Singlehood are now available: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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University of Toronto Press @uoftpress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
To recognize Jewish Heritage Month, UTP has made a select list of journal articles free to read for the month May, covering topics in Jewish culture & history, graphic novels, language, urban cultural sites, and more. Find the full reading list online: bit.ly/3Pyy610
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“Design can be informed by user preferences, and research can benefit from more ecological validity, from actually being in a space,” says @dirkbwalther.bsky.social @utoronto.ca. “This is potentially game-changing.” 🗼 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/neurosc...
A dancer performs at the launch of Suffused Blossom #8, a piece of "emotive architecture" designed by neuroscientists and architects to study the emotional responses people have when interacting with physical structures.
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 30/04/2026
Infants make nuanced moral character judgments as early as 12 months old, according to a new #UofT study 📚 uoft.me/cmv
Teacher with a group of elementary students photo by Rawpixel/Adobe Stock
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
“Single people who expected relationships to be more intimate & bring more benefits to their lives reported lower satisfaction with their status as a single person & a higher desire for entering a relationship,” says @utoronto.ca PhD student Tayler Wells. 💕 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/happily...
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Happily ever after starts now: What single people think about romantic relationships shapes their happiness whether they stay single or not
What single people expect from romantic relationships is related to how satisfied they are with singlehood and partially predicts whether they stay single, according to new research by psychologists a...
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Does seeing partnership more negatively make singles happier? New paper by Tayler Wells explores this and more. Thread with the key takeaways.
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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
TASC 2026 was a big success! Thanks to invited speakers Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva @psych.ubc.ca and Gerald Cupchik @utsc.utoronto.ca for their interesting presentations and David Rokeby @utoronto.ca for the Voice Scroll installation. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @uoftpsychology.bsky.social
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Dozens of scientists, scholars, and artists came together last week at the University of Toronto's University College for the second edition of the Toronto Aesthetics Sciences and Creativity… | Un...
Dozens of scientists, scholars, and artists came together last week at the University of Toronto's University College for the second edition of the Toronto Aesthetics Sciences and Creativity Conferenc...
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"We’ve discovered the smallest timescale that our memories are divided into—the smallest chunks of our memories,” says Thomas Biba, a PhD candidate in the department of psychology @artsci.utoronto.ca. 🎥 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-psy...
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U of T psychologists tune into the rhythms of memory for the first time
Research by psychologists at the University of Toronto finds that like a video camera, your brain captures approximately seven snapshots per second that get stitched together when we recall the past. ...
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 20/04/2026
A researcher at SickKids and #UofT, Sheena Josselyn explores how memories are encoded, stored & recalled - and even how they can be reprogrammed, implanted & erased 🧠 uoft.me/josselyn-s
Inside the Josselyn-Frankland Lab at SickKids, from left to right: Joseph Lee, Meeraal Zaheer, Sheena Josselyn, Antonietta De Cristofaro, Armaan Fallahi and Sofiya Zabaranska (photo by Polina Teif)
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
“As adults, we think there are good people, bad people, and people who are somewhere in between,” says @jessicas.bsky.social, professor of psychology @artsci.utoronto.ca. “It seems like infants are thinking the same way.” 👶 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/infants...
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Infants make nuanced moral character judgments as early as 12-months-old, study finds
Research by psychologists at the University of Toronto suggests that we begin to make moral character judgments as early as 12-months-old while also recognizing that individuals can exist along a mora...
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We propose a new experimental approach to characterize the context-dependency of impression management (IM), now published open-access in Molecular Autism, led by the amazing ECR Wei Ai at @camhnews.bsky.social @uoftpsychology.bsky.social (1/4) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A novel context-discrepancy assessment of impression management facets in autistic and non-autistic adults: an initial validation - Molecular Autism
Molecular Autism - Some autistic people “camouflage” by modifying autistic characteristics in social situations. Operationalizations of camouflaging remain limited and inconsistent....
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“With both behavioural & neuroimaging findings, we find that people prioritize sharp edges & object boundaries more than other features like textures & surface information to process orientation,” says Seohee Han, a PhD student @artsci.utoronto.ca. 👓 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/edges-a...
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Edges and object boundaries key to processing visual orientation
Research by psychologists at the University of Toronto has determined the visual features your brain relies on to determine the orientation of objects in a scene.
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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Our brains cling to stability: when scenes slowly change, people still see the original for longer than expected. This AI-image study shows that perception lags behind reality -our minds favor continuity over constant reprocessing. doi.org/10.1037/xhp0... @uoftpsychology.bsky.social
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U of T Faculty of Arts & Science @artsci.utoronto.ca · 30/03/2026
#UofTArtSci psychologist Katy Tam has found that smartphones actually create more boredom. Tam's Life Hacks Research Lab provides evidence-based advice to those struggling with digital distraction. Read more: bit.ly/47qGup6
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Brian Levine @brianlevine.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Get ready for the #TAMeG2026 feat @aliprestonphd.bsky.social, mentorship & leadership panel: Mr. Ike Okafor, @efriskouw.bsky.social, spectacular trainee talks, lunch 🥪, and reception🥂! www.tameg.ca @barense.bsky.social @jennyrabin.bsky.social @baycrest.bsky.social @uoftpsychology.bsky.social
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“We imagine a messenger walking through the hippocampus carrying packets of information,” says @drmack.bsky.social. “The more messengers that go through a particular pathway, the stronger the footprint is going to look.” 🐾 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/psychol...
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Psychologists develop new way to study how we learn
Scientists at the University of Toronto have developed a new way to investigate how we learn by combining two brain imaging techniques and zeroing in on what they call “pathway footprints.”
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
What makes a bridge aesthetically pleasing to members of the public? Psychologists and civil engineers @utoronto.ca have teamed up to find out in the first empirical study of its kind. 🌉 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/empiric...
Vasco da Gama bridge at sunset in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The MacLab makes an appearance on CBC's The National. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Xa...
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2026 relationship goal: Stay single?
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
You may not need a new job, relationship, or expensive hobby this year to find more meaning in life. You just need to pay more attention, according to a series of studies led by @artsci.utoronto.ca Prof. Katy Tam. 💡 www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/easy-sc...
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An easy, science-backed way to find more meaning in life
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U of T Faculty of Arts & Science @artsci.utoronto.ca · 17/02/2026
Need support during Reading Week? The Office of the Faculty Registrar is open! Find the OFR's hours here: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/facu…
Front of Sidney Smith Hall with snow on the ground and benches
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Are you a student or graduate of psychology @utoronto.ca? We want to hear from you! Complete the UTQAP Student Survey by Feb 20 to help shape our programs. In appreciation of your time, you will be entered into a draw to win a $50 VISA gift card. ✅ uotsurvey.forumresearch.com/SE/1/UTQAPPS...
Two students walking by University College on a snowy day.
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World Happiness Report @worldhappiness.report · 17/02/2026
We’ve been getting kinder. Even in 2024, four years after the onset of COVID-19, the frequency of benevolent acts such as volunteering, helping strangers, and donating to charity were over 10% above their pre-pandemic levels.👇
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Paul Bloom @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Since nobody else is talking about AI these days, check out my conversation w/ @azimshariff.bsky.social sponsored by the International Telecommunications Society & the Munk School. It’ll be fun! (Azim and I disagree about a few things.) Feb. 19, 9:30–10:30 AM EST www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-ai-cha...
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How AI Changes Us
What happens to the human mind when we begin sharing the world with new kinds of intelligence?
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Jessica Sommerville @jessicas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Big news on #SaferInternetDay: I’ve been elected as a Research Fellow with the AIChildSafety.org Childhood & AI Lab. Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work. 🔗 lnkd.in/ggm6bgtv #AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci
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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Population receptive field size in scene-selective visual cortex is related to the anterior-posterior organization. Spatial frequency preference is NOT related to pRF size! New results by Charlotte Leferink and @damianoc.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1162/IMAG... @uoftpsychology.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
Organization of average size of receptive field in the Parahippocampal Place Area.
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Are you a student or graduate of psychology @utoronto.ca? We want to hear from you! Complete the UTQAP Student Survey by Feb 20 to help shape our programs. In appreciation of your time, you will be entered into a draw to win a $50 VISA gift card. ✅ uotsurvey.forumresearch.com/SE/1/UTQAPPS...
Two students walking by University College on a snowy day.
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 04/02/2026
What does university feel like in an age of AI & accelerating change? In our first-ever student issue , 🎒 #UofT students reflect on uncertainty and hope — from setbacks to finding community — and how it’s shaping life after graduation. ➡️ magazine.utoronto.ca
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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
👋 UofT Doctoral Students: You have one week left to register for the Data Science Certificate! Gain in-demand skills that can enhance career opportunities. No prior knowledge of data science required. 📆 Deadline: February 4 🔗 uoft.me/DScert-doctoral
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A first-of-its-kind study has examined the driving habits of more than 900 older drivers living across Canada to determine how their cognitive abilities may impact their driving behaviour. 🚗 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/study-l...
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Study looks at driving habits of older adults with dementia
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Jessica Sommerville @jessicas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
New lab paper with Dave Sobel @candmlab.bsky.social and led by the remarkable @radovanovic.bsky.social and @jaeminhwang.bsky.social. Infants expect equality not only in resource distributions but also resource collections.
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
New study led by @mishalex.bsky.social at @camhnews.bsky.social @uoftpsychology.bsky.social using a novel paradigm to show neurotype-dependent media evaluation from autistic and non-autistic adults. Freely accessible for now with @autisminadulthood.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Rosanna Olsen @rosannaolsen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
PhD students: Do you have experience with structural or fMRI data analysis? Are you interested in data harmonization, open science, and cognitive aging? 🧠📊 💻 If yes, this post-doc position in my lab is perfect for you! Please share with your networks! jobs-ca.silkroad.com/Baycrest/Car...
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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
What determines the perception of orientations in visual cortex, sharp contours or oriented spatial frequencies? It's the contours, the building blocks for shape. Brilliant paper by Seohee Han out in Scientific Reports: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uoftpsychology.bsky.social
(a) Mean cross-validated R2 for each model, averaged across participants and shown separately for each visual area (V1–hV4) and across all ROIs combined. Error bars indicate ± 1 SEM. All pairwise differences were significant except between the Contour-Based and Line Drawing–Steerable Pyramid Models in hV4. (b) Mean R2 by population receptive field eccentricity. Eccentricities of voxels are binned up to 4.2 visual angle which was the extent of the image from the central fixation mark. (c) Left: Visual ROI on an inflated surface map in fsaverage space. Right: R2 difference surface map in fsaverage space. R2 from the Photo-Steerable Pyramid Model was subtracted from the Contour Model. Positive values indicate bigger R2 values from Contour compared to Photo-Steerable Pyramid Model.
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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Wonderful article about our recent paper in @pnasnexus.org! Thanks, @sachapfeiffer.bsky.social and @mickbonner.bsky.social! @yikai-tang.bsky.social @uoftpsychology.bsky.social @artsci.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca
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Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Do online studies advertised as being about singlehood or romantic relationships attract a biased sample? A new MacLab paper first-authored by @elainehoan.bsky.social says no. unromanticprof.substack.com/p/is-a-parti...
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Is a Particular Type of Single Person More Likely to Sign up for Singlehood Research?
On the hunt for volunteer bias
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“[It's] giving me the dedicated resources to focus in on this really exciting new research area, and take the calculated risks necessary to make new discoveries,” says @artsci.utoronto.ca Prof. Katherine Duncan. www.utoronto.ca/news/decodin...
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Decoding our memories: U of T researcher explores brain chemistry with new Connaught mid-career funding
Katherine Duncan doesn’t experience memory the way most people do. She can’t vividly relive the past or picture it in her mind. That personal trait sparked a two-decade-long quest to understand why me...
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 23/12/2025
Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026. To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether. We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📣 Undergraduate students, are you interested in #DataScience? The DSI Summer Undergraduate Data Science Opportunities Program is a great chance to engage in hands-on research. Apply now! datasciences.utoronto.ca/suds-stude…
Calling all undergraduate students interested in data science! Apply today for our Summer Undergraduate Research Program for the opportunity to engage in hands-on data science research!
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University of Toronto Psychology @uoftpsychology.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
“People don’t just want to enjoy the superficial qualities of an artwork: the lines and the colours. They want to have a deeper connection with it," says @dirkbwalther.bsky.social. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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As an arts critic, I give in to my subconscious. But what’s really happening in my mind?
Arts critic Joshua Chong tests the AGO's Art Rate Monitor and speaks with psychologist Dirk Bernhardt-Walther about how art impacts the brain.
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