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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Join me for a live Ask Me Anything TODAY (June 16 at 5pm ET) about the science of learning, including my colleagues Dr. @veronicayan.bsky.social, Dr. Janell Blunt, and Dr. Michelle Rivers. PLUS, we'll be making an exciting announcement about our book! #EduSky #LTHE berklee.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Roman Abel @roman-abel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Challenging findings for a widespread notion that desirable difficulties need to be difficult. It turns out that interleaving feels easier if leaners just understand their learning objective: detecting key differences between categories. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... with @veronicayan.bsky.social

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Various opportunities for development and training in Science of Learning and more! In the past few weeks, I have put out several calls, so here's a quick summary of opportunities:

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Application for the LONESTAR has been extended to February 8th! This is such a great group of folks and it's a very dynamic and collaborative meeting, with projects getting developed together! (Note though the focus is on Texas-based researchers, we also welcome others who are interested).

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We're hiring a professional track faculty, particular focus in developmental psychology! apply.interfolio.com/180481

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🚨 📣 Summer Fellows Program Call for undergraduates interested in education research: What are the barriers to effective learning in college? How can we support motivated learning? For more details, visit: sites.edb.utexas.edu/slam/fellows/ #cogscisky #edusky #academicsky #psychscisky

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The application form for the LONESTAR [Un]Conference on Strategic Learning is now open! Deadline is Feb 1st. Apply at: sites.google.com/view/lonesta...

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Learner-Oriented iNnovations to Enhance Self-regulation and Teaching: Association of Researchers

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

SAVE THE DATE! I am excited to announce the 4th annual LONESTAR (un)Conference on Strategic Learning, to be hosted at Texas state University in San Marcos on May 19-20, 2026. Applications to attend will open on Jan 15, 2026 and close on Feb 1st, 2026 For more: sites.google.com/view/lonesta...

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Learner-Oriented iNnovations to Enhance Self-regulation and Teaching: Association of Researchers

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

After more than 8 years living in the American South, I finally used "all y'all" in regular conversation.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Start of a new annual tradition at Psychonomics -- joint lab dinner with Paulo Carvalho's lab, Ben Motz's lab, and my lab!

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

It's one of my favorite times of the year! And I'm so so proud of my SLAM Lab grads who did a fantastic job presenting the cool projects they've each been working on.! @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social FYI @stephanyrea.bsky.social is on the job market.

Stephanie Noel Johnstone presents on her work examining drawing and transfer

Connie Fralick presents on her work examining consequences of student endorsement of the learning styles myth

Alexis Richmond presents her work on motivational apprehension of frequent quizzes in courses

Stephany Rea presents the first study of her dissertation on pretesting

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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

The title doesn't match the topic of the podcast, which is more about how GenAI can replace desirable difficulties and other productive challenges, subverting learning and meaning-making. It also sounds like a rundown of the ideas and concepts I teach in my classes! #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

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Frictionless and Forgettable: How Tech Undermines Friendship and Creativity

Podcast Episode · PsyberSpace: Understand Your World · 09/29/2025 · 24m

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 01/10/2025

The U.S. government has shut down after failing to reach a budget deal, leaving federal funding for R&D in 2026 endangered. The U.S. House and Senate have so far rejected proposed deep cuts to R&D funding, but they must continue to push to pass full-year appropriations bills. bit.ly/4nwaPsl

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AAAS Statement on Government Shutdown | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Shutting down the government is no way to unleash U.S. innovation. This act delays setting clear priorities for our nation's research enterprise and amplifies uncertainty that has enveloped the scientific community.

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Last chance to register for our workshop THIS THURSDAY, August 14! 5 cognitive scientists, 50+ teachers, informal discussion, and back-to-school teaching tips. Group discount (5 or more): 15% off! @veronicayan.bsky.social @lkfazio.bsky.social #EduSky scienceoflearningworkshop.eventbrite.com

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

ICYMI: Join me for a back-to-school workshop on the science of learning on Thursday, August 14 on Zoom, with @veronicayan.bsky.social and @lkfazio.bsky.social. We're cognitive scientists AND teachers. Early bird: Get $10 off if you register by this Friday! www.eventbrite.com/e/science-of... #EduSky

Four scientist-teachers holding up the book Smart Teaching Stronger Learning

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

As someone who uses the em-dash a lot in their own writing, I really hate that it's supposedly the "tell" for generative AI!! 😫

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Exciting announcement 🚨! Come to our Science of Learning workshop and with not just one but FIVE cognitive scientists and teachers: Drs Janell Blunt, Shana Carpenter, Pooja Agarwal, Lisa Fazio, and myself. Aug 14 (early bird reg by 8/10) #edusky #teacherlife #k12 #highered

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Rachel Prozac @rachelprozac.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Come and work with me and my colleagues. We're nice!

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · 17/07/2025

New paper with Allison Zengilowski, Abubakir Siedahmed, @veronicayan.bsky.social, and Neil Heffernan at Learning at Scale published today: "Encouraging Metacognitive Reflection through Prompts in a Computer-Based Learning Platform: Failure to Find a Benefit in a Large-Scale Randomized Trial"

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14/07/2025

the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Psychology Job in North Dunedin, Otago - SEEK

The University of Otago’s Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

These funds could sustain the National Science Foundation for 17 years and make the US a great country. Instead, they'll be used to terrorize people in the US.

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ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds

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graham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

According to this Supreme Court, President Biden's Department of Education was exceeding its power by trying to forgive peoples' student loans. President Trump, on the other hand, has the power to just completely dismantle the entire Education Department.

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

NEW: Concepts and skills in real life are like a tie-dyed t-shirt: all mixed up. www.retrievalpractice.org/strategies/i... Get tips from Dr. Veronica Yan (@veronicayan.bsky.social) on how to use interleaving. Mix up concepts, problem sets, vocabulary words, etc. All student ages, all subject areas.

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Like a tie-dyed shirt: Mix it up with interleaving and boost learning

Get tips from cognitive scientist Dr. Veronica Yan , the world’s leading expert on interleaving . Boost student learning by mixing up concepts : problem sets, vocabulary words, different types of s...

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The undergrad Cognitive Studies major at Indiana is a model for the field and is now on the chopping block bc enrollment is under the state's new guidelines

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This is where I really wish there was a better way to bookmark things on bluesky

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Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Here's the link to @mattcrumplab.bsky.social's amazing website for his introductory cognitive psychology class, which includes virtually everything, including the free textbook he's written: "Instances of Cognition." Check it out!

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

And @veronicayan.bsky.social giving their J. Don Read Early Career Winner Talk! Congratulations again from us all t #sarmac2025!

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

J Don Reed early career winner @veronicayan.bsky.social giving her award address at #sarmac2025. College is a really important time for students to develop skills of self-regulated learning. Students have a lot of supports for their learning in high school- much more on their own in college. 1/

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SARMAC 2025 - Ireland @sarmac2025.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A wonderful plenary talk from Early Career award winner @veronicayan.bsky.social - pictured with her proud nominator @lkfazio.bsky.social and @officialsarmac.bsky.social Awards Committee member @aminamemon.bsky.social

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

PhD studentship available in developmental cognitive neuroscience, in Cambridge - please publicise. Open to women candidates, as the student will be based at Newnham College.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

At this point, most professors I know who have grants have had grant terminations. The scale of the impact is mind-boggling and so hugely underestimated by the broader public.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We also had our wonderful 3rd annual LONESTAR (un)conference on strategic learning! Thank you to @carltonfong.bsky.social for hosting us at Texas State this year!

Veronica presents. Slide shows concepts relating to motivation and cognitive strategies.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

May brings celebrations, of endings and new beginnings. The EDP dept and the HDCLS program celebrated Dr Toni Falbo and her retirement after 49 years!!

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Academic friends, if your NSF grants have been terminated by the administration, FABBS is hosting a webinar Friday about appealing the decisions. It's important that as many people appeal as possible to show we're not accepting this targeting of science. Link to the webinar registration is below.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I spend a lot of time disparaging those who are failing us in this moment - but today I want to shine a light on all of those who are helping to make the threats to science and universities legible for other scientists and the public🧪 1/

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

If anyone has anything for Maddy, she is amazing and not someone we want to lose from academia.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Milestone for my wonderful doctoral student! She proposed a really interesting series of studies of both theoretical and pragmatic value. Keep an eye out for this in a year! #cogsci #edusky

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Join us on Zoom today! Most of the chapter authors will be there, so that's pretty cool

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I, along with Pooja and a number of the other chapter authors, will be at the Zoom launch party on 4/15! Come join us!

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

New book written by teachers for teachers (who happen to also be cognitive experts in learning)! My chapter interleaving is probably one of my favorite things that I've written. I'm so excited about this book. The chapters are all digestible and concrete without sacrificing deeper understanding.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

#Edpsychjobs alert! Assistant professorship at University of Tubingen in Germany in Education Sciences and Psychology: uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties... #edusky #psychscisky #psychjobs

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Assistant professorship (W1) of Education Sciences and Psychology

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A scientist new to Bluesky? @steveharoz.com and @markrubin.bsky.social have put together some great resources to get you started!

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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Here's a friendly reminder that "AI" is a broad term encompassing lots of things. Machine learning and "AI" have been around along time. I suspect, in many cases, when people express concerns about "AI" they really mean "Generative AI." www.forbes.com/sites/bernar...

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The Vital Difference Between Machine Learning And Generative AI

Discover the key differences between machine learning and generative AI. Learn how each technology works, their applications, and their impact on industries worldwide.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The first time in 14 years that I'm not able to make it to Psychonomics...already suffering severe FOMO send help

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Jon Simons @jonsimons.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

As part of an exciting new UKRI-funded interdisciplinary study of the vividness of memory, we are recruiting two post-doctoral researchers, one in cognitive neuroscience (www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48823/) and one in intellectual and cultural history (www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48767/). Please share!

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Katy Milkman @katymilkman.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This is a fantastic tool if you’re looking for people with overlapping interests (as judged by networks) to follow: bsky-follow-finder.theo.io

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Bluesky Network Analyzer

Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.

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