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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Incredible Someone get this man a pipette and let him cook

Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is an excellent thread on the ridiculousness of claiming LLM’s are truly “thinking” I am biased being a collective behavior/complex systems guy myself, but this articulates perfectly something I have been trying to tell folks for years

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When a system incentivizes constant never-ending growth, with no checks to ensure that growth is good for people, this is what we get.

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NPR @npr.org · 17/07/2026

The NPR Network has never backed down on its mission, because millions of people rely on this trusted journalism and programming, and because of supporters like you who stand with us. Power the NPR Network. Make your first gift, or increase your support today. Donate now: n.pr/3SzxYze

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/07/2026

6 months ago, I predicted that the biggest bailout in corporate history was going to be Nadella, Altman, and Dario Amodei,,, and that it would be dressed up as investment/growth. It's a bailout.

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Tyler! 🐿️ 🔜 CUBE CON! @funnylittleguys.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Been working as a personal assistant for about 3 months now, and looking to add onto my workload! I love handling logistics and organizing! Please DM if you're a small business who needs help with administrative work!

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

UC Psychology is hiring 3 educator faculty to start as early as this coming Fall — educator track faculty are incredibly important and highly valued/respected in our department (I should know, I am one!) We’re looking for folks who can teach in the following areas:

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Tyler! 🐿️ 🔜 CUBE CON! @funnylittleguys.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Some brands need a logo. Some brands need a funny little guy. But what if you could have BOTH!? Currently looking for new branding projects! Feel free to DM for details! Additional add-ons are possible as well! But I can't fit all that onto this jpeg.

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I don't usually watch 60 Minutes, but I sure as heck watched the banned segment via other means. I don't usually watch Colbert, but I sure as heck watched the banned segment via YouTube. I'm unsure if this overt state censorship is having its desired effect, actually!

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I’ve been thinking of the Boston Massacre a lot lately, and how the event shaped the Bill of Rights.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I got the in-person interview! For a lot of reasons, this is the only job I applied to — the pressure is on 😬 Funny, because my current role is as an educator, I prepped a teaching demo but I haven’t ever prepped a job talk. I’m going to have a busy (but hopefully great) January 🤪

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Words can barely describe how deeply my heart breaks for my Providence RI community. My heart and thoughts are with my home away from home at Brown tonight.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Today, I submitted my first ever application for a Tenure Track position. It’s my first application for a variety of reasons, but these are the main two: 1. I believe I’m capable of receiving offers 2. I want to accept them

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I wish them both the worst.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

My ongoing request: If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here. NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 30/04/2025

UPDATE: We have data on >1000 terminated #NSF grants at grant-watch.us. Thanks to all who have been contributing data the past few days. We've also added a "Reports" section with some analyses. For NSF, we see that the STEM education directorate has been absolutely pummeled.

Screenshot of table showing number of grants and total value terminated by NSF directorate. STEM Education directorate is highlighted, with 417 terminations totaling 322 million dollars.

CSV of table:
Directorate,No. Terminated,Total Value
Biological Sciences,46,"$27,960,075"
Computer and Information Science and Engineering,85,"$44,630,113"
Engineering,94,"$33,472,485"
Geosciences,52,"$36,454,740"
Mathematical and Physical Sciences,30,"$6,418,312"
Office of the Director,7,"$4,859,738"
STEM Education,417,"$322,680,063"
"Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences",266,"$77,635,904"
"Technology, Innovation and Partnerships",46,"$62,231,309"

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I guess hoaxes and fake news stories are enough for Trump to fire you these days, who knew /s

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Just like how studying gun violence isn’t a violation of the second amendment

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I guess my new collective action study I’ve got in the works to study misinformation won’t be funded :)

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It’s weird to optimistically plan for the future in the midst of this bullshit

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increpare @increpare.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

FOOTSTEPPR, generate footstep sounds for your games games.increpare.com/footsteppr/i...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/04/2025

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Martínez: But what war can be won without funding? Stanley: You might lose anyway. But you can't win a war unless you recognize it's a war. Yale professor on Trump defunding universities www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...

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Why this Yale professor is fleeing America

NPR's A Martinez asks Yale University philosophy professor Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism, about his decision to leave the U.S. and accept a position teaching American studies in Canada.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I want to hit snooze on April Fools Day

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I’m one of the 1500 opponent testimonies. The bill is appalling and reflects little to no understanding of how higher education works. There really aren’t any silver linings with its passing. We should expect to see Ohio State and UC steadily lose top faculty and students. Ohio will fall behind.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I’m very thankful this book was written, but I’m crushed that it’s a reality. We need to fix our country. Tax. The. Rich.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2025

"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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At Least Now We Know the Truth

It’s ugly, but necessary to face.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It’s a historically weird time to be actively gaining confidence in grant writing

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

When I taught Sensation and Perception a year ago (for the first time!) the ML illusion jumped out to me as strange and captivating. So glad to see this work from Amir & Firestone!

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Mike Morrison @mikemorrison.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If you've been and Editor of a journal, DM me if you'd be up for a zoom to tell me all about your frustrations with journal software. Trying to design better tools!

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I didn’t think I’d end up in #academia - after spending ~2.5 years helping to build freemocap. I thought I’d end up in industry. I applied to ~80 jobs, had ~10 interviews. 1 was in academia, and it was the only job offer I got! This was over the course of 1 year of interviewing during my postdoc

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I’m getting excited for a new semester - paradigms to build, data to analyze, students to coach! I’m hoping to have my most productive research semester of my career. Not because I’m chasing some ideal of productivity, just because I think it’s the best way to embrace my career stage.

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

With the semester over I’ve started playing around with Godot (game engine) - I’ve bounced off of it a bunch of times, having relied on Unity so long for work. Maybe it’s because I’m doing 2D, but I’m loving it now! #gamedev

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I created an anonymous survey for my behavioral science programming course. So far I’ve got 18/ a possible 33 respondents I should be thrilled! 1/2

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

My first #dog Tasha passed away in October - she was young and it was completely unexpected. Rescuing and caring for her has been one of my life’s greatest joys - and we’re starting over again with this guy. Today is day 1: I’m reminded how much I love this bonding experience.

A black furred puppy laying down on a towel in a crate

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

There’s so much I want to do all the time. I want to learn Rust. 😭

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I thought it would be fun to share one of my favorite experiments, the Ant Odometer! (Brief description below) 🐜 🐜 🐜 www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This semester I taught “ #Programming for #BehavioralScientists” - it was an “easy” introduction to #Python for students who want to become therapists 99% of the course content is freely and openly available here: trentwirth.github.io/3010

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Redirecting...

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I’m going to spend the next phase of my research career laying the groundwork for a #BehavioralDynamics model of the visuo-locomotor system that is built in such a way that we (I??) can connect it to #ComputationalNeuroscience

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Trent Wirth @withwirth.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I’ve decided I’m going to talk about #neuroscience on here. I’m sort of a neuroscientist - I am excited about it!

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