Last month, I launched my lab at Ohio State. Our lab website is now live, and we're recruiting graduate students this cycle! If you're interested in the cognitive (neuro)science of learning & memory, please reach out! www.momentslab.org

Join us tomorrow for our very first OPAM online workshop! In it @rebeccahirst.bsky.social will show us how Psychopy can be a useful tool for designing experiments both in person (with eyetracking!!) and online. The workshop will be completely free and a video will be posted online afterwards!

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky

College/university faculty colleagues: I’ve signed this petition, alongside thousands of faculty across the US, which urges coordinated, collective action to respond to the administration’s attacks on funding and academic freedom. Please consider signing too. sites.google.com/view/we-must...

As I have stated already, I reject the administration's steps to defund universities under the guise of protecting Jews from anti-semitism. Not in my name! If you are a Jewish academic and feel similarly, please read the post below and consider signing this important letter.

Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States

Columbus Ohio stood up today. At the peak, we counted 2800 people! #standupforscience

As a professor & a Jew I’m sick to my heart about the attack on Columbia—which is a) escalation of the war on all of higher ed; b) Jew-washing fascism, with the intention of inciting more antisemitism, which in turn will be used as cover for more fascism.

All of this can be true: Hamas is a terrorist organization; Anti-semitism cannot be tolerated; Palestinians have suffered terribly; Islamophobia cannot be tolerated; We all deserve peace, safety & freedom. And punishing a whole university brings only harm. As a Jew, I don't want this in my name.

Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE. 1/2

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨 Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process! Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #standupforscience2025

Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court

Just 12 of my Bluesky connections are following this account. If you are looking to fight for science in the US, please give a follow, and please make a plan for March 7th!

Their policies are unpopular, and so are they. And the trend is heading downward. Keep talking to your friends and loved ones. today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.

Mark your calendars!

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.

Humanity is constantly in a struggle against tyranny. A cardinal rule of the fascist playbook is to divide us, but now more than ever is a time for everyone struggling for freedom, peace, and prosperity everywhere to work together. Sure, boo the anthem, but don’t let them take away your empathy.

AP&P is a fantastic journal that is close to my own heart (for which I have served as Associate Editor for the past few years). @sarahshomstein.bsky.social is leaving big shoes to fill as she departs as Editor in Chief, so please help the Journal find the best possible person for the job!

China appears set to become the world's first clean tech hegemon, their global influence & domestic economy secured through a network of minerals, batteries, EVs, solar, wind & nuclear production & exports. Meanwhile, the US under Trump tries to hang on to its role as 20th century petro-hegemon. 🔌💡

#Severance Season 2 premieres in 2 days! Not sure what to do with yourself until then? Check out this amazing event from last year, in which the brilliant, fun, and multi-talented neurosurgeon Dr. Vijay Agarwal came to Ohio State to present The Science of Severance. (1/2)

This machine does 75% of your PhD for you

The letter signed by >15,000 physicians re: RFK Jr www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

My lab has joined bluesky and is creating a starter pack for academic researchers studying attention. Please suggest names to help build the list! #AttentionResearchSky

On the 16th day of 🎄 Christmas #Psychtoolbox gave to me…. A new PTB release with beta quality 🍎 macOS Apple Silicon Mac support, enjoy! PTB "Appletizer“ release details here: psychtoolbox.org/news.html

Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why. Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social 🧵

The Ohio State Dept of Psychology is pleased to announce a faculty search in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Memory. The position will be tenure-track or tenured (Assistant or Associate rank). Review of applications will begin 11/8/24. More details here: tinyurl.com/5bzcwvtt

The Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University invites applications for two positions involving diversity science, psychology, and racial/health disparities. (1/3)