Science is under attack and so much damage has been done. Building community and engaging with the public is a critical step. Sharing a video by Meghan Puglia, Asst. Professor of Neurology at the U of Virginia. Please share widely. meghanpuglia.com/savingscience

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind. Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

I’ve created a website to look up phonological features (frequency, age of acquisition, neighbors) of real and nonwords. rpomper.github.io/phono/ It’s still in progress (manuscript coming) please let me know if you have any recommendations or feature requests! (It takes 1-2 minutes to load)

Here I am with a #SuperbOwl, participating in Project Owlnet. I have been fortunate to have many mentors in my life, many of them ornithologists, funded by public dollars to promote conservation and education. I only wish that these projects continue to inspire young souls for generations to come.

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

@lizneeley.bsky.social is publishing a weekly newsletter to track the ongoing attacks in science and higher ed. If you want to keep abreast without drowning in the news, I recommend it: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

🚨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.

I write random words on slips of paper and put them in a bucket. Then my very talented husband picks one and draws them for daily art practice. As someone who cannot draw well, it never ceases to amaze me how effortlessly and creatively he does this! Follow his page for more ‘prompts of the day’

💡 Latest research shows that babies are already learning how sounds are physically produced BEFORE tuning in to their native language. This discovery challenges previous beliefs and opens up new possibilities for early intervention. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/msx2vw7a @eylemaltuntas.bsky.social

Recently deleted my IG account where I posted my weavings. I’d like to keep sharing and learning. Do I have fiber friends on BlueSky too? #weaving #fiberart

Even in a small, rural state like VT, the impact felt by NIH support is huge. So deeply alarmed by this move to halt NIH activity. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better… -For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return. -Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)

What happened at NIH today www.science.org/content/arti...

Phase Transition xkcd.com/3025

Need illustrations for your research? A reminder that you can hire artists to create *original* pieces and interpret instructions like: “child friendly but not too cartooney…but realistic…but still cute.” My husband @cephalopunk created images like these for a study and you can hire him too!

I just discovered LMU's sounds of the world's languages website, which has some different sound files from A Course in Phonetics, as well as an online visualization tool (emu-WebApp) that's nice for classroom use. I'm going to use it today! www.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/studium/skri...

Sharing the Vermont Complex Systems Institute starter pack! A list of core members, alumni, and external faculty 🤝 go.bsky.app/D46bnkS

Looks like a great way to kick off 2025!

I participated in this workshop this summer and highly recommend! The program was wonderfully planned and the content is very useful.

Hot off the press! 📚10 new #RStats books added to the Big Book of R collection📚 oscarbaruffa.com/bbor_20241029/

Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks. Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added! go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi #DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky

UVM #NSSLHA hid purple rocks around campus for #dldday! At the Language Learning Lab at UVM, we study speech production in preschoolers with DLD and late talking toddlers in an effort to understand early identifiers of the disorder.

The #NSSLHA chapter at the University of Vermont is here for #dldday! They set up at the student center and talked to students about #DLD. They painted rocks purple with facts about the disorder and left them around campus with instructions for a social media challenge for campus! #radld

Never thought I would be a podcast host, but... I'm co-hosting this season's Complexity Podcast from @sfiscience.bsky.social Our topic is "The Nature of Intelligence" 🧠 🤖 We have an amazing lineup of guests over six episodes. Season trailer here: complexity.simplecast.com/episodes/tra...

Hello, #bskySPEECHIES! Here's a transdisciplinary STARTER PACK for anyone with a professional and/or personal interest in Communication Development and Disorders across the lifespan. #voice #speech #language #literacy #fluency go.bsky.app/5HvjrTJ PLEASE SHARE 🙃😎 #WeSpeechies #SLPeeps August 24, 2024

Announcing the launch of the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science: oecs.mit.edu! OECS is a freely-available, growing collection of peer-reviewed articles introducing key topics in cogsci to a broad audience of students and scholars.

New popular press piece on what is the mental lexicon! I cover a lot of ground, including contents, use, and disorders. Check it out! theconversation.com/your-mental-...

Reminder that the Big Ten Academic Alliance Fee Waiver program gives waivers for 15 schools' PhD programs (including OSU astro and OSU physics) for US citizen students w/ 3.0+ GPAs and diverse backgrounds! Easy form to complete due by Nov 15. btaa.org/resources-fo...

Listen to the trees! No like really.

Developmental scientists - an urgent plea for action on behalf of the children of Gaza and Israel. Please read the letter and show your support for these precious lives. docs.google.com/document/u/1...

Toddler learning research delivers insights for AI. Fantastic work by Smith, Candy, and Crandall labs at IU. Video here: youtu.be/Uq2UAcZmmIQ?... Article here: news.iu.edu/live/news/31...

This year's Annual Meeting on Phonology is fully online and free to attend! www.amp2023.info

Language Acquisition xkcd.com/2839

Scary Swayze ghost for October

Reminder that this talk is happening one week from today! #slpeeps #slp #devlangdis

Does your Psychology Club want to host a movie night, but you’re not sure what movies to show? 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭, maintained at Indiana University Bloomington, has got you covered. Check it out at: https://cogfilms.sitehost.iu.edu #psychscisky #neuroskyence #cogpsych

Know a student applying to Psych Ph.D. programs? Consider telling them about this opportunity! UCSD Psychology is hosting a two-day virtual event for prospective students on October 20th & 21st. You can register and view the schedule at diversifyingpsychology.ucsd.edu. 1/5

Half the world is bilingual! Upcoming Dorothy Bishop lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Peña for #dld awareness day #devlangdis www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/half-the-w...

I keep coming back to this typography, which is extremely good, and there are so many layers of references here, down to the selective use of red, it is truly a work of art in addition to a protest object. It is a broadside in more ways than one and I hope it’s plastered all over campus.