i have been publishing academic papers for twenty years, and responding to reviewers is still.. still.. the most emotionally challenging part of this work.

Area Child’s Drawing Of Family Raises Troubling Questions About Size Of Dad

on thursday i'm giving a 5 minute schpiel as part of a panel on "how to have a productive and balanced summer" for other faculty who may be far less cynical and sarcastic than I. anyone have funny cartoons / meme suggestions? 😜 this feels like a @mcsweeneys.net headline, ripe on the vine

laughing to keep from crying.. 🫠

BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!

Has #kindergarten drifted too far toward rigid academics and too far away from how young children learn best? Join us on June 9 for an engaging conversation on my new book and why play, joy, and relationship-building are essential to helping kids thrive. www.newamerica.org/events/redis...

lang dev researchers in my bsky -- yesterday on the NYT's podcast The Daily, an AI-powered device was described as popularly available in China that allows parents to wear a "translation mask" to teach their young children English at home. Is. this. real?? I need to know more! 🤪

this totally keeps happening to me also! kids these days.

maybe someone i love and support will apply for this post, and go enjoy an academic life in Copenhagen, and I can live vicariously through you? or at least come visit? check it out:

across 90 countries! #teamwork

So much this! Humans learn language with astonishingly little and different input than these systems. Their comprehension and production gradually develop. We don’t depend on processing every bit of language that’s ever been produced.

Job alert! @brandonwoo.bsky.social and I are searching for a new lab manager. We are excited to add a new member to our awesome community of soc cog dev researchers! Spread the word :) Full ad here: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03106

in another celebration of #CDS2026 Obnoxious Toddler Really Rubbing His Childlike Sense Of Wonder In Everyone’s Faces — theonion.com/obnoxious-to...

first heading to teach this quarter's class on Developmental Psychology, then off to the airport to make it to #CDS2026 with this gem of a "zoom out" take in my pocket.. open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...

these are parents and CHILDREN

A new Teaching Current Directions highlights a paper from @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social and @reutshachnai.bsky.social and offers an opportunity to teach students about cutting‑edge research on #parenting. #Psychology #Teaching

A developmental psychology Onion headline! 🤣

the hardest part about being a parent is that on days when it's tough for me to get out of bed and put my shoulder to the wheel, i also still have to motivate three tween/teens that it's worth it to do the same.

love this work, for others studying parent/child language interactions.. consider the implications of the finding here that alignment is more a *skill* than a *trait*

anyone else EXTREMELY tired of their employer trying to shove AI into our faces? do they really want us to do more while thinking less? like making stupid surveys with this kind of childish starter question: my intro research methods students wouldn't fall for this crap.

Hey DORKS! Are you attending your local Saturday, March 7th National Day of Action rally? Not sure where your nearest rally is? Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find your local rally!!! #March7 #standupforscience #science #rally

The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, beat all the odds and became the strongest little readers in the state. This week on Reveal, we look at how this school in an economically disadvantaged town became a success—and how a new law puts it all at risk.

This is the most resonant higher ed piece I’ve read in a long time

i feel seen..

New blog post! "When we think about languages, we often think of them as if they had an existence of their own, independent of those who speak them. But that is not the case. It is we, the speakers, who bring languages to life every day – who shape them and give them meaning..."

At least 3,800 kids, including 20 infants, have been detained since Donald Trump returned to office.

The tenure track is hard, no doubt. What can make it a bit easier is to have senior colleagues who willingly share their knowledge and wisdom, provide constructive feedback, and generally are committed to your success. I am lucky to have exactly that. Be that senior colleague. Pass it on.

how is this helping to solve the problems caused by the grotesque wealth gaps in our country, let alone our county? @rokhanna.bsky.social do you have suggestions?

Who needs more plants? In Seattle? Maybe everyone.

"We have checked our inventory thoroughly, and we no longer have any shits left to give. We only had a small amount of shits left at the end of last year, and now we’ve found that the most recent news cycles have completely emptied us out." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...

love how this is putting the peices together. elegant work.

somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work. lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply

hard same

i love this.. yay for humans.

The APS Advocacy Task Force is mobilizing scientists to communicate their stories, their research, and the real-world impact of their work. Learn more about APS's #WhyPsychScience video competition and submit by Jan 12! #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky www.psychologicalscience.org/2025-why-psy...

Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips

Are you a US-based PhD student WITHOUT summer funding who is interested in adolescent development, trans youth, and/or gender? Reach out to me about applying to join my lab in Summer 2026 for the VIPS program! psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...

this would make a good example for teaching factor analysis.. @notawfuljess.bsky.social do you do FA examples on your blog?

Humans are bad at big numbers. Which makes it easier for billionaires (and trillionaires) to get away with hoarding wealth. Because most people just can't comprehend how much money that is. So, I appreciate this WaPo effort to help people visualize what ridiculous amounts of wealth really mean.

i'm soooo tired of waking up at 5am to be grossed out by all these monsters before i start my day. i can't digest my coffee and toast with all this opulence and corruption in my face. i just wanted to take my pup for a run and try to do a little good in the world. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

While RFK Jr. spewed his misinformation on campus, students, allies, and scientists rallied to demand he "get the 🦆 outta here!" The Anti-science agenda has no place on our campuses — whether platformed in events or as part of academic "compacts for excellence." @christopherstreet.bsky.social

true.

SCARY

chef's kiss 😘

Bay Area! Join us in San Jose this Saturday for a BBQ and canvass in support of Prop 50 and Santa Clara County Measure A! We'll be joined by WFP champions Asm. Ash Kalra, Santa Clara Supervisor Duong, and San Jose Councilmembers Campos & Ortiz. RSVP Here: www.mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event...

When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same. Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

tracks..

Hey US scientists, the NY Times wants to hear from you if you've had your funding cut. 🌊🧪

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced changes to its Grad Research Fellowship Program, which include excluding clinical science students and limiting eligibility to 1st year students. #AcademicSky Sign a petition to urge #NSF to reverse these changes: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/