Our mini artificial Xmas tree sports a Midsommar tree topper from A24, an Abominable Snowman ornament for the Cryptozoology Museum in Maine, a Kirk vs Gorn Star Trek diorama (w/ music), and a Clark Kent from my IG comic friend, Robbie.

Umm. Faulty memory. Played through DLC for Ghosts of Tsushima. I believe @joefielder.bsky.social is credited for his superb writing.

Come meet up and chat with the Spark Society!

Now with additional barking.

Potato "hiding" when bathtub water starts flowing is pretty damn cute.

I was honored by the @psychscience.bsky.social DEI Committee's invitation to help curate this collection of outstanding articles addressing a range of issues related to anti-Black racism. I also couldn't have asked for a more thoughtful and thorough partner in @johnjost.bsky.social. Please share!

Some dogs get a cone. Others get an inflatable donut -- with sprinkles.

Potato climbs up the stairs one at a time in a way that is never not cute.

The June 2025 special issue of Social Cognition -- Tutorials on Novel Methods and Analyses in Social Cognition, Part 1 -- was guest edited by Jimmy Calanchini, Juliane Degner, and Colin Smith, with support from Bertram Gawronski. The introduction is linked here: doi.org/10.1521/soco....

I love Bluesky

I met my amazing wife @ayannakim.bsky.social sixteen years ago today.

Happy to report that the @sparksociety.bsky.social NSF grant has been reinstated!

Potato keeps trying to convince me to feed him dinner early... in a really cute way.

Took Potato to the beach this morning. Think he liked it.

More than half of the 1500 research grants that NSF has terminated in the past month under orders from President Donald Trump’s administration aimed to bring groups historically underrepresented in science into the mainstream. scim.ag/4jYhB8e

Hi folks! The Spark Society and Women in Cognitive Sciences-Canada are excited to share insights about careers outside of the academy. June 5th 12 - 1:30pm

Just submitted the final report for the terminated @sparksociety.bsky.social grant. You know, the grant that funded mentorship programs for historically excluded Cognitive Science researchers. I reaching my limit. On everything.💢💢

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Hi friends, the Spark Society's NSF funding has been terminated. We are dedicated to continuing our work and hope we can rely on you for support.

A really good boy.

It's Potato appreciate month.

Dr. Sam R. Sommers was one of those truly good people who also happened to be a total powerhouse. It is with deep sadness that I share the news of his death. Everyone who had Sam in their lives was lucky, and I am grateful for every moment he shared with me. ❤️💖💫 now.tufts.edu/2025/03/20/r...

"The American Association of University Professors, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education &other groups argue in a lawsuit filed Mon that the orders exceed executive legal authority, violate both the 1st & 5th Amendments, &threaten academic freedom &access to HE for all"

Hi folks. I'm on to a new role. now.tufts.edu/2025/02/03/a...

New doggo alert. This is Potato and he's our new best friend.

We were invited to a James Bond-themed NYE party, so of course dressed as Bond villains.

St. Lucia doesn't quit.

Done our grievances. Done our feat of strength. We added gratitudes. Happy Festivus.

A Just Asking Questions Effect for spreading false information. This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24 TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/

Finally our editorial for the "What makes a good theory?" special issue is out (co-edited with @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, @jcskewes.bsky.social, Sashank Varma, and Todd Wareham). It's an interdisciplinary issue and the contents are transdisciplinary. #philsci #metasci #cogsci #ai #psych 🧪

Hope to see folks at the @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social meeting this week in NYC. Please come check out the @sparksociety.bsky.social pre-conference meeting on "Colonized Cognitive Psychology" Thursday.

More than ever, prospective PhD students are requesting meetings w/ me prior to submitting their application (due Dec 1). I traditionally do not meet because I think it creates inequities. (Not everyone knows to ask. I cannot meet w/ everyone who applies.) How do others handle this?

Also, this amazing guy is my husband.

Hi new folk! Brief intro. I'm a Professor and Dean at Tufts University. My research focus is on memory & metacognition in real-world settings. I like building cross disciplinary collaborations & am dedicated to creating space for diverse perspectives. I also like horror movies...alot.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #58,748!

I'm partially blind in one eye due to scar tissue on the retina, so whenever I get a chance to get my face in a game, I ask to have a scar over that eye. Been doing that since Perfect Dark for the N64 and most recently for the System Shock remake.

Wondering how to manage loyalties to your collaborators, department, university, or even the field? Join the @sparksociety.bsky.social webinar on Nov 13 6pm EST. Register here: tufts.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Psychonomics 24 is a great place to meet old friends and make new ones. Come network and socialize with the Spark Society and maybe sing a song or two. Nov 22 8pm near the conference hotel. Space is limited so please register. A drink or two is on us! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Coming to the 2024 meeting of the @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social in NYC? If so, please join the @sparksociety.bsky.social for our annual preconference meeting on Thursday (11/21). We will discuss ideas of race-neutrality in cognitive psychology.  register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I imagine Terminator-style POSSIBLE RESPONSE options, like: - I, a normal human person, also ingest food internally. - Whatever is most popular with other 'salt of the earth' humanoids. - One without the hole error, please. - Give me what the last flesh bag ordered. - Just whatever makes sense.

in an effort to keep things organized and explain what's going on, I've created a new GFM for moving. I'm so sorry. gofund.me/34f7ca7d

Please understand that our collection is uniquely diverse.

Postdoc alert! Come work with me on an ESRC project on the role of narratives in the learning and retention of educational material. 2 year position, start date flexible but no later than 1st September. Application deadline 1st March. #neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition

Everyone should see this movie.

The SPARK Society is holding a webinar on post-baccalaureate bridge programs. These programs often provide two years of funding and research experience, helping bridge the gap for students who may not have had extensive research experience as undergraduates. January 30th, 4pm EST

We’re excited to announce that the Psychonomic Society is now on Bluesky! Posts will begin in January. Please help spread the word by following us and reposting.

I miss the early days of Bluesky.

Any excuse to gift Italian horror art. With love from @joefielder.bsky.social

Just a few days left as editor-in-chief of the journal Memory & Cognition. And I have one last question and some advice. Cognitive Psychologists, why are you submitting papers between Dec 25 and Dec 31? How about we all agree to just sometimes...take a BREAK!