Congratulations, @deniseforcongress.bsky.social! Now let’s flip this seat!

Walking to the polling place where I am serving as an election worker really makes government/politics feel local and personal. Knowing that my personal polling place is yet a .5 mile further makes government/politics feel completely illogical and confusing.

John Cavanaugh, I voted for you to do your job in Lincoln. For Congress, I’m voting for Denise Powell.

Dualities: he wants out. She wants in. #caterday

The Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at WashU has an opening for a postdoctoral scholar! Deadline is May 1. ctcn.wustl.edu/postdoc-fell...

If John Cavanaugh is elected to Congress, then MAGA republican Gov Pillan chooses Cavanaugh’s replacement in the Nebraska state unicameral. That seems like an ineffective way to “defend the 🔵” especially when we have other great congressional options in (my pick) Denise Powell and Crystal Rhoades

Today is the 2026 BTNRH Post Doc Research Symposium! This morning’s speakers shared their research with translational impacts on how we best support children with atypical hearing or language. These scholars are shining examples of why NIH’s T32 training grants are so important.

IT guy #1 (about my work laptop): you’re running an IP config? IT guy #2: oh, we’re deeper than that. *typity-type-clickity-clack* POINTS TO SCREEN ITG #2: *eyes get big* domain not detected. No wonder she can’t do anything I don’t know what any of this means but it seems bad.

One of our research SLPs is practicing a guest lecture on critically evaluating science (and pseudoscience) for a speech and hearing program. Looks like we are going to do an activity inspired by @lewan.bsky.social. It’s fun to have my two worlds collide.

Omaha showed up for today’s protest against the paramilitary occupation of Minneapolis and ICE’s executions of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. I’ve been to dozens of protests at 72nd and Dodge. I have never seen this many protesters and this level of overwhelming support from passing cars.

Ten years ago, he told us what he expected from his supporters. His as he predicted, he has committed crimes and they still voted for him. He continues to lead members at every level of his administration in criminal acts. When will we hold him accountable?

It’s tuna time! (We’ve operantly conditioned them to come to the kitchen when we whistle. It’s how we get Hal (L) to come home when his outdoor adventure is going longer than our schedules allow.)

Labeling pictures with words supports short-term memory more than relying on prior procedural learning. Early implanted children benefit from verbal recoding as much as their typically hearing peers. https://on.asha.org/3LT7m96 @memoryangela.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social

My yard just made the local news’ list of Halloween yard haunts. Can I add this to my CV? www.ketv.com/article/omah...

Had the urge to remind Apple of the correct name for the Gulf of Mexico, but it won’t let me send the issue.

#BB27 has enough social awareness to make OTEV Animal Farm meets the Godfather but can’t bring themselves to edit Riley as the groomer he is? This is what happens when the sociology major gets theory classes but no practical implementation.

It is important to alert the public to the damaging -- indeed lethal -- plans of the current Secretary of Health, which are becoming more apparent by the day: thehill.com/opinion/heal... @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social

When big brother is a living metaphor for American politics

Waking up at 5:30 am to a severe thunderstorm with 80+ mph winds and was not exactly the most relaxing way to start the weekend. But @ketv7.bsky.social’s (all women) weather team, lead by @caitlinharveywx.bsky.social made for good company.

When your entire office can be seen from the hallway, you need a way to let your colleagues know that you are okay… the faraway look on your is because you are connecting with scientists all over the world at the @wmsymposium.bsky.social. Oh! And please do not disturb

Hal and his sister Hero came to live with us about a year ago after being with the same human for over a decade. Hal just dragged my sweatshirt to a box and made himself a little bed. I think this cat finally feels at home.

Immigration authorities raided an Omaha meat production plant Tuesday morning and took dozens of workers away, leaving company officials bewildered because they said they had followed the law. apnews.com/article/immi...

In our final talk before lunch, Dr. Karen Muñoz from @utahstate.bsky.social reviews strategies audiologists can use to support parents as they learn about their child’s hearing aid (One communication strategy capitalizes on CHUNKING which makes my working memory heart so very happy)

The PAT Conference from Boys Town National Research Hospital brings the leading Pediatric Audiology Translational Research to clinicians and scientists. Follow along Friday (May 30) and Saturday (May 31) for live updates.

When I make vegetable broth, I freeze half-cup servings in my skull molds so that I can add them to recipes like this:

“every concept should be explained earlier in the manuscript” -reviewer 2

My dear health equity peers, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is doubling down on their DEI efforts. 💪🏽 Here’s a grant opportunity tinyurl.com/3pnxhy2d with a rapid response option those whose “health equity research projects have lost federal funding.” ⭐️ Please share ⭐️

If you receive one of these bizarre, unethical, poorly written letters from Ed Martin, please send it to me so that I can write about how bizarre, unethical, and poorly written it is. Signal: annabower.24 Email: [email protected]

Remember Jocelyn Chen who did her Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) project on auditory distraction with us a few years ago as a high schooler? Now she is a freshman at @barnard-college.bsky.social and already has a first-author publication! doi.org/10.59720/24-...

POV: research assistant has the day off so the PI will be running kiddos all day means post-it notes all over the lab with little reminders.

Today is the Boys Town National Research Hospital 2025 Post Doc Symposium! Follow along to learn about our Post Docs and how the research program at Boys Town cares for children, families, and communities!

The Working Memory Symposium will return in 2025 (Tentative date: July 8-11)! We are now seeking a new post-doc organizer to join our organizing team. To apply, fill out the google form linked on our home page (www.wmsymposium.org) by March 16!

Read an article on working memory inspired by this event www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Thank you to all the CowanFest presenters for sharing your research and celebrating Dr. Nelson Cowan. Nelson’s unwavering dedication to the field—to the work and to its people—inspires so many. @ncowan51.bsky.social @candicemorey.bsky.social @lsuemily.bsky.social @lewan.bsky.social

New blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...

It’s happening! 🍳CowanFest Thurs, Nov 21, 9am-4pm Lyceum Complex (next to registration) Nelson Cowan’s keynote at 6:30pm @ncowan51.bsky.social @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social

Only 23 “sponsored” CowanFest spots remaining! These spots are reserved for students / post docs & come with a reduced registration fee. Other scientists who face funding constraints may also qualify. Contact Dr. Emily Elliott with questions. www.lsuchse.com/event/CowanF...

There are some spaces remaining at CowanFest to attend and to present your pre-data poster. Register soon to secure your spot!

🍳CowanFestRegistration and abstract submission are now OPEN! 🔗 www.lsuchse.com/event/CowanF... @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social @escop.bsky.social @evievergauwe.bsky.social @lsuemily.bsky.social @candicemorey.bsky.social @ncowan51.bsky.social

CowanFest planning continues! Registration should open soon. In the meantime, help us plan dessert. Campaign for your favorite in the comments: 1️⃣ Italian Cheesecake 2️⃣ Chocolate Cannoli w/ pistachios 3️⃣ Classic Tiramisu 📊 Show results

#ICWM24 #CowanFest @ncowan51.bsky.social

POV: I (a psychologist) am usually two steps behind my #HearingSciences colleagues at journal club (Band importance functions? Auditory dosage?) But I open tomorrow’s paper and not only do I know of the authors, they are my friends @juliafstrand.bsky.social @violetsarebrown.bsky.social 😊 💚 👂 🧠

SAVE THE DATE: CowanFest - Nov 21, 2024 - NYC – celebrating @ncowan51.bsky.social! Schedule includes invited speakers, Pre-data posters from ECR (Sept submission), and stories from guest contributors. Registration (coming Aug) will include catered lunch.

BoysTown Hosp (Omaha, NE) is hiring a research SLP! This position within our clinical measurement core will support multiple R21 and R01 funded labs studying DLD, working memory, & speech and language learning in children using hearing aids and cochlear implants. jobs.boystown.org/job/omaha/st...

President Biden swung through Psychonomics on his way home from APEC. I’m sure he was most fascinated by the decision making research.

@cvonbastian.bsky.social gives the opening talk at the inaugural Symposium for Individual Differences in Cognition at #psynom23

Pnomics 2024 in NYC is going to be a party the likes of which Time Square has never seen.