The late philosopher Daniel Dennett had a notable penchant for metaphor—but he rarely used just one. Instead, he often engaged in what @sflusberg.bsky.social calls "metaphorical triangulation." Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode! Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...

Surely one of the most timelessly alluring questions in all of metaphor research. Was excited to hear @sflusberg.bsky.social's take on this one! (which I won't spoil)

We can all agree that metaphors are nice. But are they also sometimes necessary? Could there be ideas we simply can't approach literally, thoughts we can't think without metaphors? Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @sflusberg.bsky.social! Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...

Such a fun and interesting, really thought-provoking episode! 😀

Nice interview and discussion about the cool work of @vassar.bsky.social professor @sflusberg.bsky.social

Delightful geek-out with @sflusberg.bsky.social! In which we discuss... - why we love metaphors - "beige flags" & "aura-farming" - good vs bad metaphors - theory-constitutive metaphors in science - Dennett's technique of "metaphorical triangulation" - the "brain as computer" metaphor (??) - etc.!!

I was absolutely thrilled to chat with Kensy about metaphor for one of my favorite podcasts. Check it out!

I was delighted to be featured in this charming podcast hosted by the brilliant poet Jack Underwood

Congratulations to Dedre Gentner! news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...

Huge congratulations to the brilliant Nora Newcombe, recipient of the 2025 David E. Rumelhart Prize! 🏅#CogSci2025

Heading to #CogSci2025 🥳

We’re hiring a tenure track assistant professor in our amazing Vassar cognitive science department! If you have any questions, let me know. I’ll be at Cog Sci in San Francisco all week if you’d like to chat in person

It seems like as good a day as any to repost links to the five metaphor-based animations we created - based on this paper journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... - about the importance of #vaccines. @sflusberg.bsky.social First one: A castle metaphor for how vaccines work youtu.be/DOD854panQg?...

My lovely dept at Vassar is seeking a one-year VAP who can teach Clinical courses. More info at the link below. Come join us! employment.vassar.edu/postings/4331

In the latest PSPI, @sflusberg.bsky.social and his team provide a comprehensive review of framing-effects research, including describing a survey of common framing effects and a taxonomy of linguistic framing techniques.

For my first post, I'm excited to share a new paper just out in Psych Science in the Public Interest. We've written a comprehensive review of the linguistic framing literature, including a new taxonomy of framing effects, an emphasis on mechanisms, and much more! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....