Ann-Sophie Barwich

Creates even more admiration for her on my end.

The Effect of Timescale Dependence on Dyadic Interactions Author(s): Severino, Gabriel Juliano; Winkler, Sasha L; Barwich, Ann-Sophie | Abstract: Interactions between agents are supported through a continuous process of detecting and responding to behaviors ...

New paper from the lab:

"The Effect of Timescale Dependence on Dyadic Interactions"
GJ Severino, SL Winkler, AS Barwich
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society 47
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RIP #histsci Margaret Rossiter, who coined term Matilda Effect
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...
#philsci #feministsky

Kate McKinnon is a whole energy level!

I regret never to have met her. This was not meant as an insult but as my expression of admiration.

The Effect of Timescale Dependence on Dyadic Interactions Author(s): Severino, Gabriel Juliano; Winkler, Sasha L; Barwich, Ann-Sophie | Abstract: Interactions between agents are supported through a continuous process of detecting and responding to behaviors ...

New paper from the lab:

"The Effect of Timescale Dependence on Dyadic Interactions"
GJ Severino, SL Winkler, AS Barwich
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society 47
escholarship.org/uc/item/8h10...

Margaret Boden obituary Cognitive scientist who explored how consciousness arises from biochemical interactions within the brain

The grande dame of the philosophy of cognitive science has died: www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Hahaha, yeah, Duch knows when she is not my main focus ('What am I then now, cold chicken liver??')

I still cannot believe Jodie Foster was at the Radcliffe... and I was not. My heart trembled, dreamt, shattered!

Once again: we are producing generations of Narcissus (Narcissi?) who are just sickening and starving themselves as they are enraptured by the machine, looking at their own reflections

Odor coding in the mammalian olfactory epithelium Noses are extremely sophisticated chemical detectors allowing animals to use scents to interpret and navigate their environments. Odor detection starts with the activation of odorant receptors (ORs), ...

Detailed review of odor coding, including receptor modulation mechanisms:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pmi...

Looking forward to reading this.

Allosteric modulation was also shown in olfactory GPCRs in 2020 (great paper - maybe relevant for the project below):
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Housing affordability is a major problem. Elizabeth Warren is helping lead a sweeping bipartisan effort to address it. - The Boston Globe The bill to increase the supply of houses and apartments unanimously passed a Senate committee Tuesday.

Housing is the single biggest expense that most families have—and the federal government has stood on the sidelines of this crisis for too long.

My new bipartisan bill would give local leaders more tools and resources to tackle this issue head-on. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/29/n...

Hahvahd!

Yeah, the dudebroism in this area is off the charts.

Gabe's impromptu impressions are wild! 😂

Having the friggen time of my life. Have not been this carefree and joyful since New York!

The Stink Tank in Boston!

Prof Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Engineer Rajeshwari Chatterjee was an Indian scientist, educator and the first female engineer from the state of Karnataka. She was among the first Indian scientists to research microwave engineering.

Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from the state of Karnataka. She set up India's first microwave engineering lab, and her work on satellite communications and spacecraft & aircraft antennae is still influential today.
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metascience as "a transdisciplinary approach that uses large data sets to study the mechanisms underlying the doing of science" makes me uncomfortable on one hand bec i think this large data obsession is a massive issue with current metascience. otoh it explains why theoretical work is marginalized.

Who’s Talking About Smelling? The current crop of perfume commentators

Oh nice! If you like this:
Avery Gilbert recently recommended perfume writers on his substack 'First Nerve'
averygilbert.substack.com/p/whos-talki...

With the lab in Salem.
(Bit of an inside joke.)

Every greater relocation/transition in my life had a signature scent.

A big one was Exeter to Vienna after after defending my dissertation. Somewhat subconsciously chose the same scent for Bloomington to Cambridge/Boston.

Coco Noir

Wondering what now will become my Boston scent soon.

She thinks it is stupid... mainly there to prevent her from licking her ruptured abscess. She hates cones even more. Advantage: I quite like it, too. Including the puzzled looks by passers by (it's anything but sweater weather here).

She knows something is up. Been knowing if for weeks... smart one.

Hahaha, half of the bags were treats for ... her!

Thank you so much!!

This week. Finalizing the finalizing...

Jedem Ende wohnt ein Anfang inne (Goethe)
Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne (Hesse)

YouTube video by Dirtwire Dirtwire - Sailing the Solar Flares

Final packing, last few days, finishing cleaning. Had forgotten how moving affects your mind and mood. Everything, everywhere, all at once. But with direction.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDQh...

Accepted in the European Journal of Neuroscience:

"Wider than the Sky: An Alternative to “Mapping” the World onto the Brain"
(Barwich, A.S., Firestein, S., and M. Dietrich)

Open Access link to journal as soon as the paper is online!
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
#NeuroSky #PhilSky #HPS