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Laurel Brehm

@drlearnasaurus.bsky.social

Psycholinguist @ UCSB. Professionally: Language errors and stats. Also: cats, my kids, social justice, shit-posting

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My friend was a witness to this. Things are not "winding down" here.

11.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of title page of an article published in "Journal of Experimental Psychology: General" titled "Your Research Is Public Engagement: A Case for More Intentional Science Communication in Research With Human Subjects."

Screenshot of title page of an article published in "Journal of Experimental Psychology: General" titled "Your Research Is Public Engagement: A Case for More Intentional Science Communication in Research With Human Subjects."

Very cool idea to view research studies as opportunities for science communication! A more thoughtful approach to debriefing and other aspects of research might help the public better understand how science works and why it is valuable. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/xge0...

10.02.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6829    πŸ” 3526    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 155
Participants at the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages

Participants at the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages

Apply now to participate in the 2026 Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages, held at UC Berkeley and sponsored by the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival in collaboration with @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social!

www.aicls.org?page_id=566

09.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

convincing my lab to run and IRL version of this but actually it’s just an excuse to buy fake mustaches.

09.02.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Child who was then about 3 famously couldn’t help with chores because β€˜my hands are crabs’.

09.02.2026 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are in a small community outside Minneapolis and a child arrived to an empty house on Friday. No parents, ice kidnapped them and just leave children to wander alone after school

08.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1031    πŸ” 326    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 31
Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh Χ€ΦΏΧ™Χ“ΧœΧ’Χ¨ אױ׀ֿן Χ“ΧΦ·Χš)

Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh Χ€ΦΏΧ™Χ“ΧœΧ’Χ¨ אױ׀ֿן Χ“ΧΦ·Χš)

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

06.02.2026 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5699    πŸ” 1638    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 162
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It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio PeΓ±a, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Once again, it turns out β€œfully autonomous” means β€œa guy in the Philippines.”

06.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22314    πŸ” 6793    πŸ’¬ 629    πŸ“Œ 1090

NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up

Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter

02.02.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 17
Careers | Human Resources

We are hiring a research specialist, to start this summer! This position would be a great fit for individuals looking to get more experience in computational and cognitive neuroscience research before applying to graduate school. #neurojobs Apply here: research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/21503/r...

04.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

my 2.5yo, ruling champion of the eggcorn: β€˜straw baby nummy bears’. (Strawberry gummy bears)

04.02.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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calling L1 speakers of British English, please help out my student Emilia on her dissertation study! 🐦🐦

it's a short (<20 min) and fun one on voice recognition, please share! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

03.02.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY

03.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1776    πŸ” 772    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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How to Set Up and Run an Undergraduate Research Lab APS Fellow Julia Strand offersΒ resources and recommendations to run a productive research lab.

Just outβ€”a piece I wrote a piece for the APS Observer (@psychscience.bsky.social) in which I share recommendations and resources for running a research lab at a small, liberal arts college. I hope it helps others in the same boat! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

03.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Things in the past weren't affordable because they were cheaper; things were affordable because we weren't squeezed to the last drop on housing and food.

03.02.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Psycholinguistic Databases, Stimuli, Utilities β€” Concepts & Cognition Laboratory

2026 big update to the psycholinguistic database page! If you know of corpora, lexical databases, or other resources that I've missed, please LMK. Trying to keep this thing relatively current and could use the help www.reilly-coglab.com/data

01.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

A 2026 moment. Talking w 5 yo about the faces on US coins being presidents. β€˜Mommy, do all presidents try to take kids from their moms?’

01.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fast and slow errors: What naming latencies of errors reveal about the interplay of attentional control and word planning in speeded picture naming. Final version by Christina Papoutsi & al. with Elli Tourtouri, @vipiai.bsky.social , Antje Meyer
doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001472

30.01.2026 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Sometimes I think I missed my true calling of (benevolent) Cult Leader.

31.01.2026 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We got a BIG donation of marshmallows & peanuts and the bears were very appreciative.
YouTube video by Orphaned Wildlife Center We got a BIG donation of marshmallows & peanuts and the bears were very appreciative.

I think you need to see a bear, quietly eating marshmallows.

29.01.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 17

Thanks to everyone who fought this battle long and hard, for years!

29.01.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Delivered With Dignity In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations

One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a dayβ€”join us?

Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A

or

27.01.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 514    πŸ” 421    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 13
an orange cat is inside a cat travel carrier looking neutral, cool and calm. you can tell he isn’t screaming because his mouth is closed

an orange cat is inside a cat travel carrier looking neutral, cool and calm. you can tell he isn’t screaming because his mouth is closed

Practicing being cool and calm. Look how much I’m not screaming

29.01.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3215    πŸ” 230    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 16

They haven't stopped or slowed down kidnapping people in Los Angeles either.

29.01.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 873    πŸ” 250    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:

"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."

28.01.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6636    πŸ” 1777    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 43

please remember that no matter how many β€œICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.

people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

28.01.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9769    πŸ” 3356    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 57
Picture of all 9 ICE victims of 2026, and their names: Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Dominguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos

Picture of all 9 ICE victims of 2026, and their names: Alex Pretti Renee Good Keith Porter Heber Sanchaz Dominguez Victor Manuel Diaz Parady La Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres Geraldo Lunas Campos

All the people ICE has killed this year: (H/T Qasim Rashid)

Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Dominguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos

27.01.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

β€˜Hold my googly eyes for me and don’t look over here’ β€” local 5yo

27.01.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NSF is seeking public input on its FY 2026-2030 NSF Strategic Plan. Specifically, they would appreciate input on the following questions:

16.01.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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