A few years ago, my favorite website (@puddingviz.bsky.social) put out this great piece analyzing a study of how randomizing ability changes with age. It includes demos where readers produce sequences of random coin flips, dice rolls, and locations in a 3x3 grid. pudding.cool/2022/04/rand...
Huge congrats to @monicarosenb.bsky.social, an amazing scientist and even better friend
😂😂😂 wow they really found my best angle. (congratulations!!!)
that one was before the hog line, you need to do another one after (duh)
the people need more double-touching takes
When something doesn't work properly, can your dog tell if the object is broken or if you just don't know how to use it?
I'm pleased to share my group @jhu.edu's first study with pet dogs (!!), now out in @plosone.org
Led by Amalia Bastos: Do dog rationally infer the causes of failed actions? 1/4
Introducing “Pretend Battleship”: you’re told where all the ships are but then have to play like you never got that information. Could you do it? And what would your performance reveal about your understanding of your own mind? A joy to be part of this creative project led by @matanmazor.bsky.social
Very happy to see "Pretending not to know reveals a capacity for model-based self-simulation", a collaboration with @chazfirestone.bsky.social and @ianbphillips.bsky.social, out in Psych. Science!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177...
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I'm with you — I've been in Jorge withdrawal for years 😭
❤️ the best news!! For Jorge, Duke, and the field as a whole. Jorge & his work are absolutely incredible, not least because he sets an example for the rest of us of how to do deep & impactful work across disciplines. Jealous of Duke phil+psych+neuro community for scoring such an excellent colleague!!
Imagination in bonobos!
I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in @science.org
We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative
youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko
happy "large boulder the size of a small boulder" day to all who celebrate
i had "i'll believe in anything" playing on repeat 20 years ago!! this might be the only time in my life i've been ahead of a music trend
mid-aught canadian indie high schoolers losing their minds
wait heated rivalry is making wolf parade popular again?? what can't this show do
my amazing colleagues write amazing books with amazing titles
agree bsky.app/profile/chaz...
course reviews are in! as always i skip to the most valuable feedback
sad. i can be sad
rooted for the losing team in two of the most exciting sports moments of the year (ravens tonight and jays in the world series). crushed, but both were so awesome how sad can i be
So fun to see this out! Thanks to friends, family, and colleagues for the support (and hi mom) perception.jhu.edu/files/PDFs/2...
this reminds me that I should tell Jeremy Goodman that he was right and I was wrong about this, I tried to work on it for a while and the common knowledge case does create a ton of complications that don't arise for K-omega
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BDH has done a vastly better job than the NYT so far. (You wouldn't be surprised.)
heart is breaking for our beloved brown university and its community 💔
my 5-year-old can do like one bar max and suddenly i’m worried the earth was created 6000 years ago
(the cookie was made by my graduate student and the judge was my 5 year old so i have mixed feelings about this situation)
someone made an ames room for our department’s holiday party cookie decorating contest and it’s a travesty that it didn’t win
Love this work by @dillonplunkett.bsky.social and @jorge-morales.bsky.social! Representational momentum beyond motion 👇
