Maria Olkkonen

Mikko Laulainen, Helsingin tieteen ja teknologian vihreiden hallituksen varajäsen, kirjoittaa Viitteen blogissa talouskasvusta ja maapallon kantokyvystä. "Onko talouskasvu sitten aivan täysin välttämätöntä yhteiskunnan rattaiden pyörimiseksi?"

#viite #vihreät #talouskasvu #ylikulutus

Lauri Lavanti kirjoittaa Viitteen blogissa Digitaalinen itsenäisyys -kansalaisaloitteesta.

"Huoltovarmuus ja kokonaisturvallisuus ovat politiikassamme keskeisiä termejä. Turvallisuus on meille itsestäänselvän tärkeää, paitsi digitaalisessa maailmassa.

#digitaalinenitsenäisyys

Lari Sakari Virtanen

I had the great honor of serving as an opponent for Lari Virtanen’s PhD defense on Friday at the University of Helsinki. Lari isn’t on bsky, but check out his papers on ensemble perception and color that show just how flexible and efficient it is! researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/l...

Thanks Dr. Viljami Salmela for serving as custos and Prof Andrey Chetverikov for acting as the opponent.

Today, the PhD student I co-supervised with Dr. Toni Saarela, Lari Virtanen, is defending his thesis on color ensemble perception at the University of Helsinki. It is both a happy and a sad day. Toni passed away only two weeks ago and just missed seeing his first PhD student graduate. RIP Toni ❤️😔

Siirtokuntatuotteiden tuonti kiellettävä Allekirjoita vetoomus ja vaadi hallitusta estämään Israelin miehitystä tukevien siirtokuntatuotteiden maahantuonti.

Osallistu vetoomukseen ja vaadi Suomen hallitusta kieltämään siirtokuntatuotteiden tuonti Suomeen. www.finnwatch.org/fi/siirtokun...

I’m absolutely fascinated by the late 19th century Austrian artist Marianne Stokes and am embarrassed to admit I only saw her art now at the Gothic Modern exhibition in the Finnish national gallery. Her use of red gives me chills.

I like how the perception of 3D structure in this starts and ends strong while devolving into interesting chaos in the middle. #VisionScience

FoVea Travel and Networking Award FoVea Travel and Networking Award Females of Vision et al. (FoVea) is excited to announce its 9th round of the FoVea Travel and Networking Award. Up to eight awards will be funded by the National S…

Applications open for the 2025 FoVea Travel and Networking award (due 2/12)!
Apply: foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications
Up to 8 awards will support travel to #VSS2025 for members who identify as women, including transgender, intersex, and non-binary individuals. @vssmtg.bsky.social

The origin of color categories | PNAS To what extent does concept formation require language? Here, we exploit color to address this question and ask whether macaque monkeys have color ...

A thought-provoking study on the origins of colour categories by @bevilconway.bsky.social

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

If you were at ECVP 2024 in Aberdeen, you heard Bevil give a preview of this work in his Perception Lecture.

Junior researchers, you still have time to apply for the @arvoinfo.bsky.social Early Career Mentorship Program. Don't miss this golden chance to get personalized career guidance and #ProfessionalDevelopment support from an ARVO mentor. Submit by Dec. 1: bit.ly/2FZKuQT #VisionScientist

Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...

When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...