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Theories in pragmatics have long tried to explain how we use language to communicate.

Jay & @thomasbeuchot.bsky.social chat with @dansperber.bsky.social about relevance theory, which potentially offers an unifying account of both verbal and non-verbal communication.

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Congratulations to the Cognitations podcast, which was awarded an @ehbea.bsky.social grant to support the excellent work they're doing in public communication 🎉 This year, and for future years, we broadened the criteria for workshop grants to include non-academic events & public engagement

UPDATE! 🎉

Cognitations has been awarded a Workshop Event Grant by @ehbea.bsky.social

This amazing grant will help us record new episodes with leading international experts in evolution, anthro & cog sci. Stay tuned in to hear from @manvir.bsky.social, @dansperber.bsky.social & many more!!!

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We also recommend checking out @manvir.bsky.social 's monster thread on the cross-cultural nature of work and leisure: x.com/mnvrsngh/sta...

EP #17 | The Anthropology of Leisure Time | Mark Dyble Cognitations · Episode

🎙️ EP #17

Most of us struggle w/ work-life balance. Long before the existence of long commutes and busy calendars, our ancestors lived as hunter-gatherers (HGs). Do HGs have more free time? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social discusses this & much more with Mark Dyble

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EP #15 | @lukasgunschera.bsky.social & @georgiaturner.bsky.social recommend

EP #14 | @orbenamy.bsky.social recommends

EP #13 | Jennifer Nagel recommends

EP #12 | Jacob Beck recommends @kristinandrews.bsky.social 's book + some of his personal pop-science pieces like this one: www.scientificamerican.com/article/babi...

Check out his personal website for more pop-science pieces

EP #11 | @danielnettle.bsky.social recommends @nicholaraihani.bsky.social 's great book

EP #10 | @theresecollins.bsky.social recommends viewing some cool visual illusions (and illusion contests) and Moby Dick - we leave it to you to find out the link between cognitive science and Moby Dick

www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/in... ; illusionoftheyear.com

EP #9 | Pierre Jacob recommends

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Con Ciencia Hacer ciencia en países no centrales puede no ser tan fácil como parece: el idioma, los recursos económicos, la dificultades de movilidad a veces pueden hacernos sentir que la tarea es imposible, Sin

EP #8 | Camilla Scaff & Alejandrina Cristia recommend yet another podcast: soundcloud.com/radio-unahur... ; kotoboo.org/index.php/fr/

EP #7 | @coraliechevallier.bsky.social recommends checking out the @thedissenteryt.bsky.social podcast. He has extensively interviewed people from across the behavioural and cognitive sciences, and is still going strong.

EP #6 | @nancykanwisher.bsky.social recommends

EP #4 | @stepalminteri.bsky.social mentions that students shouldn't hesitate reading the old classics/papers in psychology/neuroscience. He also recommends

EP #3 | Frédérique de Vignemont recommends

Over the years, a lot of our guests have recommended various books and/or media relating to various aspects of cognitive science.

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EP #1 | @hugoreasoning.bsky.social recommends

@cognitionens.bsky.social @cogscisociety.bsky.social #podcasts #TIL #psychsky #cogscisky

YouTube video by Guardian News Yanny or Laurel video: which name do you hear? – audio

The Yanny/Laurel illusion has divided the internet (and the hosts). What do you hear?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X_W...

EP #16 | What do Auditory Illusions Reveal about the Brain? | Daniel Pressnitzer Cognitations · Episode

🎙️ EP #16

Two people can hear different things when listening to the same sound (see 🧵): how does our auditory system really work? Cindy & @mariusmercier.bsky.social discuss this and much more with Daniel Pressnitzer

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Thanks to @adigitaltanay.bsky.social for having @georgiaturner.bsky.social and me on to discuss our research at the intersection of social media and cognitive science! 🎧

@lukasgunschera.bsky.social and I spoke to @adigitaltanay.bsky.social about our work on social media and cognition - have a listen to hear how we ended up here, what we have enjoyed reading & more 📕🎙️

@mrccbu.bsky.social @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social #podcasts #TIL #science

EP #4 | Neuroeconomics & Learning in Humans, Rats and Robots | Stefano Palminteri Cognitations · Episode

For those interested further in philosophical underpinnings of computational approaches, do check out our EP with @stepalminteri.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdf973zy

EP #14 | How can Social Media Affect Mental Health? | Amy Orben Cognitations · Episode

This episode builds further upon our previous interview with @orbenamy.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3zcpemeb

EP #15 | Social Media and Mental Health: The Cognitive Turn | Georgia Turner & Lukas Gunschera Cognitations · Episode

🎙️ EP #15

How can methods from cognitive science provide new ways of investigating social media’s mental health effects? Does it offer new policy insights? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social discusses this and much more with @lukasgunschera.bsky.social & @georgiaturner.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/4ayf4x5s

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EP #11 | Human Behavioral Ecology: Putting Depression & Poverty In Context | Daniel Nettle Podcast Episode · Cognitations · 19/07/2024 · 1h 13m

This @cognitations.bsky.social podcast has made my bank holiday cleaning considerably less tedious: Daniel Nettle being interviewed about what human behavioural ecology is and how it can help inform policy, including around poverty

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A very thought provoking discussion on young people's mental health and social media 💡

EP #14 | How can Social Media Affect Mental Health? | Amy Orben Cognitations · Episode

My PhD student @adigitaltanay.bsky.social released an episode of his podcast Cognitations interviewing ... me. One of the toughest interviewers I've had! You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/6L7q...

He will feature some other team members next, so do give the podcast a follow 🤳