Kristen A Baker

I was born and raised a Blue Jays fan, so of course I am watching the game (even though it's ... well ... very early in the UK).

Come on #BlueJays ! You can fight back from this!

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

I believe Sarah Laurence (and other folks) had been working on something like this--- though I don't know if it's published yet? I think they might have said in their presentation that they were in the process of writing it.

Sorry for your loss Ben-- losing an animal is like losing a family member :(

Distinct neural processing underlying visual face and object perception in dyslexia Developmental dyslexia is a disorder marked by difficulties in reading, spelling, and connecting sounds to written language. The high-level visual dys…

Excited to share a new article from @icevislab.bsky.social! In a sample of over 60 people, we found distinct neural differences underlying object and face recognition in dyslexia. These findings highlight crucial domain-general visual processes that may contribute to word reading challenges.

Hi #canadian researchers - please sign this petition to help ensure funding isn’t cut to tri council agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR). We’re looking at potential 15% cuts to ALL federal spending including grants win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

🚨 The wait is almost over!

@cogscisociety.bsky.social × Blue Sky Grant applications open tomorrow. Five grants worth $1,810 each are here to support your next research idea.

Join our webinar this Thursday 4PM BST for insider tips on how to submit a winning application.

👉 Register: bit.ly/3K28s1y

Illusion of the Year contender right here. #VisionScience

Amazing! Congratulations to Christopher-- very exciting!

Interested in #EEG #FPVS #FaceLearning?

*An Ecological and Objective Neural Marker of Implicit Learning of Unfamiliar Identities*

Preprint 👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...

@bfh-ch.bsky.social University of Malta @snsf.ch

Because everyone needs a bit of positivity in times like these:

What an incredible conference! #ECVP2025 was jam packed with amazing research and fun events.

Now that it is over, I hope everyone gets some well-deserved rest!

Super-Recognizers, or Su-Perceivers? Insights from fast periodic visual stimulation (FPVS) EEG - Brain Topography The term Super-Recognizer (SR), which describes individuals with supposedly superior facial recognition abilities, may be something of a misnomer. In the same way that blind individuals would not be c...

Hot off the press: 1st ever #FPVS #EEG investigation into #SuperRecognizers

Congrats to my amazing collaborators Jeff Nador, Kim Uittenhove & Dario Gordillo and thanks to all #police SRs & control participants!

@bfh-ch.bsky.social, EPFL, @snsf.ch, Polizei Berlin

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Have you heard the news? Something big is coming for researchers! 🌟

Gorilla is running a brand new grant scheme this September in partnership with the @cogscisociety.bsky.social 🎉

Register your interest now to be the first to know when applications open. ⬇️

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I gotta say that I love that the Royal Society has this contest every year!

And, for the first time ever, I actually submitted 4 of my photographs! *Fingers crossed*

Just in case you're curious about my project, or the other exciting projects that were successful, you can find all of the abstracts here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...

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I am VERY excited to announce that I was awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (@britishacademy.bsky.social ) !

With this funding, I will be investigating forensic face matching through collaborative decision-making!

Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities!
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.

I am really excited to be presenting at the joint #CSBBCS and #EPS Dundee meeting this morning at 11:15! If you're around, come see my talk about age related changes in face learning!

YouTube video by CBC News: The National Does Canada need more Mike Myers?

The @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social interview with Mike Myers on the eve of Canada Day is sooo good. And yes, we need more Mike Myers always 🇨🇦: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq_x...

Four year 0.8 FTE post doc at Stirling with Dr. Line Caes (our Health Group) on a Oliver Bird Fund -funded project “Challenges young people face in managing musculoskeletal chronic pain”.

www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...

PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence at Birkbeck, University of London Find a PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view more!

Looking for a PhD in #psychology or #cogneuro ? I’m recruiting a fully-funded @leverhulme.ac.uk PhD student to join my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social. If you’re interested in metacognition, learning, social cognition and culture I’d love you to apply 🧠👇

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...

National Postdoctoral Conference for ECRs The National Postdoctoral Conference is a free event taking place in September 2025, open to ECRs from SHAPE and STEM disciplines.

Join the Early Career Research Network in September for the National Postdoctoral Conference which aims to celebrate, unite, and empower postdoctoral researchers from across the UK. Register here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...

I can! Sending your way now!

Please distribute: PhD Position in Visual Perception -- joint opportunity in Iceland and Switzerland #visionscience #cogsci #neuroskyence #psychscisky #phd #academia

Practical Vision Science Amazon.com: Practical Vision Science: 9781032691121: Balas, Benjamin: Books

Random self-promotion, but my hands-on #VisionScience textbook is available for <$50 at the moment! If you're excited about using analog demos of visual phenomena in your classroom, it's a great time to snag a copy! #STEMed

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Are you a postdoctoral researcher? Don't miss the application deadline for BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants on 4 June. Funding is available for research projects across all areas of the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: buff.ly/fLXzGVz

A free training workshop on PsychoPy, perfect for research trainees!

#visionscience #cogsci #workingmemory #vss2025

National Letter Open Letter from Canadian Researchers to the Federal party leaders Click here to sign this letter See who has signed - version française se trouve à page 3 - Dear Party Leaders We, the undersigne...

Dear Canadian researchers, faculty, RAs, PDFs and grad students, this letter is for the federal party leaders asking them to defend and expand Canadian research sovereignty with a historic investment in science, please sign and share
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Very excited for the next @exppsychsoc.bsky.social meeting taking place in Dundee this July! UK abstract portals open *today* (7th April), 10am 😄