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Steve Flusberg

@sflusberg.bsky.social

Cognitive Scientist @ Vassar College. Interested in language, metaphor, and thought, amongst other things

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Nora S. Newcombe and Robert Glushko stand together smiling on stage at CogSci 2025. Nora wears the Rumelhart Prize medal around her neck

Nora S. Newcombe and Robert Glushko stand together smiling on stage at CogSci 2025. Nora wears the Rumelhart Prize medal around her neck

Huge congratulations to the brilliant Nora Newcombe, recipient of the 2025 David E. Rumelhart Prize! 🏅#CogSci2025

31.07.2025 23:36 — 👍 178    🔁 33    💬 12    📌 1

Heading to #CogSci2025 🥳

29.07.2025 10:50 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We’re hiring a tenure track assistant professor in our amazing Vassar cognitive science department! If you have any questions, let me know. I’ll be at Cog Sci in San Francisco all week if you’d like to chat in person

29.07.2025 14:36 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
How do vaccines work? A castle metaphor
YouTube video by Science Animated How do vaccines work? A castle metaphor

It seems like as good a day as any to repost links to the five metaphor-based animations we created - based on this paper journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... - about the importance of #vaccines. @sflusberg.bsky.social

First one: A castle metaphor for how vaccines work
youtu.be/DOD854panQg?...

19.02.2025 10:11 — 👍 18    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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My lovely dept at Vassar is seeking a one-year VAP who can teach Clinical courses. More info at the link below. Come join us!
employment.vassar.edu/postings/4331

14.02.2025 18:28 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Unraveling the Power and Influence of Language The study of framing effects is a multidisciplinary line of research that investigates when, how, and why language influences those who receive a message and how it impacts their response. This scienc...

In the latest PSPI, @sflusberg.bsky.social and his team provide a comprehensive review of framing-effects research, including describing a survey of common framing effects and a taxonomy of linguistic framing techniques.

23.12.2024 17:14 — 👍 26    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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For my first post, I'm excited to share a new paper just out in Psych Science in the Public Interest. We've written a comprehensive review of the linguistic framing literature, including a new taxonomy of framing effects, an emphasis on mechanisms, and much more! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

20.12.2024 13:43 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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