Anybody still read WaPo?
This is called "surveillance pricing" and it ought to be illegal.
@lingprof
Supporting democracy defenders. πΊπ¦ π And nerdy academics. Preferably both simultaneously. #DueProcess #speechscience #science #BoolaBoola #βπ»#vaccineswork The people who ban books are NEVER the 'good guys.'
Anybody still read WaPo?
This is called "surveillance pricing" and it ought to be illegal.
NIH is requesting comments on a new draft policy that may require human brain imaging data (and other data) from nih-funded research to only be shared via controlled access, & only with certain countries. I suggest neuroimagers read closely & submit comments by 3/18.
osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
Check out our new preprint!
We directly tested a common assumption in neuroimaging:
Is resting-state the best estimate of intrinsic organization?
Spoiler: Across datasets and brain systems, multi-task fMRI did better.
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So maybe rest isnβt a privileged window into intrinsic organization after all.
Functional architecture may be revealed most clearly when the brain is actively engaged.
Preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Curious to hear what people think!
8/8
Deadline April 1 (rolling): Open-rank, open-area cluster hire to support new cogsci department (!). Bocconi University, Milan www.unibocconi.it/en/faculty-a...
Me too!
Hmmβ¦The official loss of the US measles elimination status is now conveniently delayed til after the midterms.
If you are a client of a firm that folded in this fight, you should know that not only were they morally wrong, but they were also strategically dumb www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Deadline March 30 (rolling): Postdoc, computational linguistics and language acquisition w/ H. Dai, Linguistics, U Michigan careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
A statement from Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, on its discussions with the Department of War.
π§ͺ Dr. Casey Meansβ confirmation as Surgeon General is today. Weβll have another wellness influencer w/o any relevant experience as the βNationβs Doctorβ
Bonus:
1. She helped shape the MAHA movement
2. Says vaccines cause autism
3. Believes that raw milk is safe
@drjessicaknurick.bsky.social
I guess it was only a matter of time.
Deadline Mar 26: Asst prof (teaching track), comp. soc. sci. + cogsci, UCSD Cog Sci apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04461
In 2024, about one-third of students inβ―fourth,β―eighth, and 12th grades wereβ―proficient in reading.β―Theβ―proficiencyβ―rate has fallen fromβ―pre-pandemic levels for allβ―grades.β―β― @usafacts.org
Death dealer
This!!
Are you a junior faculty member interested in spending 2-4 weeks at Princeton Psych? Please apply for our Microsabbatical program! Itβs a fully funded visit for professional development and creating long-term collaborations.
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
π£ Our lab is recruiting a #Postdoc in #NLP & #LearningAnalytics! The role focuses on large student text + interaction data to study metacognition, motivation, & math learning in a digital environment. Please share!
Rolling review begins March 15, 2026
Details: vanderbilt.box.com/s/b8vk3sksz4...
Vaccines and our immune system
#Science π§ͺ #Scicomm #Vaccines #VaccinesWork
theconversation.com/how-vaccines...
ββ¦the deprioritization of biodefense and pandemic preparedness will weaken [US response] to pathogens that are constantly evolving β¦[and] to biological threats and pathogens including development of new vaccines and treatments.β
www.cidrap.umn.edu/bioterrorism...
The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies
Razing the NIH
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 across NSF. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.
NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
You canβt repeal science. But you sure can strangle it.
Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it β¦.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.