Erin Conwell

Congratulations to @liamblything.bsky.social, Anna Theakston, Silke Brandt, and @ambridge.bsky.social on the publication of their new paper on children's and adults' use of reflexive and non-reflexive pronouns in LDR! ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/1...

We are looking for adult research participants who grew up hearing with migrant Deaf parents. Can you help us by sharing the recruitment ad? Research participation is fun and easy and mostly involves online interviews with @empacheco.bsky.social languageonthemove.com/hearing-chil...

If you are an NIH funded scientist and have not commented, you are agreeing that this change is a good idea. If, you, like me, think ditching peer review is a bad idea, take the 5 minutes and post a comment.

To the moon and, more importantly, back.

The kiddo has begun her annual October blitz of #Halloween pop-culture blog posts! This year's theme is #vampires and today she's got a great post about WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS. Give it a read if you love #horror, #movies, or just want some fun media commentary. #FilmSky #HorrorSky #HorrorMovies

I once got an email from a bio colleague saying that he'd be late to a meeting because "a bucket of bees that was supposed to come tomorrow got delivered today."

New paper 🍼📄 ManyBabies 3 is out (open access, registered report in Developmental Science). 30 labs, 33 languages, 839 infants set out to replicate a textbook finding: 7-month-olds learn abstract rules from speech (@garymarcus.bsky.social et al., 1999). We didn’t find it. 🧵

The kiddo's latest article about the Fargo Centennial Series is up at the High Plains Reader! This time, she's writing about the September Feature, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS. Enjoy! hpr1.com/a-sitcom-saf...

Join UConn's NIDCD-funded Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication T32 training program. Fall 2027: 1 postdoc slot. Fall 2028: 3 PhD slots, 1 postdoc. Mentors include: K. Cuevas, IM. Eigsti, F. Hoeft, D. Houston, N. Landi, J. Magnuson, J. Mozeiko, E. Myers, E. Skoe. cncct.research.uconn.edu

My older brother is an outstanding musician, so I spent much of my youth being taken to his concerts & complaining about their length and frequency to my parents. But when he played the Kennedy Center, I knew how cool it was and I was proud to go to DC to see him. The hell with this garbage.

Uh... no... has yours? (This article uses pseudonyms for some of the cats, as though Mittens asked that her real name not be used.)

I need to rethink my assignments given that none of them require the classic Mystery Hunt caveat that "the correct answer only requires very safe and legal behavior!" (And you also probably don't need to call the Marriott in Tbilisi.)

I draw motivation from many sources, but someone saying "you taught me to love stats" while handing me an Old Fashioned definitely does not hurt.

The link to comment on this proposal is in the RFI. Please, please comment. This is nonsense.

Oof. I appreciate the advance notice and the many years of support for open science. This is really tough. I'm interested in knowing what alternatives people are likely to use, if you have favorites.

More great #movie commentary over at So Desensitized: This time it's an essay about JENNIFER'S BODY and why it deserved better than what the critics gave it upon release. Enjoy! #HorrorSky #FilmSky

The next Fargo Theatre Centennial Film Series movie is THE PHILADELPHIA STORY & Blaise has a new article about it out in the High Plains Reader! Check it out for some great insights into the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope and how Katharine Hepburn's Tracy Lord turns out to be something more. #FilmSky

A new #science of #chess post is up on my Lichess blog! This time I'm unpacking what we know about what makes some chess moves seem beautiful to us-enjoy! #PsychSciSky #games

Excited to see that my latest #chess blog post was selected as Blog of the Month over at chess.com! Go check it out if you're interested in the intersection of chess and the cognitive science of learning. #scicomm

This coming school year's Lego League theme is biodiversity, which means it's about to be all-hands-on-deck for ecologists. Let's get ready for the flood. Ecologists, if you're willing to answer questions from classrooms or LEGO teams, we need ya. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Today is the LAST day to submit a public comment on the proposed OMB rule. We've put together a guide to help: www.psychologicalscience.org/act-now

Do you know a motivated postbac looking for a RA position before grad school? They should apply to our job posting at Yale! Under Nicole Landi, they would join a team doing semiannual behavioral + EEG testing in schools to understand neurobiological bases of dyslexia. tinyurl.com/landilab2026

Minneapolis, hit me up if you know families in need of car booster seats. We collected a lot of donated boosters for transporting kids to school last winter/spring and would like them to be put to good use. All are used but not expired!

How does One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest play with a young person 50 years after its initial release? hpr1.com/index.php/ar...

The NYU department of psychology is also reinstating the GRE as a requirement for PHD admissions. I heard Yale and Harvard are as well. Now Penn too. If you are applying to psych PHD programs this year be sure to take the exam.

NEH grant recipients who received notification that a terminated award is eligible for reinstatement can find more information about initiating the restatement process here: shorturl.at/0GwBc

This is a big ask: we can't just copy and paste comments - I need everyone to write a personal comment in the next week or so. There are many guidelines available: yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/new-omb-ru... elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

A new Science of #Chess post over on my lichess blog! This time, I'm covering a paper that examines the statistical evidence for "change points" in human play related to the AI Chess Revolutions in the 90's and 2010's. Enjoy!

BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf

The National Science Foundation is terminating and suspending grants again, and at Grant Witness we need you to help to track them! 🧪 We can only identify research being suppressed by under-the-radar suspensions directly from researchers. Please report! grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF

If you've got a moment, go leave a comment on the video linked below to let me know which version of the Kanisza square looks strongest to you! youtube.com/shorts/NqXMH...

To quote our child, this is a man with "highlighters and a dream."

Alright #visionscience team: I am not on the official program for Demo Night at #VSS2026, but I have just returned from the Walgreen's with materials for an UNOFFICIAL demo. You can find me just outside the ballrooms tonight - stop by for some bonus visual phenomenology!

Getting ready for an outreach event during storytime at the local mall. I hope these kids can handle a little controversy....

More YT #scicomm videos for you, this time about the #science of #chess! I've been writing about this for a few years, but this is my first attempt at a short video on the topic. Enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/KVc58...

Blaise has another article in the local arts/indie about a movie in the Fargo Theatre's Centennial Series. This time: The General, starring Buster Keaton. hpr1.com/index.php/ar...

Leila, our late and not particularly lamented cat, famously refused to replicate the illusory contour finding and yowled angrily at the inducers instead. Will Clementine, her somewhat doofy successor, decide to sit if she fits? Or will she just knock over the tripod while investigating the camera?

For the 2-year anniversary of her blog, the kiddo's got a new essay unpacking the relationship between @alexhirsh.bsky.social's GRAVITY FALLS & David Lynch's TWIN PEAKS. These are probably her favorite pieces of media, so she's got a LOT to tell you - check it out! #FilmSky #twinpeaks #gravityfalls

The Institute of Child Development is still recruiting 2 NIMH-funded T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Developmental Psychopathology! icd.umn.edu/employment

If you know of a graduating senior who might want to spend a gap year in @jmhenderson.bsky.social's productive, supportive, and fun lab, pass along this ad for a full-time, NIH-funded RA position! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07601?fbc...

It's been quite a while, but I've got a new #chess post up over at Lichess! This time I'm talking about a recent paper that investigates whether or not the time players spend thinking about their next move actually reflects the value of spending more time on the position. Enjoy!

My kid has a piece out today in the local indie/arts paper on the movie Fargo, its layered relationship with the city of Fargo, and why it endures as a classic, from the perspective of someone who grew up here.

Another YT Short with an analog #visionscience demo - this time it's Akiyoshi Kitaoka's wiggly version of the Footsteps illusion! Lots of fun making the paper-and-tape version of this one look it's best (at least w/ my skill set) on camera. Enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/1af1r...

More #horrormovies writing from the kiddo! This time she's taking on the zombie lore established by the eternal classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Check it out (and subscribe to her newsletter!) for more excellent perspectives on #film and #popculture. 🧠🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️

this is Duane Watson’s kids‘ team. Come on psycholinguists— we can get this funded!