Steve Most

For families like ours — who have a kid moving into middle school / high school — thought I’d reshare these science-backed tips on how to study and learn more effectively. Good luck, everyone! #EduSky #PsychSciSky #scicomm

We still need more signatories on this petition regarding psychologist training in Australia! (International voices count too.) TL;DR - Australia is considering reforms that risk undermining professional psychologist training while hollowing out the rest of the field. See link for more info:

Really nice press coverage of some forthcoming work from my lab. I'm excited about expanding the lab in this new direction, together with my students. (New for us, with gratitude to our collaborators and to pioneers on this topic.) #EduSky #AussieEd #PsychSciSky

Nice video essay on the psychology of cinema

I often wonder if this is by design. Exhaustion & stress shift people away from "System 2" (i.e., deliberative & complex) towards "System 1" thinking (mental shortcuts & knee-jerk responses). Yes, that dichotomy glosses over nuance. But a society entrenched in System 1 is easier to manipulate.

Very nice article. A particularly insightful point: the pitfalls of solving "an access problem while creating an identity problem".

Grad school cohort at conference

Say, @alyankovic.bsky.social, have you considered a career in academia? My Intro Psych students would surely prefer your lectures to mine!

Out: "AI is coming for our jobs" In: "Weird AL is coming for our jobs" #neuroskyence #psycscisky

LLMs… are they muggle horcruxes? Discuss.

Michelangelo: "ChatGPT, find David in this slab of marble. Well, my work here is done."

Congratulations to @maramather.bsky.social, and to anyone who gets to work with her! Some great positions here for researchers at multiple stages!

Hello, kookaburra!

We’re proud that our new book includes selections from a wide variety of publications, spanning science-oriented and general assignment outlets. Publications include @defector.com, @theatlantic.com, @nytimes.com Magazine, @buzzfeed.com News … (1/2) www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

give these men complimentary tickets immediately

In my recent Intro Psych lectures on cognitive psychology, I didn’t have time to delve into its history. It’s a fascinating story. Instead, I referred students to my supplemental online lecture on its background and origin, which plays as a YouTube playlist. Check it out here. Feel free to share.

The hippocampus sits at the interface of perception & memory, allowing us to link past, present, & future through its role in generating predictions. Excited to share this theme issue in @royalsociety.org's Philosophical Transactions B, co-edited with @barense.bsky.social & @mariamaly.bsky.social

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

This is actually delightful. Amidst so much AI slop, this seems like it took real creativity and effort, with genuine educational potential. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJKU...

I absolutely love these humanising glimpses from history

Snakes and spiders aren’t all you have to worry about in Australia (Photo taken in the Australian Reptile Park near Gosford)

From back when the 'C' in CGI stood for 'creativity'

Seen from the train, heading into the weekend. #Sydney #trainbow

🚨 Tom Griffiths has a podcast where he interviews cognitive scientists podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... This just went to the top of my list.

Question for the hive mind: Are there extra steps you recommend to help ensure that Prolific participants are real (i.e., not bots)? I’ve thought about adding a very complex math problem with a <1 second response window, filtering out those who get it right. But I suspect this isn’t ideal.

I believe one of the most important things we can do for our kids is to model resilience. So I’d like to thank this year’s journal decision letters (so far) for the opportunity. Onwards!

It’s here, just in time for my commute! Who else needs some fun, intellectual reading for the train? 𝘊𝑜𝘨𝑛𝘪𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯, 𝑠𝘦𝑐𝘰𝑛𝘥 𝘦𝑑𝘪𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯, by Chun & Most: pages.oup.com/he/us/cognit...

I’m a cognitive psychologist. Don’t tell me this isn’t a stroopwafel.

The 2nd edition of Marvin's and my textbook, 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, is out! A labor of love. We hope our excitement for the field shines through. And look at this wonderful team at Oxford University Press we got to work with! You can request a free examination copy here: pages.oup.com/he/us/cognit...

A new edition of Chun & Most's Cognition textbook — out now! Our 2nd edition updates our coverage and explores the evolving role of cognitive psychology in today’s world — all while aiming to help students love the field as much as we do. Request an exam e-copy here: pages.oup.com/he/us/cognit...

The purpose of assignments isn’t just to get As. It’s to try, see where you went wrong, and try to improve. It’s a problem that institutions, and their incentive structures, often misunderstand this as much as students do.

Here are the slides for a talk I gave earlier today on social media for academics, which includes a mention of an excellent new LinkedIn guide from @emilynordmann.bsky.social emilynordmann.github.io/linkedin-for...

PSA: With recent spikes in the news, I decided to get tested for my immunity to measles. Results came back saying I had none. If you got your vaccination back in the 1970s like me, you might want to check too.

I wonder if any alien civilizations out there celebrate another revolution around their sun like this. Sydney really does do New Year's Eve spectacularly. Happy New Year!

Things aren’t always black and white. These horses are identically bright.

Academics who love doing public outreach and #scicom don't always get this level of support from their universities. That's a shame because the more we share knowledge and passion, the more it encourages investment in what we do. Thanks to #UNSW for investing energy and time in this profile!