Simon Fischer-Baum
@cogscimon
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Cognitive scientist at Rice University, currently on loan to the National Science Foundation. Me-search topic: why words hard? (he/him)
Washington, DC
Joined August 2019
RT @OGurcanl: Science thrives when we invest in stronger communication skills. Join us on April 14 for a collaborative conversation on how….
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Update: the #psynom24 NSF event on Friday has moved to the Ziegfeld room, next door to the original space.
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We are a kind and approachable bunch - happy to demystify federal funding and talk about the WIDE range of opportunities that could be good fits for psychonomes. We want to talk to you!.
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Programs in attendance.PAC: Betty Tuller and @cogscimon .Human Networks and Data Science: Amy Criss.Linguistics/DLI-DEL: @rachelmtheodore.SoL/Developmental Science:Anna Fisher.SoL/CogNeuro: Elizabeth Chua.Build and Broaden/Science of Broadening Participation: @jorge_lingo.
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MANY NSF program officers at psychonomics next week. We will be in the Brecht from on Friday, November 22nd from 12:00-1:30 PM, set up for what has been described to us as "an intimate environment for meaningful discussion", but will also generally be around for a chat.
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RT @OGurcanl: APS’s global summit included 468 attendees from 34 countries, with 413 presenters across two days. W….
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APS’s inaugural Global Summit paved the way for new collaborations in psychological research.
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RT @kcs_adam: I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for the upcoming school year (Fall 2025). If you are interested in studying the neural bases o….
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RT @kcs_adam: The Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice has a THIRD faculty opening for this year! . If you are doing research in th….
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RT @mmitchell_ai: Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. This didn't happen because she herself fought for it -- although….
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Concerning (but not surprising)analysis from Nature about who wins the Nobel Prize - it’s held in such high esteem, but does a singular focus on these awards hold science back?.
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What subjects have past winners studied? What age were they when they won? Where do they live? Nature crunched the data on every science prizewinner to find out.
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RT @MelMitchell1: One of the most interesting papers I've read on GPT-4 was the "Embers of Autoregression" paper by @RTomMcCoy et al. N….
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In "Embers of Autoregression" (McCoy et al., 2023), we showed that several large language models (LLMs) have some important limitations that are attributable to their origins in next-word...
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RT @kcs_adam: 1 week left to apply for the junior position (10/1)!. (And a few weeks left for the senior position, 10/15).
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RT @GoldGooseAward: It's time to reveal the #GGA24 awardees! Congratulations to:.🌲🪹🔨Jeff Walters.🐧💩Christian Che-Castaldo, Heather Joan Lyn….
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RT @kcs_adam: I'm excited to share that Rice is hiring TWO new faculty members in Cognitive Neuroscience (1 Assistant level, 1 Associate/Fu….
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RT @FredOswald: Job Opening in Cognitive/Cognitive Neuroscience. Assistant Professor Rice University.Psychological Sciences . "We are seeki….
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RT @OGurcanl: Very proud of the recognition that our Global Summit receives. Wonderful step forward for visa barriers.
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RT @OGurcanl: It’s summer. Parenting with digital technologies is inevitable. Are all digital options bad for development? What are the goo….
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Shameless self promotion - NPR’s Short Wave and @emilykwong1234 did a fantastic job covering our braille project, recognizing the value of interdisciplinary basic science oriented towards eventual policy impact. Slow and (very) satisfying science!.
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For blind and low vision adults, the ability to read braille can be life-changing. Braille literacy is directly linked to higher rates of academic success and better employment outcomes for them. But...
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RT @TrendsCognSci: Is working memory domain-general or domain-specific?. Review by Nazbanou Nozari & Randi Martin. Free access until Sept 4….
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