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annaleshinskaya.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine. She/her. Researcher in human & artificial intelligence using computational neuroscience & machine interpretability. Lab website: relcoglab.org
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Just talked to a friend who works for the DoE and had 2 papers censored for violating an EO. One because it uses “toxicity” (about chemical leakage into drinking wells) & the other for “diversity” (as in “microbial diversity”). We are at Soviet-level stupidity censorship.

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

i just share this with my whole department and other communities i belong to. spread the word.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

ACTION THIS WEDNESDAY: Researchers from New York universities are holding a rally to protest the funding cuts at Washington Square Park at 4 pm. This will be part of a national day of action, with rallies at HHS in DC and all around the country. RSVP HERE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

On Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 (Presidents’ Day), coordinated protests will occur in all 50 states at or near each state’s capitol (and some city halls) to peacefully oppose the Trump Administration’s actions and “Project 2025” agenda. Find details for your state ⬇️🪧

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Thanks to Elon Musk and DOGE, our adversaries now have access to sensitive information about one of our intelligence agencies. Elon Musk and DOGE staff should NOT have access to sensitive national security information. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

submitted 12 days ago • 531 comments

In the special issue of Daedalus about caregiving, Brian Christian’s article gives an excellent concise history of RL, AI alignment, and the nightmarish robot caregivers of sci-fi: www.amacad.org/daedalus/com...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

PhD students in social sciences studying "metascience" and AI: This looks like an *AMAZING* opportunity. Fully funded research postdoc that can be housed at whatever university you can find an appropriate mentor. sloan.org/programs/dig...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Hello! I'm looking to hire a post-doc, to start this Summer or Fall. It'd be great if you could share this widely with people you think might be interested. More details on the position & how to apply: bit.ly/cocodev_post... Official posting here: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14723

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

Re-upping: Please share with anyone who might be interested!

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Literally does take under 1 minute, even if you edit the message to include what your professional role is. ...also I know this is risking Discourse but IMO this is a case where you should definitely go ahead and throw a "Dr." into the title/prefix field if applicable.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Now hiring for two lab manager positions at Stanford! Hyo Gweon and I are coordinating joint searches since our labs collaborate frequently. Please join us! careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/researc... and careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/lab-coo...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

The experts, lawyers, and scholars who I’ve been speaking with since last night agree with me that it’s a coup and that this a 5-alarm fire.

submitted 24 days ago • 58 comments

Call to End Freeze on Federal Grants The White House's pause on federal grants threatens our nation’s scientific progress. Read SfN's full statement urging this Administration to lift the freeze to protect the health and security of our nation: bit.ly/4gq9i2I

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

postdoc opportunity in @alexwoolgar.bsky.social and my lab, based in Cambridge UK! seeking someone with excellent analytical skills to join our project using time-resolved human neuroimaging to study receptive language processing in non-speaking autistic individuals 🧠✨ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48835/

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

I have recently launched the relational cognition lab at UC Irvine: relcoglab.org! We study learning and memory in mind, brains and machines. I am open to collaborations and hiring a lab technician (lab manager/junior specialist). Job ad & application here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09400.

submitted 45 days ago • 6 comments