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computational cognitive science @ nyu. director NYU minds, brains, and machines initiative. https://gureckislab.org. Are you interested in research in my lab? https://intake.gureckislab.org/interest/

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Sep 26

Interested in research in my lab? intake.gureckislab.org/interest/

This form is for students and scientists interested in doing research with us. Before applying, please read this page to learn more about our lab and opportunities. Keep in mind that we have a limited number of spots and many applicants. We review applications submitted through this form and usually can respond within two weeks. Due to limited time, Prof. Gureckis does not reply to emails about research opportunities that are not submitted through this form.

intake.gureckislab.org

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 7d

teach students `git` early todd.gureckislab.org/2025/12/19/g...

Scientists Should Learn and Teach git First | Todd Gureckis

In the AI era, we need to learn and teach `git` first

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 9d

some of the most vocal advocates for high quality advising will upload the wrong person's letter for phd admissions.

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 11d

yeah, i've been white hatting some of this and i'm a little surprised at how bad most of these things are (for now), esp for multi-modal real-time stuff.

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 11d

e.g., bsky.app/profile/josh...

Josh McCrain @joshmccrain.bsky.social · Nov 18

new paper by Sean Westwood:

With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 11d

nice! i think people should talk about the good data experiences like this, because i have run across reviewers and people on grant panels and stuff who are now completely spooked on online data quality to the point of basically flat reject it's validity, despite maybe a more nuanced set of issues

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 11d

I'm exploring this issue a little and interested in where the failure points are. Please DM me.

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 11d

Several people have mentioned online that they get terrible responses from online services such as Prolific, e.g., bots, LLM responses. I'm curious if anyone who has experienced that in a memorable way would mind sharing the details of their project (code, etc.).

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 24d

it seems like not to many people that follow me are using it but here's a good summary of the upsides: towardsdatascience.com/why-im-makin...

Why I’m Making the Switch to marimo Notebooks | Towards Data Science

A fresh way to think about computational notebooks

towardsdatascience.com

Reposted by Todd M. Gureckis

Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 24d

Today is #GivingTuesday! Join us in helping to make computational science education accessible to everyone, everywhere!

Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.

Your support makes this possible.

neuromatch.io/donate/

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 25d

the winner is columbia which had a box that looked like the pdf upload link but was actually a request to upload your business card (if appropriate). good captcha!

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 26d

is anyone using marimo? it has some selling points over jupyter, esp. for better ai integration marimo.io

marimo | a next-generation Python notebook

Explore data and build apps seamlessly with marimo, a next-generation Python notebook.

marimo.io

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Nov 27

we may not have agi yet, but claude code and i coded a dashboard so i can understand the geographic and demographic recruitment patterns in our Smile experiments and i'm excited how it turned out! 🤖+😎=✨ (a public version of this likely in a future Smile release, internal for now)

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Nov 27

If you start someone on an online experiment and the subject reloads the page or browser quits -- what happens? Usually we are resigned that they just start over 😢 With the magic of Smile you can determine trials at run time and it picks up where it left off! smile.gureckislab.org/coding/steps...

Stepping Through Trials | Smile

a gureckislab joint.

smile.gureckislab.org

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Nov 26

1963 JExp. PSych -- if you can't see a significant between-subject effect with 28 subjects then might as well just accept your nulls. 🫠 (Worth nothing the effect they are referring to is a manipulation applied to only the first 5 out of ~140 total learning trials.)

Reposted by Todd M. Gureckis, Alessandro Gozzi

Bradley Love @profdata.bsky.social · Nov 25

"The inevitability and superfluousness of cell types in spatial cognition". Intuitive cell types are found in random artificial networks using the same selection criteria neuroscientists use with actual data. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... 1/2

elifesciences.org

Reposted by Todd M. Gureckis

NYU Center for Data Science @nyudatascience.bsky.social · Nov 19

CDS is hiring Faculty Fellows for 2026!

This two-year role offers time and support to pursue independent research with a minimal teaching load.

Learn more and apply by Nov 24: nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-is-hirin...

CDS Is Hiring Faculty Fellows

CDS is accepting applications for its Faculty Fellow positions. The deadline is November 24, 2025.

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Josh McCrain @joshmccrain.bsky.social · Nov 18

Reposted by Olivier Klein, Hugo Mercier, Todd M. Gureckis

Sydney Levine @sydneylevine.bsky.social · Nov 14

I'm recruiting a grad student! My lab at NYU (psych dept) studies the computational basis of moral cognition and aims to build AI systems that are aligned with human values. Now admitting a PhD student for Fall 2026. Apps due 12/1. sites.google.com/corp/site/sy...

Sydney Levine - Open Positions

Graduate Students (PhD program) I will be accepting PhD students through the NYU psychology department for the current application cycle (for admission in Fall 2026). My lab is joint between the Co...

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Oct 28

super awesome, including the presentation of the project!

Gabe Grand @gabegrand.bsky.social · Oct 27

Do AI agents ask good questions? We built “Collaborative Battleship” to find out—and discovered that weaker LMs + Bayesian inference can beat GPT-5 at 1% of the cost.

Paper, code & demos: gabegrand.github.io/battleship

Here's what we learned about building rational information-seeking agents... 🧵🔽

Reposted by Todd M. Gureckis

Gabe Grand @gabegrand.bsky.social · Oct 27

Reposted by Márk E. Hauber, Caroline T. Schroeder, Todd M. Gureckis

Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · Oct 21

Are you looking to do independent research related to machine learning and/or data science? Want to get some teaching experience too? Apply to be a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University! Positions are for two years. apply.interfolio.com/174686

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Oct 16

exciting collaboration on what people people forget when recalling stories! cool results and a great example of how big data + ai can help address difficult to study psychological questions in more naturalistic ways.

Omri Raccah @omriraccah.bsky.social · Oct 16

thrilled to share our preprint on false memories in naturalistic recollection!

Distinct paths to false memory revealed in hundreds of narrative recalls

paper: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

w/ phoebehc.bsky.social (co-first) Vy A. Vo @davidpoeppel.bsky.social @toddgureckis.bsky.social

thread below 👇

Reposted by Todd M. Gureckis

Omri Raccah @omriraccah.bsky.social · Oct 16

Reposted by Hugo Mercier, Bill Thompson, Todd M. Gureckis

Mark Ho | Hiring postdocs + PhD students @markkho.bsky.social · Oct 6

I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓

The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠

Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏

codec lab

codec-lab.github.io

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Oct 3

one of the reason older academics become less productive is that they eventually have worked with so many people, it takes up all their time just updating their website about what all the former lab people are currently doing.

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Sep 29

nice, thanks so much!

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Sep 27

lab, do you have a template or screenshot of your spreadsheet you’d share?

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Sep 27

anyone have a good technique for tracking project progress (app? whiteboard? a piece of paper?). i know someone that list all lab projects on a white board and have magnets that track through status like “coding” “in review” “in revision” etc…i’m wondering if someone dialed in a process for that

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Sep 26

* my lab's new interest intake form was inspired by @brendenlake.bsky.social's process (lake-lab.github.io/apply/) which has served him well, and i welcome people to copy these questions --- it'd be fine if applicants adopt broadly similar text across labs! intake.gureckislab.org/interest/

lake-lab.github.io

todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · Sep 26

yes, and i had the same thought, but many people on visa are "trapped" in the US due to the risk of leaving in the middle of of a phd, etc... so US conference are the only places where they present. there's no single option that seems ideal.

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