Björn Jörges
@bjorges.bsky.social
CogPsy: perception in microgravity, prediction, VR; open science, queer feminism, sex work, men in crop tops;
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Summaring the problems in every maths department.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Summaring the problems in every maths department.
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Teaching friends, advice please? I have this calculus student who fancies himself a hotshot. During group work at whiteboards he often takes charge, assumes a teacher role, and lectures other students. Other students have told me that they find this condescending and don't want to work with him. 1/
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Teaching friends, advice please? I have this calculus student who fancies himself a hotshot. During group work at whiteboards he often takes charge, assumes a teacher role, and lectures other students. Other students have told me that they find this condescending and don't want to work with him. 1/
I really think the appropriate response here is not "bullshit, its not intelligent nor conscious" (because the answer will simply and boringly depend on your definition of "intelligent" and "conscious") but rather "we're wasting our time arguing about this"
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
Opinion | A.I. Is Already Intelligent. This Is How It Becomes Conscious.
Skeptics overlook how our concepts change.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I really think the appropriate response here is not "bullshit, its not intelligent nor conscious" (because the answer will simply and boringly depend on your definition of "intelligent" and "conscious") but rather "we're wasting our time arguing about this"
I have studied enough philosophy to know that we simply don't have to care about whether AI is ""conscious"". This whole argument is so much more about the definition of "consciousness" than about AI and, no offense to philosophers,
Can we just stop please? Just let it go. We are not anywhere close to “conscious” machines.
We’re going to look back on hot takes like this in 20 years and wonder how people fell for such clear fairytales.
We’re going to look back on hot takes like this in 20 years and wonder how people fell for such clear fairytales.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I have studied enough philosophy to know that we simply don't have to care about whether AI is ""conscious"". This whole argument is so much more about the definition of "consciousness" than about AI and, no offense to philosophers,
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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TIL stimulants like Adderall reduces risk of dementia in people with ADHD to neurotypical levels.
So gimme those drugs.
So gimme those drugs.
ADHD increases dementia risk, but the available epidemiological data suggests that stimulant medications may normalize risk. Totally fascinating
Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
TIL stimulants like Adderall reduces risk of dementia in people with ADHD to neurotypical levels.
So gimme those drugs.
So gimme those drugs.
A little piece of good news ♥️
Some good news!
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software | Built In Boston
The law makes it illegal for city officials to “obtain, retain, possess, access, or use” facial recognition technology, acknowledging that it “has the potential to harm communities of color who are al...
www.builtinboston.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A little piece of good news ♥️
I mean, do we count the reporting on trans issues over the past 5-10 years already as part of this fasho sympathizer era of the NYT?
I honestly don't think the NY Times has been this bad in my lifetime, it's deeply shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I mean, do we count the reporting on trans issues over the past 5-10 years already as part of this fasho sympathizer era of the NYT?
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"Vanderbilt is failing in its moral responsibility to push back against rising authoritarianism and political coercion."
My effort to convince Vanderbilt (and all universities) to take a stand for the rule of law, the Constitution, and our democracy.
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
My effort to convince Vanderbilt (and all universities) to take a stand for the rule of law, the Constitution, and our democracy.
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Here's why Vanderbilt's response to the Trump higher ed 'compact' is not enough | Opinion
With the deadline looming for colleges to sign Trump's "compact," Vanderbilt must resist, says one university professor.
www.tennessean.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Vanderbilt is failing in its moral responsibility to push back against rising authoritarianism and political coercion."
My effort to convince Vanderbilt (and all universities) to take a stand for the rule of law, the Constitution, and our democracy.
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
My effort to convince Vanderbilt (and all universities) to take a stand for the rule of law, the Constitution, and our democracy.
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Haven't read the whole thing yet but my advice to our PhD/masters students regarding statistical robustness has always been "okay but do your results ~make sense~ given ~everything~"
October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Haven't read the whole thing yet but my advice to our PhD/masters students regarding statistical robustness has always been "okay but do your results ~make sense~ given ~everything~"
Any Open Science Foundation users know what "Date Modified" in the meta data refers to? osf.io/xcaq3/files/...
Reviewer pointed out that it was Sept 25th this year (way after data collection ended), but I don't recall updating it, and there is also nothing in the "Revisions" tab.
@cos.io ?
Reviewer pointed out that it was Sept 25th this year (way after data collection ended), but I don't recall updating it, and there is also nothing in the "Revisions" tab.
@cos.io ?
OSF
osf.io
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Any Open Science Foundation users know what "Date Modified" in the meta data refers to? osf.io/xcaq3/files/...
Reviewer pointed out that it was Sept 25th this year (way after data collection ended), but I don't recall updating it, and there is also nothing in the "Revisions" tab.
@cos.io ?
Reviewer pointed out that it was Sept 25th this year (way after data collection ended), but I don't recall updating it, and there is also nothing in the "Revisions" tab.
@cos.io ?
Hive mind, could you point me to any papers that report pursuit gains for fast-ish target speeds (30 - 45°/s)? A reviewer admonishes that our gains are unheard-of-ly close to 1 and I want to check how unheard of they are exactly 😊
(feel free to nominate your own or your friends' papers!)
(feel free to nominate your own or your friends' papers!)
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Hive mind, could you point me to any papers that report pursuit gains for fast-ish target speeds (30 - 45°/s)? A reviewer admonishes that our gains are unheard-of-ly close to 1 and I want to check how unheard of they are exactly 😊
(feel free to nominate your own or your friends' papers!)
(feel free to nominate your own or your friends' papers!)
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Just added a new small Unity scene to the collection of currently seven virtual environments I created over the years. They are all free to reuse under Creative Commons and are all optimized for standalone VR. Here's the repository tinyurl.com/OpenEnvironm...
#VRresearch
#VRresearch
October 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just added a new small Unity scene to the collection of currently seven virtual environments I created over the years. They are all free to reuse under Creative Commons and are all optimized for standalone VR. Here's the repository tinyurl.com/OpenEnvironm...
#VRresearch
#VRresearch
If we had actual places to party past 2.30am, that would already go a long way to discourage that 🫣
Up now: raves! Councillor Paula Fletcher wants the city to do more to shut down the late-night parties in the Port Lands and along the Don River. She says the ravers are making a big mess and destroying the ecosystem. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Agenda Item History 2025.MM33.19
Agenda Item History 2025.MM33.19
secure.toronto.ca
October 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If we had actual places to party past 2.30am, that would already go a long way to discourage that 🫣
Doesn't sound like this is gonna have any teeth but good direction!
No one else comes to the defence of the consultant class. Matlow's motion to reduce the use of external consultants and prioritize internal resources CARRIES 22-1.
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Doesn't sound like this is gonna have any teeth but good direction!
Rare relatable Holyday moment, don't we all wish proposals at City Hall were better
Councillor Stephen Holyday says the no-stopping zones will hurt local businesses on this part of Bathurst. He says improving transit travel times isn't worth the trade-off for local biz. He wishes the proposal were better.
October 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Rare relatable Holyday moment, don't we all wish proposals at City Hall were better
It never ceases to amaze me how business owners are often so caught up in their class identity that they're willing to cut into their own profits
Letter attached to item from the Casa Loma Residents Association expresses opposition to the no-stopping restrictions. "How are customers to shop there if there is No Stopping between 2 pm and 7 pm Monday to Friday and 12 pm and 7 pm on weekends?" they wonder. www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... (PDF)
www.toronto.ca
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It never ceases to amaze me how business owners are often so caught up in their class identity that they're willing to cut into their own profits
Glad we're fighting the good fight, lol
Councillor Cheng moves to request the cops do more enforcement blitzes on e-scooters.
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Glad we're fighting the good fight, lol
you tell'em, Olivia!
"My message is simple: don't speed, and you won't have to pay any fines," says Mayor Olivia Chow on her support for the speed camera program.
October 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
you tell'em, Olivia!
This is great!
As a sidenote, a 46% ~return on investment~ is actually not even that impressive when it comes to stuff governments can spend money on. Public transport projects tend to have extremely high RoIs, for example. Government spending is good, actually!
As a sidenote, a 46% ~return on investment~ is actually not even that impressive when it comes to stuff governments can spend money on. Public transport projects tend to have extremely high RoIs, for example. Government spending is good, actually!
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is great!
As a sidenote, a 46% ~return on investment~ is actually not even that impressive when it comes to stuff governments can spend money on. Public transport projects tend to have extremely high RoIs, for example. Government spending is good, actually!
As a sidenote, a 46% ~return on investment~ is actually not even that impressive when it comes to stuff governments can spend money on. Public transport projects tend to have extremely high RoIs, for example. Government spending is good, actually!
Not holding my breath for universities, especially Ivy League suckers, to do the right thing
First Trump blackmailed universities into suppressing free speech. Now he’s bribing them with taxpayer dollars to enforce his agenda. Corruption and authoritarianism, plain and simple.
No university should cave to this blatantly unconstitutional coercion.
No university should cave to this blatantly unconstitutional coercion.
Trump offers top universities funds if they boost conservative ideas
Brown and MIT among nine schools told to back conservative views or risk losing federal support, sparking free speech fears
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Not holding my breath for universities, especially Ivy League suckers, to do the right thing
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Please join us. A @connectedminds.bsky.social
Conference at the York University Student Centre. October 6th, at 3 PM. Opening keynote address by Dr. Michael Inzlicht from University of Toronto.
#neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social
Conference at the York University Student Centre. October 6th, at 3 PM. Opening keynote address by Dr. Michael Inzlicht from University of Toronto.
#neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Please join us. A @connectedminds.bsky.social
Conference at the York University Student Centre. October 6th, at 3 PM. Opening keynote address by Dr. Michael Inzlicht from University of Toronto.
#neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social
Conference at the York University Student Centre. October 6th, at 3 PM. Opening keynote address by Dr. Michael Inzlicht from University of Toronto.
#neuroscience @jdcrawford.bsky.social @bjorges.bsky.social
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Estamos adoptando la ia en nuestras universidades sin un análisis serio al respecto? Corremos detrás del hype sin pensar en sus consecuencias y siendo víctimas de la estrategia comercial de grandes empresas?
@olivia.science et al. plantean distintos puntos 👇
zenodo.org/records/1706...
@olivia.science et al. plantean distintos puntos 👇
zenodo.org/records/1706...
Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia
Under the banner of progress, products have been uncritically adopted or even imposed on users — in past centuries with tobacco and combustion engines, and in the 21st with social media. For these col...
zenodo.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Estamos adoptando la ia en nuestras universidades sin un análisis serio al respecto? Corremos detrás del hype sin pensar en sus consecuencias y siendo víctimas de la estrategia comercial de grandes empresas?
@olivia.science et al. plantean distintos puntos 👇
zenodo.org/records/1706...
@olivia.science et al. plantean distintos puntos 👇
zenodo.org/records/1706...
lol okay apparently these stickers are a consequence of participatory budgeting and not Moise's idea 😂
(as I found out in the ever-engaging City Hall Watcher by @graphicmatt.com newsletter!)
(as I found out in the ever-engaging City Hall Watcher by @graphicmatt.com newsletter!)
Nooooooo, I saw it and was like "nah I don't have to dunk on this US small car-centric town mayor" BUT THAT'S MY FUCKING COUNCILLOR!! In mf Toronto!!!!!
GIVE US MORE BIKELANES GODDAMMIT!!!
GIVE US MORE BIKELANES GODDAMMIT!!!
My team and I are installing Walk Your Bike or Scooter decals across Ward 13 to make our sidewalks safer and more accessible for all. These decals help prioritize pedestrian safety, especially in high-traffic areas. Thank you to everyone for sharing their input on where to install these decals.
September 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
lol okay apparently these stickers are a consequence of participatory budgeting and not Moise's idea 😂
(as I found out in the ever-engaging City Hall Watcher by @graphicmatt.com newsletter!)
(as I found out in the ever-engaging City Hall Watcher by @graphicmatt.com newsletter!)