Chris Rodgers
@chrisxrodgers.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. My group at Emory researches how the brain integrates perception and action for free behavior
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Chris Rodgers
@chrisxrodgers.bsky.social
· Dec 20
1/4 New preprint! We designed an open-source system for auditory brainstem response (ABR), a research & clinical auditory test. Costs $400 to build (vs $10K to buy a proprietary one) and works great! All open-source if you want to make one for your lab or classroom. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Not to get too carried away with optimism or anything 😆
The narrative supporting much of the criticism of higher education is that university as a model is fundamentally broken. It is not. It’s just a poorly maintained and therefore increasingly inefficient and damaging to people that run it. But properly taken care of it can still deliver great results.
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Not to get too carried away with optimism or anything 😆
I agree. When folks rely on LLMs to generate their code or writing, they may (at best) save their own time, but they're generating tons of work for others to verify, validate, or deal with errors in that content. And yeah, it's ironic that the screenshot below was (allegedly) generated by an LLM
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I agree. When folks rely on LLMs to generate their code or writing, they may (at best) save their own time, but they're generating tons of work for others to verify, validate, or deal with errors in that content. And yeah, it's ironic that the screenshot below was (allegedly) generated by an LLM
Polls now don't reflect incoming disinfo campaign before midterms. While Rs hear about looting and bathrooms, Ds will hear about corrupt pols, interchangeable parties, and hypocritical elites (effective msgs on idealists). They don't have to change your mind, just demotivate you. Don't stop caring!
February 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Polls now don't reflect incoming disinfo campaign before midterms. While Rs hear about looting and bathrooms, Ds will hear about corrupt pols, interchangeable parties, and hypocritical elites (effective msgs on idealists). They don't have to change your mind, just demotivate you. Don't stop caring!
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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Still, scientific societies and university presidents should have said, similar to this:
“this is about whether scientific directions will continue to be chosen by experts and evidence—or whether instead US science and universities will be directed by political pressure and intimidation”
“this is about whether scientific directions will continue to be chosen by experts and evidence—or whether instead US science and universities will be directed by political pressure and intimidation”
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Still, scientific societies and university presidents should have said, similar to this:
“this is about whether scientific directions will continue to be chosen by experts and evidence—or whether instead US science and universities will be directed by political pressure and intimidation”
“this is about whether scientific directions will continue to be chosen by experts and evidence—or whether instead US science and universities will be directed by political pressure and intimidation”
This interview with the "Open Mike" guy is a really thoughtful exploration of the history of science funding in the US, and how we got to where we were pre-Trump. If the US scientific establishment weren't currently being dismantled, it would be nice to take on those pre-existing issues.
“The system of funding science is fundamentally broken. In some respects, it’s been an unmitigated disaster. It was a house of cards, and it’s not surprising that it’s now falling apart.”
-Mike Lauer, former director of extramural research 🧪
www.statecraft.pub/p/whats-wron...
-Mike Lauer, former director of extramural research 🧪
www.statecraft.pub/p/whats-wron...
What’s Wrong with NIH Grants?
“Science is fundamentally different than remodeling a kitchen”
www.statecraft.pub
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This interview with the "Open Mike" guy is a really thoughtful exploration of the history of science funding in the US, and how we got to where we were pre-Trump. If the US scientific establishment weren't currently being dismantled, it would be nice to take on those pre-existing issues.
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Just because, I put the whole chapter in one image, to get a feel of it. Can see closer ups of things I’ve posted at #Nostos #Unflattening 2
What does my just finished chapter look like from 10,000 feet?! It started by looking out & looking in, wrested with something from nothing, & led to the birth of the stars giving rise to all that makes us possible. Fun to see black/white contrast all at once a first time... #Nostos #Unflattening 2
January 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Just because, I put the whole chapter in one image, to get a feel of it. Can see closer ups of things I’ve posted at #Nostos #Unflattening 2
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When I write that resistance works in defense of our basic rights and freedoms, this is what I mean:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
January 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
When I write that resistance works in defense of our basic rights and freedoms, this is what I mean:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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i’d die for her
December 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
i’d die for her
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if i had 300 million dollars i'd spend all of it making a gritty, ultra realistic movie about the WW1 christmas truce that's a 3 hours long treatise on the pointlessness of war. all so i can have the lead offhandedly call another soldier a grinch 50 years before the book was written
December 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
if i had 300 million dollars i'd spend all of it making a gritty, ultra realistic movie about the WW1 christmas truce that's a 3 hours long treatise on the pointlessness of war. all so i can have the lead offhandedly call another soldier a grinch 50 years before the book was written
1/4 New preprint! We designed an open-source system for auditory brainstem response (ABR), a research & clinical auditory test. Costs $400 to build (vs $10K to buy a proprietary one) and works great! All open-source if you want to make one for your lab or classroom. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1/4 New preprint! We designed an open-source system for auditory brainstem response (ABR), a research & clinical auditory test. Costs $400 to build (vs $10K to buy a proprietary one) and works great! All open-source if you want to make one for your lab or classroom. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Rather than the cut and memed version, I recommend watching the full Q&A starting at 26:10, which is actually more troubling. NIH director is defending MA HA not because of facts (he claims to be a "believer" in vaccines) but because he thinks that if he doesn't work with them, US science will end.
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Rather than the cut and memed version, I recommend watching the full Q&A starting at 26:10, which is actually more troubling. NIH director is defending MA HA not because of facts (he claims to be a "believer" in vaccines) but because he thinks that if he doesn't work with them, US science will end.
even as a linux guy, I agree. One must be allowed to hate the computer
been about the same for past few years - still futzy but still better than having ads served on the lockscreen. Good news is that running an ssh server is easier than signing a PDF. Bad news is that signing a PDF is impossible
been about the same for past few years - still futzy but still better than having ads served on the lockscreen. Good news is that running an ssh server is easier than signing a PDF. Bad news is that signing a PDF is impossible
i believe people when they say linux has gotten better in the last few years. what i'm skeptical of is that linux Guys have improved. i will not use an OS where i'm at high risk of someone calling me stupid for not liking some aspect of the experience. i must be allowed to hate the computer
December 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
even as a linux guy, I agree. One must be allowed to hate the computer
been about the same for past few years - still futzy but still better than having ads served on the lockscreen. Good news is that running an ssh server is easier than signing a PDF. Bad news is that signing a PDF is impossible
been about the same for past few years - still futzy but still better than having ads served on the lockscreen. Good news is that running an ssh server is easier than signing a PDF. Bad news is that signing a PDF is impossible
"Americanism" seems to be a neologism. The wikipedia article is a stub and the term has barely been used in any text.
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Americanism" seems to be a neologism. The wikipedia article is a stub and the term has barely been used in any text.
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Something that Dr. Dewsbury does is hold an “intervention week”
The way students have studied work until coming to a class that forces them out of passivity.
So he emphasizes the added value he provides by being in the classroom - why are they paying tuition when the content is available for free?
The way students have studied work until coming to a class that forces them out of passivity.
So he emphasizes the added value he provides by being in the classroom - why are they paying tuition when the content is available for free?
December 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Something that Dr. Dewsbury does is hold an “intervention week”
The way students have studied work until coming to a class that forces them out of passivity.
So he emphasizes the added value he provides by being in the classroom - why are they paying tuition when the content is available for free?
The way students have studied work until coming to a class that forces them out of passivity.
So he emphasizes the added value he provides by being in the classroom - why are they paying tuition when the content is available for free?
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You keep me going, #BethesdaDeclaration. Thank you, @jeremymberg.bsky.social .
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
You keep me going, #BethesdaDeclaration. Thank you, @jeremymberg.bsky.social .
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
#NIHStrong #FEDStrong #defendresearch #defenddata
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Proud Leslie Knope Stan here. And yes a big part of what’s positive about about her is her optimism. Optimism is vital
Cynicism usually ages better than optimism, but the Knopes of the world are the load-bearing pillars of democracy and civic life; sorry that they aren't cool.
Also "neoliberal shill" lol she literally fights back against the growing power and negative health effects of Sweetums and Paunch Burger.
Also "neoliberal shill" lol she literally fights back against the growing power and negative health effects of Sweetums and Paunch Burger.
The reason 30 Rock succeeds years later while parks and rec has aged like a toilet full of milk, is that 30 Rock doesnt shy away from portraying Liz Lemon as an obvious villian with a victim/hero complex, whereas Leslie Knope was played just a straight hero character, even tho she is a neolib shill
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Proud Leslie Knope Stan here. And yes a big part of what’s positive about about her is her optimism. Optimism is vital
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A map of every church in Poland
October 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A map of every church in Poland
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Oh no! The mouse in the whiteboard has gained consciousness
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Oh no! The mouse in the whiteboard has gained consciousness
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Much as we would like it to be, this is still not really a “no”, but a carefully calibrated “maybe”
Dartmouth is OUT! Thank goodness... a friend at U of A and I have been playing "Who will be the last of the 9 standing?" and it's not gonna be us!
October 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Much as we would like it to be, this is still not really a “no”, but a carefully calibrated “maybe”
🎃 What is the origin of the trope that when you show up to a Halloween party without a costume, you are "dressed as a serial killer because they could look like anyone"? Is this trope specific to the US or do other countries have it too?
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🎃 What is the origin of the trope that when you show up to a Halloween party without a costume, you are "dressed as a serial killer because they could look like anyone"? Is this trope specific to the US or do other countries have it too?
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Kathleen Lonsdale's notebook used while determining the crystal structure is also rather wonderful - such elegant handwritten calculations.
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Kathleen Lonsdale's notebook used while determining the crystal structure is also rather wonderful - such elegant handwritten calculations.
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I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
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jeremymberg.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
I'm seeing a lot of folks post this with the caption "Dartmouth says no" or similar. I don't think that this message actually says "no". It says they are "committed" and will "defend" and "do better", but no actual action is specified - not even rejecting the compact. Keep the pressure on!
October 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I'm seeing a lot of folks post this with the caption "Dartmouth says no" or similar. I don't think that this message actually says "no". It says they are "committed" and will "defend" and "do better", but no actual action is specified - not even rejecting the compact. Keep the pressure on!