Arturo Hernandez
@draehernandez.bsky.social
Interested in bilingualism and the brain.
Author of Mastery: How Learning Transforms Our Brains, Minds and Bodies
Editor-In-Chief @ Perspectives on Psychological Science
https://www.hernandezarturo.com
Author of Mastery: How Learning Transforms Our Brains, Minds and Bodies
Editor-In-Chief @ Perspectives on Psychological Science
https://www.hernandezarturo.com
Is AI really killing jobs?
Unemployment risk for AI-exposed workers rose before ChatGPT — tracking 2022 rate hikes and post-COVID corrections.
Fundamentals still matter.
open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #HigherEd #LaborMarkets #EconTwitter #EdTech
Unemployment risk for AI-exposed workers rose before ChatGPT — tracking 2022 rate hikes and post-COVID corrections.
Fundamentals still matter.
open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #HigherEd #LaborMarkets #EconTwitter #EdTech
Is AI Killing Jobs? Or Are We Letting the Wrong Story Take Over?
On Monday, Education Innovation and Technology at the University of Houston hosted a one-day conference on the Future of Work with AI.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Is AI really killing jobs?
Unemployment risk for AI-exposed workers rose before ChatGPT — tracking 2022 rate hikes and post-COVID corrections.
Fundamentals still matter.
open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #HigherEd #LaborMarkets #EconTwitter #EdTech
Unemployment risk for AI-exposed workers rose before ChatGPT — tracking 2022 rate hikes and post-COVID corrections.
Fundamentals still matter.
open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #HigherEd #LaborMarkets #EconTwitter #EdTech
Or hire a private teacher. Of course, that is a route also available to very few people.
So, the message here is: Moms, if you want your kids to have a good life, you have to quit your job and become your kids' teacher full-time.
Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school. Homeschooling, long associated with hippies and religious conservatives in the U.S., is in the middle of a rebrand and a boom.
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Or hire a private teacher. Of course, that is a route also available to very few people.
On finding your way through the uneven landscape of book publishing. #Books #Authors #AcademicLife #HigherEd #PublicIntellectual
#Neuroscience #PsychologyToday #Substack
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#Neuroscience #PsychologyToday #Substack
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If the Shelf Has No Space, Build Your Own
I walked into the Harvard Book Store on Friday and went straight to the Psychology section.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
On finding your way through the uneven landscape of book publishing. #Books #Authors #AcademicLife #HigherEd #PublicIntellectual
#Neuroscience #PsychologyToday #Substack
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#Neuroscience #PsychologyToday #Substack
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The ripples of the great recession affected the auto industry. Do they carry lessons for higher education? open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/... #HigherEducation
#AcademicLife
#UniversityEconomics
#InstitutionalChange
#AcademicLife
#UniversityEconomics
#InstitutionalChange
The GM Playbook
How Universities Are Preparing for the Wrong Crisis
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February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The ripples of the great recession affected the auto industry. Do they carry lessons for higher education? open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/... #HigherEducation
#AcademicLife
#UniversityEconomics
#InstitutionalChange
#AcademicLife
#UniversityEconomics
#InstitutionalChange
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Just out—a piece I wrote a piece for the APS Observer (@psychscience.bsky.social) in which I share recommendations and resources for running a research lab at a small, liberal arts college. I hope it helps others in the same boat! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
How to Set Up and Run an Undergraduate Research Lab
APS Fellow Julia Strand offers resources and recommendations to run a productive research lab.
www.psychologicalscience.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Just out—a piece I wrote a piece for the APS Observer (@psychscience.bsky.social) in which I share recommendations and resources for running a research lab at a small, liberal arts college. I hope it helps others in the same boat! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
He assigned reading, then had them write in class. No take-home writing.
He's right kids read less. But 7 hrs school + 5 hrs homework nightly? I'd avoid extra work in high school too.
We ask them to memorize. They do until they don't.
More on this next week.
He assigned reading, then had them write in class. No take-home writing.
He's right kids read less. But 7 hrs school + 5 hrs homework nightly? I'd avoid extra work in high school too.
We ask them to memorize. They do until they don't.
More on this next week.
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
He assigned reading, then had them write in class. No take-home writing.
He's right kids read less. But 7 hrs school + 5 hrs homework nightly? I'd avoid extra work in high school too.
We ask them to memorize. They do until they don't.
More on this next week.
He assigned reading, then had them write in class. No take-home writing.
He's right kids read less. But 7 hrs school + 5 hrs homework nightly? I'd avoid extra work in high school too.
We ask them to memorize. They do until they don't.
More on this next week.
I went from seven papers to twenty claims in one year. When the landscape moves this fast, sense-making becomes the only skill that matters. #ArtificialIntelligence #CognitiveScience #Writing #Academia
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From Seven Papers to Twenty Claims
Making Sense When the Landscape Won't Stand Still
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February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I went from seven papers to twenty claims in one year. When the landscape moves this fast, sense-making becomes the only skill that matters. #ArtificialIntelligence #CognitiveScience #Writing #Academia
open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
DEI Was Just a Dress Rehearsal
Universities are often described as liberal institutions.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I recently talked about the Cancer Stick of the Soul, smartphones. One of my earliest posts suggests a solution, I am reposting it here arturoh.substack.com/p/resistance... #DigitalDetox
#UnplugToReconnect
#ScreenFree
#PhoneAddictionAwareness
#Nomophobia
#ProblematicPhoneUse
#MindfulTechUse
#UnplugToReconnect
#ScreenFree
#PhoneAddictionAwareness
#Nomophobia
#ProblematicPhoneUse
#MindfulTechUse
Resistance is NOT futile. A Call to Arms.
Will Freedom prevail?
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January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I recently talked about the Cancer Stick of the Soul, smartphones. One of my earliest posts suggests a solution, I am reposting it here arturoh.substack.com/p/resistance... #DigitalDetox
#UnplugToReconnect
#ScreenFree
#PhoneAddictionAwareness
#Nomophobia
#ProblematicPhoneUse
#MindfulTechUse
#UnplugToReconnect
#ScreenFree
#PhoneAddictionAwareness
#Nomophobia
#ProblematicPhoneUse
#MindfulTechUse
What infants see first shapes what comes next.
Faces built the brain. Screens are changing the input.
#Neuroemergence #Development #Cognition #Parenting
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Faces built the brain. Screens are changing the input.
#Neuroemergence #Development #Cognition #Parenting
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Neuroemergence and the Screen Generation
Newborns track faces from birth. But what happens when screens replace human eyes? The answer may shape how the next generation reads emotions and connects with others.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
What infants see first shapes what comes next.
Faces built the brain. Screens are changing the input.
#Neuroemergence #Development #Cognition #Parenting
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Faces built the brain. Screens are changing the input.
#Neuroemergence #Development #Cognition #Parenting
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
“I am a different person in that language,” she said. “ I have a whole host of other things to express. I would maybe even like to direct in French.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...
Jodie Foster: An American Oscar-Winner in Paris
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 PM
“I am a different person in that language,” she said. “ I have a whole host of other things to express. I would maybe even like to direct in French.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...
We’re surrounded by data, models, and predictions — and yet some forms of understanding still refuse to be captured.
I wrote about why that distinction matters right now, particularly as AI becomes a dominant way of “knowing”:
arturoh.substack.com/p/what-lived...
#LivedExperience #Knowledge #AI
I wrote about why that distinction matters right now, particularly as AI becomes a dominant way of “knowing”:
arturoh.substack.com/p/what-lived...
#LivedExperience #Knowledge #AI
What Lived Experience Gives You That Data Cannot
Last week I wrote about my great-grandfather Wilhelm, who carried language and tradition across an ocean, adapting to a new world while changing it in return.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We’re surrounded by data, models, and predictions — and yet some forms of understanding still refuse to be captured.
I wrote about why that distinction matters right now, particularly as AI becomes a dominant way of “knowing”:
arturoh.substack.com/p/what-lived...
#LivedExperience #Knowledge #AI
I wrote about why that distinction matters right now, particularly as AI becomes a dominant way of “knowing”:
arturoh.substack.com/p/what-lived...
#LivedExperience #Knowledge #AI
Can’t wait to hear it! Weird thing is I can do both, words and pictures.
I don’t like to play favorites but this was probably my favorite episode of B4D so far. Do you talk to yourself when you think? Or are your thoughts more like inner PowerPoints? What difference does it make (and other thoughts that keep me up at night!)
The rain has kept us inside these days, and @chantelpratphd.bsky.social and we got to record another episode of #BrainsForDinner! This time, we discussed why she thinks in words (and has an inner voice) and I think in pictures (no inner voice). Hope you enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/chantelp...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Can’t wait to hear it! Weird thing is I can do both, words and pictures.
My new Psychology Today piece, “The Bilingual Brain: Translation as Adaptation,” was selected as an Essential Read.
Grateful for the recognition — and for the chance to keep developing this idea of translation as a core human adaptation. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Grateful for the recognition — and for the chance to keep developing this idea of translation as a core human adaptation. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
The Bilingual Brain: Translation as Adaptation
Bilingual brains reveal something fundamental about human intelligence. It's not about language. It's about domain translation, the cognitive capacity AI cannot replicate.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My new Psychology Today piece, “The Bilingual Brain: Translation as Adaptation,” was selected as an Essential Read.
Grateful for the recognition — and for the chance to keep developing this idea of translation as a core human adaptation. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Grateful for the recognition — and for the chance to keep developing this idea of translation as a core human adaptation. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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Thank you, @dsbarra.bsky.social!
My time as Editor of AMPPS is coming to an end-- here are some parting thoughts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... .
Taking Stock of Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science at the End of the Beginning - David A. Sbarra, 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thank you, @dsbarra.bsky.social!
What if AI isn’t competing with us at all, but acting as a cognitive telescope—extending what humans can perceive and understand?
New piece here: open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #Neuroscience #FlynnEffect #Adaptation
New piece here: open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #Neuroscience #FlynnEffect #Adaptation
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What if AI isn’t competing with us at all, but acting as a cognitive telescope—extending what humans can perceive and understand?
New piece here: open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #Neuroscience #FlynnEffect #Adaptation
New piece here: open.substack.com/pub/arturoh/...
#AI #Neuroscience #FlynnEffect #Adaptation
Reposted by Arturo Hernandez
Andy Conway and I are honored to serve as inaugural co-Editors of this new Psychonomics journal, focused on the rigorous study of individual differences in cognition. Please spread the word to potentially interested colleagues; we hope that you will send us your best relevant work!
PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Andy Conway and I are honored to serve as inaugural co-Editors of this new Psychonomics journal, focused on the rigorous study of individual differences in cognition. Please spread the word to potentially interested colleagues; we hope that you will send us your best relevant work!
Reposted by Arturo Hernandez
Origins of language, one of humanity’s most distinctive traits, may be best explained as a unique convergence of multiple capacities each with its own evolutionary history, involving intertwined roles of biology & culture. This framing can expand research horizons. A 🧵 on our @science.org paper.🧪1/n
What enables human language? A biocultural framework
Explaining the origins of language is a key challenge in understanding ourselves as a species. We present an empirical framework that draws on synergies across fields to facilitate robust studies of l...
www.science.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Origins of language, one of humanity’s most distinctive traits, may be best explained as a unique convergence of multiple capacities each with its own evolutionary history, involving intertwined roles of biology & culture. This framing can expand research horizons. A 🧵 on our @science.org paper.🧪1/n
So informative!
Lisa Fazio led an insightful Town Hall titled “Current Threats to Psychological Science - What’s Going On & What You Can Do About It,” yesterday at #psynom25. The panel provided a clearer understanding of current threats to science, scientific funding, & pressures confronting US universities.
November 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
So informative!
Excited to see this new journal!!
PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Excited to see this new journal!!
A short letter I wrote was published in today’s @nytimes.com .
With so much public discussion about AI and consciousness, I wanted to emphasize that the real transformation may be happening in us, not the machines.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
#AI #Consciousness #CognitiveScience
With so much public discussion about AI and consciousness, I wanted to emphasize that the real transformation may be happening in us, not the machines.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
#AI #Consciousness #CognitiveScience
Opinion | Views of Consciousness, Human and A.I.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A short letter I wrote was published in today’s @nytimes.com .
With so much public discussion about AI and consciousness, I wanted to emphasize that the real transformation may be happening in us, not the machines.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
#AI #Consciousness #CognitiveScience
With so much public discussion about AI and consciousness, I wanted to emphasize that the real transformation may be happening in us, not the machines.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
#AI #Consciousness #CognitiveScience
Reposted by Arturo Hernandez
They unilaterally canceled a faculty hiring initiative so successful it’s become a national model. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
They unilaterally canceled a faculty hiring initiative so successful it’s become a national model. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Reposted by Arturo Hernandez
Expect some embodiment twists in the science of consciousness 😎
Happy to share that I’ll start as an Associate Editor for the Oxford Academic - Neuroscience of Consciousness journal 😎
Thrilled to join this fantastic team !
Thrilled to join this fantastic team !
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Expect some embodiment twists in the science of consciousness 😎
Reposted by Arturo Hernandez
While the first year of life is crucial for language development, our team found that sound categorization continues to develop throughout the early school years.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Longitudinal Changes in the Structure of Speech Categorization Across School Age Years: Children Become More Gradient and More Consistent
A critical aspect of spoken language development is learning to categorize the sounds of the child's language(s). This process was thought to develop early during infancy to set the stage for the la...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
While the first year of life is crucial for language development, our team found that sound categorization continues to develop throughout the early school years.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...