Riccardo Fusaroli
@fusaroli.bsky.social
Cognitive Science at Aarhus Uni. Curious about social interactions, symbolic behaviors, and meta-science. Focus on stats, computational modeling, machine learning, complex systems, language, exp semiotics and neuropsychiatric conditions. He/They.
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Hello new followers! I am a curious cognitive scientist, with a background in semiotics, a strong focus on quantitative and computational methods and meta-science and scattered interests in how we think, learn and function through conversations.
For a taste of my work, a thread of threads: 1/
For a taste of my work, a thread of threads: 1/
that was 56 mails needing actions, and about 300 that got archived or deleted (probably missing out on some info, but alas...). Good news is that I'll likely send the computer to repairs before being done with all the 56 mail-related task (let alone those who cumulated in the meantime) :-)
The computer has been at the repair shop for three days and with it my access to work email and calendar. I forcefully got it back, still unfixed. I think I need a glass of wine before opening my email (or to put my mind to better things instead)
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
that was 56 mails needing actions, and about 300 that got archived or deleted (probably missing out on some info, but alas...). Good news is that I'll likely send the computer to repairs before being done with all the 56 mail-related task (let alone those who cumulated in the meantime) :-)
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Hey complexity and complexity-adjacent people:
What are some of your favorite pop-sci books? Are there any you've had your eye on but haven't had a chance to read yet?
They can be new or old. I'd just love to know what y'all are reading!
What are some of your favorite pop-sci books? Are there any you've had your eye on but haven't had a chance to read yet?
They can be new or old. I'd just love to know what y'all are reading!
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Hey complexity and complexity-adjacent people:
What are some of your favorite pop-sci books? Are there any you've had your eye on but haven't had a chance to read yet?
They can be new or old. I'd just love to know what y'all are reading!
What are some of your favorite pop-sci books? Are there any you've had your eye on but haven't had a chance to read yet?
They can be new or old. I'd just love to know what y'all are reading!
The computer has been at the repair shop for three days and with it my access to work email and calendar. I forcefully got it back, still unfixed. I think I need a glass of wine before opening my email (or to put my mind to better things instead)
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The computer has been at the repair shop for three days and with it my access to work email and calendar. I forcefully got it back, still unfixed. I think I need a glass of wine before opening my email (or to put my mind to better things instead)
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Do parents exaggerate the pronunciation of words they believe their infants don’t know yet? Our new paper suggests no. ❌ w/ @julienmayor.bsky.social & @nataliakartushina.bsky.social 🧵 1/ #DevSci #langsky #devpsy
APA PsycNet
dx.doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Do parents exaggerate the pronunciation of words they believe their infants don’t know yet? Our new paper suggests no. ❌ w/ @julienmayor.bsky.social & @nataliakartushina.bsky.social 🧵 1/ #DevSci #langsky #devpsy
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Today at 11am @interacting-minds.bsky.social, we have Aaro Tupasela, senior research fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki coming to give a talk:
Building health data spaces for research in Finland - Some cautionary tales for the EHDS
Building health data spaces for research in Finland - Some cautionary tales for the EHDS
Building health data spaces for research in Finland - Some cautionary tales for the EHDS
IMC Tuesday Seminar: Talk by Aaro Tupasela, senior research fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki
interactingminds.au.dk
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today at 11am @interacting-minds.bsky.social, we have Aaro Tupasela, senior research fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki coming to give a talk:
Building health data spaces for research in Finland - Some cautionary tales for the EHDS
Building health data spaces for research in Finland - Some cautionary tales for the EHDS
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Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)
I'm now also looking for a postdoc with strong Bayesian background and interest in developing Bayesian cross-validation theory, methods and software. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact information at users.aalto.fi/~ave/).
Others, please share
Others, please share
I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)
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This year Demis Hassabis predicted AI could cure all disease in a decade.
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
Will AI solve medicine?
spotify.link
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This year Demis Hassabis predicted AI could cure all disease in a decade.
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
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Just out - "Art Beyond Cognition: Reframing Neanderthal art through social connectivity and cultural transmission" by Straffon & Tennie
Art Beyond Cognition: Reframing Neanderthal art through social connectivity and cultural transmission | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Art Beyond Cognition: Reframing Neanderthal art through social connectivity and cultural transmission
www.cambridge.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Just out - "Art Beyond Cognition: Reframing Neanderthal art through social connectivity and cultural transmission" by Straffon & Tennie
Silly 2012 me visiting a village in New Mexico that had been inhabited continuously for 1000 years: err, is that impressive? My not so impressive hometown is at least 2000 year old...
that was idiotic, but I now discovered that the oldest hominin remains in my hometown are 800000 year old 1/
that was idiotic, but I now discovered that the oldest hominin remains in my hometown are 800000 year old 1/
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Silly 2012 me visiting a village in New Mexico that had been inhabited continuously for 1000 years: err, is that impressive? My not so impressive hometown is at least 2000 year old...
that was idiotic, but I now discovered that the oldest hominin remains in my hometown are 800000 year old 1/
that was idiotic, but I now discovered that the oldest hominin remains in my hometown are 800000 year old 1/
italian pools: take a shower before the pool. NO NAKED SHOWERS!
scandinavian pools: take a shower before the pool. ONLY NAKED SHOWERS!
japanese onsen: the personnel will chase you if you try to cover yourself your nakedness with the tiny towel provided and inform you it's only for the head
scandinavian pools: take a shower before the pool. ONLY NAKED SHOWERS!
japanese onsen: the personnel will chase you if you try to cover yourself your nakedness with the tiny towel provided and inform you it's only for the head
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
italian pools: take a shower before the pool. NO NAKED SHOWERS!
scandinavian pools: take a shower before the pool. ONLY NAKED SHOWERS!
japanese onsen: the personnel will chase you if you try to cover yourself your nakedness with the tiny towel provided and inform you it's only for the head
scandinavian pools: take a shower before the pool. ONLY NAKED SHOWERS!
japanese onsen: the personnel will chase you if you try to cover yourself your nakedness with the tiny towel provided and inform you it's only for the head
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Revision posted! An evolutionary model of identity signaling with nested/overlapping/intersectional identities, complex multidimensional signaling capabilities, and a primer on ancient Mesopotamia. What more could you ask for?
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
New preprint w/ Nathan Gabriel & @avbell.bsky.social: The Evolution of Identity Signals for Coordination in Diverse Societies
The model tackles multiple nested/overlapping identities and complex signaling structure. Recovers lots of old results and adds several new ones osf.io/preprints/so...
The model tackles multiple nested/overlapping identities and complex signaling structure. Recovers lots of old results and adds several new ones osf.io/preprints/so...
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Revision posted! An evolutionary model of identity signaling with nested/overlapping/intersectional identities, complex multidimensional signaling capabilities, and a primer on ancient Mesopotamia. What more could you ask for?
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Re-posting this because I really like it and I think we need to understand identity from a functionalist perspective more than ever.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
I wrote a chapter on a functionalist account of social identity.
IMO, thinking about identity in an instrumental way helps explain a lot of behavior that seems otherwise baffling.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
IMO, thinking about identity in an instrumental way helps explain a lot of behavior that seems otherwise baffling.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Re-posting this because I really like it and I think we need to understand identity from a functionalist perspective more than ever.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
I happened to (re)read an autobiography of an Italian ethnographer, Fosco Maraini, amazing (biased) character. His childhood and ebullient youth climbing mountains meshing with intellectuals, his trips to Tibet and Japan, the japanese prison camp for being an anti-fascist and much more. BUT 1/
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I happened to (re)read an autobiography of an Italian ethnographer, Fosco Maraini, amazing (biased) character. His childhood and ebullient youth climbing mountains meshing with intellectuals, his trips to Tibet and Japan, the japanese prison camp for being an anti-fascist and much more. BUT 1/
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1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
It never gets old, does it?
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
It never gets old, does it?
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Fully-funded 4-year #PhD in Cultural Evolution! Join my @erc.europa.eu project exploring how compression & compositionality drive cultural innovation: hmc-lab.com/ERCPhDCultur...
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
ERC funded PhD position on Cultural Evolution
ERC funded PhD position on Cultural Evolution
posted on October 16, 2025
We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual for a ful...
hmc-lab.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Fully-funded 4-year #PhD in Cultural Evolution! Join my @erc.europa.eu project exploring how compression & compositionality drive cultural innovation: hmc-lab.com/ERCPhDCultur...
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
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🌍Introducing BabyBabelLM: A Multilingual Benchmark of Developmentally Plausible Training Data!
LLMs learn from vastly more data than humans ever experience. BabyLM challenges this paradigm by focusing on developmentally plausible data
We extend this effort to 45 new languages!
LLMs learn from vastly more data than humans ever experience. BabyLM challenges this paradigm by focusing on developmentally plausible data
We extend this effort to 45 new languages!
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🌍Introducing BabyBabelLM: A Multilingual Benchmark of Developmentally Plausible Training Data!
LLMs learn from vastly more data than humans ever experience. BabyLM challenges this paradigm by focusing on developmentally plausible data
We extend this effort to 45 new languages!
LLMs learn from vastly more data than humans ever experience. BabyLM challenges this paradigm by focusing on developmentally plausible data
We extend this effort to 45 new languages!
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Thinking of your academic paper as less your magnum opus and more as a line of dialogue in a greater conversation can take the pressure off scientific publishing. Here are my most recent thoughts on "Science as a Conversation":
niklaselmqvist.medium.com/science-as-a...
niklaselmqvist.medium.com/science-as-a...
Science as a Conversation
When do you know that your paper has done enough?
niklaselmqvist.medium.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thinking of your academic paper as less your magnum opus and more as a line of dialogue in a greater conversation can take the pressure off scientific publishing. Here are my most recent thoughts on "Science as a Conversation":
niklaselmqvist.medium.com/science-as-a...
niklaselmqvist.medium.com/science-as-a...
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Happy with this popular science article about our work (with @lindadrijvers.bsky.social and @judithholler.bsky.social), showing that listeners use co-speech hand gestures to predict upcoming meaning ✋ www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
What Using Our Hands While Speaking Reveals About Our Brains
Researchers now have fascinating insights into how our brains function while we communicate — and our hand gestures hold the key.
www.medscape.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Happy with this popular science article about our work (with @lindadrijvers.bsky.social and @judithholler.bsky.social), showing that listeners use co-speech hand gestures to predict upcoming meaning ✋ www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Conversational turn-taking feels effortless, but it's a complex dance. We find social context—who you're talking to and what you're talking about—fundamentally changes conversational dynamics in both autistic & TD children. 1/
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social
Social Context Matters for Turn‐Taking Dynamics: A Comparative Study of Autistic and Typically Developing Children
Engaging in fluent conversation is a surprisingly complex task that requires interlocutors to promptly respond to each other in a way that is appropriate to the social context. In this study, we dise...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Conversational turn-taking feels effortless, but it's a complex dance. We find social context—who you're talking to and what you're talking about—fundamentally changes conversational dynamics in both autistic & TD children. 1/
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social
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I haven't given any news a while, I've been nose deep into this novel preprint with my excellent collaborators @stepalminteri.bsky.social, @urihertz.bsky.social and Bahador Bahrami: "Uncovering the semantics of teaching in
experiential learning with Large Language Models".
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
experiential learning with Large Language Models".
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I haven't given any news a while, I've been nose deep into this novel preprint with my excellent collaborators @stepalminteri.bsky.social, @urihertz.bsky.social and Bahador Bahrami: "Uncovering the semantics of teaching in
experiential learning with Large Language Models".
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
experiential learning with Large Language Models".
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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The first publication of the #ERC project ‘LaDy’ is a fact and it’s an important one I think:
We show that word processing and meaning prediction is fundamentally different during social interaction compared to using language individually!
👀 short 🧵/1
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
#OpenAccess
We show that word processing and meaning prediction is fundamentally different during social interaction compared to using language individually!
👀 short 🧵/1
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
#OpenAccess
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The first publication of the #ERC project ‘LaDy’ is a fact and it’s an important one I think:
We show that word processing and meaning prediction is fundamentally different during social interaction compared to using language individually!
👀 short 🧵/1
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
#OpenAccess
We show that word processing and meaning prediction is fundamentally different during social interaction compared to using language individually!
👀 short 🧵/1
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
#OpenAccess
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www.envisionbox.org has been shortlisted for the Leo Waaijers Open Science price: ukb.nl/en/news/shor...
@babajideowoyele.bsky.social @jamestrujillo.bsky.social @sarkadava.bsky.social @DavideAhmar @acwiek.bsky.social
Amazing Markus Küpper made an animated video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduI...
@babajideowoyele.bsky.social @jamestrujillo.bsky.social @sarkadava.bsky.social @DavideAhmar @acwiek.bsky.social
Amazing Markus Küpper made an animated video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduI...
EnvisionBOX overview2025
YouTube video by Wim Pouw
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
www.envisionbox.org has been shortlisted for the Leo Waaijers Open Science price: ukb.nl/en/news/shor...
@babajideowoyele.bsky.social @jamestrujillo.bsky.social @sarkadava.bsky.social @DavideAhmar @acwiek.bsky.social
Amazing Markus Küpper made an animated video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduI...
@babajideowoyele.bsky.social @jamestrujillo.bsky.social @sarkadava.bsky.social @DavideAhmar @acwiek.bsky.social
Amazing Markus Küpper made an animated video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduI...
The proper looks of autumn
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The proper looks of autumn