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Gemma Schino, Ph.D.
@gemmaschino.bsky.social
PostDoc at the Aesthetics & Learning Lab exploring the relationship between art and emotions. Passionate about the intersection of psychology and aesthetics, investigating how we experience, interpret, and connect with art.
✨ PhDefended! ✨ I’ve finished my PhD “Feeling Art”, which explores how emotions, sensations, movements, and conversations shape art experiences (🔗 doi.org/10.33612/dis...). Huge thanks to all who supported me and excited to continue as a postdoc at the @allab-iwm.bsky.social of @iwmtue.bsky.social 💫
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reposted by Gemma Schino, Ph.D.
Last week I have defended my PhD in the beautiful Aula of the @rug.nl with a thesis entitled "Mapping the Sequence Landscape of an Artificial Enzyme". Such a huge diploma is proportionate to the immensely beautiful experience behind a PhD in the @roelfesgroup.bsky.social. Thank you very much to all!
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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🎓 𝐁𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲

Gemma Schino: ''𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭''

@gemmaschino.bsky.social shows how physical sensations, movements and conversations help shape the experience and meaning of art.

👉🏻 Read more: edu.nl/8hkwh
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Turin, you were beautiful!✨ And the #BeautyAndChange conference was a melting pot of ideas. We were so glad to be part of it and that we got to share our research projects there. Thanks to the organizers and all the people who listed to our team's 💡-filled talks and Eva's🔥 keynote. See you in 2026!
October 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Reposted by Gemma Schino, Ph.D.
Eva, Gemma, Max and Ava from the ALL were delighted to join the ‘Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience – Bridging the Gap between Arts and Science’ conference hosted by the ETH-Zürich and the Social Brain Sciences Lab. We were excited to present our research surrounded by the beautiful nature🌴☀️🗻
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The alumni from the University of Groningen (UG) are coming together at the Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome for an evening of knowledge, memories, and networking (and drinks!).
Spread the word and join ➡️ alumni_event_rome_2025.eventbrite.nl
🎟 Limited tickets (€5) – register before 10 October!
September 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Job Posting: We’re looking for two student assistants (HiWis) to support us! If you’re interested in the topics of aesthetics and learning, are studying in a related field, and are located in Tübingen (or nearby) then apply! 👨‍💻👩‍💻 Feel free to share the info 📣
iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/...
IWM Tübingen
Studentische Hilfskräfte (m/w/d) in der AG Ästhetik und Lernen
iwm-tuebingen.de
September 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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September 10, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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I wasn't aware of this until recently, but there is a very neat set of #OpenSesame plugins for #Tobii eye trackers! This could make life a lot easier for Tobii users! Thanks to Rosbag, Niehorster, and Nyström. osdoc.cogsci.nl/4.1/manual/e... #eyetracking #psychology #pupillometry
Tobii // OpenSesame documentation
osdoc.cogsci.nl
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Join our team! We're hiring a Team Assistant to support the ALLab. Responsibilities include administrative tasks, calendar management & more. German (and English) language skills are essential. Check it out and pass on the news: www.iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/...
IWM Tübingen
Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien Tübingen
www.iwm-tuebingen.de
September 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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✨ Does our body resonate differently when an everyday object is reframed by an artist as ready-made art?
Full story & #OpenScience #Rcode are available in our latest publication Ruta, Schino, Wolfe & Iosifyan (2025) Scientific Reports ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ready-made bodily sensations - Scientific Reports
Embodiment plays an important role in art engagement, yet it is unclear how expectations shape bodily sensations, especially when interacting with ready-made art. In this study, we investigated how ex...
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Huge thanks to the #VSAC2025 organizers for such an incredible conference! Special thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster "From preliminary findings to a large-scale diary study: Investigating aesthetic experience in everyday life" - loved the insightful discussions and exchanges! 🤓💡
August 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Hi Bluesky! 🦋

We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨

Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
August 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Emotions are more than just feelings when we engage with art! 🟠🔵🟣🟢🔴 Our new paper reveals they are integral sense-making strategies, shaping how we perceive, imagine, conceptualize, and analyze during art experiences and conversations.
➡️ doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#art #sensemaking #emotions #NLP #EGA
Frontiers | Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosis
doi.org
May 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Had an amazing time presenting at the HAT lab in Leiden yesterday! Great discussions and reactions to my presentation on Emotional Dynamics and Sense-Making in Art Experiences Across Age Groups (stay tuned for more updates).

Thanks again to everyone involved for such stimulating conversations! 💡
April 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Reposted by Gemma Schino, Ph.D.
Thrilled to share the publication of "Can playing Dungeons & Dragons be good for you?" led by the brilliant @joelbillieux.bsky.social and his fantastic team. I was lucky to play a small part in this epic quest. 🎲🐉🧟‍♀️🔥⚔️

Link: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

#DnD #MentalHealth #TTRPG
Can playing Dungeons and Dragons be good for you? A registered exploratory pilot programme using offline tabletop role-playing games to mitigate social anxiety and reduce problematic involvement in mu...
Gamers with poor self-concept, high social anxiety and high loneliness are more at risk of problematic involvement in video games, such as massively multiplayer online role-playing games. There is a r...
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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VSAC 2025: Call for abstracts and symposia!
Submit your proposal at 2025.vsac.eu/submission
We look forward to hearing about your work!

#art #science #visualartofscience #conference #vsac #visualart #artscience #illusionart
January 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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December 16, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Time for my first post on Bluesky!

Excited to share my new pre-print: "Making Sense With Art Together: Integrating Affect and Semiosis". How do emotions and cognitive strategies shape our shared sense-making of meaningful art objects? Check it out, feedback is welcome!

👉 DOI:10.31234/osf.io/rqn87
December 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM