Richard.
@pratherlab.bsky.social
Professor Dad. ATLien. Scientist.
Critical Cognitive Science
www.criticalcognition.org
Critical Cognitive Science
www.criticalcognition.org
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Richard.
@pratherlab.bsky.social
· Mar 31
looks like I'm writing a book.
title to be something along the lines of "Critical Approaches to Human Cognition"
coming to a well known academic press sometime in the near future.
hopefully not too long.
I hear writing is pretty easy. 😭
title to be something along the lines of "Critical Approaches to Human Cognition"
coming to a well known academic press sometime in the near future.
hopefully not too long.
I hear writing is pretty easy. 😭
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This is exactly why things like ethics, unconscious bias and general confronting of people’s racism in science IS necessary and will always be necessary.
Global north researchers running a global south field site rife with medically unethical and statistically abysmal research practices, all to manufacture support for their pet theory and undermine global vaccine access & health security…the research colonialism is genuinely staggering.
is the “”gold standard science”” in the room with us right now?
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is exactly why things like ethics, unconscious bias and general confronting of people’s racism in science IS necessary and will always be necessary.
the mind sometimes need to know about bird poop.
People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
the mind sometimes need to know about bird poop.
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LISTEN! The number of students of color I informally advise on publishing, fellowship applications, dissertations, job applications, fly outs, etc. could fill an auditorium. And the vast majority do not attend the institution that provides me with a W-2.
This is part of the uncompensated labor that faculty of color are constantly engaged in. & then folks ask us why we're not publishing more. But I've been advising YOUR student behind your back because you've offered them nothing useful besides line edits. And she doesn't even go here!
4/4
4/4
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
LISTEN! The number of students of color I informally advise on publishing, fellowship applications, dissertations, job applications, fly outs, etc. could fill an auditorium. And the vast majority do not attend the institution that provides me with a W-2.
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"There’s a freedom people are craving because they’re feeling so constrained, surveilled and, frankly, threatened in so many other spheres."
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.
Gen-Zine: DIY publications find new life as form of resistance against Trump
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"There’s a freedom people are craving because they’re feeling so constrained, surveilled and, frankly, threatened in so many other spheres."
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.
folks seem to be adding a lot of AI addendums. names of majors, schools, all getting "AI" added. Has anyone gone ahead and changed at the university level? Like "Texas A&M" but for Artificial Intelligence instead of agriculture. 😂
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
folks seem to be adding a lot of AI addendums. names of majors, schools, all getting "AI" added. Has anyone gone ahead and changed at the university level? Like "Texas A&M" but for Artificial Intelligence instead of agriculture. 😂
yearly reminder
Don't experiment on thanksgiving. 😂
Don't experiment on thanksgiving. 😂
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
yearly reminder
Don't experiment on thanksgiving. 😂
Don't experiment on thanksgiving. 😂
maybe I'm misreading the email, but I think they just floated the idea of using AI in the tenure & promotion process.
a woman is sitting on a couch with a phone in her mouth .
Alt: a woman is sitting on a couch and is confused
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
maybe I'm misreading the email, but I think they just floated the idea of using AI in the tenure & promotion process.
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a few days late
a man wearing a hat and sunglasses is talking into a microphone with the words you know why i 'm here
ALT: a man wearing a hat and sunglasses is talking into a microphone with the words you know why i 'm here
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
a few days late
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People are desperately drawn to phrenology. You could set your clock by the regularity at which those stupid papers come out and are debunked. Can't people FINALLY know better?
No, the urge to judge people by characteristics they can't control is too strong...
No, the urge to judge people by characteristics they can't control is too strong...
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
People are desperately drawn to phrenology. You could set your clock by the regularity at which those stupid papers come out and are debunked. Can't people FINALLY know better?
No, the urge to judge people by characteristics they can't control is too strong...
No, the urge to judge people by characteristics they can't control is too strong...
I've actually been just standing here this whole time
reading the AI discourse
reading the AI discourse
a bald man wearing a plaid shirt and a black vest
Alt: disappointed man
media.tenor.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I've actually been just standing here this whole time
reading the AI discourse
reading the AI discourse
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It was one thing when this was about intellectual ephemera. I ver it. Mock us all day long. We do, in fact, make up words. But seeing people throw “gatekeeping” charges at practical craftspeople feels so bleak.
I've noticed a marked increase in anti-intellectualism in general but specifically troublingly against blue-collar workers, craftsmen and tradesmen. I can't tell you how many times I've seen furious accusations of "gatekeeping" against like, a plumber talking about plumbing
September 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It was one thing when this was about intellectual ephemera. I ver it. Mock us all day long. We do, in fact, make up words. But seeing people throw “gatekeeping” charges at practical craftspeople feels so bleak.
I see the professional smart man is saying ridiculous things again.
a young man is standing in a living room with the words it 's a disgrace on his face .
ALT: a young man is standing in a living room with the words it 's a disgrace on his face .
media.tenor.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I see the professional smart man is saying ridiculous things again.
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MusicNet (1995) was an early "online" music store that came on a CD with music samples. You could preview tracks, add items to your shopping list, and then call a phone number to order with your credit card.
September 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
MusicNet (1995) was an early "online" music store that came on a CD with music samples. You could preview tracks, add items to your shopping list, and then call a phone number to order with your credit card.
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managed to work "D1 babies" into my lecture on day 1 of the semester.
a man wearing a black hat and a nike vest is raising his fist .
Alt: tiger woods wearing a black hat and a nike vest is raising his fist .
media.tenor.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
managed to work "D1 babies" into my lecture on day 1 of the semester.
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This article is always relevant
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
'These kids are ticking time bombs': The threat of youth basketball
In part one of a two-part series, ESPN explores the dangers of youth basketball -- and how the culture of perpetual competition is jeopardizing the futures of the very stars it hopes to create.
www.espn.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This article is always relevant
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
damn.
a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office .
media.tenor.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
damn.
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just me going through my old memes
October 25, 2023 at 1:20 AM
just me going through my old memes
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Watch while it's still available. The people in this doc are roughly my parents age. Very much still around. Very much all in living memory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIw...
Meet The Families Who Defied the KKK | PBS Short Docs
YouTube video by PBS
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Watch while it's still available. The people in this doc are roughly my parents age. Very much still around. Very much all in living memory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIw...
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NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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