Tania Lombrozo
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social
Writes about cognitive science and philosophy. Professes psychology at Princeton University. Devours chocolate and fiction. www.tanialombrozo.com
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Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18–20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18–20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18–20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
🚨🚨🚨
We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18–20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
🚨🚨🚨
We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
Glad and sad to see this series, which echoes the theme of lost science I wrote about below & does something to make it less invisible www.northjersey.com/story/opinio...
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Glad and sad to see this series, which echoes the theme of lost science I wrote about below & does something to make it less invisible www.northjersey.com/story/opinio...
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Thank you to @anahidmodrek.bsky.social for visiting with my FAQs about Life seminar this week! We read her fabulous work with @tanialombrozo.bsky.social showing positive effects of explaining on test scores & appreciated chatting with her about this research: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Allow Me to Explain: Benefits of Explaining Extend to Distal Academic Performance
How does the act of explaining influence learning? Prior work has studied effects of explaining through a predominantly proximal lens, measuring short-term outcomes or manipulations within lab settin...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thank you to @anahidmodrek.bsky.social for visiting with my FAQs about Life seminar this week! We read her fabulous work with @tanialombrozo.bsky.social showing positive effects of explaining on test scores & appreciated chatting with her about this research: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Visible light 🔆 or electromagnetic waves 📡: Which helps people understand better?
In a new post for Character & Context (@spspnews.bsky.social), I dive into my work with @tanialombrozo.bsky.social on how jargon shapes scientific understanding. Check it out here!
spsp.org/news/charact...
In a new post for Character & Context (@spspnews.bsky.social), I dive into my work with @tanialombrozo.bsky.social on how jargon shapes scientific understanding. Check it out here!
spsp.org/news/charact...
Using Jargon Can Make Bad Logic Seem Satisfying | SPSP
Although technical language can make something harder to understand, it can have a convenient advantage.
spsp.org
September 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Visible light 🔆 or electromagnetic waves 📡: Which helps people understand better?
In a new post for Character & Context (@spspnews.bsky.social), I dive into my work with @tanialombrozo.bsky.social on how jargon shapes scientific understanding. Check it out here!
spsp.org/news/charact...
In a new post for Character & Context (@spspnews.bsky.social), I dive into my work with @tanialombrozo.bsky.social on how jargon shapes scientific understanding. Check it out here!
spsp.org/news/charact...
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My lab at UCLA is hiring 1-2 PhD students this cycle!
Join us to work at the intersection of cognitive science and AI applied to pressing societal challenges like climate change.
More info about me: rachit-dubey.github.io
My lab: ucla-cocopol.github.io
Please help repost/spread the word!
Join us to work at the intersection of cognitive science and AI applied to pressing societal challenges like climate change.
More info about me: rachit-dubey.github.io
My lab: ucla-cocopol.github.io
Please help repost/spread the word!
September 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My lab at UCLA is hiring 1-2 PhD students this cycle!
Join us to work at the intersection of cognitive science and AI applied to pressing societal challenges like climate change.
More info about me: rachit-dubey.github.io
My lab: ucla-cocopol.github.io
Please help repost/spread the word!
Join us to work at the intersection of cognitive science and AI applied to pressing societal challenges like climate change.
More info about me: rachit-dubey.github.io
My lab: ucla-cocopol.github.io
Please help repost/spread the word!
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We're hiring!!! Princeton Psych has an Assistant Prof search in cog neuro (joint with @princetonneuro.bsky.social). Apply apply apply! puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
puwebp.princeton.edu
August 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We're hiring!!! Princeton Psych has an Assistant Prof search in cog neuro (joint with @princetonneuro.bsky.social). Apply apply apply! puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
SAVE SCIENCE FUNDING IN THE USA
Here's a link to an American Physical Society tool for sending letters supporting science funding. Please do this ESPECIALLY if you live in a state/district with majority party members. Takes 2 minutes. www.aps.org/initiatives/...
Here's a link to an American Physical Society tool for sending letters supporting science funding. Please do this ESPECIALLY if you live in a state/district with majority party members. Takes 2 minutes. www.aps.org/initiatives/...
Support Federal Science Funding: A Call to Action
The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society.
www.aps.org
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
SAVE SCIENCE FUNDING IN THE USA
Here's a link to an American Physical Society tool for sending letters supporting science funding. Please do this ESPECIALLY if you live in a state/district with majority party members. Takes 2 minutes. www.aps.org/initiatives/...
Here's a link to an American Physical Society tool for sending letters supporting science funding. Please do this ESPECIALLY if you live in a state/district with majority party members. Takes 2 minutes. www.aps.org/initiatives/...
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I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
Laypeople often learn about science from expert explanations & those explanations often contain JARGON. Does jargon make explanations better or worse? In a paper out today in Nature Human Behaviour, @cruzf.bsky.social and I find that jargon can support illusions of understanding...
June 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Laypeople often learn about science from expert explanations & those explanations often contain JARGON. Does jargon make explanations better or worse? In a paper out today in Nature Human Behaviour, @cruzf.bsky.social and I find that jargon can support illusions of understanding...
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President Trump’s FY26 budget for #NSF will slash funding for the agency by 56.9% and funding for Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences by 67.6%
These cuts will end US STEM leadership, weaken national security, and set-back individual prosperity and well-being.
These cuts will end US STEM leadership, weaken national security, and set-back individual prosperity and well-being.
June 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
President Trump’s FY26 budget for #NSF will slash funding for the agency by 56.9% and funding for Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences by 67.6%
These cuts will end US STEM leadership, weaken national security, and set-back individual prosperity and well-being.
These cuts will end US STEM leadership, weaken national security, and set-back individual prosperity and well-being.
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🎊 New preprint 🎊 w/ Tania Lombrozo
Why do people engage in collective actions, even when they believe their actions won't make a difference?
Based on evidence from the 2024 election and a hypothetical election, we find that *moral* responsibility, not causal, drives voting
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Why do people engage in collective actions, even when they believe their actions won't make a difference?
Based on evidence from the 2024 election and a hypothetical election, we find that *moral* responsibility, not causal, drives voting
osf.io/preprints/ps...
May 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🎊 New preprint 🎊 w/ Tania Lombrozo
Why do people engage in collective actions, even when they believe their actions won't make a difference?
Based on evidence from the 2024 election and a hypothetical election, we find that *moral* responsibility, not causal, drives voting
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Why do people engage in collective actions, even when they believe their actions won't make a difference?
Based on evidence from the 2024 election and a hypothetical election, we find that *moral* responsibility, not causal, drives voting
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Please join @asliozyurek.bsky.social, @tanialombrozo.bsky.social, Hannah Rohde and me **this Wednesday 12pm eastern**. What does the future of cogsci in higher ed look like? I promise it's not all bad news!! Register below!
We're launching a new webinar series! Cognitive Science: Perspectives for Higher Education ✨
Join us May 7🗓️ to hear about the future of #CogSci education, from interdisciplinary challenges to innovative teaching and research.
Learn more and register at cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
Join us May 7🗓️ to hear about the future of #CogSci education, from interdisciplinary challenges to innovative teaching and research.
Learn more and register at cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
May 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Please join @asliozyurek.bsky.social, @tanialombrozo.bsky.social, Hannah Rohde and me **this Wednesday 12pm eastern**. What does the future of cogsci in higher ed look like? I promise it's not all bad news!! Register below!
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Want an explanation for the destruction of health and medicine in our country that's completely understandable? Send this far and wide! Please share!! Accurate, simple, and comprehensive, John Oliver describes what's happening to NIH (+others) and medicine better than I can youtu.be/8H34jcpEsFs
RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Want an explanation for the destruction of health and medicine in our country that's completely understandable? Send this far and wide! Please share!! Accurate, simple, and comprehensive, John Oliver describes what's happening to NIH (+others) and medicine better than I can youtu.be/8H34jcpEsFs
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Unfortunately, the NSF grant that supports our work has been terminated. This is a setback, but our mission has not changed. We will continue to work hard on making cognitive science a more inclusive field. Stay tuned for upcoming events.
April 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Unfortunately, the NSF grant that supports our work has been terminated. This is a setback, but our mission has not changed. We will continue to work hard on making cognitive science a more inclusive field. Stay tuned for upcoming events.
Are you interested in research experience before applying to PhD programs? Or just want to learn more about cognitive science? Consider joining my lab as a lab manager (joint w/the Griffiths Lab). We will begin reviewing applications one week from today: cognition.princeton.edu/news/2025/op...
Open Position for Lombrozo/Griffiths Lab Manager (starting Fall 2025)
The Lombrozo and Griffiths Labs at Princeton University are seeking a full-time lab manager to begin August 14, 2025, but there is some flexibility. You can apply here. Applications will be reviewed b...
cognition.princeton.edu
April 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Are you interested in research experience before applying to PhD programs? Or just want to learn more about cognitive science? Consider joining my lab as a lab manager (joint w/the Griffiths Lab). We will begin reviewing applications one week from today: cognition.princeton.edu/news/2025/op...
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Here in Princeton, NJ, a town of about 30,000 people, the crowd at the #HandsOff protest. Appeared to be about 1300-1500 people, as high as 5% of the population. It's the largest event I have seen in this public space.
April 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Here in Princeton, NJ, a town of about 30,000 people, the crowd at the #HandsOff protest. Appeared to be about 1300-1500 people, as high as 5% of the population. It's the largest event I have seen in this public space.
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“Without the support of my community, I would have never pursued a career in science”, writes Chantal Valdivia-Moreno from Chula Vista, CA 🥑. Now research cuts threaten that community: its health, economy & children’s futures. 🧪🏠
@talvaldivia.bsky.social
www.thestarnews.com/we-owe-it-to...
@talvaldivia.bsky.social
www.thestarnews.com/we-owe-it-to...
March 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Without the support of my community, I would have never pursued a career in science”, writes Chantal Valdivia-Moreno from Chula Vista, CA 🥑. Now research cuts threaten that community: its health, economy & children’s futures. 🧪🏠
@talvaldivia.bsky.social
www.thestarnews.com/we-owe-it-to...
@talvaldivia.bsky.social
www.thestarnews.com/we-owe-it-to...
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"Fostering Appropriate Reliance on LLMs" received an Honorable Mention at #CHI2025!
This work is also the last chapter of my dissertation, so the recognition feels more special🏅🎓😊
🎉 to the team @jennwv.bsky.social @qveraliao.bsky.social @tanialombrozo.bsky.social Olga Russakovsky
This work is also the last chapter of my dissertation, so the recognition feels more special🏅🎓😊
🎉 to the team @jennwv.bsky.social @qveraliao.bsky.social @tanialombrozo.bsky.social Olga Russakovsky
Appropriate reliance is key to safe and successful user interactions with LLMs. But what shapes user reliance on LLMs, and how can we foster appropriate reliance?
In our #CHI2025 paper, we explore these questions through two user studies.
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In our #CHI2025 paper, we explore these questions through two user studies.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Fostering Appropriate Reliance on LLMs" received an Honorable Mention at #CHI2025!
This work is also the last chapter of my dissertation, so the recognition feels more special🏅🎓😊
🎉 to the team @jennwv.bsky.social @qveraliao.bsky.social @tanialombrozo.bsky.social Olga Russakovsky
This work is also the last chapter of my dissertation, so the recognition feels more special🏅🎓😊
🎉 to the team @jennwv.bsky.social @qveraliao.bsky.social @tanialombrozo.bsky.social Olga Russakovsky
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For every caregiver exasperated by a child’s incessant questions, there’s a communicator who’d be thrilled to stimulate that kind of curiosity. Psychologist @tanialombrozo.bsky.social, researcher Daniel Silva Luna & ScienceCounts share insights on what makes people curious
publuu.com/flip-book/68...
publuu.com/flip-book/68...
March 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
For every caregiver exasperated by a child’s incessant questions, there’s a communicator who’d be thrilled to stimulate that kind of curiosity. Psychologist @tanialombrozo.bsky.social, researcher Daniel Silva Luna & ScienceCounts share insights on what makes people curious
publuu.com/flip-book/68...
publuu.com/flip-book/68...
"Every citizen and officeholder who cares about the strength of our country ... should demand a stop to the government’s unwarranted intrusion on academic freedom at Columbia." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
www.theatlantic.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"Every citizen and officeholder who cares about the strength of our country ... should demand a stop to the government’s unwarranted intrusion on academic freedom at Columbia." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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If you identify as a Jewish member of the academic community, and are appalled by the actions being taken in the name of defending our community, please consider signing this letter (which can be done anonymously) and also sharing it with others:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
Open letter in response to federal funding cuts at Columbia
On March 7th, the Trump administration announced the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. This includes funding from the Departm...
forms.gle
March 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you identify as a Jewish member of the academic community, and are appalled by the actions being taken in the name of defending our community, please consider signing this letter (which can be done anonymously) and also sharing it with others:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
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WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
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🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
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Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
March 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Super fun collaboration across cogsci fields! We find that when an LLM response is accompanied by an explanation, users are more likely to accept the response. But the quality of the explanation matters - users rely less on responses with explanations when the explanations contain inconsistencies.
Appropriate reliance is key to safe and successful user interactions with LLMs. But what shapes user reliance on LLMs, and how can we foster appropriate reliance?
In our #CHI2025 paper, we explore these questions through two user studies.
1/7
In our #CHI2025 paper, we explore these questions through two user studies.
1/7
February 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Super fun collaboration across cogsci fields! We find that when an LLM response is accompanied by an explanation, users are more likely to accept the response. But the quality of the explanation matters - users rely less on responses with explanations when the explanations contain inconsistencies.