Andrew McAvan (they/he)
@andrew-mcavan.bsky.social
Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience PhD Student @ Vanderbilt University
Interested in human spatial navigation with a focus on non-Euclidean VR spaces.
Too many hobbies 🫠🌳🥾🍄🪨🐄🪡🪵🫖☕️🍹🔐🖥🖌
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"Nazi punks f*ck off" - Dead Kennedys
Interested in human spatial navigation with a focus on non-Euclidean VR spaces.
Too many hobbies 🫠🌳🥾🍄🪨🐄🪡🪵🫖☕️🍹🔐🖥🖌
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"Nazi punks f*ck off" - Dead Kennedys
With the passing of Jane Goodall (literally crying rn watching her Netflix interview), now more than ever we should remember the Roots & Shoots model of compassionate traits 💜
October 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
With the passing of Jane Goodall (literally crying rn watching her Netflix interview), now more than ever we should remember the Roots & Shoots model of compassionate traits 💜
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Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.
June 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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What happened last night and today was manufactured propaganda by the Trump admin to justify using the military against Americans. Let us be clear: the military should never police civilians without a request from the state. So much for the so-called party of states’ rights and law and order.
June 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
What happened last night and today was manufactured propaganda by the Trump admin to justify using the military against Americans. Let us be clear: the military should never police civilians without a request from the state. So much for the so-called party of states’ rights and law and order.
Just a reminder that the current regime loves cutting some of the best ROIs our country has 😑
Here’s what will happen to our National Parks if Trump’s budget passes. Did you know America’s national parks actually generate more income than they cost to operate? Yet under Trump’s proposed 2026 budget, the National Park Service (NPS) would face devastating cuts:
June 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just a reminder that the current regime loves cutting some of the best ROIs our country has 😑
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Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor.
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
June 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor.
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
New pope is from Chicago.
Does that mean Malort is now considered a 'holy spirit?'
Does that mean Malort is now considered a 'holy spirit?'
May 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New pope is from Chicago.
Does that mean Malort is now considered a 'holy spirit?'
Does that mean Malort is now considered a 'holy spirit?'
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It's never about the science. It's always about having a legal basis for your fear and hatred of other people.
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's never about the science. It's always about having a legal basis for your fear and hatred of other people.
So many people from AZ have never heard of burrowing owls and that blows my mind
I photographed at least seventy burrowing owls yesterday evening and only one told me to GTFO, which I promptly did. Look at his little tongue! So cute! 🪶
April 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
So many people from AZ have never heard of burrowing owls and that blows my mind
Some of y'all mfs refuse to learn empathy
April 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Some of y'all mfs refuse to learn empathy
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March 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📚 Are you an early career researcher (undergrad to postdoc) in psych, neuro, or a related field?
Are you seeking feedback on an unsubmitted manuscript or a response to reviews?
Our “pre-review” program offers feedback from experienced reviewers!
👇 Learn more & apply:
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Are you seeking feedback on an unsubmitted manuscript or a response to reviews?
Our “pre-review” program offers feedback from experienced reviewers!
👇 Learn more & apply:
go.iu.edu/rzfair
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January 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If you're outraged, let em know. And if they don't pick up, (*cough* office of Marsha Blackburn *cough*) leave a message
January 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you're outraged, let em know. And if they don't pick up, (*cough* office of Marsha Blackburn *cough*) leave a message
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Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately.
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
form.jotform.com/250226137228...
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
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Join researchers across the country in fighting restrictions on the NIH
Please click the link to complete this form.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately.
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
form.jotform.com/250226137228...
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
form.jotform.com/250226137228...
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I don't know who needs to hear this but : You're not in trouble and nobody is mad at you, relax your jaw
January 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this but : You're not in trouble and nobody is mad at you, relax your jaw
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I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
Readings - Civil Resistance How It Works Fall 2022.pdf
drive.google.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
January 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM