Hernán Anlló
@anllohernan.bsky.social
Cognitive Scientist (LNC2, ENS-PSL). I study how lessons, suggestions, instructions, advice and other forms of linguistic exchange shape perception, preferences and behaviors. I also keep an eye on LLMs.
This analytic-then-generative approach reveals that effective teaching is not an art beyond measurement, but a discoverable compositional semantic structure with predictable effects!
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This analytic-then-generative approach reveals that effective teaching is not an art beyond measurement, but a discoverable compositional semantic structure with predictable effects!
We demonstrate causality by synthesizing lessons that weight these dimensions optimally: synthetic lessons matched the behavioral benefits of the best human teachers, while control lessons weighted randomly produced no advantage.
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
We demonstrate causality by synthesizing lessons that weight these dimensions optimally: synthetic lessons matched the behavioral benefits of the best human teachers, while control lessons weighted randomly produced no advantage.
By developing a novel computational pipeline (LLM-DISC) that decomposes natural teaching language into interpretable semantic dimensions, that independently predict both expert ratings and learning outcomes.
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
By developing a novel computational pipeline (LLM-DISC) that decomposes natural teaching language into interpretable semantic dimensions, that independently predict both expert ratings and learning outcomes.
Teaching through language is uniquely human, yet we cannot predict which explanations will help learners succeed. This gap has profound implications: educational interventions remain trial-and-error, tutoring systems rely on heuristics rather than principles.
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Teaching through language is uniquely human, yet we cannot predict which explanations will help learners succeed. This gap has profound implications: educational interventions remain trial-and-error, tutoring systems rely on heuristics rather than principles.
I'm sure you saw that all data is available for our 11-country study www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Comparing experience- and description-based economic preferences across 11 countries - Nature Human Behaviour
Anlló et al. show that context effects on reward value encoding are found across 11 diverse countries, suggesting that this may be a basic feature of human decision-making.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I'm sure you saw that all data is available for our 11-country study www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hmmmm. I get what's going on here, but indeed the only way to conclusively debunk this IMO is to replicate in rural areas and non-urban ethnic groups. As I see it now (pun intended) the effect is clearly low level in origin, but culture could defo determine its instantiation.
January 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Hmmmm. I get what's going on here, but indeed the only way to conclusively debunk this IMO is to replicate in rural areas and non-urban ethnic groups. As I see it now (pun intended) the effect is clearly low level in origin, but culture could defo determine its instantiation.
Hmmmm. I get what's going on here, but indeed the only way to conclusively debunk this IMO is to replicate in rural areas and non-urban ethnic groups. As I see it now (pun intended) the effect is clearly low level in origin, but culture could defo determine its instantiation.
January 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hmmmm. I get what's going on here, but indeed the only way to conclusively debunk this IMO is to replicate in rural areas and non-urban ethnic groups. As I see it now (pun intended) the effect is clearly low level in origin, but culture could defo determine its instantiation.
Do include me please!
January 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Do include me please!
Lovely, thanks for sharing. Open for a chat indeed!
January 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Lovely, thanks for sharing. Open for a chat indeed!
It will do, it will do *faints into oblivion*
December 29, 2024 at 9:41 PM
It will do, it will do *faints into oblivion*