Dr Ben Wolfe
@benwolfevision.bsky.social
Assistant Professor
Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Toronto Mississauga
Co-Director, APPLY Lab (www.applylab.org)
Least important mammal in his house (just ask the cats).
"If vision worked like *that*, we'd all be dead."
Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Toronto Mississauga
Co-Director, APPLY Lab (www.applylab.org)
Least important mammal in his house (just ask the cats).
"If vision worked like *that*, we'd all be dead."
GBBO but strategy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
GBBO but strategy.
This is what I get for landing in the wrong bit of the thread.
Got to ding the bell coming in to my home station… not so much with the door-kicking
Got to ding the bell coming in to my home station… not so much with the door-kicking
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This is what I get for landing in the wrong bit of the thread.
Got to ding the bell coming in to my home station… not so much with the door-kicking
Got to ding the bell coming in to my home station… not so much with the door-kicking
Here, have a cat
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Here, have a cat
I remember getting to do that on a MBTA green line car when I was about five.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I remember getting to do that on a MBTA green line car when I was about five.
We found the right ones for us, but we have way simpler med-wrangling needs
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We found the right ones for us, but we have way simpler med-wrangling needs
And “reload the travel pharmacy” is now a to-do list item for an evening this week.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
And “reload the travel pharmacy” is now a to-do list item for an evening this week.
Salience and discriminability!
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Salience and discriminability!
Well, you successfully goaded me into starting the Parker books.
I’ve got reading material for a while.
I’ve got reading material for a while.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Well, you successfully goaded me into starting the Parker books.
I’ve got reading material for a while.
I’ve got reading material for a while.
Motion to modify the sandwich board with auditory alerts.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Motion to modify the sandwich board with auditory alerts.
For one paper, which racked up a healthy pile of rejections before I found it a home, I was fond of blasting Another One Bites the Dust
I may need to teach the postdocs this way.
I may need to teach the postdocs this way.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
For one paper, which racked up a healthy pile of rejections before I found it a home, I was fond of blasting Another One Bites the Dust
I may need to teach the postdocs this way.
I may need to teach the postdocs this way.
My late grandmother - born in Germany, a couple decades in England, then the rest of her life in the US, had strong opinions about how food availability and price had changed from the late 1950s until she passed in 2023.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My late grandmother - born in Germany, a couple decades in England, then the rest of her life in the US, had strong opinions about how food availability and price had changed from the late 1950s until she passed in 2023.
Only if we can banish the “loud speakerphone conversations from the adjacent stall whilst upon the Seat of Ease” to a yet to be invented circle of Dante’s Hell.
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Only if we can banish the “loud speakerphone conversations from the adjacent stall whilst upon the Seat of Ease” to a yet to be invented circle of Dante’s Hell.
Nah. We have a hill for that. No one brings their siege engines anymore.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Nah. We have a hill for that. No one brings their siege engines anymore.
Fortunately, we know they’re coming and we do a lot of prep.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Fortunately, we know they’re coming and we do a lot of prep.
My family does a Practice Thanksgiving party.
This is the 47th year (ish)
A small version is 50-60 people, and it’s a giant potluck
This is the 47th year (ish)
A small version is 50-60 people, and it’s a giant potluck
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My family does a Practice Thanksgiving party.
This is the 47th year (ish)
A small version is 50-60 people, and it’s a giant potluck
This is the 47th year (ish)
A small version is 50-60 people, and it’s a giant potluck
Yeah, we’re flying Friday.
My brother is flying Tuesday.
Eeeek.
My brother is flying Tuesday.
Eeeek.
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Yeah, we’re flying Friday.
My brother is flying Tuesday.
Eeeek.
My brother is flying Tuesday.
Eeeek.
We had this discussion this morning. Local decision was "eat things we like better" for what it's worth
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We had this discussion this morning. Local decision was "eat things we like better" for what it's worth
Smug, and a round of food coma
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Smug, and a round of food coma
No, and I stomp on “utilize” when I see it in trainee writing.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
No, and I stomp on “utilize” when I see it in trainee writing.