David Peeters
@davidpeeters.bsky.social
associate professor in communication and cognition - la science pour la science
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David Peeters
@davidpeeters.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Are you teaching on the psychology of language / psycholinguistics? We have a book for you, finally giving center stage to the BODY ⭐ Available 22 Dec
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
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"Ich askid ChatGPT." Well *Ich* askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Ich askid ChatGPT." Well *Ich* askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
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I take an abolitionist stance toward LLMs. And I do not use the word lightly.
In academic circles, there is often an a priori rejection of "absolutist" arguments as illegitimate, "unscientific" or "counterproductive".
Sometimes abolition *is* the correct stance. That shouldn't be controversial.
In academic circles, there is often an a priori rejection of "absolutist" arguments as illegitimate, "unscientific" or "counterproductive".
Sometimes abolition *is* the correct stance. That shouldn't be controversial.
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I take an abolitionist stance toward LLMs. And I do not use the word lightly.
In academic circles, there is often an a priori rejection of "absolutist" arguments as illegitimate, "unscientific" or "counterproductive".
Sometimes abolition *is* the correct stance. That shouldn't be controversial.
In academic circles, there is often an a priori rejection of "absolutist" arguments as illegitimate, "unscientific" or "counterproductive".
Sometimes abolition *is* the correct stance. That shouldn't be controversial.
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PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing - Apply now!
Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.
Application deadline: 19 October 2025
For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.
Application deadline: 19 October 2025
For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD: Accented Speech Processing at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!
www.ru.nl
October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing - Apply now!
Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.
Application deadline: 19 October 2025
For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.
Application deadline: 19 October 2025
For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
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In our new paper Line Kruse shows that The Demonstrative Choice Task (DCT) can be used to predict depression across a number of languages. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
This and that in depression: Cross-linguistic semantic effects
Demonstratives (in English “this” and “that”) are pivotal to human communication, facilitating joint attention and the establishment of a common ground of reference. All languages have at least two fo...
dx.plos.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In our new paper Line Kruse shows that The Demonstrative Choice Task (DCT) can be used to predict depression across a number of languages. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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I was mesmerized by the idea that something static can convey not only motion but also temporality, and I decided to test it empirically. It wasn’t an easy task, as the way our data was organized didn’t make it straightforward. But now, here is our paper!
♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I was mesmerized by the idea that something static can convey not only motion but also temporality, and I decided to test it empirically. It wasn’t an easy task, as the way our data was organized didn’t make it straightforward. But now, here is our paper!
♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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"Discourse genre predicts demonstrative use in text: Experimental evidence from Dutch and Mandarin"
📢New paper from: David Peeters, Suzanne Schuurman, Tianning Zhai, Emiel Krahmer, Yan Gu, & Alfons Maes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📢New paper from: David Peeters, Suzanne Schuurman, Tianning Zhai, Emiel Krahmer, Yan Gu, & Alfons Maes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Discourse genre predicts demonstrative use in text: Experimental evidence from Dutch and Mandarin
In written language, demonstratives such as this and that allow writers to produce coherent texts and readers to build up a consistent mental model of…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Discourse genre predicts demonstrative use in text: Experimental evidence from Dutch and Mandarin"
📢New paper from: David Peeters, Suzanne Schuurman, Tianning Zhai, Emiel Krahmer, Yan Gu, & Alfons Maes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📢New paper from: David Peeters, Suzanne Schuurman, Tianning Zhai, Emiel Krahmer, Yan Gu, & Alfons Maes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A new study presents experimental evidence, from both Dutch and Mandarin, that discourse genre is the main predictor of writers’ demonstrative use in text.
August 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A new study presents experimental evidence, from both Dutch and Mandarin, that discourse genre is the main predictor of writers’ demonstrative use in text.
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In written language, demonstratives such as 'this' and 'that' allow writers to produce coherent texts and readers to build up a consistent mental model of the message that is conveyed. But what makes a writer decide to use one demonstrative (e.g., this) over another (e.g., that)?
August 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In written language, demonstratives such as 'this' and 'that' allow writers to produce coherent texts and readers to build up a consistent mental model of the message that is conveyed. But what makes a writer decide to use one demonstrative (e.g., this) over another (e.g., that)?
Do traffic lights eat pizza?
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Do traffic lights eat pizza?
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If your university still exists and you are teaching from our book - please know we now have 140 multiple choice exam questions ready for use, to be found on the companion website for teachers (or drop me an email) 🤓
March 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If your university still exists and you are teaching from our book - please know we now have 140 multiple choice exam questions ready for use, to be found on the companion website for teachers (or drop me an email) 🤓
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Beating stress: Evidence for recalibration of word stress perception. Final version by Ronny Bujok,
@davidpeeters.bsky.social , Antje S. Meyer & Hans Rutger Bosker
doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03088-5
@davidpeeters.bsky.social , Antje S. Meyer & Hans Rutger Bosker
doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03088-5
Beating stress: Evidence for recalibration of word stress perception - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
Speech is inherently variable, requiring listeners to apply adaptation mechanisms to deal with the variability. A proposed perceptual adaptation mechanism is recalibration, whereby listeners learn to ...
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Beating stress: Evidence for recalibration of word stress perception. Final version by Ronny Bujok,
@davidpeeters.bsky.social , Antje S. Meyer & Hans Rutger Bosker
doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03088-5
@davidpeeters.bsky.social , Antje S. Meyer & Hans Rutger Bosker
doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03088-5
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Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss):
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss):
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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📣 "Universities are not spokespersons for the AI industry...we need to resist being coopted and corrupted...We need to increase Critical AI Literacy in students, in scientists & in other professionals. This is the role that universities are duty bound to play in times of planetary crises"📣
Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability
open.substack.com/pub/rcsc/p/c...
open.substack.com/pub/rcsc/p/c...
Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability
How can universities resist being coopted and corrupted by the AI industries’ agendas?
open.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
📣 "Universities are not spokespersons for the AI industry...we need to resist being coopted and corrupted...We need to increase Critical AI Literacy in students, in scientists & in other professionals. This is the role that universities are duty bound to play in times of planetary crises"📣
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Delighted to announce the publication of a collaborative effort, co-led by @limorraviv.bsky.social @mpi-nl.bsky.social, showcasing the ways in which researchers have made language evolution an empirical issue: A handbook of experimental approaches to the fascinating problem of language evolution 🧪
May 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Delighted to announce the publication of a collaborative effort, co-led by @limorraviv.bsky.social @mpi-nl.bsky.social, showcasing the ways in which researchers have made language evolution an empirical issue: A handbook of experimental approaches to the fascinating problem of language evolution 🧪
Today we strike! My first day off since 2017 - Thanks @eppobruins.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Today we strike! My first day off since 2017 - Thanks @eppobruins.bsky.social
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1.2 billion in cuts to higher ed & science in this year’s budget. Who knows what the next one brings? Plus: attacks on 🇳🇱 academia’s international character & suggestions that gov't should have more instruments to steer course offering in higher ed.
🟥 Protest! 10 April, 12.30, Willemsplein, Tilburg!
🟥 Protest! 10 April, 12.30, Willemsplein, Tilburg!
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
1.2 billion in cuts to higher ed & science in this year’s budget. Who knows what the next one brings? Plus: attacks on 🇳🇱 academia’s international character & suggestions that gov't should have more instruments to steer course offering in higher ed.
🟥 Protest! 10 April, 12.30, Willemsplein, Tilburg!
🟥 Protest! 10 April, 12.30, Willemsplein, Tilburg!
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Very excited to announce that a collaborative art project aimed at "reclaiming the commons" is now open for contributions!
These are not good times, and so I needed an outlet for creating, sharing, and fostering hope. This is my modest attempt at that. You're all invited🌻
outsidemywindow.org
These are not good times, and so I needed an outlet for creating, sharing, and fostering hope. This is my modest attempt at that. You're all invited🌻
outsidemywindow.org
Outside My Window
Reclaiming the commons one window at a time
outsidemywindow.org
April 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Very excited to announce that a collaborative art project aimed at "reclaiming the commons" is now open for contributions!
These are not good times, and so I needed an outlet for creating, sharing, and fostering hope. This is my modest attempt at that. You're all invited🌻
outsidemywindow.org
These are not good times, and so I needed an outlet for creating, sharing, and fostering hope. This is my modest attempt at that. You're all invited🌻
outsidemywindow.org
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Join us in London! The Language and Cognition Lab (with @fourtassi.bsky.social, Yan Gu) is looking for a Research Fellow for 4-years to work on how children and adults from different cultures learn in social interaction.
Ad is here (www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN891/r...). DM if you have any question!
Ad is here (www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN891/r...). DM if you have any question!
Research Fellow in Social Learning at UCL
Discover Research Fellow in Social Learning jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Join us in London! The Language and Cognition Lab (with @fourtassi.bsky.social, Yan Gu) is looking for a Research Fellow for 4-years to work on how children and adults from different cultures learn in social interaction.
Ad is here (www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN891/r...). DM if you have any question!
Ad is here (www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN891/r...). DM if you have any question!
If your university still exists and you are teaching from our book - please know we now have 140 multiple choice exam questions ready for use, to be found on the companion website for teachers (or drop me an email) 🤓
March 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If your university still exists and you are teaching from our book - please know we now have 140 multiple choice exam questions ready for use, to be found on the companion website for teachers (or drop me an email) 🤓
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Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🚨Demonstration alert - Tilburg
Looking for something to do on Saturday? Why not join some loving folks to say NO to hate in our communities!
When white supremacists show up to spread their fear, we show up stronger and louder.
Feb 22, 13:00 @ Tilburg station
DM for more details
Looking for something to do on Saturday? Why not join some loving folks to say NO to hate in our communities!
When white supremacists show up to spread their fear, we show up stronger and louder.
Feb 22, 13:00 @ Tilburg station
DM for more details
February 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚨Demonstration alert - Tilburg
Looking for something to do on Saturday? Why not join some loving folks to say NO to hate in our communities!
When white supremacists show up to spread their fear, we show up stronger and louder.
Feb 22, 13:00 @ Tilburg station
DM for more details
Looking for something to do on Saturday? Why not join some loving folks to say NO to hate in our communities!
When white supremacists show up to spread their fear, we show up stronger and louder.
Feb 22, 13:00 @ Tilburg station
DM for more details
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Hey there! @kellysjones.bsky.social and I are doing a weekly newsletter on the power of metaphor. Metaphor is everywhere, doing all kinds of sneaky and not-so-sneaky things. So we think it's important (and fun!) to keep an eye on it.
Here's the first post:
open.substack.com/pub/metaphor...
Here's the first post:
open.substack.com/pub/metaphor...
Breaking containers and extending our journeys in 2025
Thinking about time as space is one of the most basic and pervasive metaphors out there. As we enter 2025, it is worth thinking about our movements through and in the new year.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Hey there! @kellysjones.bsky.social and I are doing a weekly newsletter on the power of metaphor. Metaphor is everywhere, doing all kinds of sneaky and not-so-sneaky things. So we think it's important (and fun!) to keep an eye on it.
Here's the first post:
open.substack.com/pub/metaphor...
Here's the first post:
open.substack.com/pub/metaphor...
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We are offering two PhD Fellowships to promote collaborations between the MPI, Centre for Language Studies and Donders Institute. The hiring departments are Multimodal Language and Language & Genetics. The application deadline is 6 Jan 2025. More info: www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe...
December 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM
We are offering two PhD Fellowships to promote collaborations between the MPI, Centre for Language Studies and Donders Institute. The hiring departments are Multimodal Language and Language & Genetics. The application deadline is 6 Jan 2025. More info: www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe...