Dr. R, Ph.D
@imparseable.bsky.social
Disabled human assistant professor parent person. Science of science. Knowledge creation. Cats. Yarn. Cats destroying yarn. Programming. Masks.
"Dr. R, how did you know that wasn't 100 words?"
100 words double spaced is about 3" on a page in 12 point Times New Roman. It's about 3 1/4" in Arial. Also, I knit, so I can eyeball ruler tick marks quite quickly.
100 words double spaced is about 3" on a page in 12 point Times New Roman. It's about 3 1/4" in Arial. Also, I knit, so I can eyeball ruler tick marks quite quickly.
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"Dr. R, how did you know that wasn't 100 words?"
100 words double spaced is about 3" on a page in 12 point Times New Roman. It's about 3 1/4" in Arial. Also, I knit, so I can eyeball ruler tick marks quite quickly.
100 words double spaced is about 3" on a page in 12 point Times New Roman. It's about 3 1/4" in Arial. Also, I knit, so I can eyeball ruler tick marks quite quickly.
Kid 2 (2) threw a sizable wooden truck at kid 1’s (8) head this morning and didn’t miss. Spouse is on a work trip. Our black cat had a major seizure on Halloween. Our house was a tinder box waiting to explode, and so it did 💥
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Kid 2 (2) threw a sizable wooden truck at kid 1’s (8) head this morning and didn’t miss. Spouse is on a work trip. Our black cat had a major seizure on Halloween. Our house was a tinder box waiting to explode, and so it did 💥
I opened the “social marketing kit” for my upcoming major area’s conference and it’s pretty clear that someone missed the mass exodus of LIS from the social media formerly known as Twitter.
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I opened the “social marketing kit” for my upcoming major area’s conference and it’s pretty clear that someone missed the mass exodus of LIS from the social media formerly known as Twitter.
BE WARY OF THE MILLENNIALS WHO OWN PRINTERS.
October 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
BE WARY OF THE MILLENNIALS WHO OWN PRINTERS.
If a patient service representative loudly announces to the waiting room what a patient is there for that’s not a HIPAA violation? Just rude? I’m wondering what we are even doing anymore…
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If a patient service representative loudly announces to the waiting room what a patient is there for that’s not a HIPAA violation? Just rude? I’m wondering what we are even doing anymore…
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Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/
AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/
ASIST published their proceedings early, so here’s the paper I’ll be giving next month in DC: asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The tl;dr: don’t train AI with data of sketchy provenance and expect it to do well, or expect the actors taking such shortcuts to make the tech sustainable.
The tl;dr: don’t train AI with data of sketchy provenance and expect it to do well, or expect the actors taking such shortcuts to make the tech sustainable.
asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ASIST published their proceedings early, so here’s the paper I’ll be giving next month in DC: asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The tl;dr: don’t train AI with data of sketchy provenance and expect it to do well, or expect the actors taking such shortcuts to make the tech sustainable.
The tl;dr: don’t train AI with data of sketchy provenance and expect it to do well, or expect the actors taking such shortcuts to make the tech sustainable.
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Why are they making LLMs good at math instead of good at formatting latex tables
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Why are they making LLMs good at math instead of good at formatting latex tables
Recording a tutorial for *nix and editing the AI-made transcript. "dir.conf" is not "directs continue," "dir confirms," "direct dotcom," or any other weird permutation.
September 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Recording a tutorial for *nix and editing the AI-made transcript. "dir.conf" is not "directs continue," "dir confirms," "direct dotcom," or any other weird permutation.
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I’m happy to report that the most seriously taken threat I’ve ever made as a parent was to Kid 1, now 8: if you can’t find it within yourself to be a good, kind, and inclusive helper we will be watching nothing but Mr. Rogers Neighborhood for the next week #millennialparentingwins
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I’m happy to report that the most seriously taken threat I’ve ever made as a parent was to Kid 1, now 8: if you can’t find it within yourself to be a good, kind, and inclusive helper we will be watching nothing but Mr. Rogers Neighborhood for the next week #millennialparentingwins
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An elegant weapon for a more civilized age
September 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age
Apparently “Mariel of Redwall” is a better entry point than “Mossflower” to the Redwall world for my eldest gen alpha kiddo.
September 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Apparently “Mariel of Redwall” is a better entry point than “Mossflower” to the Redwall world for my eldest gen alpha kiddo.
Recent discussion: mentoring is a learned skill. I started my postdoc about five years ago with a goal of learning to be a good mentor. I have spent a lot of time in workshops on mentoring/being a mentee & I really wish this had been available for folks 30 years ago.
September 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Recent discussion: mentoring is a learned skill. I started my postdoc about five years ago with a goal of learning to be a good mentor. I have spent a lot of time in workshops on mentoring/being a mentee & I really wish this had been available for folks 30 years ago.
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Masking EVERYWHERE INDOORS that isn’t your home is an act of resistance.
No one is coming to save us. We need to save each other by masking, getting vaxxed, and advocating for clean air
1 way masking is great, but 2 way masking (when EVERYONE PRESENT is masking) is best.
No one is coming to save us. We need to save each other by masking, getting vaxxed, and advocating for clean air
1 way masking is great, but 2 way masking (when EVERYONE PRESENT is masking) is best.
Wear a face mask when you go out in public- if for no other reason than knowing that they want you too sick, too exhausted and too burned out from dealing with back to back respiratory infections to speak up for yourself & your community. You deserve to protect your health.
September 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Masking EVERYWHERE INDOORS that isn’t your home is an act of resistance.
No one is coming to save us. We need to save each other by masking, getting vaxxed, and advocating for clean air
1 way masking is great, but 2 way masking (when EVERYONE PRESENT is masking) is best.
No one is coming to save us. We need to save each other by masking, getting vaxxed, and advocating for clean air
1 way masking is great, but 2 way masking (when EVERYONE PRESENT is masking) is best.
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Epistemic arrogance is the attitude of overestimating what one knows, leading to unwillingness to learn from others.
Epistemic arrogance is especially harmful because, via the “concealment effect”,
it prevents the testimonies of marginalized individuals WHO KNOW from being heard and believed.
Epistemic arrogance is especially harmful because, via the “concealment effect”,
it prevents the testimonies of marginalized individuals WHO KNOW from being heard and believed.
Epistemic Injustice and Inequality: The Case of Epistemic Arrogance
| Filosofia Morale/Moral Philosophy
mimesisjournals.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Epistemic arrogance is the attitude of overestimating what one knows, leading to unwillingness to learn from others.
Epistemic arrogance is especially harmful because, via the “concealment effect”,
it prevents the testimonies of marginalized individuals WHO KNOW from being heard and believed.
Epistemic arrogance is especially harmful because, via the “concealment effect”,
it prevents the testimonies of marginalized individuals WHO KNOW from being heard and believed.
Reviewer 2 suggested citing multiple articles including the same author. I wonder who reviewer 2 is?
September 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reviewer 2 suggested citing multiple articles including the same author. I wonder who reviewer 2 is?
Zoom has become my work nemesis.
September 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Zoom has become my work nemesis.
I can attest, the Zenni EyeQ lenses do work. I just got a pair and they do block (at least) Face ID: www.zennioptical.com/id-guard. I am not paid in any way, just sharing.
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September 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I can attest, the Zenni EyeQ lenses do work. I just got a pair and they do block (at least) Face ID: www.zennioptical.com/id-guard. I am not paid in any way, just sharing.
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We are currently looking for a doctoral researcher in the field of Computer Science to join our Visual Manuscript Analysis Lab! More info here:
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
September 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We are currently looking for a doctoral researcher in the field of Computer Science to join our Visual Manuscript Analysis Lab! More info here:
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
I just had a student reference something from the 90's as "an older document" and I just died a little inside.
September 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I just had a student reference something from the 90's as "an older document" and I just died a little inside.
Had a check-in with my director where she described some of my service this year as “voluntold.” I can’t think of a more apt description for being cold-emailed for input on new policies that haven’t been released to the general faculty outside of my contractual work dates. But it was important.
September 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Had a check-in with my director where she described some of my service this year as “voluntold.” I can’t think of a more apt description for being cold-emailed for input on new policies that haven’t been released to the general faculty outside of my contractual work dates. But it was important.
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There are many zombie statistics in metascience but for the first time I read a general claim that *73%* of social science findings cannot be replicated. Why are folks still so attached to the "replication crisis" narrative that they'll just confidently make up numbers to support it?
September 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There are many zombie statistics in metascience but for the first time I read a general claim that *73%* of social science findings cannot be replicated. Why are folks still so attached to the "replication crisis" narrative that they'll just confidently make up numbers to support it?
New level of noping out of EULAs: instead of using a plugin for a timer in PowerPoint, I learned some Visual Basic. #nothankyou #notmydata
August 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
New level of noping out of EULAs: instead of using a plugin for a timer in PowerPoint, I learned some Visual Basic. #nothankyou #notmydata
Oh right! @seknudsen.com and I did a thing.
And Sarah E. Knudsen and Laura Ridenour's "Coding in Beads: Teaching Pythonic Loops with a Spiral Bracelet as a Manipulative" uses beaded bracelets to start teaching coding concepts outside of a computer
dhandlib.org/coding-in-be...
dhandlib.org/coding-in-be...
Coding in Beads: Teaching Pythonic Loops with a Spiral Bracelet as a Manipulative ← dh+lib
dhandlib.org
August 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Oh right! @seknudsen.com and I did a thing.