Joey Pollock
@joeykpollock.bsky.social
Philosopher at UiO. Working on communication and social epistemology. Interested in science fiction, invertebrates, and angry music (she/her)
Honoured to be included in this volume, continuing my longstanding campaign to reanimate semantic holism.
Well yes! Sharing Thoughts is now published!! @oupphilosophy.bsky.social
With amazing fresh pieces from C Peacocke, I Dickie, G Longworth, F Recanati, J Pollock, M García-Carpintero, S Sawyer, S Prosser, L and F Schroeter, A Onofri, JL Bermúdez, R Goodman, A Gray.
academic.oup.com/book/60759
With amazing fresh pieces from C Peacocke, I Dickie, G Longworth, F Recanati, J Pollock, M García-Carpintero, S Sawyer, S Prosser, L and F Schroeter, A Onofri, JL Bermúdez, R Goodman, A Gray.
academic.oup.com/book/60759
September 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Honoured to be included in this volume, continuing my longstanding campaign to reanimate semantic holism.
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This is a good paper about a common phenomenon that has tips for how we can be better people: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Nonverbal marginalization
The nonverbal cues that accompany speech (for example, facial expressions, gestures, and eye gaze) can be as communicatively significant as the content of the speech itself. I identify what I argue i....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is a good paper about a common phenomenon that has tips for how we can be better people: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Hi folks! Excited to share a new interview to the Knowledge Communication blog. Here is Anna Drożdżowicz and Yael Peled talking about their recent paper, 'The complexities of linguistic discrimination':
www.joeykpollock.net/blog/intervi...
www.joeykpollock.net/blog/intervi...
July 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hi folks! Excited to share a new interview to the Knowledge Communication blog. Here is Anna Drożdżowicz and Yael Peled talking about their recent paper, 'The complexities of linguistic discrimination':
www.joeykpollock.net/blog/intervi...
www.joeykpollock.net/blog/intervi...
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This looks like a valuable paper for any educational institution interested in developing an evidence-based policy on LLM usage (if such an institution exists)
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This looks like a valuable paper for any educational institution interested in developing an evidence-based policy on LLM usage (if such an institution exists)
Reposted by Joey Pollock
Proofs are here! Sharing Thoughts is becoming real. Co-edited with @mthsvlnt.bsky.social & J.L. Bermúdez. Out soon with OUP.
April 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Proofs are here! Sharing Thoughts is becoming real. Co-edited with @mthsvlnt.bsky.social & J.L. Bermúdez. Out soon with OUP.
Hi folks! We're hiring another 3-year postdoc to join a project on human-LLM communication. Based in the philosophy dept but also open to candidates from other relevant fields (e.g., linguistic pragmatics, experimental psychology). Application deadline 30th April.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow/Researcher - "Artifical Intelligence: Human-LLM Communication" (276987) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow/Researcher - "Artifical Intelligence: Human-LLM Communication" (276987), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
April 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hi folks! We're hiring another 3-year postdoc to join a project on human-LLM communication. Based in the philosophy dept but also open to candidates from other relevant fields (e.g., linguistic pragmatics, experimental psychology). Application deadline 30th April.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Delighted to share that @hugormota.bsky.social has passed his doctoral trials to become Dr Hugo Mota! A fascinating discussion of a brilliant dissertation. Many thanks to everyone involved!!
A Dr. is born! Dr. @hugormota.bsky.social, here with his supervisors (Joey Pollock and yours truly) and the examiners, Chris Ranalli & Cat Saint-Croix. He passed with flying colors 🎊🎉
February 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Delighted to share that @hugormota.bsky.social has passed his doctoral trials to become Dr Hugo Mota! A fascinating discussion of a brilliant dissertation. Many thanks to everyone involved!!
Reposted by Joey Pollock
Spectrum 10k has been permanently halted. A historic win for autistic communities, which will likely have a significant impact on how research funding is allocated in the future. Nothing about us without us! (ht/ @drstevenkapp.bsky.social) www.autismresearchcentre.com/projects/spe...
Spectrum 10K - Autism Research Centre
Statement from the Spectrum 10K research team, 30th January 2025 Today we are publishing the Spectrum 10K consultation report and announcing the next steps for the project. We know this announcement h...
www.autismresearchcentre.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Spectrum 10k has been permanently halted. A historic win for autistic communities, which will likely have a significant impact on how research funding is allocated in the future. Nothing about us without us! (ht/ @drstevenkapp.bsky.social) www.autismresearchcentre.com/projects/spe...
Reposted by Joey Pollock
Come and work with us. 3-yr postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oslo for experimental work on the human side of interaction with LLMs: how we interpret LLMs, whether we trust what they (seem to) say, and more. #pragmatics #linguistics #philosophy #psychology
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Researcher - "How do we understand machines that talk to us?" (265907) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Researcher - "How do we understand machines that talk to us?" (265907), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, November 1, 2024
www.jobbnorge.no
September 25, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Come and work with us. 3-yr postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oslo for experimental work on the human side of interaction with LLMs: how we interpret LLMs, whether we trust what they (seem to) say, and more. #pragmatics #linguistics #philosophy #psychology
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...