Laurie O'Neill
@laurieoneill.bsky.social
BA in Cognitive Science from Muhlenberg College. Research Coordinator at Jefferson. Once a Bostonian, now a Philadelphian. Let's Go Red Sox/Flyers! Writes a lot.
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Laurie O'Neill
@laurieoneill.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Ever wonder what a neural network would look like in a novel organism w/o selection for specific structure and function? New #preprint with morphological, behavioral, electrophysiological, and transcriptomic analysis of a new kind of Xenobot with a nervous system:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I'm on this paper! Thrilled to have my first pub ever! 🔬🥳
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if you oppose zionism you should work to ensure jews are safe in the diaspora, otherwise you are affirming the core zionist tenet that jews are not safe anywhere and therefore we are better off being unsafe under our own rule in our own state. zionism is _reaction_ to antisemitic action.
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
if you oppose zionism you should work to ensure jews are safe in the diaspora, otherwise you are affirming the core zionist tenet that jews are not safe anywhere and therefore we are better off being unsafe under our own rule in our own state. zionism is _reaction_ to antisemitic action.
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Dunkin’ Donuts taking over a spot that was previously run by Starbucks is so Boston.
December 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Dunkin’ Donuts taking over a spot that was previously run by Starbucks is so Boston.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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I don't know why but in the last 2 days I've seen multiple people posting about my favorite shark the tasselled wobbegong and in case your timeline has not been similarly blessed I just think you should be aware that this is what it looks like
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I don't know why but in the last 2 days I've seen multiple people posting about my favorite shark the tasselled wobbegong and in case your timeline has not been similarly blessed I just think you should be aware that this is what it looks like
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have any progenitors of late 90s cyber culture written a techno libertarian response to the rise of techno fascism
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
have any progenitors of late 90s cyber culture written a techno libertarian response to the rise of techno fascism
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radiator in my room when its fifty degrees outside: 🥵🔥😤🥵🌡️
radiator in my room when it is 11 degrees outside: 🙅♂️🙂↔️😶
radiator in my room when it is 11 degrees outside: 🙅♂️🙂↔️😶
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
radiator in my room when its fifty degrees outside: 🥵🔥😤🥵🌡️
radiator in my room when it is 11 degrees outside: 🙅♂️🙂↔️😶
radiator in my room when it is 11 degrees outside: 🙅♂️🙂↔️😶
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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The philosophers were so preoccupied with whether they should that they didn't stop to think if they could.
December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The philosophers were so preoccupied with whether they should that they didn't stop to think if they could.
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happy “let’s circle back to that in the new year” season to all who celebrate.
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
happy “let’s circle back to that in the new year” season to all who celebrate.
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my take on the OU essay girl is that it is once again protestant nonsense. if you tried citing the bible at a Catholic university they’d ask what you were doing reading that and give you an F.
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
my take on the OU essay girl is that it is once again protestant nonsense. if you tried citing the bible at a Catholic university they’d ask what you were doing reading that and give you an F.
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Do not embarrass Bruce the Shark by asking him about what happened to that Kintner boy...thats a terrible question...I think you’re a terrible reporter.
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Do not embarrass Bruce the Shark by asking him about what happened to that Kintner boy...thats a terrible question...I think you’re a terrible reporter.
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"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know potatoes.”
-Platato
-Platato
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know potatoes.”
-Platato
-Platato
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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For those who watched, who would you say was series MVP?
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
For those who watched, who would you say was series MVP?
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If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
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Please remember to put the standing stones of your local Neolithic astronomical observatory back by one hour tonight.
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Please remember to put the standing stones of your local Neolithic astronomical observatory back by one hour tonight.
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watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and he’s finally gonna do it; he’s gonna kick the football. he’s got a signed document and everything.
October 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and he’s finally gonna do it; he’s gonna kick the football. he’s got a signed document and everything.
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New paper dropped!
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New paper dropped!
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
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Here's a talk that's quite different from ones I've given before, although it has connections to everything I often talk about, presented at #alife2025:
thoughtforms.life/meet-a-new-s...
(downloadable slides link there too). 🧪
thoughtforms.life/meet-a-new-s...
(downloadable slides link there too). 🧪
Forms of life, forms of mind | Dr. Michael Levin | Meet a new synthetic colleague: robot science as a translation tool between diverse intelligences
A video, and downloadable slides, of a presentation I gave on robot science and Xenobots at the 2025 Artificial Life meeting.
thoughtforms.life
October 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Here's a talk that's quite different from ones I've given before, although it has connections to everything I often talk about, presented at #alife2025:
thoughtforms.life/meet-a-new-s...
(downloadable slides link there too). 🧪
thoughtforms.life/meet-a-new-s...
(downloadable slides link there too). 🧪
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Can general artificial intelligence emerge by not following the evolution of complex brains? In this 2022 paper with @brigan.bsky.social we argued that embodiment, mind reading (mirror systems), mental time traveling... are necessary conditions
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Can general artificial intelligence emerge by not following the evolution of complex brains? In this 2022 paper with @brigan.bsky.social we argued that embodiment, mind reading (mirror systems), mental time traveling... are necessary conditions
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
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doomscroll break
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
doomscroll break
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if you’re at the Phillies game tonight and they’re not up by at least 3 runs by the 5th inning go into the team store and just walk out with whatever you can carry.
October 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
if you’re at the Phillies game tonight and they’re not up by at least 3 runs by the 5th inning go into the team store and just walk out with whatever you can carry.
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Now outside the paywall!
Great profile and shout-out for #ScienceUnderSiege via @fionamcintyre.bsky.social and @resprofnews.bsky.social (paywalled): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
‘US anti-science stance poses global existential threat’ - Research Professional News
Author of Science Under Siege warns that disinformation around science puts humanity at risk
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Now outside the paywall!
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.