Stephen Hill
@srhastraea.bsky.social
Cognitive psych interested in distributed cognition, memory, weird and non-weird beliefs, cognitive biases, conspiracy belief, misinformation, scientific vs lay cognition, climate change, open science, metascience, 4eCognition.
From Aotearoa/New Zealand
From Aotearoa/New Zealand
I don't check out the Stuff news site very often - but given what is happening today this is quite the 'top of the front page'
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I don't check out the Stuff news site very often - but given what is happening today this is quite the 'top of the front page'
Rare political science/public policy/one day cricket crossover.
I suspect @eddieclarke.bsky.social is the target audience.
I suspect @eddieclarke.bsky.social is the target audience.
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Rare political science/public policy/one day cricket crossover.
I suspect @eddieclarke.bsky.social is the target audience.
I suspect @eddieclarke.bsky.social is the target audience.
Cat in a box (cf Sutton & Dodd, 1974).
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cat in a box (cf Sutton & Dodd, 1974).
My son sent this one from near the Clocktower building at Otago Uni
October 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My son sent this one from near the Clocktower building at Otago Uni
Massey’s Wellington campus is also closed tomorrow.
October 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Massey’s Wellington campus is also closed tomorrow.
Here's what I get when I plug those percentages (plus 6 TPM seats) into elections.nz/stats-and-re.... So it'd be 62 vs 59. If TPM won all of the Maori seats then it'd be 62 vs 60.
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Here's what I get when I plug those percentages (plus 6 TPM seats) into elections.nz/stats-and-re.... So it'd be 62 vs 59. If TPM won all of the Maori seats then it'd be 62 vs 60.
And NCEA exams don't start til November 4th - there is only 2 hours of strike action scheduled during the exam period (Nov 5, 1.15 - 3.15pm). My boy will be doing his geography external then - I'm sure he'll be fine.
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
And NCEA exams don't start til November 4th - there is only 2 hours of strike action scheduled during the exam period (Nov 5, 1.15 - 3.15pm). My boy will be doing his geography external then - I'm sure he'll be fine.
Anyone know what is going on with the RNZ website?
September 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Anyone know what is going on with the RNZ website?
But have you ever had an email from the Earth editorial office?
September 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
But have you ever had an email from the Earth editorial office?
Indeed - although my understanding was that the word is Arabic. However, I was wrong! It's one those Latin to French/Italian ones:
August 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Indeed - although my understanding was that the word is Arabic. However, I was wrong! It's one those Latin to French/Italian ones:
I agree, but I have to say I’m getting rather tired of being told to ‘fill in this form on SharePoint’ and the link instantly takes you to …
August 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I agree, but I have to say I’m getting rather tired of being told to ‘fill in this form on SharePoint’ and the link instantly takes you to …
GPT still doesn’t understand which letters are in words …
August 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
GPT still doesn’t understand which letters are in words …
This bit really speaks to me from the following doc provided by Miriam ...
August 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This bit really speaks to me from the following doc provided by Miriam ...
It makes me think of this recent paper and the last couple of sentences of the abstract:
May 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It makes me think of this recent paper and the last couple of sentences of the abstract:
fascinating bit in the report on AI by degree of 'sense of grievance' (basically believing institutions and the wealthy are self serving) - NZers really don't trust AI - even those with low grievance.
March 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
fascinating bit in the report on AI by degree of 'sense of grievance' (basically believing institutions and the wealthy are self serving) - NZers really don't trust AI - even those with low grievance.
From now on I too will use the word 'leafy' to mean wealthy, expensive and mostly Pakeha.
March 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
From now on I too will use the word 'leafy' to mean wealthy, expensive and mostly Pakeha.
Still Gulf of Mexico when viewed from NZ
February 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Still Gulf of Mexico when viewed from NZ
Apple Maps have not capitulated yet
February 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Apple Maps have not capitulated yet
Is Peter Jackson directing the world at the moment?
February 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Is Peter Jackson directing the world at the moment?
End of email has cool sci-fi vibe though:
January 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
End of email has cool sci-fi vibe though: