Tim Smith
@timjsmith.bsky.social
Science Geek, Dad and Professor of Cognitive Data Science at Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts London. Posts on Film Cognition, Developmental Psychology, Technology, AI. Views are own.
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At the House of Lords with @timjsmith.bsky.social to discuss the need for evidence-based #screentime guidance in the early years with Baroness Joanna Penn. @ukri.org #AnimatingMinds, @nuffieldfoundation.org #BedtimeBoost.
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
At the House of Lords with @timjsmith.bsky.social to discuss the need for evidence-based #screentime guidance in the early years with Baroness Joanna Penn. @ukri.org #AnimatingMinds, @nuffieldfoundation.org #BedtimeBoost.
Really happy to see Claire Essex’s brilliant work on the immediate cognitive effects of kid’s TV published after a long journey during her PhD. Watch this space for her continued work on this in our @ukri.org funded #animatingminds project 🧠🎞️👶
Children media is rich in fantasy, including violations of physical laws. Claire Essex @timjsmith.bsky.social @rachaelbedford.bsky.social show that a high frequency and diversity of these events may initially tax children's attention control.
Toddlers Viewing Fantastical Cartoons: Evidence of an Immediate Reduction in Endogenous Control Without an Increase in Stimulus‐Driven Exogenous Control
Empirical studies have shown immediate detrimental effects of TV viewing on children's executive functions (EFs). Existing theories of TV viewing have proposed that such depletion could occur due to ...
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March 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Really happy to see Claire Essex’s brilliant work on the immediate cognitive effects of kid’s TV published after a long journey during her PhD. Watch this space for her continued work on this in our @ukri.org funded #animatingminds project 🧠🎞️👶
Great opportunity to join our Animating Minds team and help us study the intersection of #animation, #devsci, #neuroimaging, #AI and #filmtheory
Advertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA at Queen Mary University of London as part of our UKRI-funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here:
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London
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February 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Great opportunity to join our Animating Minds team and help us study the intersection of #animation, #devsci, #neuroimaging, #AI and #filmtheory
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Fully funded PhD at Queen Mary University of London ‘Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind’. More details and how to apply here:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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February 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fully funded PhD at Queen Mary University of London ‘Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind’. More details and how to apply here:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
It was fantastic to contribute to the Early years Digital Media Literacy Review by @theparentszone with support from Nuffield Foundation
Find out more about the project and the recommendations for policy, practice and research:
parentzone.org.uk/article/supp...
Find out more about the project and the recommendations for policy, practice and research:
parentzone.org.uk/article/supp...
Supporting digital media literacy development in early years | Parent Zone
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February 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It was fantastic to contribute to the Early years Digital Media Literacy Review by @theparentszone with support from Nuffield Foundation
Find out more about the project and the recommendations for policy, practice and research:
parentzone.org.uk/article/supp...
Find out more about the project and the recommendations for policy, practice and research:
parentzone.org.uk/article/supp...
Still time to apply for our 3 research positions on the new Animating Minds project.
Deadline this Friday (24th January).
#AI, #ML, #DevSci, #screentime, #animation, #Cogsci
Deadline this Friday (24th January).
#AI, #ML, #DevSci, #screentime, #animation, #Cogsci
3 Research positions available in our UKRI Animating Minds 📺🧠🤖🧒project. See links in the thread. We're bring together #children's_media , #DevSci, #CogNeuro #Animation, #creative_computing and #machine_learning experts to develop tools to predict the neurocognitive impact of video clips on children
January 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Still time to apply for our 3 research positions on the new Animating Minds project.
Deadline this Friday (24th January).
#AI, #ML, #DevSci, #screentime, #animation, #Cogsci
Deadline this Friday (24th January).
#AI, #ML, #DevSci, #screentime, #animation, #Cogsci
David Lynch challenged everything I thought I knew about cinema. The juxtaposition of beauty/horror, mundane/surreal, profound/silly is an increasingly brilliant representation of life as I get older. “The sky is sure full of stars tonight.” 📽️💔 youtu.be/aCzAetSFRC8?...
The Straight Story - Look up at the sky, Rosie
YouTube video by amasterofnothing1
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January 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
David Lynch challenged everything I thought I knew about cinema. The juxtaposition of beauty/horror, mundane/surreal, profound/silly is an increasingly brilliant representation of life as I get older. “The sky is sure full of stars tonight.” 📽️💔 youtu.be/aCzAetSFRC8?...
3 Research positions available in our UKRI Animating Minds 📺🧠🤖🧒project. See links in the thread. We're bring together #children's_media , #DevSci, #CogNeuro #Animation, #creative_computing and #machine_learning experts to develop tools to predict the neurocognitive impact of video clips on children
January 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
3 Research positions available in our UKRI Animating Minds 📺🧠🤖🧒project. See links in the thread. We're bring together #children's_media , #DevSci, #CogNeuro #Animation, #creative_computing and #machine_learning experts to develop tools to predict the neurocognitive impact of video clips on children
We are hiring a specialist research technician to run our new Nerve Lab, a unique facility combining the latest #neuroimaging/ #psychological #research_methods with #immersive #audiovisual #generativeAI technology. Apply by 3rd Feb or DM questions. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI173/n...
Neurocognitive Research Specialist Technician at University of the Arts London - Creative Computing Institute
An opportunity for an academic position as a Neurocognitive Research Specialist Technician is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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January 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We are hiring a specialist research technician to run our new Nerve Lab, a unique facility combining the latest #neuroimaging/ #psychological #research_methods with #immersive #audiovisual #generativeAI technology. Apply by 3rd Feb or DM questions. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI173/n...
XR (#VR/AR/immersive tech) hold great promise for studying naturalistic #childdevelopment but what are the potential risks? In our new open-access article we review the latest #XR developmental research and a roadmap for future studies.
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#childdevelopment #VR #XR #screentime
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#childdevelopment #VR #XR #screentime
December 15, 2024 at 8:28 AM
XR (#VR/AR/immersive tech) hold great promise for studying naturalistic #childdevelopment but what are the potential risks? In our new open-access article we review the latest #XR developmental research and a roadmap for future studies.
lnkd.in/e4Jum7_r
#childdevelopment #VR #XR #screentime
lnkd.in/e4Jum7_r
#childdevelopment #VR #XR #screentime
Do you research 🎬+🧠/🤔/🤖?
Come present your work at the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image 2025 Conference in beautiful Edmonton, Canada (June 4-7)🌍✨.
Abstract deadline: Dec 13, 2024. 📆🖋️
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#SCSMI2025
Come present your work at the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image 2025 Conference in beautiful Edmonton, Canada (June 4-7)🌍✨.
Abstract deadline: Dec 13, 2024. 📆🖋️
tinyurl.com/u5nhabfc
#SCSMI2025
December 10, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Do you research 🎬+🧠/🤔/🤖?
Come present your work at the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image 2025 Conference in beautiful Edmonton, Canada (June 4-7)🌍✨.
Abstract deadline: Dec 13, 2024. 📆🖋️
tinyurl.com/u5nhabfc
#SCSMI2025
Come present your work at the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image 2025 Conference in beautiful Edmonton, Canada (June 4-7)🌍✨.
Abstract deadline: Dec 13, 2024. 📆🖋️
tinyurl.com/u5nhabfc
#SCSMI2025
I’m so happy that my first post on Bluesky is about coverage of our toddler bedtime screentime RCT on the wonderful Outside the Screen podcast. outsidethescreen.substack.com/p/toys-at-be.... Open access paper here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Ep 53: Toys at bedtime?
Plus a squeakquel, and device contracts
outsidethescreen.substack.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:38 AM
I’m so happy that my first post on Bluesky is about coverage of our toddler bedtime screentime RCT on the wonderful Outside the Screen podcast. outsidethescreen.substack.com/p/toys-at-be.... Open access paper here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...