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Cognition, science, magic, and Friday – enjoy!

What Can Conjuring Tell Us About Cognition? The Future of the Science of Magic - Geoff G. Cole, Gustav Kuhn, 2024 During the past 20 years a number of articles have appeared within a field that has become known as the “science of magic.” This subdiscipline of psychology pos...

Friday, Science, and AI …

I’ll quote the ending, which in this case is a fine place to start:

“Although it is perhaps discouraging that a machine might be better at countering misinformation than a human, the fact that it is ultimately the scientific information that does the persuading is a relief. It falls on human scientists to show that the AI future may not be so dystopian after all.”

Happy reading and Happy Friday!

ChatGPT to the rescue? For years, but especially since the pandemic, this page and many others in Science and elsewhere have been filled with lamentations about the spread of scientific misinformation—and hand wringing on how to prevent it. High-speed sharing and the ...

Friday, science, and the mental lexicon ... enjoy!

Mental lexicon as layers like an onion – Psychonomic Society Featured Content Language Processes Mental lexicon as layers like an onion Author Daniel Pfaff Other Posts By Daniel Pfaff July 16, 2024 | No Comments Have you ever had a moment where a word was on the tip of your tongue, but you couldn’t quite remember it? For a bit of fun, here are two questions that might gener...

Bethany Cox representing the LRL presenting at today’s A&S Research Day at Cleveland State University.

Jake Janiak representing the LRL presenting at today’s A&S Research Day at Cleveland State University.

Bethany Cox successfully defended her Adult Development and Aging (ADA) M.A. thesis today. Congratulations, Bethany, great job!

This is Bethany's SECOND M.A. at CSU working in the LRL!

After having previously earned her M.A. in Psychology in the Experimental Research specialization, she was accepted into the ADA Ph.D. program. Today she successfully defended her ADA M.A. thesis en route to her Ph.D. (So, stay tuned for Dr. Cox down the road!)

Furthermore, this semester (!) Bethany was also the recipient of an Outstanding Achievement Award for Graduate Student Teaching and a Graduate Student Research Award to support her research during the next year.

Congratulations on all of your impressive achievements, Bethany!

Caitlin Luskin successfully defended her M.A. thesis today. Congratulations, Caitlin, great job!

Friday, psychological science, and music!

What Comes Next? The Joy of Anticipating Melodies Podcast: In this episode of Under the Cortex, APS’s Özge Gürcanlı Fischer Baum hosts music researchers who delve into the rewarding experience of accurately predicting tunes.

Interesting article in the APS Observer by James P. Byrnes: How Many Peer-Reviewed Articles Do You Need to Earn Tenure?
Updated norms, historical trends, and strategies of successful candidates

How Many Peer-Reviewed Articles Do You Need to Earn Tenure? Developmental psychologist James Byrnes explores updated norms, historical trends, and strategies of successful candidates for publishing peer-reviewed articles.

Maybe you'll discover some tips that work for you and/or you'll be inspired to share your own tips in the comments!

How to (seriously) read a scientific paper Reading becomes easier with experience, but it is up to each scientist to identify the techniques that work best for them.

Future discussions around this topic anticipated ...

The strain on scientific publishing Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. Total articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science have grown exponentially in recent years; in 2022 the article total was 47% higher than in 2016, which has outpaced the limited growth, if any, in the number of prac...