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“It found 90% of respondents think federal investment in STEM education is important for future economic prosperity, and the majority of respondents from both parties are concerned about policy changes that might make it harder for the U.S. to attract and retain top scientists.”
Wow.
Look at how rapidly preregistration has become the norm in experimental economics.
Do you know of any recent papers reporting good data showing that group "averages" may not capture what's going on at the individual level? If so, please share here.
Example 1: Miller et al.'s 2002 imaging study showing reliable indiv. diffs in brain activation patterns vs. group average. (1/2)
Jisun Kim is presenting work in collaboration with @gilliangrose.bsky.social, Tess Levinson, and @lkfazio.bsky.social. We received exciting news this week that the manuscript on this work was accepted - Congrats, Jisun! @mcls-official.bsky.social #PsychSciSky #Devpsych #Cogsci
Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
NSF just cancelled ALL grants to Harvard researchers. That’s right - physics, astronomy, bio, CAREER - ALL. Professors won’t get paid. Postdocs won’t get paid. PhD students won’t get paid. This is insane!
If they can do this to Harvard, they can do this to your school.
📣📣 A recent paper by Nicholas A. Vest and colleagues:
Does Focusing on the Unit of Change Help Children Learn Growing Pattern Skills? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Nicholas A. Vest
Seongmin Park
Children regularly encounter growing and decreasing patterns in songs, games, and daily routines. Over development, children learn to extend and abstract (i.e., recreate the pattern using different...
Spencer is stepping in at the best time-- if you need bridge funding for your research after losing NSF, look into this!
Ian L. Campbell, Ph.D.
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
