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Andrew Perfors

@AndyPerfors@aus.social
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Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️

In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Joined November 17, 2022
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 10, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @badri@scholar.social
@badri@scholar.social If you didn't see it, someone in the thread linked to a pdf of the whole story. It's good! Totally bizarre though :)
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 10, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org
@ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org @ACTupper@scicomm.xyz @Rhodium103@mastodon.social It's like he threw every random idea he had into one story at once :)
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 08, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @NicoleCRust@neuromatch.social
@NicoleCRust@neuromatch.social There is probably a German word for it somewhere! :)
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 08, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @augustusvalentinus@rollenspiel.social
@augustusvalentinus@rollenspiel.social I'm becoming more and more convinced that the grant process is a terrible drain on science. Solidarity.
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 08, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @srikumarks@mathstodon.xyz
@srikumarks@mathstodon.xyz @physicssteve@sciencemastodon.com I don't know if there is a "laugh-cry in despair" emoji I can use here
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 08, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @sqrtminusone@fosstodon.org
@sqrtminusone@fosstodon.org Well, it's fiction... (But also, a plausible case can be made that this vignette illustrates a lot of what is wrong with science now. The question isn't "has progress been made in an absolute sense" but rather "how does this compare to what it could be")
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 08, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @jfa@sciencemastodon.com
@jfa@sciencemastodon.com Luckily, I think this is an exaggerated and distorted picture of how it really is (at least in my end of the world and experience). But exaggerated and distorted doesn't mean entirely inaccurate -- just that it's not that bad, yet. I can see the trendlnes though.
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 08, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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Replying to @Rhodium103@mastodon.social
@Rhodium103@mastodon.social Oooh, thanks for this link! You are right. This is insane.
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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Jan 07, 2023
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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How to slow down scientific progress

"Leo Szilard—the physicist who first conceived of the nuclear chain reaction and who urged the US to undertake the Manhattan Project—also wrote fiction. His book of short stories, The Voice of the Dolphins, contains a story “The Mark Gable Foundation,” dated 1948."

You can see the full thing at this link, but I've also taken a screenshot of an excerpt. 😬 🤔 😢

https://rootsofprogress.org/szilard-on-slowing-science

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Andrew Perfors @AndyPerfors@aus.social · Dec 22, 2022
Andrew Perfors
@AndyPerfors@aus.social

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

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This week I've been loving sending people emails that say "don't worry about this till January" because it makes me look nice while also getting stuff off my desk and onto theirs 😂

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