Reminder to apply for a job at UCSD! (social psych: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF030…, computational social science TT teaching prof: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF030…). This is our January:

Are you excited to teach computational methods to social scientists? Come join us: UCSD is hiring an open-rank teaching professor in computational social science: css.ucsd.edu/about-new/jobs.… Spread the word!

Are you a Computational Social Scientist looking for a teaching position? We are hiring an open-rank (tenured/tenure-track) Teaching professor in CSS @UCSanDiego. Assistant level application: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF025… Associate/Full level application: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF026…

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 In work with @KelseyRAllen & Josh Tenenbaum, we study what makes people excellent tool users. We propose this requires combining physical simulation with rapid trial-and-error learning. (1/8) Website: sites.google.com/view/virtua… Paper: pnas.org/content/117/47/2930…

OK, so gather.town turns out to be the best part of the cogsci poster sessions! I actually "ran into" a friend while wandering between posters. Highly recommend that folks do their poster Q&A on the platform, @cogsci_soc (put poster ID on your name)! #CogSci2020

We are recruiting an Assistant Professor of Cognitive or Behavioral Neuroscience! Please help spread the word and consider applying here: jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/…

Folks, I have very exciting, slightly belated news to share: I'm joining the psychology faculty @UCSanDiego as an assistant professor! My lab opens Jan 2020, and I'm recruiting at all the levels (full-time RA/lab manager, PhD student, post docs). Please RT!

Ever wondered how to design better lies? New #CogSci2019 paper from work with @EdVul and @adenaschachner on recursive Bayesian models of deception and how we calibrate our lies to avoid others calling BS on us. psyarxiv.com/5s4wc/

My indomitable advisor Nancy Kanwisher uses chemo hair-loss as an opportunity for a neuroanatomy lesson. nancysbraintalks.mit.edu/vid…