Chris Rodgers
@chrisxrodgers.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. My group at Emory researches how the brain integrates perception and action for free behavior. Also on https://neuromatch.social/@chrisXrodgers
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Chris Rodgers
@chrisxrodgers.bsky.social
· Dec 20
1/4 New preprint! We designed an open-source system for auditory brainstem response (ABR), a research & clinical auditory test. Costs $400 to build (vs $10K to buy a proprietary one) and works great! All open-source if you want to make one for your lab or classroom. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
There is a "Drunk History" about Madonna. Madonna is a historical figure now
www.avclub.com/drunk-histor...
www.avclub.com/drunk-histor...
Meghan Trainor is Madonna as Drunk History returns
Meghan Trainor is Madonna as Drunk History returns
www.avclub.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
There is a "Drunk History" about Madonna. Madonna is a historical figure now
www.avclub.com/drunk-histor...
www.avclub.com/drunk-histor...
A message for academics
September 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A message for academics
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Looks like this is indeed a watershed moment in postwar German history - in the worst possible way.
Exit polls indicate the AfD is even stronger than what polls suggested, even an outright majority of seats is possible. The extremists will likely have a path to power.
bsky.app/profile/wahl...
Exit polls indicate the AfD is even stronger than what polls suggested, even an outright majority of seats is possible. The extremists will likely have a path to power.
bsky.app/profile/wahl...
Sunday reading - on a day that could mark a caesura in German post-war history:
Warnings and Lessons from the Struggle Against Trumpism
In the fight against the far-right AfD, Germany must avoid the mistakes that have sabotaged the democratic response to rightwing extremism in the United States.
Warnings and Lessons from the Struggle Against Trumpism
In the fight against the far-right AfD, Germany must avoid the mistakes that have sabotaged the democratic response to rightwing extremism in the United States.
Warnings and Lessons from the Struggle Against Trumpism
Germany is facing the prospect of rightwing extremism in power. Time to push back hard against the narratives that have undermined the democratic response in the U.S.
steady.page
September 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Looks like this is indeed a watershed moment in postwar German history - in the worst possible way.
Exit polls indicate the AfD is even stronger than what polls suggested, even an outright majority of seats is possible. The extremists will likely have a path to power.
bsky.app/profile/wahl...
Exit polls indicate the AfD is even stronger than what polls suggested, even an outright majority of seats is possible. The extremists will likely have a path to power.
bsky.app/profile/wahl...
Changing my lab website's banner to "We Study AI (Actual Intelligence)"
August 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Changing my lab website's banner to "We Study AI (Actual Intelligence)"
An unnecessary "genuine" makes me wonder .. Is that peace also going to be "load-bearing"?
August 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
An unnecessary "genuine" makes me wonder .. Is that peace also going to be "load-bearing"?
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The accuracy of this.
These problems can't be solved via computing solutions. Thus, the are "problems" for someone else to figure out.
These problems can't be solved via computing solutions. Thus, the are "problems" for someone else to figure out.
The two hardest problems in Computer Science are
1. Human communication
2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important
1. Human communication
2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important
August 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The accuracy of this.
These problems can't be solved via computing solutions. Thus, the are "problems" for someone else to figure out.
These problems can't be solved via computing solutions. Thus, the are "problems" for someone else to figure out.
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The DEI committee at Temple University is hosting a “Demystifying grad school apps” workshop in which prospective psychology grad school applicants can learn about how to apply.
If you’d like to attend, be sure to submit the form by September 1st!
If you’d like to attend, be sure to submit the form by September 1st!
August 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The DEI committee at Temple University is hosting a “Demystifying grad school apps” workshop in which prospective psychology grad school applicants can learn about how to apply.
If you’d like to attend, be sure to submit the form by September 1st!
If you’d like to attend, be sure to submit the form by September 1st!
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Daily reminder that GDscript supports the Sumerian clay table alphabet, Akkadian cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia.
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
July 30, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Daily reminder that GDscript supports the Sumerian clay table alphabet, Akkadian cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia.
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
Going to start beginning all my non sequiturs with “Surprisingly,”
August 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Going to start beginning all my non sequiturs with “Surprisingly,”
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Amazing how far cat technology has come. Five years ago we would have been left to guess
July 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Amazing how far cat technology has come. Five years ago we would have been left to guess
Due to some bizarre bug, my iphone occasionally renders the NYT homepage with stories from June 26th instead of whatever the current day is. They are often still relevant ("US attacks Iran") giving me an intense sense of deja vu. The only way to distinguish is the World Cup games in the top banner
July 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Due to some bizarre bug, my iphone occasionally renders the NYT homepage with stories from June 26th instead of whatever the current day is. They are often still relevant ("US attacks Iran") giving me an intense sense of deja vu. The only way to distinguish is the World Cup games in the top banner
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this beer ad has the statistical rigor of a 1980s electrophysiology paper in Nature
June 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
this beer ad has the statistical rigor of a 1980s electrophysiology paper in Nature
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Truly bizarre story of how two papers from the 1940s by physics pioneer Max Planck have been "retracted" from Naturwissenschaften, potentially by an algorithm, for anachronistic "plagiarism" issues, leaving the current editor baffled (but it is Springer Nature so....
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?
Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck. A bot may be to blame
www.science.org
June 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Truly bizarre story of how two papers from the 1940s by physics pioneer Max Planck have been "retracted" from Naturwissenschaften, potentially by an algorithm, for anachronistic "plagiarism" issues, leaving the current editor baffled (but it is Springer Nature so....
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
We do these things not because they are simple but because they are complex
June 27, 2026 at 10:43 PM
We do these things not because they are simple but because they are complex
This is a cool idea. Reminder for all of us: Although we do have three types of cones and there are three primary colors, color is *not* one-dimensional (wavelength) and not three-dimensional (not a simple mix of red, green, and blue). It's way more complex than that.
I spent the last month obsessed with finding colors that can't be displayed on a conventional screen. This is what I found. moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/w...
Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You
An atlas of the vibrance of the real world
moultano.wordpress.com
June 19, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This is a cool idea. Reminder for all of us: Although we do have three types of cones and there are three primary colors, color is *not* one-dimensional (wavelength) and not three-dimensional (not a simple mix of red, green, and blue). It's way more complex than that.
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very cool illustration of ranked choice voting and how it worked in Maine’s gubernatorial Democratic primary
via www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
via www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
June 19, 2026 at 3:33 PM
very cool illustration of ranked choice voting and how it worked in Maine’s gubernatorial Democratic primary
via www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
via www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
Some of my favorite papers are from Jonathan. His lab at York in Toronto is recruiting a postdoc. Take a look!
The Neural Control & Computation Lab is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate the neural basis of learning, flexible neural computation, and skilled movement control using large-scale electrophysiology from single-neuron populations in non-human primates 🧠🐒
www.ncclab.ca/join-the-lab
www.ncclab.ca/join-the-lab
Join the Lab — neural control & computation lab
www.ncclab.ca
June 18, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Some of my favorite papers are from Jonathan. His lab at York in Toronto is recruiting a postdoc. Take a look!
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Come work with us! We're looking for a new lab manager to help us develop new motion capture methods, new biosensors, and to hopefully learn something cool about the brain. Bonus: you get to do all this in the ATL and, in my humble opinion, we're nice people to work with! markolab.org/careers/
June 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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Megathread resources now compiled in a Google doc. Send it to your friends. Share with your departments and trainees. And share with non-scientists! I also have a template for non-scientist comments, because this is an all-taxpayer, all medical service user issue. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
June 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Megathread resources now compiled in a Google doc. Send it to your friends. Share with your departments and trainees. And share with non-scientists! I also have a template for non-scientist comments, because this is an all-taxpayer, all medical service user issue. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Whichever of the purple dots you look at turns more purple.
June 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Whichever of the purple dots you look at turns more purple.
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Chipotlai Max is an AI agent that runs on “stolen compute” from Chipotle’s AI chat bot. They are looking to borrow from bots from Ikea, Expedia, Home Depot, and others. (via @masnick.com) [github.com]
GitHub - cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max: The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute 🌯 Fork of OpenCode with Pepper AI as default model. Community project to add providers from Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Starbucks & more.
The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute 🌯 Fork of OpenCode with Pepper AI as default model. Community project to add providers from Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Starbucks & m...
github.com
June 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Chipotlai Max is an AI agent that runs on “stolen compute” from Chipotle’s AI chat bot. They are looking to borrow from bots from Ikea, Expedia, Home Depot, and others. (via @masnick.com) [github.com]
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Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees.
Amazing work by the bees who were put in these puzzling situations by @akshayebhambore.bsky.social in the lab of @olliloukola.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Amazing work by the bees who were put in these puzzling situations by @akshayebhambore.bsky.social in the lab of @olliloukola.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
June 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees.
Amazing work by the bees who were put in these puzzling situations by @akshayebhambore.bsky.social in the lab of @olliloukola.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Amazing work by the bees who were put in these puzzling situations by @akshayebhambore.bsky.social in the lab of @olliloukola.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
becoming overtrained at recognized LLM-generated text
June 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
becoming overtrained at recognized LLM-generated text
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Calling all Scientists! Research Administrators! Deans! Fans of Science! No one is coming to save us. Here is your assignment. I have written a step by step, easy to understand "how-to" document to help you comment on the proposed OMB rule. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB 2026-10817)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
elizabethginexi.substack.com
May 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Calling all Scientists! Research Administrators! Deans! Fans of Science! No one is coming to save us. Here is your assignment. I have written a step by step, easy to understand "how-to" document to help you comment on the proposed OMB rule. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...