Dr Christine Cuskley
@nerdpro.bsky.social
Lead Consultant, https://cogknit.uk Researcher/teacher/learner and person who does internet things. Communication, social cognition, perception and evolution therof. https://ccuskley.github.io
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I think we need to put a little more respect on snake oil salesmen. Do you think it's easy to squeeze the oil out of all those snakes?
May 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I think we need to put a little more respect on snake oil salesmen. Do you think it's easy to squeeze the oil out of all those snakes?
What brave hero will create presentation software that allows me to embed webpages - not links to webpages that make me exit the presentation and go into the browser, but just a handy little iframe in the presentation itself
May 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
What brave hero will create presentation software that allows me to embed webpages - not links to webpages that make me exit the presentation and go into the browser, but just a handy little iframe in the presentation itself
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The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
April 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
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Solidarity with Emily Tucker and her open letter to students. Tucker writes, "But the great thing is, you don’t have to go along with this, and I urge you not to. You can refuse to use the chatbot. You can tell your professors that you don’t want them to use it or to require you to use it."
An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI"
Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Dear students, As you know, in …
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March 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Solidarity with Emily Tucker and her open letter to students. Tucker writes, "But the great thing is, you don’t have to go along with this, and I urge you not to. You can refuse to use the chatbot. You can tell your professors that you don’t want them to use it or to require you to use it."
Streaming services that have introduced ads forgot the lost art of making sure someone isn't mid sentence when you cut to one. Watch older TV and you can see they built it kn. Between that and the fact that most ad spots are incoherent AI slop it makes for rough viewing
March 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Streaming services that have introduced ads forgot the lost art of making sure someone isn't mid sentence when you cut to one. Watch older TV and you can see they built it kn. Between that and the fact that most ad spots are incoherent AI slop it makes for rough viewing
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Reposted by Dr Christine Cuskley
WE ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME GENETIC CODE THATS WHY SEX ACTUALLY WORKS
Reminder to media: Your genome sequence is not your "genetic code". That is not what "genetic code" means. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER!
March 14, 2026 at 12:12 AM
WE ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME GENETIC CODE THATS WHY SEX ACTUALLY WORKS
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oh cool we’re doing the Wire Mother experiment again, but on all of society
March 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
oh cool we’re doing the Wire Mother experiment again, but on all of society
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New! For robust research, center values, not technology, w/ @nerdpro.bsky.social zenodo.org/records/1894...
Our commentary on Futrell/Mahowald "How linguistics stopped worrying and learned to love the LMs”, forthcoming in BBS
Our commentary on Futrell/Mahowald "How linguistics stopped worrying and learned to love the LMs”, forthcoming in BBS
For robust research, center values, not technology
Large language models are interesting, but linguistics and cognitive science should be cautious about centering any new technology as a magic bullet. Doing so reinforces the historically “narrow focus...
zenodo.org
March 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
New! For robust research, center values, not technology, w/ @nerdpro.bsky.social zenodo.org/records/1894...
Our commentary on Futrell/Mahowald "How linguistics stopped worrying and learned to love the LMs”, forthcoming in BBS
Our commentary on Futrell/Mahowald "How linguistics stopped worrying and learned to love the LMs”, forthcoming in BBS
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don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free
March 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free
I have learned in my travels that it is currently basically impossible to get a VM of any kind on Azure anywhere in Europe. Ironically, I had to learn this through a tortured interaction with an actual person in customer service. Copilot seemed not to be aware it was eating the world
February 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I have learned in my travels that it is currently basically impossible to get a VM of any kind on Azure anywhere in Europe. Ironically, I had to learn this through a tortured interaction with an actual person in customer service. Copilot seemed not to be aware it was eating the world
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I like how social media enables scientists to actively dispel popular myths & misconceptions about our research. As an illustration, here’s my thread on why there’s no such thing as a “gene for language”... 🧪 1/9
December 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I like how social media enables scientists to actively dispel popular myths & misconceptions about our research. As an illustration, here’s my thread on why there’s no such thing as a “gene for language”... 🧪 1/9
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Incandescent. One of the best pieces I've read about what university means to people and their communities - and what will happen to a city and people after one closes. The *Labour* government and Jaqui Smith in particular should be ashamed of themselves and shamed into doing something. Deplorable.
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Incandescent. One of the best pieces I've read about what university means to people and their communities - and what will happen to a city and people after one closes. The *Labour* government and Jaqui Smith in particular should be ashamed of themselves and shamed into doing something. Deplorable.
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There's a lot of bad shit going on right now, but god help me, this automatically generated pie chart from google forms might be the proverbial straw for me
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
There's a lot of bad shit going on right now, but god help me, this automatically generated pie chart from google forms might be the proverbial straw for me
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I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
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Qui i veri criminali stanno in divisa
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Qui i veri criminali stanno in divisa
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It’s a tremendous honour, really tremendous - to be presented with a ‘World No.1 University’ ranking from Oxford. Very smart people. The best. Everyone knows it. Nobody thought it could happen, but here we are. Absolutely incredible.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It’s a tremendous honour, really tremendous - to be presented with a ‘World No.1 University’ ranking from Oxford. Very smart people. The best. Everyone knows it. Nobody thought it could happen, but here we are. Absolutely incredible.
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are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
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apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
This was a cowardly subtweet of this mess, dissected at length here: bsky.app/profile/mehr...
I keep coming across this idea that AI can be used to generate research ideas..where did this come from? I know a lot of people who are burnt out and have trouble moving forward with or engaging with new ideas, but I have never met anyone who's like "welp I got to the end of ideas I guess"
January 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This was a cowardly subtweet of this mess, dissected at length here: bsky.app/profile/mehr...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
I keep coming across this idea that AI can be used to generate research ideas..where did this come from? I know a lot of people who are burnt out and have trouble moving forward with or engaging with new ideas, but I have never met anyone who's like "welp I got to the end of ideas I guess"
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I keep coming across this idea that AI can be used to generate research ideas..where did this come from? I know a lot of people who are burnt out and have trouble moving forward with or engaging with new ideas, but I have never met anyone who's like "welp I got to the end of ideas I guess"
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/