Russell Epstein
@russellepstein.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist at UPenn. Interested in scenes, memory, space. Occasionally thinks about other things.
That was such a great piece! It has profoundly shaped how I have thought about Trump and responded to him. In the past 10 years, I have almost never listened to his words, because I do not consider those words as honest efforts to communicate an actual mental state.
September 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
That was such a great piece! It has profoundly shaped how I have thought about Trump and responded to him. In the past 10 years, I have almost never listened to his words, because I do not consider those words as honest efforts to communicate an actual mental state.
They may call it an Institute but it will always be a Unit in my heart
September 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
They may call it an Institute but it will always be a Unit in my heart
I heard that you had a new one too (?)
September 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I heard that you had a new one too (?)
Congratulations to Alex on a long and illustrious career!
April 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Congratulations to Alex on a long and illustrious career!
I will also note that it is quite a feeling to have one of your mentors win an award named for another one of your mentors. I feel immensely privileged to have learned so much from these giants of the field.
March 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I will also note that it is quite a feeling to have one of your mentors win an award named for another one of your mentors. I feel immensely privileged to have learned so much from these giants of the field.
Cool...but I'm mostly just amazed to find out that there is a "Nature Cities" (!)
March 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Cool...but I'm mostly just amazed to find out that there is a "Nature Cities" (!)
Kinda reminds me of this...
February 23, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Kinda reminds me of this...
My main scenario of concern is that D senate wins in red states (OH, GA, TX, AK) will *not* be certified by R election authorities.
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
My main scenario of concern is that D senate wins in red states (OH, GA, TX, AK) will *not* be certified by R election authorities.
Our results build on previous cool work by @carolinerobertson.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social @annamynick.bsky.social @samberens.bsky.social @aidanhorner.bsky.social @neurosteel.bsky.social, among others.
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Our results build on previous cool work by @carolinerobertson.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social @annamynick.bsky.social @samberens.bsky.social @aidanhorner.bsky.social @neurosteel.bsky.social, among others.
That was my breaking point too.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
That was my breaking point too.