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I (@danieljamesyon) have really enjoyed curating @iamscicomm this week, talking about the psychology and neuroscience of action and interaction. Here’s a thread to link together what we discussed 🧵
On Monday we introduced the idea of ‘cognitive science’ - and how different disciplines combine to understand how the mind works
On Tuesday, we spoke about what data about the brain can (and cannot) tell us about conscious intentions and free will.
On Wednesday, we spoke about how our brains have to build up a model of the world around us. What we perceive is our brain’s ‘best guess’.
On Thursday we spoke about imitation, mirror neurons, and whether mirror mechanisms are a product of natural selection or forged through social learning
And on Friday we spoke about the ways that culture shapes our beliefs about action, intention and control
The final thread on Saturday was a discussion of issues affecting early career researchers in cognitive sciencehttps://twitter.com/iamscicomm/status/1292104361905213446?s=21
If you’d like to continue these discussions or learn more about our work you can follow me @danieljamesyon or check out my website (which also has all the info you need to get in touch)danielyon.com
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IAmSciComm | Daniel Yon
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Evidence suggesting newborn babies could copy adults led scientists to believe that our ability to imitate must be innate. In fact, studies on neonatal imitation are a cautionary tale that bold claims in science need careful tests. A thread 🧵
In a now-famous study, Meltzoff and Moore found that when adults protruded their tongues or opened their mouth to a group of newborn babies (2-3 weeks old), the babies were more likely to produce the same actions back.
This was exciting as - despite appearences - this facial imitation is a rather sophisticated cognitive achievement, translating seen but unfelt actions from another into felt but unseen motor programs of your own face.
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IAmSciComm | Moiya McTier
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Most ppl seem to be looking for extra $

I’ve made ok $ from speaking engagements over the years. Amateur astronomy societies, local schools, libraries, etc. often have budgets to invite speakers

Honoraria for these smallish local talks in my experience range from $150-$300
If you’re invited to give a talk and they don’t mention $$, ask “WHAT’S YOUR HONORARIUM BUDGET?”

Not “do you have a budget?” because you don’t want to give them the wiggle room

(Side note, make you sure you get this in writing, like an email. Not just a phone call)
If someone invites you to give a talk and then says they don’t have $ to pay you, push back

THEY REACHED OUT TO YOU. This gives you power, so you can ask them to check with their supervisor about increasing the budget

If they say no, what have you really lost??
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IAmSciComm | @jschwabish
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Another thing to consider when you are creating your data visualizations is to try not to rely on the same graphs over and over and over again. DataViz is a mix of science and design, so be creative! Image
Here are a few I present in the #ElevateTheDebate book.
-First, the dot plot is a good alternative to bars because it enables the reader to see both the level and the change. This example uses data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress for 20 states in 2017. ImageImage
Second, heat maps use ranges of colors or shades to represent differences in values. This heat map shows auto fatalities over the course of the year, laid out like a calendar. It's pretty easy to see that there are more fatalities on the weekends. Image
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