Alex Silver @alexsilverlevy.bsky.social

Excited to finally share this review!! This was a total labor of love (and was submitted the day before I literally went into labor 😅) Check it out - we describe environmental/contextual factors related to variability in early math with special focus on number word acquisition

You can really tell who has 2016 trauma and who was too young to remember.

New research from Johns Hopkins shows that toddlers can grasp complex possibilities earlier than we thought. This insight could reshape how we think about early learning and decision-making. hub.jhu.edu/2024/11/04/tod…

I made a sticker you can wear tomorrow.

Save the date for our November Special: Pre- and Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities. Join us on Thursday, November 7 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT for this panel discussion with Andy Ribner (@andyribner), Lauren Westerberg (@laurwesterberg ), and Nicole Scalise!

Cheq it out!!! There was a really great news story out of OK about one of our partners using WellCheq! Feeling proud and grateful 🥰🥰 This is why!! #mentalhealth #edtech

if the entire country fully understood the implications of saying the future of america rested in the hands of delco the electoral college would be abolished in twelve hours

In case you missed our latest tweet, we are back and we're here to stay! Give our latest episode with Wai Keen Vong (@wkvong) a listen, especially if you're interested in the debate about whether word learning is innate or learned! share.fireside.fm/episode/R8yhKe…

Applying to psych PhD programs this fall? Submit a draft of your application statement Oct. 28-31 & we'll send double-blind, feedback from 2 editors on Nov 9. Complete this Applicant Interest Email List & we'll email you when submission portal opens: asfp.io/applicants/ema…

👀 As the faculty job market picks up speed, it's already time to prepare for zoom/phone interviews! I've posted a list of questions I and others have been asked on my website....if you can answer them thoughtfully, you'll be well-prepared for the call! docs.google.com/document/d/1pV…

Welcome back to Red October #RingTheBell

🚨Calling maths cog researchers!🚨@ceml_esrc is conducting a meta-analysis on numerical predictors of maths attainment in children. We're seeking unpublished data to include in our review. If you think you may have relevant data, find more info here shorturl.at/ZL5eQ

Air purifiers in Finnish daycare reduced children's illnesses by 18% in a carefully controlled study. This implies huge potential for better public health and cost savings from sick leaves, with a simple intervention against airborne infections. yle.fi/a/74-20089670

Are you a psych grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton, expenses paid? Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3re… Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds.

Very helpful! But consider colorblind-friendly color palettes 🎨 ggpubfigs only supports colorblind-friendly color palettes, so it is something users don't even need to think about :D github.com/JLSteenwyk/ggp… x.com/tangming2005/s…

🚨Calling psych PhD students and postdocs! 🚨Want to highlight a paper that had a big impact, doesn't get enough attention, or drew you to the field? Apply to write a Journal Club article with us! nature.com/articles/s4415… 1/3

🚨🚨🚨 Job Posting here at @PittTweet (aka University of Pittsburgh) for an Assistant Professor in #Cognitive Psychology cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/… Please share~

It took me SEVEN years to figure out that you can save a ggplot as a vectorized .svg file ggsave("file.svg"). The svg file can be opened on powerpoint and it will be completely vectorized, even text are still recognized as text boxes! No more recreating plots on illustrator!!!!!

Having experienced the brain-breaking stress of #childcare challenges as a two-working-parent family WITH regular grandparent help and schedule flexibility, I still don’t understand how families without such privilege make this work. We need help and we need it now. #CareCantWait

My transition from a postdoc to senior researcher @foundry10Ed taught me that the distinction between academic/non-academic roles is less important than finding what fulfills you. Read more in my @NatRevPsych interview! go.nature.com/3XhJIqa #altac #AcademicChatter #PhDchat