Andrew Perfors / is on Nostr

Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying and modelling human inference, learning, dynamic information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. General weirdo. Ted Lasso is my hero. he/him 🏳️‍⚧️

In general I will follow people back unless their profile contains no info :) I also love boosting nature photos as long as they have alt text!

Last Notes

2023-10-23 23:43:52

I'm very proud to have been a part of this paper written with @npub1l4z…37uq and @npub1jms…246t. It is a short summary of why it is just wrong, given what we know about the cognitive science of concepts, to think that biological sex is the only "scientific" way to define man/woman.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01657-y.epdf

2023-08-11 05:40:46

So I've been riding my bicycle more and eating better lately and one of the most irritating things about that is IT WORKS and I FEEL BETTER and THAT MEANS I HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT

2023-07-17 05:19:40

One of my most annoying personality traits is that I find it much easier to focus and get started in the morning when I have far too much to do.
What this means is that when I have a lot of spare time to do things like read and think I instead waste much more time than I'd like trying to get started. So ironically I do more reading and thinking when it's sandwiched between a bunch of other stuff and I'm stressed out about it all
PARADISE IS NOT MEANT FOR ME I GUESS

2023-06-07 00:55:27

I've been a course coordinator here at UniMelb for four years now but today is the first in-person exam I've held. Over 1000 students in a ginormous building. 😬 Luckily UniMelb is doing most of the organisation, I just have to show up.
I wonder if students realise that we get almost as nervous as they do for these things. 😊 Did I make the questions clear and unambiguous? Is it a fair assessment of the content? Is it too hard? Too easy? Too long? Too short? Will I get lost on the way to the exam building? etc
But then I tell myself the same thing I tell them: you've done your best! You are a totality of a person and not just this one subject. Be proud of what you've done, and remember that it's about a lot more than the final result -- you're a worthwhile and deserving person no matter what happens.