Christine Parsons
Director of the Interacting Minds Center
@interacting-minds.bsky.social
Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine/School of Culture & Society
Aarhus University, Denmark
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsCome to the Danish music festival, Copenhell, for the metal music and stay for all the insights from my brilliant partner, @ella-p.bsky.social! She’ll talk about bias against the bodies of biological women in medical research and how to communicate on a polarized topic to young people.
- Our Tuesday guest speaker @interacting-minds.bsky.social 25th Nov will be @graceqmiao.bsky.social joining us remotely. All are most welcome in person or online interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl... Thanks to @fusaroli.bsky.social for organizing
- Final call! We've got just a few places left for our workshop on interdisciplinarity - 11th Nov. Please see below for details. To sign up, email anetho@cas.au.dk. All are welcome @aarhusuniint.bsky.social @aarhusuniint.bsky.social
- 1/2 Are you a postdoc/assistat prof. @au.dk interested in interdisciplinarity? We have an extra special workshop for you! 11th Nov, featuring 4 speakers - Where do new ideas come from? Dr. Bridget Vincent, ANU - Is interdisciplinarity worth it? @jcskewes.bsky.social
- Today at 11am @interacting-minds.bsky.social, we have Aaro Tupasela, senior research fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki coming to give a talk: Building health data spaces for research in Finland - Some cautionary tales for the EHDS
- All are welcome - for details see interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl.... Thanks to @mettehoybye.bsky.social and BRIGHT for organizing
- Now defending her PhD thesis, we have Charlotte Nørholm giving her lecture. We are brought back to COVID times and the testing strategy. DK had an extraordinary regime of testing in place. @interacting-minds.bsky.social @au.dk
- Charlotte’s research questions: how was testing experienced, managed and performed? A proud day for main supervisor @mettehoybye.bsky.social!
- Charlotte describes what she calls “vox pop ethnography”: a rapid method to do fieldwork during time constrained and access constrained settings
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsWe're lucky to have great speakers come by the IMC from near and far. This week, it was Janis Zickfield @aarhusbss.bsky.social telling as all about a network theory of emotion (while making sure we felt some awe and fear!). All our talks our open - please feel free to join us next time! @arts.au.dk
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsAt Reviewer Zero, we see both problems and strengths of peer review and have been working for over 5 years to make change for the better. I have found working with Reviewer Zero to be incredibly important and fulfilling. We rarely look to add to our organizing team, but now we are! Please see below!
- 🚨 We are seeking a Digital Presence Coordinator! Open to psych/neuro grad students, postdocs & faculty who are passionate about improving fairness in peer review. Job details: 💻 Managing website, socials, newsletters 🕒 4–8 hrs/month | 💵 $500 honorarium | 📅 1-year term Apply 👉 go.iu.edu/8vxh
- Reposted by Christine Parsons1. Interested in emotions, emotion theory or emotion measurement? We have a talk for you 28th October, 11am: It’s all connected! Conceptualizing emotions as networks of causal relations among components, by Janis Zickfeld, Assistant Professor @aarhusbss.bsky.social
- Friday writing cafe is coming up in an hour @interacting-minds.bsky.social - all are most welcome for some focused time together
- For all at @au.dk, our Writing Cafe is back from this Friday (5th Sept)! We offer a space for distraction-free writing and welcome new faces warmly. The magic of peer pressure, coffee & snacks = focused time. End the week on a good note: 1483, Room 312. interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- There are just a few places remaining for our Postdoc/ assistant professor workshop - all welcome to sign up! @au.dk @rcc-au.bsky.social @aarhusuniint.bsky.social
- 1/2 Are you a postdoc/assistat prof. @au.dk interested in interdisciplinarity? We have an extra special workshop for you! 11th Nov, featuring 4 speakers - Where do new ideas come from? Dr. Bridget Vincent, ANU - Is interdisciplinarity worth it? @jcskewes.bsky.social
- Reposted by Christine Parsons1/2 Are you a postdoc/assistat prof. @au.dk interested in interdisciplinarity? We have an extra special workshop for you! 11th Nov, featuring 4 speakers - Where do new ideas come from? Dr. Bridget Vincent, ANU - Is interdisciplinarity worth it? @jcskewes.bsky.social
- Uplifting speech by Uni. of Ox's VC, celebrating the humanities, "like you've never seen before", and stating "a commitment to EDI, as we are practising it, goes hand in hand with our commitment to academic freedom and free speech". www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
- Our Friday writing cafe is happening soon - thanks @karsolsen.bsky.social for hosting this week’s edition. Do join if you want some writing company:
- For all at @au.dk, our Writing Cafe is back from this Friday (5th Sept)! We offer a space for distraction-free writing and welcome new faces warmly. The magic of peer pressure, coffee & snacks = focused time. End the week on a good note: 1483, Room 312. interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Tomorrow @interacting-minds.bsky.social, we’re very lucky to have Prof. @psmaldino.bsky.social give a talk, starting at 11am. All are welcome - for further details, see interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsFor all at @au.dk, our Writing Cafe is back from this Friday (5th Sept)! We offer a space for distraction-free writing and welcome new faces warmly. The magic of peer pressure, coffee & snacks = focused time. End the week on a good note: 1483, Room 312. interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsComing up June 16th, we have a very special event for postdoc-level researchers - all are welcome to join us! Sign up here: Play the GRANTED! Research Game and win 20,000 DKK for your interdisciplinary project. Networking, lunch, new research ideas interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- 1/2 Coming up in June, @interacting-minds.bsky.social hosts a workshop for postdoc- level researchers. Play the GRANTED! Research Game and win 20,000 DKK for your interdisciplinary project. All welcome to join - we will place you into teams. Networking, lunch, new research ideas
- 2/2 For more details and Sign up: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Happening today at 14.00 - all are welcome to join online. Come and hear about Dr. Lambrinou’s important work - and recommendations for addressing minority underrepresentation & enhancing inclusion
- On May 7th, 14:00-15:00, the Danish Society for Women in Science (DANWISE) hosts a special talk by @mllambrinou.bsky.social, "We deserve to take up space”: Exploring Latinas’ Resistance Behaviors in Engineering at a Southwestern Hispanic Serving Institution.
- Tomorrow 6th May, we have Funda Yilmaz from @dondersinst.bsky.social giving a talk @interacting-minds.bsky.social, "An fMRI Study of Crossmodal Emotional Congruency + the Role of Semantic Content in the Aesthetic Appreciation of Naturalistic Art”. All welcome! interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- On May 7th, 14:00-15:00, the Danish Society for Women in Science (DANWISE) hosts a special talk by @mllambrinou.bsky.social, "We deserve to take up space”: Exploring Latinas’ Resistance Behaviors in Engineering at a Southwestern Hispanic Serving Institution.
- All are most welcome - registration here: bit.ly/42JPSlq
- What are some key questions on early language development: Alex is walking us through what we need to know
- LENA has been a key tool to observe children and their language environment. We can get some info on what children’s inputs actually are.
- Moving out of the LENA system - Human Annotation of recording is extraordinarily time consuming
- Now, we have Alex Cristia presenting on the history of language development research. Darwin ran experiments on his infant - shaking a box in front of his face and recording response. @interacting-minds.bsky.social It’s hard to conduct experiments with infants
- Most studies are of children in North America, learning English. It’s not a representative sample of the world (most kids are growing up in Africa & Asia)
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsVermillet, Skewes and Parsons suggest that “the 3:1 ratio of maternal versus paternal nighttime care is more likely to emerge from broader societal factors...than (pre-parenthood) acoustic sound sensitivity differences.” with three creative studies on infant crying. dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsMothers of infants take most nighttime care And not just because women wake up more easily than men pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39819066/
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsI vinterferien kan man opleve Science Museernes udstilling "magiske robothjerner" med fokus på kunstig intelligens, som studerende fra Cognitive Science på Institut for Kommunikation og Kultur har været med til at lave 🤖 Se video fra udstilligen her: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
- One @interacting-minds.bsky.social initiative that I'm very proud of is our Friday writing cafe. If you're around @au.dk and want to experience the magic of co-writing, come along tomorrow at 10.00 - 14.00. There'll be snacks! Big thx to our organisers @chrismmcox.bsky.social @trupthi.bsky.social
- Reposted by Christine Parsons🎓 Come join us for a special lecture on Wed Feb 5th, 10-11am, with the one and only, Marieke van Vugt @mvugt.bsky.social! We're really excited to hear Marieke's talk, “Mind-wandering: when is it helpful, when is it not?” 🧠 All are welcome - spread the word! interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Here's a list of the most cited experts in Danish news media from 2024 👇 45 of the list's 50 experts are men dm.dk/akademikerbl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsWhy is the belief in meritocracy so pervasive? New article argues that the dose–response schema for causes and effects may encourage us to believe that what we get out of life depends on what we put in: "More effort = more success!" doi.org/10.1016/j.ti... #SocialPsyc #CogPsyc #AcademicSky 🧪
- 🪧 We're really excited to hear a talk from Christian Suhr + group (ERC-funded project, "Heart Openings" 🫀) who will give a talk at the Interacting Minds Center, Tue 10th Dec at 11am. "Heart openings: The experience and cultivation of love in Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam". Online + in person
- All are welcome to join - see the link below for more details 👇 @aarhusuni.bsky.social @rcc-au.bsky.social @aarhusuniint.bsky.social interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsWhat is disruption in science? I am looking for a prospective PhD student to study disruption theoretically, qualitatively and quantitatively at Aarhus University. If you are interested in developing your own project under our open call, in collaboration with me, please get in touch.
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsI've created a Black In Psychology Starter Pack to highlight the excellence of Black psychologists, #psychology trainees, psych organizations, & prospective students. Let me know, if you'd like to be added! 👨🏾🏫👩🏾🏫🧠 Help me spread the word by reposting 🙏🏽 go.bsky.app/KbrZvB8 #BlackSky #PsychSky #SciSkyat://did:plc:qh63prxditfzgolruup3ftc6/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3layxiibbjs2u
- 🔔 We've got two Tuesday talks to close out 2024 at the Interacting Minds Center 📆 First up, is Stephanie Ellison, a guest researcher at IMC, who will talk about The Art of Noticing (3rd Dec). Then, we have a Christian Suhr, who leads the ERC-funded project "Heart Openings" + group (10th Dec)
- Our talks are open to all to attend, and you can even join us online. We provide sandwiches + coffee for those who make the journey in person. Do come along, meet IMC researchers, and enjoy the excellent Christmas vibes at our center ❄️ 🎄 Details here: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- 🔔 Tomorrow, we're delighted to host Lisa Faessler at the Interacting Minds Center, "How culture shapes choices related to fertility and mortality". ⏰ Starting at 11am, with sandwiches served 🥪. It's also possible to join online. Full details here: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Calling all postdoc-level researchers at @AarhusUni ! 📢 Join us for an exciting workshop: "Navigating Interdisciplinary Pathways" October 10th! 🌟 See the excellent speaker line up & sign up here: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Today is another exciting day at the Interacting Minds Center, with a talk by the inimitable Chris Frith, starting at 11am. We are all full for in-person attendance but you can join in online. See details here: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsTip for women in science: Don't collaborate with men who are not allies in the fight against sexism (unless you have no choice, which happens often of course). You may think it is worth it, but really, it never is. You will end up mistreated and your ideas likely erased.
- On Thursday, there's the last Open Your Data session of 2023 at IMC- OYD is a collaborative qualitative data session and an opportunity to get interdisciplinary perspectives on your data All are welcome - details are here. You can even join online interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Now, Arnault-Quentin Vermillet defends his PhD, with @mdlbayes.bsky.social and Michal Kahn as assessors. Starts with an introduction to entrenched ideas about motherhood - the maternal instinct - contrasted with ideas about fathers, who are expected to learn
- Starting at 10.30 CET, we are hosting Prof. Michael Lee at the Interacting minds center, giving a talk on cognitive models and semantic memory changes with impairment. You can join online - see details here: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsConversations are complex adaptive systems fine-tuned to the specific challenges of context & language used Interlocutors re-use each other’s words more during AffiliativeChats vs JointDecisions. Challenging sound structures show different trade-offs for these adjustments. doi.org/10.1111/cogs... 1/
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsA little teaser of my forthcoming paper - co-authored with a former Aarhus University student, Freja 🤞🤓 Hope it will be published early next year. www.ru.nl/en/research/...
- Tomorrow, Interacting Minds Center hosts Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit (11am): 🧠 🐐 "Gamification of the reflective exercise in the Entrepreneurship classroom: Can a mountain goat really prod you to make better reflections – Tales of a “SavvyGoat” More details, an abstract & link to join online here: 👇
- Now at the Interacting Minds Centre, we have @julianschuess.bsky.social .bsky.social presenting on Discrimination in Danish schools, using data from 9th grade students interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- You can read the working paper for the talk here: osf.io/preprints/so...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsThought it is time to reshare some of my favourite Interacting Minds podcast episodes that we have produced. This one is on top of my list as a wonderful serendipitous moment. I attended Ingela's talk on Tuesday and we recorded this episode on Thursday.
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsThis paper where we develop mathematical & computational models of science, and look at how epistemically homogeneous vs. diverse populations discover, innovate, replicate is a career favorite. I'm delighted every time I read it. Remains massively underappreciated. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
- Tomorrow at the Interacting Minds Center, Aarhus University, we are delighted to host Ophelia Deroy and Bahador Bahrami. Two talks, starting at 11 am. You can even join online. See the link below for talk abstracts & online participation: interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl...
- Reposted by Christine ParsonsStoked to have Giada Pistilli (@giada.bsky.social) visit us at the Interacting Minds Centre next week! Giada’s work navigates uncharted waters at the intersection of AI, ethics and policy-making with a fascinating combination of pragmatism and conceptual rigor. Talk will be hybrid - see link below!
- Now Chris Frith begins his lecture at the Interacting Minds Center, "Explicit metacognition: our human superpower". interactingminds.au.dk/events/singl... Begins by presenting a model of the neural basis of consciousness: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31481140/
- Now at the Interacting Minds Center, we have the wonderful Uta Frith speaking to a packed audience, “Alignment: a universal mechanism for social creatures”. Starting with an announcement of a new Frith book ⚡️ mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546270/… Free to download 🙌
