Candice Morey
Working memory, open science, and dog enthusiast. Half of a career academic couple. Cardiff Uni. Editor, journalofcognition.org
- Reposted by Candice MoreyPoor political decisions, a broken funding model, managerial leadership, and metric‑driven governance, which together are transforming the sector into something barely recognisable as a public university system by Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis blogs.lse.ac.uk/impa...
- Reposted by Candice MoreyHighlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
- Reposted by Candice MoreyThis pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
- Reposted by Candice MoreyAI does not magically infuse knowledge into people. "We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery. On a quiz that covered concepts they’d used just a few minutes before, participants in the AI group scored 17% lower than those who coded by hand"
- Reposted by Candice MoreyI just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊 Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
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- Reposted by Candice MoreyUtterly wild behaviour from management. Cutting hard earned pensions based on ‘vibes’ is as terrifying as it is absurd.
- Management @northumbriauni.bsky.social apparently have no plans for what they'll do with the money they steal from staff pay and pensions. Why steal it then? @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @danhollandnews.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @helendalby.bsky.social
- Reposted by Candice Moreyare YOU a university professor, professor emeriti or associate professor of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion? Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Reposted by Candice Morey"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
- Reposted by Candice Moreycrazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
- Reposted by Candice MoreyChrist on a bike, this is brilliant. And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
- Reposted by Candice MoreyCall each other out, even if someone tells you it's not polite or respectful.
- Reposted by Candice Morey🎄 Just getting my last Xmas cards out there. ✍🏼 Dear cabinet....
- Reposted by Candice MoreyRight let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures. [Thread]
- Reposted by Candice Morey🔊 Cardiff UCU members: remember to post your ballot today! You're voting to demand: 1. Removal of all staff from scope 2. No compulsory redundancies 3. To stop the dangerous workloads 4. To commit to staff H&S
- Reposted by Candice MoreyThis entire weekend
- Have been invited to a potluck dinner party where every dish must feature hot dogs. I was assigned dessert. Will update.
- The inspiration for this party is this revolting cookbook, which makes a strong counter-point to the argument that no book should ever be banned.
- But there are no desserts in it! So I can do anything - so long as there are hotdogs. Getting started today, gathering the finest ingredients, and the courage to see this through.
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- Reposted by Candice Morey“The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before.” Open letter, consider signing 🖊️ if you haven’t yet 🙏 openletter.earth/open-letter-...
- Reposted by Candice Morey🔊 Calling all Cardiff UCU members: get your vote in by next Monday! ⏰ The countdown is on: www.cardiffucu.org.uk
- www.spin.com/2025/11/40-g... No two people would make the same list, but I'm impressed that the critics did not leave off Tori Amos or Bjork.
- Reposted by Candice MoreyDo you have an open working memory dataset and want it to be findable and reused? You can now add it to the Open WM Data Hub: williamngiam.github.io/OpenWMData! The collection of datasets tagged with useful metadata is steadily growing thanks to a small team of volunteers!
- Reposted by Candice MoreyStreeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness. “Never used to be like this,” he insists.
- Reposted by Candice Moreyha yeah
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Bethke, S., Monen, J., Rinsma, T., Trilsbeek, P., Meyer, A. S., & Hintz, F. (2025). IDLaS-DE – A Web-Based Platform for Running Customized Studies on Individual Differences in German Language Skills. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 54, pp. 1–13. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Siew, C. S. Q., Chang, F., & Wong, J. J. (2025). Investigating the Effects of Valence, Arousal, Concreteness, and Humor on Words Unique to Singapore English. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 53, pp. 1–22. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyThe most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
- Reposted by Candice MoreyI don’t get it, why does making art become unsatisfying when you remove the part where your brain works and is rewarded with a sense of accomplishment
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Körner, A., Röth, L., & Rummer, R. (2025). Names with /i/ Suit Positive Faces: The Naming Paradigm. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 52, pp. 1–14. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Klanke, J.-N., Ohl, S., & Rolfs, M. (2025). Microsaccades Do Not Give Rise to a Conscious Feeling of Agency for Their Sensorimotor Consequences in Visual Perception. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 51, pp. 1–22. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyA friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Geller, J., Gomez, P., Buchanan, E., & Makowski, D. (2025). A Distributional Response Time Analysis of the Perceptual Disfluency Effect. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 50, pp. 1–26. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Souza, A. S. (2025). Refreshing Multi-Feature Objects in Visual Working Memory. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 49, pp. 1–19. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Vergauwe, E., Hautekiet, C., & Langerock, N. (2025). An Examination of Distractor Susceptibility of Prioritized and Unprioritized Information in Visual Working Memory. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 48, pp. 1–9. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyI've said it before and I will say it again many times, people using "AI" to design and deliver 'teaching' to students, to mark their work, and in this case to (!) generate literal voice overs are risking their jobs, and frankly they *should* be at risk if they do this sort of thing:
- youtu.be/hx-qKVVxGLw?... It's a joy to hear someone under 30 make a Strunk & White joke.
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- Reposted by Candice MoreyWhen we frame higher education as a concrete means to an end - i.e., I can get X career if I complete Y degree at Z institution, we ignore that a fundamental aspect of education is learning how to think for yourself, learning how to assess information, and communicating those things.
- Reposted by Candice Morey"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
- "running out of topics" is a real problem. If you don't want to be estranged from your family but also don't want to get embroiled in hopeless, bad-faith arguments with them, you call, but what do you talk about? Sometimes calling home feels like censoring my whole personality.
- This one lands… www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM4CUeSu/
- Reposted by Candice MoreyJD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing. Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
- Reposted by Candice MoreyI am recruiting a postdoc at UC Santa Barbara for an NIH-funded project on the organization of lateral PFC function--across emotion and cognition--using representational fMRI & TMS. I’d love to find someone w/ a background in cognitive control & computational modeling to complement our team! 🏝️ 🧠 🧲
- Cognitive scientists, here is your chance to help @davidecrepaldi.bsky.social and ESCoP continue to build our field's leading open-access journal, @jcgntn.bsky.social. Take a look and get involved!
- Hey world, next January I’ll take the torch from the fantastic @candicemorey.bsky.social as Editor of @jcgntn.bsky.social. I’m thrilled! But most importantly, I’m looking for Associate Editors 😜, so take a look here: www.escop.eu/about-us/jou.... Come work with us, or nominate colleagues you love!
- Reposted by Candice MoreyWake up. Stretch. There's an oligarchy to fight 🥰 #birds
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- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Camos, V., Jubin, J., & Belletier, C. (2025). Does the Experimenter Presence Affect Verbal Working Memory? Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 47, pp. 1–9. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Ford, D., & Nadarevic, L. (2025). Revisiting the Plausibility Effect in Remembering Truth and Falsity: An Analysis of Underlying Memory and Guessing Processes. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 46, pp. 1–13. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Dutriaux, L., & Bottini, R. (2025). Memory and Representation of Vision-Related Verbs in Early Blind Individuals. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 45, pp. 1–12. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreyIt’s restorative to finally have a little cry over GOOD politics for once. 💚 @zackpolanski.bsky.social absolutely nails it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...
- Reposted by Candice MoreyNew content: Khoo, J. K. M., & Tibon, R. (2025). Unitization Based Memory Enhancement in Younger and Older Adults. Journal of Cognition, 8(1): 44, pp. 1–20. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... #psychscisky
- Reposted by Candice MoreySix weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
- Reposted by Candice MoreyThis is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar. Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Reposted by Candice MoreyAs a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease. There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done." 1/🧵
- Reposted by Candice MoreyThe "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.
- Reposted by Candice Moreyhahahaha and wow @andreaeyleen.bsky.social wrote a poem about LLMs 🫠
- Reposted by Candice MoreyWe’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.
