ManyBabies
A global consortium of developmental researchers. Join us! manybabies.org [posts by ExecDirector @hbaum.bsky.social]
- Reposted by ManyBabies⏰The deadline for applications to GRIOS's Academic Advisory Board is just one week away! Interested in joining a community of meta-research specialists, aiming to influence the #research agenda on #OpenScience and helping with #EvidenceBased policies? 🟢 Apply by 26 Nov: www.grios.org/academic-adv...
- Reposted by ManyBabies🗓️ Upcoming event: "Navigating Career Development in Open and Big Team Science" November 24, 3-4pm UTC manymanys.github.io/2025-11-13-p...
- Reposted by ManyBabiesWe're so excited to announce that our first official CONNECT preprint is now available: "A network of networks: The next frontier for Big Team Science" 🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf... Please read, share, and give us feedback! ✉️ connect-contact[at]manybabies[dot]org
- Reposted by ManyBabies🗣️ Upcoming event featuring @psysciacc.bsky.social co-director Erin Buchanan (aka @aggieerin.bsky.social): "How Open Science Bridges Cultures and Promotes Best Practices" Nov 13, 2pm ET Learn more and register: div52.net/webinars/
- Reposted by ManyBabies📰 ICYMI: the refreshed OSF interface is live! The redesign makes it easier to navigate projects, find key features, and manage research across every stage. Check out a quick summary of the updates on our blog, plus a link to download our one-page quick guide. 🔗
- Reposted by ManyBabiesAs we wrap up this year's conference, we want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our 2025 BTSCON presenters and attendees. What a fantastic community of collaborative science enthusiasts! We can't wait to gather with you all again next year!

- Leaders of the ManyBabies 2, 3, and 4 projects will be presenting at the @btscon.bsky.social in less than 1 hour!! Register now (for free if you’d like!) to get the zoom link and/or access to the recording! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
- Reposted by ManyBabiesPlease help us spread the word about the 2025 BTSCON (Oct 6-8) with your big-team-science-loving friends and colleagues. Can't wait to see you all there! bigteamscienceconference.github.io
- Reposted by ManyBabiesCatch keynotes from @angeladuckworth.bsky.social and Christopher Stubbs, featured sessions about Big Team Science in the Majority World, and presentations from all your favorite "Manys" including @manyprimates.bsky.social @manybabies.org @manydogsproject.bsky.social, etc. ALL THAT AND MORE!!
- Reposted by ManyBabiesThere's still time to register for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference (October 6-8, live on Zoom)! All fees are OPTIONAL, so you can pay what you'd like (or nothing at all!) to gain access to a ton of amazing BTS content. bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
- Reposted by ManyBabiesOur full 2025 program and schedule are now up on our website! We've got so many great presentations lined up, you won't want to miss it! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/program/
- Reposted by ManyBabies🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 We’ve extended the #BigTeamScience conference submission deadline to August 8! 🧠🌎 Don’t miss your chance to be part of this global, interdisciplinary event! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Reposted by ManyBabiesKEYNOTE: Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Harvard Physics and Astronomy "Going Big: How it's different, the ways it challenges us, and why we (increasingly?) need to do it" Tuesday, October 7 | 14:00-15:00 UTC register now (for free or pay-what-you-want): bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
- Reposted by ManyBabiesKEYNOTE: Dr. Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative Megastudies: A new paradigm for field studies in social science Monday, October 6 | 15:00-16:00 UTC register now (for free or pay-what-you-want): bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
- Reposted by ManyBabiesREMINDER: abstracts for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference are due in one week (July 31)! Any and all work related to large collaborative science is welcome! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/
- Reposted by ManyBabiesMark your calendars! BTSCON2025 is set for October 6-8th! This year, ABRIR is a member of the organizing team, together with @psysciacc.bsky.social and @manybabies.org. Follow us for more exciting news and make sure to submit your work 🔥
- Mark your calendars! BTSCON2025 is officially set for October 6-8th. @psysciacc.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social @manybabies.org
- BTSCON submissions and registration are now open! Help us spread the word! bigteamscienceconference.github.io #teamscience #openscience
- Session Submission and registration is now open for BTSCON2025! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/ @abrir.bsky.social @psysciacc.bsky.social @manybabies.org
- Reposted by ManyBabiesSession Submission and registration is now open for BTSCON2025! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/ @abrir.bsky.social @psysciacc.bsky.social @manybabies.org
- Reposted by ManyBabies🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️ The 2025 Big Team Science Conference will be October 6-8! More information coming soon about invited speakers, submissions, and schedule. Get excited! (hosted by your BTS friends @manybabies.org @psysciacc.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social)
- Reposted by ManyBabies#Multiverse analyses turn #uncertainty into #insight. At @manybabies.org , we walked through our #MB2 #Pupillometry multiverse: how labs can merge their analysis while celebrating diversity in methods, and why that’s a win for science 🌍✨ #CollaborativeScience 🎥 and ℹ️links below👇
- Reposted by ManyBabiesIn particular, check out Chapter 4 for some discussion of how open science enables the work of inclusive big teams (including @manybabies.org)!
- Reposted by ManyBabiesThe new National Academies report on the Science and Practice of Team Science is out today: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2904... I was very excited to be a part of this group in order to discuss the role of open science in team science.
- Reposted by ManyBabiesCongrats to @melissafloresphd.bsky.social & Designated Campus Colleague @nscorralfrias.bsky.social (U of Arizona), awarded the ORCA Catalytic Award in collaboration with @abrir.bsky.social to advance DEI in open & big team science! Proud of our work: orcaopen.org/work/cap #OpenScience #ORCA #ABRIR
- Reposted by ManyBabiesProud to join other CDS Presidents in writing about challenging times for our science. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by ManyBabies🚨4-5 new postdoc positions in language & cognition🚨 😇 One postdoc will work specifically with Eon-Suk Ko and I on the ManyBabies-AtHome project, focusing on infant word recognition in global, remote settings using collaborative, open science practices [https://shorturl.at/5l3tW]. @manybabies.org
- Reposted by ManyBabiesWhy do a multilab study? Robust evidence Credible evidence when using transparent open practices Large and diverse data set Highly valuable data for reuse Lowering the risk for any one researcher Exchanging methodological expertise and training Foster a collaborative culture
- Reposted by ManyBabiesThe platform I run, Children Helping Science, is supported almost entirely by US government science funding, both directly and in collaboration with CHS researchers. Here's the note we sent to users today - we need help gathering your stories and citations! Submit here: forms.gle/zFnzrVURntdZ...
- Reposted by ManyBabies📣 The Cognitive Development Society (CDS) is now on Bluesky! Please follow them @cogdevsoc.bsky.social for news about the 2026 conference in Montreal and more! cogdevsoc.org
- Reposted by ManyBabies#infantstudies Founding Generation Summer Fellowship now open for student applications! The program pairs promising students with researchers from around the world who conduct cutting-edge science. Apply by February 14. infantstudies.org/founding-gen...
- Reposted by ManyBabiesLast chance to join our 2-day workshop on eye-tracking (3-4 April, London) 👀 You'll learn everything from data collection to statistical analysis. Only 7️⃣ more spots available, register here:
- Reposted by ManyBabiesPassionate about fostering the next wave of infant researchers? Be a mentor for the ICIS Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Share your insights, support young minds, and leave a lasting impact. LAST DAY TO SIGN UP! #infantstudies docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Check out our last newsletter of 2024! Our wonderful network (684 contributors and counting!) made this an amazing year for ManyBabies. Click through for our '2024 recap in numbers' and more! #DevPsych #OpenScience #PsychSky
- Reposted by ManyBabiesHad a great time joining Deon and Jenny to chat about some recent ManyBabies projects!
- New episode! In it, we chat with Dr. Martin Zettersten (mzettersten.bsky.social) about a cool ManyBabies project assessing the reliability of infant directed speech! We also chat about his journey & his transition from postdoc to an assistant professor, among other things! itsinnate.fireside.fm/23
- Reposted by ManyBabiesNew episode! In it, we chat with Dr. Martin Zettersten (mzettersten.bsky.social) about a cool ManyBabies project assessing the reliability of infant directed speech! We also chat about his journey & his transition from postdoc to an assistant professor, among other things! itsinnate.fireside.fm/23
- ManyBabies Demographics paper named an Editor’s Choice article! Congrats @lehersingh.bsky.social and team!!
- February 2024 A unified approach to demographic data collection for research with young children across diverse cultures. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-... 3/13
- Reposted by ManyBabiesAPA allows editors to designate one manuscript from each issue for special recognition. Given the stellar work, this is one of the hardest & most challenging parts of the job. So, to finish up the calendar year, here are the 12 Editor's Choice Articles from 2024 in Developmental Psychology. 1/13
- Reposted by ManyBabiesHappy to see our fellow big team science project, ManyPrimates, presented at #ASABWinter2024 @asab.org ! Join the Manys ;) 🐵🐶
- Reposted by ManyBabiesHello Bluesky! We are ManyGoats, an international network of goat scientists. Inspired by others like @manydogsproject.bsky.social @themanybirds.bsky.social, we aim to facilitate open, reproducible 🐐 behaviour & welfare science. How? By running multi-site behaviour studies worldwide! 🧵

- Reposted by ManyBabiesWEIRD by Joseph Henrich: doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.8…
- Reposted by ManyBabiesCausal Learning by Alison Gopnik: doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.0…
- Reposted by ManyBabiesWord Learning by Michael C. Frank: doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.5…
- Reposted by ManyBabiesCognitive Development by Susan A. Gelman: doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.a…
- Reposted by ManyBabiesDear community, here is a starter pack for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Please share it and feel free to send suggestions about people, labs etc. go.bsky.app/2WCr1TKat://did:plc:ndgi4wnec3yrocjcq3aos6zu/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lcnd26uqol2j
- Reposted by ManyBabiesIn celebration of SIPS's 10th annual meeting, please join us for a virtual warm-up event on December 18, 2024! Early reformers will discuss challenges and improvements in psychological science. Find out more and register: improvingpsych.org/sips-2025-pr...
- Check out this thread from @mcxfrank.bsky.social with his personal thoughts/reflections on the ManyBabies4 paper that just came out. Lots to think about! 👇
- Three ManyBabies projects - big collaborative replications of infancy phenomena - wrapped up this year. The first paper came out this fall. I thought I'd take this chance to comment on what I make of the non-replication result. 🧵 bsky.app/profile/laur...
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- Reposted by ManyBabiesInspiring team science effort ⬇️
- The Manybabies4 paper is out! Infants' Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large-Scale, Multi-Lab, Coordinated Replication Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 1000 babies tested in 37 labs; "Overall, 49.34% of infants preferred Helpers over Hinderers in the social condition"
- Reposted by ManyBabiesThe Manybabies4 paper is out! Infants' Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large-Scale, Multi-Lab, Coordinated Replication Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 1000 babies tested in 37 labs; "Overall, 49.34% of infants preferred Helpers over Hinderers in the social condition"
- 🚨Publication Alert!🚨 The ManyBabies4 paper is out! 37 labs around the world tested over 1,000 babies in the largest investigation of infants' social evaluation to date. doi.org/10.1111/desc...
- Congrats to the team of 94 authors and especially to Project Leads Kelsey Lucca, Francis Yuen, and @jkileyhamlin.bsky.social for this monumental team effort! #psychsky #openscience #devpsy
- Reposted by ManyBabiesDevelopmental Psychology Starter Pack…Part Two! go.bsky.app/ERzYGod
- Developmental Psychology Starter Pack go.bsky.app/9kHQS7i
- Reposted by ManyBabiesAlso: Irene de la Cruz-Pavía presented work on artificial grammars, “ManyBabies3NIRS: A multi-lab replication study of infants' and adults' neural responses to repetition-based regularities using NIRS”: Recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Nb... @manybabies.org
- Reposted by ManyBabiesSome relevant news from the recently held @btscon.bsky.social: Yuto Ozaki presented a talk titled: “Global collaboration in exploring cross-cultural acoustic regularities between music and spoken language”. See the recording below 📼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKdl...
- Reposted by ManyBabiesZotero is great and I think that anyone who needs to organise and cite more than a handful of references should be using it. Here's an intro to Zotero that I made for my undergrad students (but the info is relevant for anyone new to Zotero). Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU Preview ⬇️
- Reposted by ManyBabiesDevelopmental Psychology Starter Pack go.bsky.app/9kHQS7i
- Reposted by ManyBabiesTo celebrate deleting my twitter, I'm reposting some of my classic cognitive development memes from the other site. First, one of my all-time faves
- Reposted by ManyBabiesThey all have been added to the BTS Orgs/groups starter pack! go.bsky.app/Uf93G7Fat://did:plc:6jpcai657eypxl22kp3cakrl/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lagyeesfph2j