Michael Shadlen

I was hoping Trung Phan would have mentioned Kerry James Marshall's MET retrospective, which he titled "Mastry," KJM drops the 't' to sever the connection to slavery. He shared many relevant insights. The life secret Jerry Seinfeld learned from Esquire wapo.st/46cHISK

Spot on! (…ignoring the offensive false equivalency in ¶3 parenthetical). The only question is when. The Kamala Harris calculus: What do Democrats gain or lose? wapo.st/4cvAA6u

This will be my last post on Twitter. I will miss Twitter, but I have to find space orthogonal (or antithetical) to Elon Musk. See this Instagram post by @drdanacrawford instagram.com/reel/DCB-lO0O_…

Thank you, Chandra Talluri and @Nienborg for your insightful Insight Essay! Decisions: Tracking the evolution of a single choice doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

Finally! This is the version of record; it's also the version to read, thanks to the review process at eLife. The finding was out of reach before macaque Neuropixels. @eLife: Direct observation of the neural computations underlying a single decision doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

This photo on the National Mall captivated the country decades ago. The real story behind it remained a mystery — until now. wapo.st/4eJZBvA

This article made me so sad and furious. The graphics, the writing, the family tensions, magic (moth), and Sisyphean struggle made me feel this family's grief as my own. A Grieving Mother. A Famous Uncle. An Unlikely Crusade. nytimes.com/2024/09/29/bus…

Oops meant to attach Sweet Honey in the Rock youtube.com/watch?v=a2QPnD…

Remembering Stephen Biko, who died in an aparthied prison this day, 1977.

One of the great things about the WNYC centennial is the reëmergence of Sara Fishko. I miss her intelligent, funny, @FishkoFiles. They are pieces of art. Silence is my favorite, but I would binge every one of them.

Thanks to highly competent reviewers, this is a more rigorous improved version. I hope colleagues consider the counterfactual scenario in Discussion. Direct observation of the neural computations underlying a single decision elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr… [wrong link in earlier post]

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Nominate an early-career researcher (preferably 45 years of age or younger) for their unusual achievement and empirical research within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology for a National Academy of Sciences’ Troland Research Award. bit.ly/troland #NASaward

David Remnick puts it well and respectfully—to Biden and to the rest of us. link.newyorker.com/click/35911924…

Last night’s debate was a travesty, @davidfrum writes—because its whole premise was to treat a failed coup leader as a legitimate candidate for the presidency. theatln.tc/2YlFBGkq

Saddened by the passing of Donald Sutherland. My favorite DS performance is the wedding scene in the movie adaptation of Jules Feiffer's Little Murders—my favorite scene in my favorite movie.

Albert Tootie Heath should have turned 89 today. I miss him terribly. Behind the silliness and irreverence, there be a wise mensch. Love to B and the extended family.