samgilbert.bsky.social
Cognitive Neuroscientist at UCL. I'm interested in intentions, cognitive offloading, and metacognition. He/him. https://samgilbert.net
👤 Joined on 11 September 2023
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@samgilbert.bsky.socialSolidarity to all in the trans community who will suffer as a function of this new NHS policy www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Show PostI wrote about this whole silly saga. Using AI for 10 minutes probably has little/no impact on your cognition, despite the viral online claims. gidmk.substack.com/p/does-using...
Show PostNew episode!! 🎙️🔨 A conversation w/ @auersperga.bsky.social about tool use in cockatoos, crows, cows, and other animals. What counts as tool use? Does using a tool always require cognitive sophistication? And why are tool-using species so often found on islands? Listen: disi.org/island-of-th...
Show PostFantastic and very timely. I am working on my chapter for the Ernst Strungmann forum on cognitive offloading - will be sure to cite this. Good to have some actual experimental data to go on.
Show PostI meant in the lead up to the choice itself - I know from my own personal experience that I feel a greater intensity as I'm building up to a choice to offload (by writing it down, making a calendar reminder, saying it out loud to myself etc). Sometimes it's so strong that I need to physically move.
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