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To ask how similar the brain is to a neural network we need a similarity metric. In a new paper I asked how much the metric matters to downstream conclusions, and, upshot, it matters a great deal. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… (1/7)

The violence in Jenin, Nur Shams, and other refugee camps in the West Bank must immediately cease. Israel must avoid targeting hospitals and civilian infrastructure. An Israeli operation in overcrowded camps would be catastrophic for families. 1/3

🚨BREAKING: We’re suing Indiana University over its new policy prohibiting “expressive activity” between 11pm and 6am, with harsh punishments for staff and students who violate it. Our First Amendment rights do not end at 11pm. IU, we'll see you in court. aclu-in.org/en/press-relea…

A very cool new brain alignment approach!

Kamala HQ Poll after poll after poll tells us that a majority of Americans and even more key Democratic constituencies want the US to stop giving arms to Israel that it’s using to kill and displace Palestinian families. #NotAnotherBomb

Please RT: I am looking to hire a research assistant to help recruit, schedule and run human participants in auditory perception experiments at MIT. Preferably full-time, but could be part-time. Ideal for someone looking to get more research experience in advance of grad school.

New MIT students — welcome to MIT! We are MIT Jews for Collective Liberation, redefining Jewish life Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), beyond the Israel-centric status quo. We’re correcting the record about activism & antisemitism on campus. Read the full letter here: mit-j4c.github.io/posts/welcome-… A thread 🧵:

.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) cannot stand against prejudice without standing against genocide.

This would be an amazing opportunity.

Israel should not replicate its Gaza starvation strategy in the West Bank's Jenin. It cannot cut off food, water, electricity and medical care just because militants are present. It has a duty to allow those necessities to reach the civilian population. aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/1/…

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All the checkpoints in Hebron are closed for the second day, it is Collective punishments against Palestinian civilians. In H2 the people are not able to leave their homes nor to come back to stay with their children.

I implore the Israelis who care for justice and the intl community in the oPt to immeditaly visit northern West Bank and protest this senseless violence. Let's not abandon the Palestinians in this tragic hour.

Even Thomas Friedman says: "Madam Vice President, have no doubt, [Netanyahu will] do things in the next two months that could seriously harm your election chances and strengthen Donald Trump’s. Be afraid." nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opi…

Official Kavli Prize 2024 Photo with King Harald V of Norway

This book - a long time coming - is *finally* complete! What will it ultimately take to develop new and better treatments for brain and mental disorders? Along the way, what do we need to understand about the brain and mind? And how do we plan to figure it out?

This past week in Norway for Kavli Prize Week felt like a lucid dream—a transformative experience of cultural discovery, scientific camaraderie, and moments of deep personal reflection. From arriving in Oslo and being whisked away to the historic Grand Hotel, to the awe-inspiring