1/6 How does growing up in a different body affect how people think about the world? Our new paper ( with @realkevinsmith, @mitcocosci, @plasticity_lab, @dcowiedurham, @BOLDkidsUK, studies problem-solving in children and adults born with 0, 1, or 2 hands.

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6/6 We are excited about this initial work, but there is lots more to do to understand how the unique life experiences of children growing up with limb differences contribute to their general problem-solving skills. See for the paper, data, and analyses.

2/6 When growing up with a missing hand your interactions with the world may look very different, especially when the world was built for people with two hands. You might not be able to rely on imitating your peers, instead you must find creative ways to interact with objects.

1/6 How does growing up in a different body affect how people think about the world? Our new paper ( with @realkevinsmith, @mitcocosci, @plasticity_lab, @dcowiedurham, @BOLDkidsUK, studies problem-solving in children and adults born with 0, 1, or 2 hands.

@ow @yesplease @yvrairport Similarly stuck on the runway, coming up on 2 hours. With another airplane best bud though

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I am incredibly honoured to be one of the @cogsci_soc Glushko dissertation prize winners this year! A casual 6.5 years, through 3 different thesis topics (never give up!). If you'd like to watch my defense it is rainbow cake-themed and full of puns 🌈🍰🌈

@utopiah @EdwardTufte @neuro_kim @ZePoLiTaT Not yet, but we'll work on getting an open sourced version of the code that people can play with.

@Michielstock @neuro_kim @ZePoLiTaT Which part did you have in mind? We have a simpler video abstract on the project page that might be a good starting point.

@DiffidenteIl It may not be smoother than differentiating through a differentiable hard coded simulator, but the point is that it's at least equally smooth while being much easier to implement. More work to do to figure out if it's also smoother :)

@hb_cell Thanks for your interest! You're right, we don't have anything about human invention in the paper but that was the main topic of my PhD, so it's something I'm actively exploring further.

@Sim_Startup_ @ZePoLiTaT @neuro_kim @PeterWBattaglia @jhamrick @spectralhippo Airfoil optimization is the main practical example we have in the paper, but we think this technique could be used for many things, including motor design, turbine blades, or more mundane tools like umbrellas

@ylecun @ZePoLiTaT @neuro_kim @PeterWBattaglia @jhamrick @spectralhippo Thanks for the pointer! This looks like a super cool company and I'll definitely look into it more.

This was truly a case of teamwork makes the dream work: @ZePoLiTaT, @neuro_kim, Alvaro Sanchez-Gonzalez (not on twitter), @PeterWBattaglia, @jhamrick, and @spectralhippo. To learn more, check out the project page: or the paper: 9/9