Ashley Juavinett

@analog_ashley
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Neuroscientist, educator, writer, advocate 🏳️‍🌈 ⚽️✊ (she/they) Currently an Associate Teaching Prof in Neurobiology @ UC San Diego. Author of "So you want to be a neuroscientist?" and many shorter things. Co-host of "Change, Technically" with @grimalkina
sitehttp://www.ashleyjuavinett.com
bookhttp://cup.columbia.edu/book/so-you-want-to-be-a-neuroscientist/9780231190893
podcasthttps://www.changetechnically.fyi
lab websitehttps://neuroedu.biosci.ucsd.edu/
Ashley Juavinett17h ago
Show threadDr. Cat Hicks17h ago
Maybe if we're lucky I'll get some of my neuroscience friends to talk to me about it too but I have to limit their psychic damage
Ashley Juavinett17h ago

It's been a minute (hello Mastodon, it's me) but I thought you might want to know that @grimalkina and I had some thoughts on a recent preprint about LLMs and brains.

Our latest episode episode is live and yes, a little spicy. 🔥

https://www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/episodes/17378968-you-deserve-better-brain-research

You deserve better brain research - Change, Technically

SHOW NOTES:For an example of a consideration of learning with information searching, a paper by Saskia Giebl and co-authors explored students learning basic programming concepts aided with a search engine and how active problem-solving before the ...

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Ashley Juavinett3d ago
Dr. Cat HicksJun 13
A couple of days ago @analog_ashley and a few friends put on a science storytelling event at UCSD. Seeing the love and care put into this event really warmed my heart: they coached speakers with multiple rounds of writing workshops and feedback, and Ashley brought her "backyard brains" kits to do scrappy neuroscience with the crowd in theme with her story about creating long-distance labs during the pandemic that students could do in their bedrooms ❤️ theme was appropriately: Adaptation!
Ashley JuavinettApr 25
Richard McWizardApr 1

@grimalkina @analog_ashley
I cannot convey how much I resonated with the latest Change, Technically episode on math anxiety! I was homeschooled, my wife is defending her Ph.D. thesis tomorrow (!), we have both seen many of the patterns of math anxiety you talk about... I was just nodding (and sometimes smh along with you) the whole time. It's so hard and complex and I love that you embrace that.

Thank you for another thoroughly researched episode!

https://www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/episodes/16876929-who-s-afraid-of-math
#math #STEM #education #teaching #psychology #neuroscience #podcast

Who's afraid of math? - Change, Technically

SHOW NOTES: Cat wants you to know she read a *lot* of research for this episode. Major highlights we specifically drew from, and quote sources, were aross three reviews: Cat found this one especially helpful and refers to it the most, an...

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Ashley JuavinettMar 28
Dr. Cat HicksFeb 19

You want help understanding how science funding works so we can defend it? @analog_ashley has your back. Here is her entire lesson breakdown for how to teach about science funding, complete with slides, data, and a compassionate and student-centered approach.

https://www.thetransmitter.org/how-to-teach-this-paper/how-to-teach-students-about-science-funding/

How to teach students about science funding

As researchers reel over the uncertain state of U.S. federal funding, educating students on the business of science is more important than ever.

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives
Ashley JuavinettMar 28
Dr. Cat HicksMar 28

New Change, Technically episode is out: WHO'S AFRAID OF MATH?

We tackle *math anxiety,* @analog_ashley teaches me about vulnerable circuits in the brain and being vulnerable about teaching, and I read a HECK of a lot of science to bring you this episode.

I hope you enjoy our deep dive into math anxiety, what we know about it, what we can do about it, and why we think you shouldn't feel bad if math makes you feel bad ❤️

https://www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/episodes/16876929-who-s-afraid-of-math

Who's afraid of math? - Change, Technically

SHOW NOTES: Cat wants you to know she read a *lot* of research for this episode. Major highlights we specifically drew from, and quote sources, were aross three reviews: Cat found this one especially helpful and refers to it the most, an...

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Show threadAshley JuavinettJan 19
@grimalkina this is so motivating that I am currently looking into printing custom rubber ducks for next year
Ashley JuavinettJan 19
Dr. Cat HicksJan 16

Some of you may recall that I told Ashley about rubber ducking. Now she has bought a fleet of small rubber ducks for her entire coding in biology class so every student gets one (all typically students who have never programmed/are often very intimidated by learning to code). They're pretty excited.

This may be my biggest contribution to the future of coding.

Show threadAshley JuavinettJan 19
@shom @grimalkina thank you!!! in our last class i asked if anyone had their duck with them and several students raised them up into the air, it was so delightful.
Show threadAshley JuavinettJan 19
@doppelgrau @grimalkina i was pleasantly surprised (and also simultaneously mortified) at how much 150 ducks cost me