<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c7d7a927-7fff-025d-7dd2-b66a4edd6208"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hello all, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Many scientists are building a new network on Bluesky and this is an invitation to join as part of the Vision Science community.  If you are still on Twitter, or never got involved with social media, this is a great opportunity to take part in the next large online scientific community which surged massively over the last month and is continuing to grow.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">BlueSky is very similar to what Twitter had been back before it was purchased, at a time when it formed a hub of scientific discourse and helped keep people up to speed about preprints and publications. It also has some new features that make it much easier to get started than it had been with Twitter.  Bluesky offers tools like </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Lists</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Starter Packs</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">that allows communities, like ours, to create curated sets of individuals that you or others can quickly follow with a single click.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This email is a public service, recruiting people interested in joining the growing vision science community on Bluesky.  Steve Haroz, Chris Olivers and I are organizing this effort to grow our network. Filling out the attached survey will add you to a </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Vision Science list</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> on bluesky which is similar to a mailing list.  By joining this list, anything you post will be broadcast to others who follow this list.  Also, those on this list who also post about vision science topics will be added to a </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">BlueSky Starter Pack</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">which makes it easy for others to follow you with a single click. Joining the list and starter pack does not preclude you from joining others. </span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you want to join the list, join Bluesky if you haven’t already at</span><a href="https://bsky.app/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></a><a href="https://bsky.app" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,110,225);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://bsky.app</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.  Then fill out the survey at the following link, pasting your handle (e.g. @bwyble.bsky.social) into it.  You will not receive any emails from us about this unless we are having trouble finding you on Bluesky. If you change your mind and would like to be removed at any point you can just reach out to us by email or on Bluesky.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://airtable.com/appKy09cAh6zdNJnd/shr0ORZ50aTbcelEF" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Survey Link</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Here are some useful links on Bluesky (you’ll need to be logged in to view them):</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The list of vision scientists - </span><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/steveharoz.com/lists/3kdluhwphcw2m" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://bsky.app/profile/steveharoz.com/lists/3kdluhwphcw2m</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The feed for preprints and vision science posts - </span><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/steveharoz.com/feed/aaaiznfn4dv3s" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://bsky.app/profile/steveharoz.com/feed/aaaiznfn4dv3s</span></a></p><br><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,31,37);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A starter set to quickly follow top vision science posters - </span><a href="https://go.bsky.app/Rn2LvwQ" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://go.bsky.app/Rn2LvwQ</span></a></span></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Brad Wyble (he/him)</div><div dir="ltr">Department of Psychology</div><div dir="ltr">Penn State University<br><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>