Elizabeth Bonawitz

@ebonawitz.bsky.social

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Assoc. Prof. Learning Sciences, Harvard GSE. Study learning in early childhood using computational modeling & empirical studies. Speaking for self only. She/her

two back-to-back article posts from wired one saying AI just isn't right and the other saying to get good at AI so people think you are one
A google AI Overview screenshot that shows that the summary suggests In medias res is a narration technique (but then there's an error and it lists a ton of 1's and 0's).
picture of the couches by the hotel front reception
Computational Cognitive Development Lab & Friends Present at CDS 2026. Check out the CDS program and search Bonawitz for a complete list.
a mash-up of the embarassed/hiding face emoji with the poop emoji
close up of a golden retriever sleeping on the couch with her head on a pillow
a picture of a golden retriever laying upside down, half sleeping on a large, comfortable bed
chat GPT giving effusive feedback to an Epstein "idea"
a moderately cool picture of the Aurora Borealis with a streak of pink going up through the center of the sky
Golden retriever laying on the ground next to her dog bed the foam from the dog bed has been partially pulled out and the dog looks exhausted
Golden retriever with a lion's mane costume on.
Golden retriever with a sign saying "paws off our universities"
The acknowledgment section of a paper stating that the construction crew at Rutgers drilled a hole in the lab and dumped several pounds of concrete on the stimuli
Golden retriever running in the woods, with ears flapping behind her, wearing what appears to be a cape (it's a safety vest for hunting)
a girl doing a handstand at sunset
close up picture of a golden retriever face snuggling in bed
Computational Cognitive Development Lab Presents at CogSci 2025 Learning from thought experiments in early childhood Igor Bascandziev, Garvin Brod, Patrick Shafto, and Elizabeth Bonawitz Poster Number: P1-B-9 In Person Poster Session 1 - Thursday, July 31 1-2:15 PM Salon 8 Stumped! Learning to think outside the box in 3-7 year old children Junyi Chu, Misha O’Keeffe, Silvia Kancong Liu, Elizabeth Bonawitz, and Tomer D. Ullman Talks 27.3: Learning and Development 2 Friday, August 1 1-2:30 PM Salon 6
A picture of the grants listed that were canceled at Harvard with a big red stamp that says the word canceled
image shows canceled grant for $338,000, " when teachers aren't there detecting evaluating and learning from road teaching across development"
Development of counterfactual reasoning at spp gs132 130-330pm
hundreds of people protesting Trump
A dog carrying a ginormous stick in her mouth in a hiking trail in the woods. it is a golden retriever and her head is tilted to the side because the stick is so big.
Mr. Trump’s strangling of this support will harm Jews more than any president in my lifetime. Many practicing and aspiring scientists are Jewish, and his funding embargo has them watching in horror as they are laid off, their labs are shut down or their dreams of a career in science go up in smoke. This is immensely more harmful than walking past a “Globalize the Intifada” sign. Worse still is the effect on the far larger number of gentiles in science, who are being told that their labs and careers are being snuffed out to advance Jewish interests. Likewise for the current patients whose experimental treatments will be halted, and the future patients who may be deprived of cures. None of this is good for the Jews. The concern for Jews is patently disingenuous, given Mr. Trump’s sympathy for Holocaust deniers and Hitler fans. The obvious motivation is to cripple civil society institutions that serve as loci of influence outside the executive branch. As JD Vance put it in the title of a 2021 speech: “The Universities Are the Enemy.”
Adoption of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate for NSF Grants and Cooperative Agreements awarded to Institutions of Higher Education
Schedule of Bonawitz lab talks at SRCD
a list of various presentations from the Bonawitz lab at SRCD
drones in the sky spelling out freedom equality democracy
a sign that says science saved lives and a t-shirt that says trust data not lore with a picture of the Star Trek characters data and lore
cute golden retriever laying on its back with its paws up
Email inbox subject line stating "Your application has moved to the next stage"
dog wriggling in the snow.
Golden retriever looking out glass door at snowy deck.
Golden retriever lounging exhaustedly on a couch.
Grandparent and grandchild making a pie together.
a picture of a child lining tater tots up in perfect individual rows on a baking sheet
a picture of the website doing a search for my name with 112 months showing more than 117 collaborators
comet in the night sky
An image of a file commented by the faculty, telling a knock knock joke
Image from Seuss "did I ever tell you how lucky you are" bee watcher being watched by a line of watchers
Picture of talks and posters at CDS. Use CDS program guide to search directly.
dog sitting on a couch in the one location where the cushion is missing
a large tree laying across a car