July 2026
ManyBabies newsletter (with an image of a baby peeking up above the text)

We have lots of exciting announcements and project updates to share this month! 

Announcements

New project: MB9 Perceptual Specialization; visit manybabies.org/MB9 for more info
Interested in participating in MB9 or want to learn more? 
fill out the MB9 interest form
New project: MB9 Perceptual Specialization; visit manybabies.org/MB9 for more info
Reminder: If you haven't already, please fill out this survey about your experience with Big Team Science (ManyBabies or otherwise!)
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Developmental Science call for papers
Call for papers: 
 The Infant Mind: Empirical Foundations 
 and Computational Insights 
Abstract deadline: September 1, 2026
jspsych user census
Have you used jsPsych for your research?
Help jsPsych developers assess their user base by filling out a very brief, 4-item user census.
International Symposium on Bilingualism; Saskatoon, Canada, June 14-18, 2027
Call for Individual Presentation Proposals:
 Languages in Academia and in 
 Communities 
Submission deadline: October 1, 2026

Project Updates

MBAH: ManyBabies AtHome
MBAH1 (Looking-While-Listening): The MBAH1 project has been busy! Raji Madhavan presented the project at ICIS in early July. Information Sessions were held on July 14 (view slides here). In addition, reviews were received for the Stage I preregistration.
MB1A: Infant-Directed Speech Preference in African Infants
screenshot of the MB1-Africa paper in Developmental Science: "Exploring variation in infants’ preference for infant-directed speech: Evidence from a multi-site study in Africa"
The ManyBabies1-Africa paper is out now in Developmental Science! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who contributed!
MB2P: Theory of Mind pupil dilation spin-off
The MB2P (Pupillometry) spin-off project team is preparing a draft of the manuscript for publication.
MB3: Rule Learning
The MB3 Stage 2 Registered Report was accepted for publication and is now in press at Developmental Science! You can read the preprint of the manuscript here, and we will share the final version of the article when it is available. Congrats to the entire MB3 team!
MB3: Rule Learning
PsychoPy Coder, a version of the MB5 experiment for labs NOT using eye trackers, is now available! Labs are hard at work preparing for data collection. Please refer to the MB5 Lab Manual for complete instructions and email Project Leads with any questions. 
MB8: Screen Use
If you are interested in joining the project (or just following along!), please subscribe to the MB9 listserv and/or fill out the short MB9 interest form

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