Terrific framing of my work on "weirdness" by Ellie and David, before after and during their interview of me on Overthink. Probably the best engagement with that dimension of my work that I've seen so far. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

New in Philosophical Psychology: Derek Anderson & I review Feltz & Cokely’s Diversity and Disagreement (OUP, 2024). We applaud their empirical rigor linking personality & philosophical views, but question their (to our minds) overly hasty and sweeping philosophical conclusions.🧵

We need heroes. People to respect and emulate. People who inspire us to do our best and be our best. Jane Goodall was a hero, and she will remain one.

I think we can show that people with delusions vs people with lots of esoteric beliefs both have aberrant prediction errors, but for very different neurobiological reasons: one bottom up (patients) and one top-down (psychics)

I don’t understand why one would think we are getting evidence against the reliability of intuitions when we find correlations between intuitions and personality traits Suppose we run a study and find that 60% or people give one response, 40% give the opposite response… 1/

New in Philosophical Psychology: Derek Anderson & I review Feltz & Cokely’s Diversity and Disagreement (OUP, 2024). We applaud their empirical rigor linking personality & philosophical views, but question their (to our minds) overly hasty and sweeping philosophical conclusions.🧵

Mikayla Kelley has an important new paper on why human beings even have a concept of intentional action The key question: What does this concept do in our lives? Her answer: Since we can't possibly evaluate all actions, it helps us choose which ones to evaluate philpapers.org/rec/KELTNF-3

10/ Led by former @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Megan Hosein and Zach Cordner, cochairs @fredbarrettphd.bsky.social and Trisha Suppes, CPCR’s Dr. Matthew Reid, @existwell.bsky.social, and Sarah Walser, Stu Charney, UT Austin’s D. Greg Fonzo, and Utah’s Dr. Ben Lewis

Jingle-jangle detection!

Next up, @dirkwulff.bsky.social talks about conceptual clutter and jingle & jangle in psych #DPPD25

In the 1970s, it took 8,000 pounds of pancreas glands from 23,500 animals just to make a single pound of insulin.

Works in Progress reflects everything I love about writing – clear, detailed and inspiring. We want to bring people along to hear about some of the best ideas to improve the world. Even when an idea sounds too niche or technical, if it's true and important, we'll find a way to make it captivating.

Back from fantastic conferences and talks at Oxford and a visit to Edinburgh while writing up new work at Uehiro! My book just came out today on paperback and on sale in the UK 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/Varieties-Sp...

I really enjoyed my time working at Uehiro @uehiro.ox.ac.uk! I met world-class people who provided incisive yet constructive criticisms of some of my new work on issues in well-being conceptualization and measurement. It's a truly excellent place to develop new ideas, ethics-related and otherwise-

I can’t believe I caught this 🦋 Just before noon, I figured I better check again… the hangar bay was opening! Little out of focus for a few seconds, but I got the focus back- apologies- I was so excited & shooting w/ the sun on my viewer.

The next installment (October 8th) of our OPAM Training Workshop series will feature Dr Caro Hautekiet (of Vrije Universiteit), who will be discussing pre-registration and registered reports. Visit this page for info on all our (free!) workshops: www.opamconference.com/workshops-su...

Mindscape Ask Me Anything | September 2025. Entropic gravity, democratic equilibrium, discrete space, exorcising Laplace's Demon, and so much more. #MindscapePodcast www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...

I'm giving a free book talk next Wednesday at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Come by if you're in the Boston area!

Have you used psychedelics and cannabis on separate occasions? Take our survey! tinyurl.com/psyches-cann... Your responses help advance research on their effects, risks, and benefits.

Thrilled to see this mammoth review of "Shamanism" in @lrb.co.uk from master drug historian @mikejay.bsky.social! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Oxford Pragmatism, discounted.

We're pleased to welcome @existwell.bsky.social to Oxford! David is Associate Professor at #JohnHopkinsUniversity with a research focus on psychedelic and psychedelic-like mental states. Specifically, how brief experiences can occasionally result in long-term changes to well-being. #practicalethics

Thanks so much @dorsaamir.bsky.social and @chazfirestone.bsky.social, along with @mcxfrank.bsky.social, for your input on this! And ofc @sarahexplains.bsky.social and @parshallison.bsky.social for your editing!

My book is now out in paperback in the US! It reviews the history + current research (mostly psych) on altered states of consciousness. If curious about the science of ASC, you may find it useful–and it's now in a more accessible form. Grateful for @sbkaufman.bsky.social's generous words:

Here are instructions & response options for Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) & Eleven Dimensional Altered State of Consciousness Scale (11D-ASC; EDI is similar to this one): Ignoring the (problematic) items, which instructions and response options seem better and why?

It's true: This is the first project from our lab that has a "Merch" page! Get yours @ www.perceptionresearch.org/anagrams/mer...

Just a reminder that William James's classic, The Varieties of Religious Experience, is available for free online: csrs.nd.edu/assets/59930... His sensible and evidence-based approach is so refreshing in an era when extreme statements are algorithmically rewarded.

Is it possible to manipulate a high-level visual property while holding ~all low-level visual properties constant? “No!”, you say. Allow @talboger.bsky.social to show you otherwise! Now in press @currentbiology.bsky.social 🐇🐘

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, presenting on Wednesday, August 20th from 12–1 PM PT, hosted by the USC Institute for Addiction Science in Los Angeles, CA. 📍 Registration is required: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Susan Cain @susancain.bsky.social on my book, coming out in paperback this Friday! In many ways, my book is a bland assessment of the current state of research literature (with William James's brilliant insights throughout). But if you're interested in this topic, it's a very thorough overview-

"...every one of us is in one sense a born explorer: our only choice is what world we will explore, our only doubt whether our exploration will be worth the trouble.” Victoria Welby @cherylmisak.bsky.social is introducing me to an important pragmatist philosopher that I had never heard of before.

The list of finalists being considered for a £20,000 "transdisciplinary" book prize has been announced...

Abstract submissions for ISRP are now open!!! Become a member of this great organization & submit!

Happy to hear that Why Delusions Matter (Bloomsbury 2023) is a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title! www.choice360.org/ch... #philsky #philpsy #booksky

Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social‬ are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

Interested in what psychology, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology know ––and don't know––about intense & meaningful altered states of consciousness? The paperback version of: The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives is available from OUP:

New 📰 Demand characteristics are a fundamental methodological concern in research with humans Yet little is known about the magnitude and consistency of these effects In a new paper, I, M. Wyatt, and @mcxfrank.bsky.social take stock of what we’ve learned via meta-analysis doi.org/10.1525/coll...

Published "Responding to a Variety of Comments on The Varieties,” engaging w/ thoughtful critiques that sharpened arguments and clarified ideas. Grateful for the exchange. The paperback of The Varieties of Spiritual Experience is out soon—most accessible (cheapest) edition yet!

generating examples for my fall undergrad Perception students on why they should not use LLMs as study aides...

If you’re teaching my book in a course, I’ll try to join you on Zoom to discuss. If your book club is reading the paperback of the book (out next week), I’ll try to guest-visit your class for Q&A. I’d love to join some conversations! Just let me know-

I have benefited tremendously from Cheryl Misak's previous books on pragmatism - and she just published a new book! I just bought a copy and I'm looking forward to diving it. Also the perfect book to accompany me on my upcoming lecturing trip at Oxford-

In terms of historical psychologists: - Almost everyone has heard of Freud - Many have heard of Jung - But relatively few know about William James I wish that were reversed. WJ's thought provides a far better foundation for the science of the mind going forward! WJ's life was fascinating:

Published "Responding to a Variety of Comments on The Varieties,” engaging w/ thoughtful critiques that sharpened arguments and clarified ideas. Grateful for the exchange. The paperback of The Varieties of Spiritual Experience is out soon—most accessible (cheapest) edition yet!

Does this book offer groundbreaking research? No. A life-changing self-help plan? No. A workable taxonomy of spiritual experience? Still no. The most comprehensive review of the state of the science so far? Quite possibly... If interested, pre-order paperback at reduced price!

Does this book offer groundbreaking research? No. A life-changing self-help plan? No. A workable taxonomy of spiritual experience? Still no. The most comprehensive review of the state of the science so far? Quite possibly... If interested, pre-order paperback at reduced price!

Do you struggle with chronic low back pain and depression? We are seeking individuals with chronic low back pain and co-occurring depression to see if psilocybin can help! Find out more and click the link below to apply! hopkinspsychedelic.org/backpain

✍️ New article: Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this? (link in 🧵 )

Experts call for clearer informed consent in psychedelic research as the field grows. A new paper by PhD student Katherine Cheung and CPCR faculty David Yaden urges stronger safeguards to protect participants from complex psychological effects. x.com/Katherine_Ch...