Photo taken 7th Feb, 2020. Close-up of a bumble bee drinking from a cream winter honeysuckle flower. I found the bee on cold ground & thought it was dead, but when warmed in my hands it moved. I took it home to see if it would drink honeysuckle nectar. It rested, had a drink, and then it flew away.

Late morning run (very dodgy crossing ungritted roads - a relief to reach unpaved ground) 🙂❄️

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And this was, I think, the best, most permanent way I could contribute to this for Tristan and Sharmane.

We can't really say this enough... > Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate. www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...

Taken on 6th November - saw another bumblebee yesterday ❤️🐝

Just skimming through my phone photos, deleting unwanted ones, I came across this one which made me think of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings 🙂🥹

✨CFA✨ I’m hosting a workshop on Social AI at the Uni of Exeter, generously funded by the Society of Applied Philosophy (10&11 Feb). If you fancy joining us to present your work, please submit an abstract! Confirmed speakers: Rob Clowes, Pii Telakivi, Joel Krueger, Tom Roberts, & me. #philsky

The river made a slightly Goldsworthy-esque kind of thing 🙂 I’m having to wade through the river on my morning runs because they haven’t replaced the ‘unsafe’ bridge yet 🫤. After a period of heavy rains it will become too deep to cross safely 🥺.

Quote that caught my eye and made me think (from yesterday’s iWeekend).

I’m sickened by this belittling of the natural world. The government’s apparent ignorance regarding nature, particularly Reeves and Starmer, is appalling. They seemingly have no comprehension of the value of biodiversity and ecological homeostasis. Won’t anyone in the party speak up against them?

How transhumanism dangerously ignores human nature Capturing a movement in crisis, where the dream of digital immortality collides with the fear of losing what makes us human. iai.tv/articles/how... #transhumanism #philosophy #philsky

@nachtdufter While cat- sitting my sister came round and we watched 2 mildly scary films: Veronica (with subtitles) & Eli. My sister loves horror films and she chose them (she knows I’m a wimp when it comes to scary stuff). We enjoyed both of them 🙂 Veronica is supposed to be based on a true story 🥺

@nachtdufter.bsky.social You were correct, I received an email yesterday, my minor corrections were accepted 😃

*Officially* out today: Susan Stebbing: Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy. I’m grateful to my co-editor, Annalisa Coliva, and all our excellent contributors! Link in bio. (Find the volume’s introduction on my website 😈.)

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

This is a useful summary of Hiller's work on this topic. I did have a short discussion in the book of the import of this for Barnes's claims about epistemic injustice (as opposed to the overarching project of defending a mere difference account of disability), but I think it mostly got squeezed out.

I was so sad to learn of this: news.sky.com/story/jane-g...

I must read Du Maurier again: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

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I have started a relatively basic maths course, because I haven’t used the mathematical parts of my brain enough for the past several years 😏

Tantalising thought: www.popularmechanics.com/science/a661...

@nachtdufter.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you 🙂 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...

The mind is fascinating: www.euronews.com/culture/2025...

😰 💔My beloved canine companion Rafe has died. On the 5th of August it was unavoidably his time. It may be difficult for some to comprehend the profound depths of grief engendered by the loss of a non-human animal companion. I have been priveleged to share this special bond with him for 14 years.

I love these visual things (I saw rectangles first, but soon saw circles, too): www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My other purchase has just arrived in the post. I find it hard to resist when I see a book I want at a bargain price 😊❤️Sartre❤️ (debt… 🥺 🤷‍♂️)

Come and work with us in Philosophy at Warwick, part II: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

If only I was younger (and a suitable candidate 🫤)

This is so, so true (was saved from near drowning once)

Came home from work to find my second latest book purchase had arrived in the post 🙂

@nachtdufter.bsky.social (This morning I passed with minor corrections 🙂) ❤️

This event sounds very interesting 🙂 (Wish I was free to attend 🫤)

If you are in London on Sat 5 Jul, come hear me chat about Bergson's life and philosophy at the London Buddhist Centre with Maitreyabandhu Tickets here: www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/whats-on/phi...

I love the way plants seize opportunities to grow 🙂💕

Just wondering (as I walk) whether anyone has ever written on the philosophy of public houses. I’m not a good candidate as I only frequent pubs in theory.

Dragonflies are so beautiful perhaps they inspired fairy lore (just saw some damselflies).

It seems nature doesn’t discriminate in the value ascribed to living things. (But humans do).

This is brilliant 😃

Listening to the radio today I heard a recording of Ian Bostridge (tenor) singing a solo from The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky 😃) and it was utterly sublime so I had to buy the CD with him singing (lucky find on eBay).

What I’ve learned from teaching philosophy in prisons theconversation.com/what-ive-lea...

New open access article! Veit, Walter. (2025). Animal consciousness: Why it matters. Metode Science Studies Journal, 15(5), e29452. doi.org/10.7203/meto...

Feeling honoured that someone trusts me to read and advise on their first tentative steps into the world of academic writing :-)

Albert Einstein is someone I would very much love to have known ❤️