Congratulations to Nicholas Humphrey — author of 2023 book "Sentience" — on winning the 2026 Dennett Prize! hardproblem.it/posts/Dennet...

Causal Reasoning by David Lagnado: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.0de13fd2

Oh dear, my offhand remarks in a podcast are now mentioned in the Times of India. share.google/dKF39OIO6yrv...

We're in Washington, D.C., at the Joint Mathematics Meeting through January 7th. Swing by booth 435 to find out what's new and forthcoming from the press! #JMM2026. @jointmath.bsky.social

Unconscious Inference by Patrick Cavanagh: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.3bef4aa1

Here is a high-quality clickable transcript of my sweeping conversation with @lexfridman on infinity, paradox, philosophy, and mathematics. Nearly four hours of great back and forth. lexfridman.com/joel-david-h...

A quick read to start off 2026…

My interview with @lexfridman.bsky.social, a sweeping conversation about infinity, mathematics, and logic. youtu.be/14OPT6CcsH4?...

With best books in technology, sci-fi, and art, it's been another remarkable year at the MIT Press. Thank you to the authors, booksellers, librarians, readers, and reviewers who make this work possible: mitpress.mit.edu/the-best-of-...

Analogy by Dedre Gentner: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.fed73a94

Complex Dynamical Systems by Rick Dale: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.fe6e37e6

Self-Consciousness by José Luis Bermúdez: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.6de7f0b9

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 Annual reminder that the book is open access. How do we think of the brain as a deeply interconnected system with highly distributed, non hierarchical processing. Want to learn about the brain from a fresh perspective? #neuroskyence mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...

Mechanistic Explanation by Carl F. Craver oecs.mit.edu/pub/vgigt1aq...

Mental Representation by Manolo Martínez oecs.mit.edu/pub/x0sk7df7...

Visual Cognitive Neuroscience by Marius V. Peelen oecs.mit.edu/pub/8w58nrk1...

Compositionality by Ryan M. Nefdt and Christopher Potts oecs.mit.edu/pub/e222wyjy...

The Mind-Body Problem by Tim Crane oecs.mit.edu/pub/7fjwb5k3...

Building on this momentum, we’re spotlighting the OECS articles from 2025 that resonated most with readers. Learn more and browse them all here: oecs.mit.edu

With its 100th article published this year, the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences (OECS) has rapidly become one of the most contemporary, authoritative, and comprehensive reference works in the field, and it's completely open access!

Autism by Uta Frith: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.db4c7c20

🇵🇱 I will be lecturing on my 15+ years of research on the moral and legal status of #AI and #Robots at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social on 30 December 2025 | 15:00 Bracka 12, Kraków (Room 203). Open to all interested in #AI, #law, and #ethics.

«Meaning is encoded in the brain in multiple formats: as stable, long-term representations of word meanings and as flexible, short-term structures that connect those meanings to sentence roles and to what is being referred to in the current context.»

The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis by Eva Jablonka: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7f2d7559

@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social hey look what i got for my wife

I may be a *little* biased but this 📘 is GREAT! If you ever found language structure interesting, but were turned off by implausible and overly complicated accounts, this book is 4U: a simple and empirically grounded account of the syntax of natural lgs. A must-read for lang researchers+aficionados!

New book! I have written a book, called Syntax: A cognitive approach, published by MIT Press. This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website: tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...

Belief by Eric Mandelbaum: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.c09a632d

"We got mad about the endless either/or debate between the “individual action” versus “systemic change” and decided to try to fix it." Read our fantastic interview on the new book "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone can Help Create Social Change": www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...

@jayvanbavel.bsky.social hosts a terrific newsletter, "The Power of Us," and it was an honor to contribute to it, along with @madva.bsky.social and @dryan149.bsky.social. @mitpress.bsky.social

Autism by Uta Frith: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.db4c7c20

Our offices will be closed from December 23rd through January 2nd. We wish you all a peaceful holiday season. See you in the new year!

The importance of social identity to social change in today's Power of Us newsletter! We're also giving away 5 books to commenters over on Substack who answer the question, "What’s one thing you could do today to help create social change?" www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...

The Hallucinatory Thoughts of the Dying Mind: Delirium is one of the most perplexing deathbed phenomena, exposing the gap between our cultural ideals of dying words and the reality of a disoriented mind. by @michaelerard.bsky.social

Returning to Church Won’t Save Us from Nihilism: Engaging in ritual for ritual’s sake only deepens nihilism. by @ethicistforhire.bsky.social

How Multitasking Drains Your Brain: Renowned neurologist Richard Cytowic exposes the dangers of multitasking in the digital age. by Richard Cytowic

The Pleasure of Patterns in Art: The interplay between repetition and variation is central to how we perceive structure, rhythm, and depth across mediums. by Samuel Jay Keyser

The Creativity Hack No One Told You About: Read the Obits: Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs. by Keith Sawyer

Across Cultures, One Key to Happiness Stands Out: Decades of global surveys point to a single, consistent foundation of well-being: our relationships. by Tim Lomas

Animals Are More Rational Than You Think: From tool-making crows to alligators that lure birds with twigs, animals may be more rational than we ever imagined. by Mark Rowlands

Very proud to say that my authors contributed SEVEN of the top ten articles on the MITP Reader in 2025. Congrats to Richard Cytowic, Michael Erard, Nolen Gertz, Jay Keyser, Tim Lomas, and Mark Rowlands!

Stuttering affects more than 5% of all preschool-age children and remains chronic in approximately 1% of adults worldwide. #OpenAccess in the Neurobiology of Language, an article on stuttering surveys recent research & priorities for the future: direct.mit.edu/nol/article/... @jneurolang.bsky.social

Foundations of Rationality by Nick Chater: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.a7b4f718

Meaning by Giosuè Baggio: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.6609ecb6

A podcast about civic action and democracy? Yes, please! Very fun conversation with @milaatmos.bsky.social on @futurehindsight.bsky.social

"Mr. Trudeau understood this, as does, in his way, President Trump: In an attention economy, the world belongs to the celebrity class. The trick is to find a celebrity who will inhabit the spotlight but leave the governance to the experts." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

In the window of De Tribune, the best bookstore in the Netherlands

Visual Memory by Timothy F. Brady: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.9aa55a0f

"Wait...That's what deconstruction is all about?" Deconstruction @mitpress.bsky.social Essential Knowledge Series. mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542470/