This is a really nice tool for visualising your year on #Bluesky. My highlights: I wrote 2K posts and 5K replies (equivalent to 40% of War and Peace!); most used hashtags: Trumpland, PhilSky and Philosophy; favourite emoji: 😂 and 😅. #BlueskyWrapped www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

Join us! We are hiring an assistant professor in political and social philosophy at Maastricht University with a focus on contemporary challenges to European democracy Feel free to contact me, if you have questions #philsky #philjobs

This is the King of Belgium, presenting me with the 2025 Ernest-John Solvay Prize, somewhat loftily also referred to by the press here as the Flemish Nobel Prize. Awarded every 5 years, the first winner in 1965 was Ilya Prigogine. The latest in 2020 was Johan Wagemans. Quite a company to be in...

Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Amanda Evans! 📅 Tomorrow, October 21st ⏰ 12pm EDT 📍 CL-1117 Title: "Psychiatric Deep Brain Stimulation and the Ethics of Mechanistic Recovery" This talk will not be livestreamed. We apologize for the inconvenience. See you there! #LTT #CenterPhilSci

In which I throw a small and very timid cat amongst some large and aggressive pigeons. philpapers.org/rec/LEVTWO-10

Work with Us at Brains! Call for Associate Editor Self-Nominations Hi All, Brains relies on contributions from scholars working in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science. It is a volunteer-run organization, but also one of the major public venues for work in the field. If you would like to…

Nice piece by @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social where he implies that the only interdisciplinary conversations worth having are those at SPP (@socphilpsych.bsky.social). I agree! A big shoutout to @levelsof.bsky.social & @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social for putting together a conversation-inspiring SPP 2025!

The real philosophy journal scandal goes back to 1921 when The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods shortened its name to The Journal of Philosophy so it was "more convenient for citation," which of course made it easier for Mind to drop psychology from its subtitle in 1974.

There were a number of articles accepted by one top philosophy journal in the first six months of 2025, and that number is...

Are interoception and mental health linked? Many assume so, with interoception even described as a psychiatric “p-factor.” But in our latest preprint, we were surprised to find little evidence for such a connection. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 Thread with our reflections on the matter 👇

This week, Chenwei Nie (University of Warwick) introduces his new approach to the issue of "Why do rational people obstinately hold onto irrational beliefs?" This is a section from the upcoming publication 'Epistemic Dilemmas and Epistemic Normativity' (Routledge). #philsky imperfectcognitions....

I am very happy so share that my most recent article on self-narration titled "Counter Self-Narration: A Creative-Imaginative Practice of Resistance" just got published in Topoi (Open Access). doi.org/10.1007/s112... #philsky 1/3

how it feels to have an article published

Zelensky’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.

Whether it’s Donald Trump allowing Gazans to starve or a nameless protester throwing a sandwich at an ICE agent, both sides have helped perpetrate food-related atrocities.

Here's the preprint of my forth. paper on "Language comprehension and the rhythm of perception" on Mind&Language. My claim, inspired by Kantian schematism, is that perception unfolds with distinctive rhythms: philpapers.org/rec/VERLCA-3...

If you’re at #ASSC28 you can still find my Pirate Poster 🏴‍☠️🖼️ hanging on a side of the poster session area (don’t worry, it’s not taking up anyone’s else's space). 🧵

Ben @benyoung.bsky.social and I are editing a special issue on the philosophy of smell and taste. Whether you have worked on these intriguing senses before or want to get into them for the first time, this is your call! Bonus point: fully open access 👍 philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

🚨 Call for Abstracts! I'm excited to announce the 2nd workshop on Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies @ MIT on Dec 5-6 Keynotes from @bgoldberg.bsky.social & @adamberinsky.bsky.social 🗓️ Deadline to submit: July 14, 2025 🔗 sites.google.com/view/polariz...

The University of Vienna is hiring a full Professor in Philosophy of Mind! Spread the word! philjobs.org/job/show/29293

Very interesting talks by Mahony and Chevalier, & by Stephen Gadsby, on lived experience and participatory research in the context of anorexia nervosa: to what extent does the pursuit of thinness or the anorexia diagnosis become part of the person's identity? #epistemicinjustice #philpsy #philsky

Whether it's Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Trump using the military to attack American citizens, both presidents crossed some dangerous red lines for democracy.

Note to academics: not all lacunae need to be filled

If anyone is around Oxford next week, come and check out this conference. Lot of great talks on the philosophy and psychology of social emotions. philevents.org/event/show/1...

sometimes people get told their stuff 'feels grad student-y', which could mean lots of things obviously. here's one thing i think it often means, and something i think it's good to get a bit more thoughtful about as you move from writing seminar papers to writing things you want to publish (thread)

5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...

If you're interested in the nature of belief, evidence-resistance, etc., you should read this very cool new paper by Federico Bongiorno. philpapers.org/rec/BONESA-2...

New paper on The Ethics and Epistemology of Persuasion in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy! I've been working on this one for a few years now and glad to finally see it out. philpapers.org/rec/MCKTEA-3

Excellent article: "Rethinking psychiatric symptoms: the role of measurement heterogeneity in diagnostic validity." Shows that different ways of measuring a symptom can be picking up on quite different things, and considers when this is and is not problematic. #Philsci #Philpsy #Psychiatry

My paper 'Representations are (still) theoretical posits' is forthcoming in a special of Theoria on representations in cognitive science. Preprint available at philpapers.org/rec/DRARAS-2.

Very happy to announce that our paper “Sensory Horizons and the Functions of Conscious Vision” is now out as a target article in BBS!! @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the evolution and functions of visual consciousness. Article here: doi.org/10.1017/S014.... A (long) thread 🧵

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Want to get paid to write regular, short, public philosophy articles? The folks at @depauwprindle.bsky.social are hiring! I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a part of the team there and whole-heartedly recommend you apply: philjobs.org/job/show/28922

Look, for over a year, one brave Cassandra was warning you that massive tariffs were coming and that they’d wreak havoc on the economy. But no one listened to Donald Trump.

My copy of The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion by @emas-b.bsky.social with chapters by @rritunnano.bsky.social @lisabortolotti.bsky.social @philcorlett.bsky.social @psychunseen.bsky.social (me) & others has arrived! 30 years ago I loved reading books like this; now I helped write one!

Ours and many more wonderful chapters in this great collection! Don't miss it 🤩

Not sure who made this but it made me lol

One piece of advice for anyone on the #philosophy job market: have a website. It doesn’t have to look great, but people will look it and use it to get a sense of your interests and credibility as a candidate even if it’s not a formal part of the application process. So it needs to exist. #PhilJobs

Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road. This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.

#philsky #philmind Ppease share widely!

I'm concerned about several ideas promoted in this article on overdiagnosis, which argues that people are now excessively and unnecessarily seeking medical diagnoses for a range of difficulties. I describe my concerns below www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

So, I was appointed Editor-in-Chief at Biology & Philosophy in January. It is a huge honour and I am really proud to be the first philosopHer in the role. Thank you to Michael Weisberg, out going EiC, for all his hard work for the journal over many years - they are big shoes to fill.

Advice from psychology/philosophy mavens? I'm teaching a freshman seminar on rationality and want to discuss the rationality/morality of using stereotypes and other "forbidden base rates" in decision-making. Besides the classic Tetlock work, any recommendations for accessible papers? Thanks!

‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️ The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. 📅 Application Deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 More Info & How to Apply: ethics.utoronto.ca/contact/post-doctoral-fellowships/

New paper! Identity-protective reasoning—defending beliefs tied to cherished social identities—is often seen as a cognitive vice driving polarization and democratic dysfunction. But what if it’s not all bad? 🧵

Today on the Imperfect Cognitions blog, Miriam Solomon discusses the elusive nature of hermeneutical injustice in psychiatry imperfectcognitions.... #EpistemicInjustice #philsky