The second SPAN seminar on MRI methods happens on May 22nd at 11am EST. It's free for SPAN members to attend and there's still time to sign up! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/seminar-Series

the original hexagon does not include AI, it includes computer science. the 1978 report explicitly defined the connections. (1) doesn’t work when you swap CS for AI. idk where the AI one came from but it can’t be used interchangeably with the one that came from the Sloan Foundation special report.

how to find typos in your manuscript: step 1: submit it to a journal

The first SPAN seminar session on MRI methods is underway with @pessoabrain.bsky.social 🧠

new post up on THE FEEDBACK!

The first SPAN Seminar series is in 5 days on May 15th at 10am EST. If you plan to attend, be sure to sign up soon! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/event-6629149

There's a postdoc opportunity in social ontology in the Philosophy Department at Purdue next year: philjobs.org/job/show/31449

philosophy: i'm going to use this word. others use that word. these words are different but also similar. i use this one because i want to talk about this thing. other people interested in that thing use the other word. however, what i say will also matter for that word even though i use this word.

do you want a free book or what

postdoc years are equivalent to dog years

Very nice write up describing the motivations and desired outcomes of SPAN's Interdisciplinary projects and mentorship program:

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fun read: yohanjohn.substack.com/p/fallacies-...

my hamster went to the vet. here is a photo of her after she broke out of her travel box and threatened me through the glass of her incubator. it took 2x the normal sedative to sedate her for her teeth trimming. may we all be as strong (and menacing) as poppy.

The SPAN seminar series is coming up next month. It's a great opportunity to learn/brush up on MRI methods in neuroscience. Membership fee waivers are available for students and postdocs who would like to attend. See the flyer below!

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cool online, open to the public, speaker series on representations in minds, brains, and AI. talks are by the authors of some recent papers that you can pre-read ahead of time: www.pe.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophie/...

This Friday at 10am Elsayed Issa, an Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics and Arabic in the School of Languages and Cultures at Purdue will be joining us for Coffee & CAIC 🥳 ☕ 🍰 Check out the abstract below!

What makes a philosophy publication attention-worthy? Highlights from Alexandra Plakias’ Coffee & CAIC talk ☕️ 🍰

@socphilneuro.bsky.social is offering a seminar series that's free to SPAN members! Anyone can become a SPAN member, so anyone can join the seminars! register here: philandneuro.org

Looking forward to speaking at this ICML workshop on ML & Philosophy! Check out the full lineup and CFP below (deadline: May 11th). Despite the title, the CFP is open to work in many areas of the philosophy of AI, not just AI ethics. sites.google.com/view/philmli...

sorry, i can't. i have to do THE EMAILS.

"This is not a secret test: Perlocutionary speech acts in philosophy job interviews," by Danielle Williams (forthcoming).

i think that when interviewers tell you that what they are asking you is not a "secret test" that they are telling you the truth only in that they have exposed that what they are asking you is a test, but that it's no longer a secret one.

The Cognitive Tools Lab at Stanford (cogtoolslab.github.io) is recruiting two new research staff members to join in AY 26-27. Full-Time Lab Manager: forms.gle/UVwfx5wbY9Km.... IRiSS Predoc Researcher: iriss.stanford.edu/predoc/2026-.... Please share widely in your networks, thank you!!

Highlights from Yaroslav Rosokha’s wonderfully engaging Coffee & CAIC talk on cooperation and power dynamics 👾

oh thank goodness

i recently learned there’s a tunnel system running under all of purdue. feels like day 1 info honestly

If you're going to the PSA this year and you want to pre-read David Sussillo's new book and attend the SPAN session, message me to arrange for SPAN to send you a copy of the book! The book is yours to keep, just attend the session and enjoy the conversation.

@socphilneuro.bsky.social is offering a seminar series that's free to SPAN members! Anyone can become a SPAN member, so anyone can join the seminars! register here: philandneuro.org

The OSU just announced a postdoc for researchers working on AI and ethics. It's a great opportunity to think about AI in a fantastic department! I'll be there starting the 2nd year and I'm looking forward to working with whomever joins! Lmk if you have questions. 🤖 tinyurl.com/4esd4z6a

Purdue's one of the friendliest and most supportive places to do philosophy and I'm so grateful to have had some time here to learn from this incredibly diverse group of excellent researchers (especially Sarah & Dan ☺️). It's such a privilege to be a small part of what they're building here <3

Highlights from day 1 of the CAIC conference!

Tomorrow we launch!

Following the road map laid out by philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, “Dennett's Real Patterns in Science and Nature” examines how the concept of a pattern can address deep questions in science and philosophy: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205203...

New post is up on The Feedback! 👀

Check out the SPAN seminar series! Great intro level seminars on concepts relevant to neuro and phil neuro. All are free to attend for SPAN members 🥳

And the mentorship program!

Check out the @danafoundation.bsky.social funded ITRC grant recipients. A little memory, some embodiment and olfaction, and color perception!

SPAN’s website and membership platform just got a huge upgrade! Memberships are now fully integrated into events. If you’re familiar with how the PSA/APA tracks memberships— it’s like that!

The CAIC Launch Event 🚀 is next week! Check out the scheduled talks 👀

i had a dream last night that i was teaching and when i went to start i had absolutely no lesson plan so i did what anyone would do and i started teaching them marr's levels.

Lunch with Bill Newsome after his A+ talk today!

new open access paper out in PhiMiSci. i talk about computationalism and the many ways in which you can be a computationalist (if you want to, no pressure). philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

🚀 It's almost time to officially launch CAIC! There have been a couple of changes to the schedule-- check them out and then be sure to RSVP: caic.centers.purdue.edu

How cool is this session!! If you will be at the PSA and you want to pre-read and attend, please reach out. SPAN is gifting a group of attendees a hard copy of the book. Talk with @sussillodavid.bsky.social and have your book signed!

is the brain a computer? idk ask me tomorrow

that putnam paper gets the most clout from this collection, but the Dimensions of Mind book is filled with lots of papers worth reading!

@tonychemero.bsky.social's new book is here. I can't wait to read it 🤗

"persons and bodies"