Pre-Order "Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature" by Robert M. Hazen and yours truly ⬇️

On the latest Strange New Worlds, I share my conversation with @seanmcarroll.bsky.social on his Mindscape Podcast, where we talk about astrobiology, the origins of life, and complexity.

If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.

Come and let me show you it's easier to build an agentic pipeline than assemble an IKEA cupboard! #philosophy #philosophysky #llm #ai #aritificialintelligence #cogsci #philbluesky #agenticai #machinelearning #ml

Pete and I discuss Jonathan Birch's book on sentience. Featuring a special guest appearance by Indi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ue... @birchlse.bsky.social

My cat did more reading this weekend than me. #academia #science #cogsci #philosophy #philsky #cats #cat

Me and my paper in front of four reviewers, oil on canvas, 2025 #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #science #academia #conscioisness

#philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #phil #academia #science

@keithfrankish.com, you'll appreciate this as much as I do. #cats #crazycatlady #cat #heraldry

Story of my life #academia #academy #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #cogsci #science

Halloween rebranding of philosophy: ontology > hauntology dualism > ghoulism epistemology > creepistemology virtue ethics > vulture ethics In the philosophy of mind, we already have zombie problems, so we're good. #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #science #philbluesky #academia

I gave birth today finally. Thanks @springernature.com link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #cogsci #ai #science #academia #artificialintelligence #oc

Telling scary stories around the campfire to young people: "...and you had no way of knowing who was calling. You just had to pick it up." "...co...couldn't you put it on silent?" "There was no silent. And anyone in the house could answer. Even if the call was for you."

<thick german accent> The jungle is a place of pure negation... #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #hegel #herzog #film

Modern cavemen. #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #plato

Yup, my AI experience. #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #academia #cogsci #science #llm #consciousness #ai #artificialintelligence #science

New podcast episode! 🚀🎙🖖 Star Trek actor @robertpicardo.bsky.social beams aboard to talk about his recent trip to D.C. to participate in the @planetarysociety.bsky.social's Day of Action.

Conferences. #academia #academy #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #science

Some would argue. #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #academia #academy #science

Accurate. #academia #academy #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #science

As a philosopher, I can confirm we don’t know what knowing what thinking is.

New episode!! 🎉🎙️ A chat w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter about their new book, 'Bird Brains and Behavior.' Birds do some astonishing things. They sing, fly, migrate, cache food, and hunt in total darkness. How do their brains make all this possible? Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

Me as a researcher: "I’m so sorry, I’m too busy to review this, October is the cruelest month." Me as an editor: "PLEASE review this. I’m begging. Bribe a friend. Summon a ghost. I’ll take a review written by your Roomba." #academia #science #academy #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky

Rant: The state of AI consciousness papers: 50% 'ChatGPT told me it has feelings', 40% 'ChatGPT is conscious', and 10% - people who know that "ChatGPT" isn't a model. Could be worse - could be "quantum". #ai #consciousness #cogsci #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #science #llm #academia #quantum

📢 new paper out in PhiMiSci with my man @jakubmihalik.bsky.social #consci #philsky

Philosophers, what's your top 10 Sight&Sound list? I change mine more than Theseus his ship. #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #science #academia #filmsky #filmphilosophy

Can Only Meat Machines be Conscious? New paper in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, free download until November 26 with this URL: authors.elsevier.com/a/1luwh4sIRv...

We should make prestigious philosophy Nobels in which we award money in possible worlds, because that's a realistic one. #philosophysky #philosophy #philsky #academia

#philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #cogsci

“There is no longer a path for someone to come work at NASA when they grow up.” 😢

Jane Goodall has passed away. Along with Fossey and Galdikas, she was one of the women who changed forever how we see animals - as beings with lives, relationships, and dignity. Philosophy is only now catching up. #philosophy #philsky #philosophysky #biology #cogsci #science

The First Animals On Earth May Have Been Sea Sponges, Study Suggests astrobiology.com/2025/09/the-... #astrobiology #evolution

@birchlse.bsky.social explaining the priorities of the new Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience. I'm just so glad this work is being done - it is SO important. #lseevents

Philosopher John Searle has died.

I was doing some cleaning and realized I definitely need more books I'll "read in my retirement". (And definitely more instruments I cannot play) #academia #academy #science #philsky #philsophy #philosophysky

Wow, didn't expect this to get 100k views...I think the only possible explanation is that everything I say in it is completely correct... www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCxh...

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! The early Cartesians, substantivalism, Aztec philosophy, why we need to tax the rich, masculinity, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

This is what happens when Wittgenstein edits your math textbook. #science #philosophysky #math #mathematics #academia #philsky

fine-tuning some LLM atm and laughing at the possibility of their moral status, regular sundays. #llm #philosophysky #philsky #ml #cogsci #cogscisky #cogsky #artificialintelligence

New podcast episode! 💚🎙🖖 I beam aboard @dslovepod.bsky.social—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Repost: hold the date! 😃

Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky

My new Centre for Animal Sentience is launching on 30 Sept, and you can read more about one of our priority areas - Animals and AI - in this new blog post. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The era of #LLMs has given me the ability to illustrate my bad jokes fast. A dating app for philosophers. #philsky #philosophy #philmind #philsci

Reinventing conferences: All talks begin with mandatory words: "This is part of a larger project I'll never finish." Instead of coffee breaks, you get randomly assigned to a group where someone inevitably argues that Aristotle already solved your problem. #academia #philsky #philosophy #philmind

Tune in to the podcast now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform. Listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4fAOHbj Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4edwzDU

My new book 'Modelling Evolution' is now published! Please share. Available for free download for 2 weeks with this link: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

We are delighted to bring back Dr. Mike Wong to the podcast to talk about the ethics of space exploration! If you care about science-fiction, space travel, science, or RPGs, this chat is for you. Engage! @miquai.bsky.social #space #ethics #startrek #scifi #rpg podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Book launch for “Methods in the Philosophy of Science: a user’s guide”. Ftf in Exeter and online on the 29th of Sept feat Sophie Veigl, Kerry McKenzie, Hasok Chang, and me. It should be fun! (the book will be open access in July, contact me in the meantime) www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai... #philsci