Wiktor Rorot
@wikror.bsky.social
philosopher of biology and cognitive science based in Warsaw, PL
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Wiktor Rorot
@wikror.bsky.social
· Jul 15
What do people actually mean when they say cells *communicate*?
That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/
That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/
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Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia?
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
Call for expressions of interest: PhD position
The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …
ecologicalvalidity.wordpress.com
September 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia?
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
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Any folks at #CogSci2026 @cogscisociety.bsky.social, in person or online? While I didn't travel to Rio, our poster is now up on the Underline platform: underline.io/events/516/s...
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
July 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Any folks at #CogSci2026 @cogscisociety.bsky.social, in person or online? While I didn't travel to Rio, our poster is now up on the Underline platform: underline.io/events/516/s...
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
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New on the Archive:
Rorot, Wiktor (2026) Talking Cells: the unity of 'communication' from bacteria to brains. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/
Rorot, Wiktor (2026) Talking Cells: the unity of 'communication' from bacteria to brains. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/
July 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM
New on the Archive:
Rorot, Wiktor (2026) Talking Cells: the unity of 'communication' from bacteria to brains. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/
Rorot, Wiktor (2026) Talking Cells: the unity of 'communication' from bacteria to brains. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/
Any folks at #CogSci2026 @cogscisociety.bsky.social, in person or online? While I didn't travel to Rio, our poster is now up on the Underline platform: underline.io/events/516/s...
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
July 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Any folks at #CogSci2026 @cogscisociety.bsky.social, in person or online? While I didn't travel to Rio, our poster is now up on the Underline platform: underline.io/events/516/s...
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
Looking forward to reading your comments!
#cogsci #languageemergence
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Hi all
We are starting to post the videos of the "Beyond Computationalism" event on Youtube.
You can find them here www.youtube.com/@faridzahnoun1
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
We are starting to post the videos of the "Beyond Computationalism" event on Youtube.
You can find them here www.youtube.com/@faridzahnoun1
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
July 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Hi all
We are starting to post the videos of the "Beyond Computationalism" event on Youtube.
You can find them here www.youtube.com/@faridzahnoun1
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
We are starting to post the videos of the "Beyond Computationalism" event on Youtube.
You can find them here www.youtube.com/@faridzahnoun1
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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It is out and OPEN ACCESS:
"The Senses: Perception and Experience"
(Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com)
#PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
"The Senses: Perception and Experience"
(Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com)
#PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
The Senses
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Senses
www.cambridge.org
June 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
It is out and OPEN ACCESS:
"The Senses: Perception and Experience"
(Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com)
#PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
"The Senses: Perception and Experience"
(Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com)
#PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
What do people actually mean when they say cells *communicate*?
That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/
That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/
July 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
What do people actually mean when they say cells *communicate*?
That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/
That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/
We just preprinted the final version of our paper for this year's CogSci Conference: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
It's a digital study on how researchers in language emergence think of linguistic structure - and how the existing theoretical accounts fail to catch up to this conceptual practice
It's a digital study on how researchers in language emergence think of linguistic structure - and how the existing theoretical accounts fail to catch up to this conceptual practice
OSF
doi.org
May 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
We just preprinted the final version of our paper for this year's CogSci Conference: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
It's a digital study on how researchers in language emergence think of linguistic structure - and how the existing theoretical accounts fail to catch up to this conceptual practice
It's a digital study on how researchers in language emergence think of linguistic structure - and how the existing theoretical accounts fail to catch up to this conceptual practice
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We are super happy to announce the fifth edition of our Transatlantic Behavioural Neuroscience School, that will be held Aug 11-22nd in Poland! Join us to learn everything you need to build your behavioural setup with open source tools!
January 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We are super happy to announce the fifth edition of our Transatlantic Behavioural Neuroscience School, that will be held Aug 11-22nd in Poland! Join us to learn everything you need to build your behavioural setup with open source tools!
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My project Theorizing the Mind has been funded by the National Science Center.
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My project Theorizing the Mind has been funded by the National Science Center.
Reposted by Wiktor Rorot
#philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience
@phaueis.bsky.social and I have had our paper, “Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling,” accepted as a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@phaueis.bsky.social and I have had our paper, “Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling,” accepted as a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core
Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling
www.cambridge.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience
@phaueis.bsky.social and I have had our paper, “Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling,” accepted as a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@phaueis.bsky.social and I have had our paper, “Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling,” accepted as a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Wiktor Rorot
"The Riddle of Organismal Agency" is now available as a paperback version! Edited by @alejandrofabregastejeda.com, Jan Baedke, Guido Prieto and Gregory Radick, the volume puts together reflections from #HistSci and #PhilSci on the topic of organismal agency.
#HPBio
www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o...
#HPBio
www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o...
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"The Riddle of Organismal Agency" is now available as a paperback version! Edited by @alejandrofabregastejeda.com, Jan Baedke, Guido Prieto and Gregory Radick, the volume puts together reflections from #HistSci and #PhilSci on the topic of organismal agency.
#HPBio
www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o...
#HPBio
www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o...
What role heuristics play in model organism research? How can the DEKI capture the development of MOs? Is basal cognition introducing novel MOs for neuroscience? This is what I try to explore in the new preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27054/
Looking for keys in model organisms: Interpreting and keying-up in basal cognition - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What role heuristics play in model organism research? How can the DEKI capture the development of MOs? Is basal cognition introducing novel MOs for neuroscience? This is what I try to explore in the new preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27054/
Reposted by Wiktor Rorot
School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2025 has started today with a talk by @phaueis.bsky.social!
September 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2025 has started today with a talk by @phaueis.bsky.social!
Applications are still open!
We are super happy to announce the fourth edition of School of Ideas in Neuroscience! Come to Warsaw in September for in-depth talks, discussions and workshops that will help you to make sense of your data! The deadline for registration is July 21, 2025.
July 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Applications are still open!
We’re waiting for the applications to the School of Ideas in Neuroscience only until Monday!! Come hang out, it’s always fun
More info and the registration from can be found here - nenckiopenlab.org/the-school-o...
School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2025
Dates: September 8-13, 2025, Warsaw, Poland The applications are open until July 21, 2025 (midnight anywhere on Earth). To apply, please fill the form: GOOGLE FORM Please be aware that since the Sc…
nenckiopenlab.org
July 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We’re waiting for the applications to the School of Ideas in Neuroscience only until Monday!! Come hang out, it’s always fun
Applications are open for another week, do not miss out!!
We are super happy to announce the fourth edition of School of Ideas in Neuroscience! Come to Warsaw in September for in-depth talks, discussions and workshops that will help you to make sense of your data! The deadline for registration is July 21, 2025.
July 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Applications are open for another week, do not miss out!!
We’ve just opened the applications for this year’s School of Ideas in Neuroscience which will happen September 8-13 in Warsaw, Poland! We have an exciting lineup of guests and all we need now is some participants, so consider joining us and sharing the invitation :)
nenckiopenlab.org/the-school-o...
nenckiopenlab.org/the-school-o...
July 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We’ve just opened the applications for this year’s School of Ideas in Neuroscience which will happen September 8-13 in Warsaw, Poland! We have an exciting lineup of guests and all we need now is some participants, so consider joining us and sharing the invitation :)
nenckiopenlab.org/the-school-o...
nenckiopenlab.org/the-school-o...
So exciting!! I wish I could comeeee
We are super happy to announce the third Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience! We will once again look critically at assumptions of modern neuroscience: what does it mean that the brain encodes information? Is this a useful approach, or a metaphor that blurs our vision?
April 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
So exciting!! I wish I could comeeee
Last year we met in the beautiful Dolomites to talk about “naturalistic” behaviour - now the brilliant organizers have put together a preprint which summarizes those discussions. Very much recommended! It definitely changed how I think about behaviour
We are super happy to present our first preprint - the effect of our Rethinking Naturalistic Behaviour Workshop - where we look more critically at the term "naturalistic behaviour" and point to its vagueness and inconsistency in its use! osf.io/preprints/os...
March 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Last year we met in the beautiful Dolomites to talk about “naturalistic” behaviour - now the brilliant organizers have put together a preprint which summarizes those discussions. Very much recommended! It definitely changed how I think about behaviour
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The open access version of A Drive to Survive is now available to download for free!
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
(If you've already read the preprint, I'd really appreciate a download of the official version... for the *metrics*)
- also it has way less typos.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
(If you've already read the preprint, I'd really appreciate a download of the official version... for the *metrics*)
- also it has way less typos.
February 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The open access version of A Drive to Survive is now available to download for free!
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
(If you've already read the preprint, I'd really appreciate a download of the official version... for the *metrics*)
- also it has way less typos.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
(If you've already read the preprint, I'd really appreciate a download of the official version... for the *metrics*)
- also it has way less typos.
Really cool paper on how to think of actions involved in extended cognition (finally somebody putting philosophy of action to a good use): link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cognitive offloading and the causal structure of human action - Synthese
The hypothesis of extended cognition (HEC) casts human cognition as constitutively dependent on its bodily and environmental context. Drawing on recent empirical work on ‘cognitive offloading’, HEC’s ...
link.springer.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Really cool paper on how to think of actions involved in extended cognition (finally somebody putting philosophy of action to a good use): link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Exciting mail day! I received two new books with my contributions. In the volume on Conceptual Engineering, edited by Piotr Stalmaszczyk, I co-authored a chapter with my PhD student @wikror.bsky.social on predictive understanding, using empirical evidence from scientific writing and peer review. 1/2
January 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Exciting mail day! I received two new books with my contributions. In the volume on Conceptual Engineering, edited by Piotr Stalmaszczyk, I co-authored a chapter with my PhD student @wikror.bsky.social on predictive understanding, using empirical evidence from scientific writing and peer review. 1/2
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A Drive to Survive now has a cover! Thanks to my friend Toby Logan saving the day with his design skills.
Unfortunately the release has been delayed another two months, but the pre-print can be downloaded here osf.io/preprints/ps... or I’m happy to email a PDF to anyone interested!
Unfortunately the release has been delayed another two months, but the pre-print can be downloaded here osf.io/preprints/ps... or I’m happy to email a PDF to anyone interested!
November 27, 2024 at 9:09 PM
A Drive to Survive now has a cover! Thanks to my friend Toby Logan saving the day with his design skills.
Unfortunately the release has been delayed another two months, but the pre-print can be downloaded here osf.io/preprints/ps... or I’m happy to email a PDF to anyone interested!
Unfortunately the release has been delayed another two months, but the pre-print can be downloaded here osf.io/preprints/ps... or I’m happy to email a PDF to anyone interested!
Reposted by Wiktor Rorot
I realized that there was no story in English that would explain what happened to my institute, so I decided to write up this blog entry, which shows how low-quality AI systems fail to assess research quality: marcinmilkowski.pl/2024/11/20/w...
When AI Systems Fail: A Personal Account of the Crisis at Poland’s Leading Philosophy Institute
As the Chair of Logic and Cognitive Science at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN), I find myself in an unprecedented situation. Our institute, on…
marcinmilkowski.pl
November 20, 2024 at 10:48 AM
I realized that there was no story in English that would explain what happened to my institute, so I decided to write up this blog entry, which shows how low-quality AI systems fail to assess research quality: marcinmilkowski.pl/2024/11/20/w...