Matthieu de Wit
@dewitmm.bsky.social
Liberal Arts college professor at Muhlenberg College | Working on empirical and conceptual integration of ecological psychology, neuroscience, and 4E cognition. dewitlab.wordpress.com
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Matthieu de Wit
@dewitmm.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Do neuroscientists know what "affordance" actually means?
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
Really enjoyed this discussion on Brain Inspired. We talk about how EP is currently showing up in the mainstream, and how it might be done better. We also talk about neuro developments within the ecological community itself. Thanks for leading us through it, Paul @braininspired.bsky.social!
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I kept trying to pin @marcofacchin.bsky.social down, but he scores high for openness on the big 5 philosopher personality traits. Should've known... he did write the paper
"Why can’t we say what cognition is (at least for the time being)"
braininspired.co/podcast/244/
"Why can’t we say what cognition is (at least for the time being)"
braininspired.co/podcast/244/
August 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I kept trying to pin @marcofacchin.bsky.social down, but he scores high for openness on the big 5 philosopher personality traits. Should've known... he did write the paper
"Why can’t we say what cognition is (at least for the time being)"
braininspired.co/podcast/244/
"Why can’t we say what cognition is (at least for the time being)"
braininspired.co/podcast/244/
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Many of you will have seen the recent post about changes at OSF. If you'd like to learn more about how to use other services (particularly Zenodo) to share data and code, see my book chapter on resource sharing. bettercode-book.org/book-sharing...
12 Sharing Research Objects – Better Code, Better Science
bettercode-book.org
August 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Many of you will have seen the recent post about changes at OSF. If you'd like to learn more about how to use other services (particularly Zenodo) to share data and code, see my book chapter on resource sharing. bettercode-book.org/book-sharing...
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The HPS Podcast is back! 🎙️
Season 6 returns at the end of this month, and we've spent the past few months collecting and preparing some exciting new interviews that we can't wait to share with you.
Stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, why not revisit some episodes from Season 5? 🎧
Season 6 returns at the end of this month, and we've spent the past few months collecting and preparing some exciting new interviews that we can't wait to share with you.
Stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, why not revisit some episodes from Season 5? 🎧
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University ...
thehpspodcast.buzzsprout.com
July 23, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The HPS Podcast is back! 🎙️
Season 6 returns at the end of this month, and we've spent the past few months collecting and preparing some exciting new interviews that we can't wait to share with you.
Stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, why not revisit some episodes from Season 5? 🎧
Season 6 returns at the end of this month, and we've spent the past few months collecting and preparing some exciting new interviews that we can't wait to share with you.
Stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, why not revisit some episodes from Season 5? 🎧
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For your weekend reading pleasure: Olesya Bondarenko reviews Plasticity in the Life Sciences, by Antonine Nicoglou
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky #hpbio
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky #hpbio
Antonine Nicoglou, Plasticity in the Life Sciences | BJPS Review of Books
Olesya Bondarenko reviews Plasticity in the Life Sciences, by Antonine Nicoglou
www.thebsps.org
June 20, 2026 at 12:54 PM
For your weekend reading pleasure: Olesya Bondarenko reviews Plasticity in the Life Sciences, by Antonine Nicoglou
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky #hpbio
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky #hpbio
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But not impossible; there's EEG work from van der Meer/van der Weel, for example, and plenty of ideas about what to look for in brains (resonance to information, vs encoding of affordances). And some of that work already explicitly connects the dynamical behavioural analyses to the neural scale
June 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM
But not impossible; there's EEG work from van der Meer/van der Weel, for example, and plenty of ideas about what to look for in brains (resonance to information, vs encoding of affordances). And some of that work already explicitly connects the dynamical behavioural analyses to the neural scale
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Finally, our chapter (with Louise Barrett and Paco Calvo) on ecological psychology and comparative cognition is Open Access. Please, read and share :-)
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
A World of minds | 17 | Ecological psychology as a framework for compa
This chapter argues that ecological psychology offers a powerful alternative framework for comparative cognition, challenging the dominant computational and
www.taylorfrancis.com
June 18, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Finally, our chapter (with Louise Barrett and Paco Calvo) on ecological psychology and comparative cognition is Open Access. Please, read and share :-)
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
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I wrote a piece for the Yale Review on AI and "jagged intelligence". (Note: headline was not written by me.)
yalereview.org/article/mela...
yalereview.org/article/mela...
Melanie Mitchell: What We Get Wrong About AI
Melanie Mitchell probes the jagged landscape of AI and its uncertain future.
yalereview.org
June 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I wrote a piece for the Yale Review on AI and "jagged intelligence". (Note: headline was not written by me.)
yalereview.org/article/mela...
yalereview.org/article/mela...
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Our thematic collection on Progress in radical embodiment is now published in the May 2026 issue of Topoi
Issue here
link.springer.com/journal/1124...
Our editorial introduction here
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
@segundo-ortin.bsky.social @guicogsci.bsky.social @diovicen.bsky.social
Issue here
link.springer.com/journal/1124...
Our editorial introduction here
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
@segundo-ortin.bsky.social @guicogsci.bsky.social @diovicen.bsky.social
June 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Our thematic collection on Progress in radical embodiment is now published in the May 2026 issue of Topoi
Issue here
link.springer.com/journal/1124...
Our editorial introduction here
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
@segundo-ortin.bsky.social @guicogsci.bsky.social @diovicen.bsky.social
Issue here
link.springer.com/journal/1124...
Our editorial introduction here
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
@segundo-ortin.bsky.social @guicogsci.bsky.social @diovicen.bsky.social
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All they do is move on to the next very similar desire. Their mind and senses haven't been purified at all.
May 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
All they do is move on to the next very similar desire. Their mind and senses haven't been purified at all.
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I'm extremely excited to be taking part in this workshop at the University of Murcia next week!
embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site
embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site
April 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I'm extremely excited to be taking part in this workshop at the University of Murcia next week!
embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site
embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site
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Now published! We studied the relationship between movement and sound in the singing Siamang, by multi-source acoustic-kinematic tracking two juvenile individuals from Jaderpark Tierpark Germany.
escholarship.org/content/qt10...
@mouniakehy @marcogamba.bsky.social
@andrearavignani.bsky.social
escholarship.org/content/qt10...
@mouniakehy @marcogamba.bsky.social
@andrearavignani.bsky.social
April 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Now published! We studied the relationship between movement and sound in the singing Siamang, by multi-source acoustic-kinematic tracking two juvenile individuals from Jaderpark Tierpark Germany.
escholarship.org/content/qt10...
@mouniakehy @marcogamba.bsky.social
@andrearavignani.bsky.social
escholarship.org/content/qt10...
@mouniakehy @marcogamba.bsky.social
@andrearavignani.bsky.social
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Brava, Sophie!! “The project is designed to strengthen pediatric health care practices by addressing reported gaps in practitioner training and fostering collaboration with American health care professionals,” says Tomov, a pre-med biology major, French minor, and Shankweiler Scholar”
Sophie Tomov ’26 Awarded Fulbright for Research in Bulgaria - Muhlenberg College
The pre-med biology major and French minor will work to strengthen pediatric health care practices in partnership with a nonprofit.
www.muhlenberg.edu
April 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Brava, Sophie!! “The project is designed to strengthen pediatric health care practices by addressing reported gaps in practitioner training and fostering collaboration with American health care professionals,” says Tomov, a pre-med biology major, French minor, and Shankweiler Scholar”
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Did you know - your library hold can easily nudge a library to order more books!
At my local library, THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS had 1 e-copy the morning of release day. 40 people in line. By end of day they'd ordered 5 more copies & the audiobook
Libraries rule & your holds legit increase our sales 🥰
At my local library, THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS had 1 e-copy the morning of release day. 40 people in line. By end of day they'd ordered 5 more copies & the audiobook
Libraries rule & your holds legit increase our sales 🥰
April 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Did you know - your library hold can easily nudge a library to order more books!
At my local library, THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS had 1 e-copy the morning of release day. 40 people in line. By end of day they'd ordered 5 more copies & the audiobook
Libraries rule & your holds legit increase our sales 🥰
At my local library, THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS had 1 e-copy the morning of release day. 40 people in line. By end of day they'd ordered 5 more copies & the audiobook
Libraries rule & your holds legit increase our sales 🥰
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Last word: History of science exists. Philosophy of science exists. Science and technology studies exist. There is no excuse for writing about science in complete and utter oblivion about vast scholarship that has produced a lot of knowledge and understanding about what science is and how it works.
March 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Last word: History of science exists. Philosophy of science exists. Science and technology studies exist. There is no excuse for writing about science in complete and utter oblivion about vast scholarship that has produced a lot of knowledge and understanding about what science is and how it works.
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@mjcrockett.bsky.social is totally killing it (pun intended) in talk about DEAD cognitive benchmarks.
DEAD = Decontextualized, Engineered, Anonymized, Disembodied
Super insightful talk at @sfiscience.bsky.social 's annual Science Symposium.
DEAD = Decontextualized, Engineered, Anonymized, Disembodied
Super insightful talk at @sfiscience.bsky.social 's annual Science Symposium.
April 24, 2026 at 8:43 PM
@mjcrockett.bsky.social is totally killing it (pun intended) in talk about DEAD cognitive benchmarks.
DEAD = Decontextualized, Engineered, Anonymized, Disembodied
Super insightful talk at @sfiscience.bsky.social 's annual Science Symposium.
DEAD = Decontextualized, Engineered, Anonymized, Disembodied
Super insightful talk at @sfiscience.bsky.social 's annual Science Symposium.
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We (@edbaggs.bsky.social, @segundo-ortin.bsky.social, @guicogsci.bsky.social, & I) have organised the conference "Dimensions of Radical Embodiment" for the last few years [Stay tuned for the next one!]. And we just edited a special issue around it. Here's the intro: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Introduction: Progress in Radical Embodiment - Topoi
Topoi -
link.springer.com
April 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
We (@edbaggs.bsky.social, @segundo-ortin.bsky.social, @guicogsci.bsky.social, & I) have organised the conference "Dimensions of Radical Embodiment" for the last few years [Stay tuned for the next one!]. And we just edited a special issue around it. Here's the intro: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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All we are is manifolds in the wind...
That's not quite what Juan @juangallego.bsky.social says, but I do wish he sang it to me.
We discuss all things neural manifolds, and a little motor control and BCI for spinal injury prosthetics
braininspired.co/podcast/234/
That's not quite what Juan @juangallego.bsky.social says, but I do wish he sang it to me.
We discuss all things neural manifolds, and a little motor control and BCI for spinal injury prosthetics
braininspired.co/podcast/234/
March 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
All we are is manifolds in the wind...
That's not quite what Juan @juangallego.bsky.social says, but I do wish he sang it to me.
We discuss all things neural manifolds, and a little motor control and BCI for spinal injury prosthetics
braininspired.co/podcast/234/
That's not quite what Juan @juangallego.bsky.social says, but I do wish he sang it to me.
We discuss all things neural manifolds, and a little motor control and BCI for spinal injury prosthetics
braininspired.co/podcast/234/
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Excited to announce that Prof. Alicia Juarrero just joined the fantastic line-up of Keynote speakers for the "Beyond Neuro-Computationalism" workshop.
CFA here: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
CFA here: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
March 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Excited to announce that Prof. Alicia Juarrero just joined the fantastic line-up of Keynote speakers for the "Beyond Neuro-Computationalism" workshop.
CFA here: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
CFA here: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...
#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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⚡🏠 With power outages becoming a recurring event across much of the US, backup power and grid support have become two handy uses for EVs. UCS's Sam Houston breaks down how to take advantage of these features in her new blog.
Read it here: act.ucsusa.org/3NrnnEw
Read it here: act.ucsusa.org/3NrnnEw
March 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
⚡🏠 With power outages becoming a recurring event across much of the US, backup power and grid support have become two handy uses for EVs. UCS's Sam Houston breaks down how to take advantage of these features in her new blog.
Read it here: act.ucsusa.org/3NrnnEw
Read it here: act.ucsusa.org/3NrnnEw
A guitarist performing classic 90's Autechre electronic music. I'm hearing not just a cover but something more and different from the original track. Delightful and unexpected. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe-9...
Slip
YouTube video by Shane Parish - Topic
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A guitarist performing classic 90's Autechre electronic music. I'm hearing not just a cover but something more and different from the original track. Delightful and unexpected. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe-9...
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I’m thrilled to announce the release of #Simbrain 4, which I have been working on for over 10 years! For the last five of those years I have met almost every weeknight with Yulin Li and we have pair-programmed our way through the entire app, adding hundreds of new features.
March 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I’m thrilled to announce the release of #Simbrain 4, which I have been working on for over 10 years! For the last five of those years I have met almost every weeknight with Yulin Li and we have pair-programmed our way through the entire app, adding hundreds of new features.
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@braininspired.bsky.social talks to @dewitmm.bsky.social, Luis Favela and @diovicen.bsky.social about the trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, how an organism’s interactions with its environment explains perception and action.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3OyNEkp
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3OyNEkp
Three ecological psychologists on the right and wrong ways to use the field’s principles in neuroscience
Matthieu de Wit, Luis H. Favela and Vicente Raja weigh in on the recent trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, the study of how an organism’s interactions with its…
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February 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
@braininspired.bsky.social talks to @dewitmm.bsky.social, Luis Favela and @diovicen.bsky.social about the trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, how an organism’s interactions with its environment explains perception and action.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3OyNEkp
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3OyNEkp
Really enjoyed this discussion on Brain Inspired. We talk about how EP is currently showing up in the mainstream, and how it might be done better. We also talk about neuro developments within the ecological community itself. Thanks for leading us through it, Paul @braininspired.bsky.social!
Do neuroscientists know what "affordance" actually means?
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
February 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Really enjoyed this discussion on Brain Inspired. We talk about how EP is currently showing up in the mainstream, and how it might be done better. We also talk about neuro developments within the ecological community itself. Thanks for leading us through it, Paul @braininspired.bsky.social!
Reposted by Matthieu de Wit
Do neuroscientists know what "affordance" actually means?
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
February 25, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Do neuroscientists know what "affordance" actually means?
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/
(it seems perhaps not)
Luis, Vicente, and Matthieu @dewitmm.bsky.social on neuroscience trying to adopt ecological psychology for an "ecological neuroscience"
braininspired.co/podcast/232/