Just gave this one a read and it was a delight! It provided some nice CogSci stories and provided a rich history of the field!
November 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Just gave this one a read and it was a delight! It provided some nice CogSci stories and provided a rich history of the field!
Hey Everyone! Just a reminder to join me and @jsphillips.bsky.social next week (Nov 10 10:30 Eastern). We'll talk about data we have on cogsci in higher ed and learn more about the data you need!
Our webinar series returns this fall!
In this online roundtable, @jsphillips.bsky.social and @mattgoldrick.bsky.social will share initial findings from the Higher Ed. Committee's analysis of #CogSci programs and curricula
🗓️ Nov.10, 10:30 EST
Register at cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
In this online roundtable, @jsphillips.bsky.social and @mattgoldrick.bsky.social will share initial findings from the Higher Ed. Committee's analysis of #CogSci programs and curricula
🗓️ Nov.10, 10:30 EST
Register at cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
November 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Hey Everyone! Just a reminder to join me and @jsphillips.bsky.social next week (Nov 10 10:30 Eastern). We'll talk about data we have on cogsci in higher ed and learn more about the data you need!
2. How many real ideas does any cogsci/psych researcher actually have? Over a career, I'd say typically 2-3. Sometimes 1, very rarely 4. But 100+papers is now the norm. That's nuts.
November 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
2. How many real ideas does any cogsci/psych researcher actually have? Over a career, I'd say typically 2-3. Sometimes 1, very rarely 4. But 100+papers is now the norm. That's nuts.
Kicking off my keynote hat-trick this month in Slovakia! Talking about whether we can still meaningfully separate the sciences, or whether #astrobiology, #AI, and #cogsci are dragging us back to natural #philosophy. 😁
Paper to follow, once I figure out which discipline to submit it to. #academia
Paper to follow, once I figure out which discipline to submit it to. #academia
November 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Kicking off my keynote hat-trick this month in Slovakia! Talking about whether we can still meaningfully separate the sciences, or whether #astrobiology, #AI, and #cogsci are dragging us back to natural #philosophy. 😁
Paper to follow, once I figure out which discipline to submit it to. #academia
Paper to follow, once I figure out which discipline to submit it to. #academia
November is here, and it's packed with important dates for the #CogSci community!
From upcoming award nomination deadlines to the return of our webinar series, here's what to keep on your radar this month 👇🧵
From upcoming award nomination deadlines to the return of our webinar series, here's what to keep on your radar this month 👇🧵
November 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
November is here, and it's packed with important dates for the #CogSci community!
From upcoming award nomination deadlines to the return of our webinar series, here's what to keep on your radar this month 👇🧵
From upcoming award nomination deadlines to the return of our webinar series, here's what to keep on your radar this month 👇🧵
If you are going to #PSA2026 this November, please consider going to the symposium I am running:
A “metabolic turn” in studying cognition and computation
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75802/...
#philsky #philsci #cogsci #neuroscience
Details about talks to appear in thread.
A “metabolic turn” in studying cognition and computation
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75802/...
#philsky #philsci #cogsci #neuroscience
Details about talks to appear in thread.
OA Virtual conferences
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com
October 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
If you are going to #PSA2026 this November, please consider going to the symposium I am running:
A “metabolic turn” in studying cognition and computation
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75802/...
#philsky #philsci #cogsci #neuroscience
Details about talks to appear in thread.
A “metabolic turn” in studying cognition and computation
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75802/...
#philsky #philsci #cogsci #neuroscience
Details about talks to appear in thread.
I've started reading a book on dyscalculia (by Butterworth, cogsci approach), only 2 chapters in and honestly, my mind is blown at how much stuff I've taken for granted 🤯
(For those who don't know me, I fit the 'good at maths Asian' stereotype)
(For those who don't know me, I fit the 'good at maths Asian' stereotype)
November 2, 2026 at 6:11 AM
I've started reading a book on dyscalculia (by Butterworth, cogsci approach), only 2 chapters in and honestly, my mind is blown at how much stuff I've taken for granted 🤯
(For those who don't know me, I fit the 'good at maths Asian' stereotype)
(For those who don't know me, I fit the 'good at maths Asian' stereotype)
🗣️ Call for papers: @imagingneurosci.bsky.social Special Issue on Optically Pumped Magnetometers. Deadline: Dec 31, 2026.
Learn more about the scope of this special issue on MIT Press Direct: direct.mit.edu/collection/7... #neuroscience #cogsci
Learn more about the scope of this special issue on MIT Press Direct: direct.mit.edu/collection/7... #neuroscience #cogsci
Special Issue on Optically Pumped Magnetometers | MIT Press
Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) have the potential to revolutionize magnetoencephalography (MEG) by enabling wearable, cryogen-free, and high-sensiti
direct.mit.edu
November 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
🗣️ Call for papers: @imagingneurosci.bsky.social Special Issue on Optically Pumped Magnetometers. Deadline: Dec 31, 2026.
Learn more about the scope of this special issue on MIT Press Direct: direct.mit.edu/collection/7... #neuroscience #cogsci
Learn more about the scope of this special issue on MIT Press Direct: direct.mit.edu/collection/7... #neuroscience #cogsci
Leading a lab with a name that I made up in 5 minutes since Dexter's wasn't, apparently, appropriate.
#consciousness #ai #cogsci #consci
cogsci.online/qualia-lab/
#consciousness #ai #cogsci #consci
cogsci.online/qualia-lab/
October 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Leading a lab with a name that I made up in 5 minutes since Dexter's wasn't, apparently, appropriate.
#consciousness #ai #cogsci #consci
cogsci.online/qualia-lab/
#consciousness #ai #cogsci #consci
cogsci.online/qualia-lab/
Our webinar series returns NEXT WEEK!
Join @jsphillips.bsky.social and @mattgoldrick.bsky.social to discuss initial findings from the Higher Ed. Committee's analysis of #CogSci programs and curricula.
🗓️ Nov.10, 10:30 EST
Registration is free! cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
Join @jsphillips.bsky.social and @mattgoldrick.bsky.social to discuss initial findings from the Higher Ed. Committee's analysis of #CogSci programs and curricula.
🗓️ Nov.10, 10:30 EST
Registration is free! cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
November 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Our webinar series returns NEXT WEEK!
Join @jsphillips.bsky.social and @mattgoldrick.bsky.social to discuss initial findings from the Higher Ed. Committee's analysis of #CogSci programs and curricula.
🗓️ Nov.10, 10:30 EST
Registration is free! cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
Join @jsphillips.bsky.social and @mattgoldrick.bsky.social to discuss initial findings from the Higher Ed. Committee's analysis of #CogSci programs and curricula.
🗓️ Nov.10, 10:30 EST
Registration is free! cognitivesciencesociety.org/higher-educa...
And finally, looking ahead to December: nominations are open for the #GleitmanPrize
Nominate early-career women in #CogSci whose outstanding research reflects the intellectual depth and impact of Lila R. Gleitman's work.
Deadline: Dec. 16 🗓️
Nominate at cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri...
Nominate early-career women in #CogSci whose outstanding research reflects the intellectual depth and impact of Lila R. Gleitman's work.
Deadline: Dec. 16 🗓️
Nominate at cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri...
November 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
And finally, looking ahead to December: nominations are open for the #GleitmanPrize
Nominate early-career women in #CogSci whose outstanding research reflects the intellectual depth and impact of Lila R. Gleitman's work.
Deadline: Dec. 16 🗓️
Nominate at cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri...
Nominate early-career women in #CogSci whose outstanding research reflects the intellectual depth and impact of Lila R. Gleitman's work.
Deadline: Dec. 16 🗓️
Nominate at cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri...
The Giant Epistemologist is back!
Two postdocs are needed for the research project “the Epistemic Significance of Concepts.” Both positions are 4 years!
More info here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#PhilJobs #philsky #philosophy #epistemology #psychology #CogSci #linguistics #postdoc
Two postdocs are needed for the research project “the Epistemic Significance of Concepts.” Both positions are 4 years!
More info here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#PhilJobs #philsky #philosophy #epistemology #psychology #CogSci #linguistics #postdoc
Two Postdoctoral Researchers in Theoretical Philosophy
Two Postdoctoral Researchers in Theoretical Philosophy
jobs.helsinki.fi
October 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The Giant Epistemologist is back!
Two postdocs are needed for the research project “the Epistemic Significance of Concepts.” Both positions are 4 years!
More info here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#PhilJobs #philsky #philosophy #epistemology #psychology #CogSci #linguistics #postdoc
Two postdocs are needed for the research project “the Epistemic Significance of Concepts.” Both positions are 4 years!
More info here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#PhilJobs #philsky #philosophy #epistemology #psychology #CogSci #linguistics #postdoc
Two award nomination deadlines are coming up!
🗓️ Nov. 17: Deadline to nominate a Fellow of the CogSci Society.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/fellows/
🗓️ Nov. 18: Deadline for the Elman Prize.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/elman-prize/
Don't miss the opportunity to put forward a deserving colleague!
🗓️ Nov. 17: Deadline to nominate a Fellow of the CogSci Society.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/fellows/
🗓️ Nov. 18: Deadline for the Elman Prize.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/elman-prize/
Don't miss the opportunity to put forward a deserving colleague!
November 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Two award nomination deadlines are coming up!
🗓️ Nov. 17: Deadline to nominate a Fellow of the CogSci Society.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/fellows/
🗓️ Nov. 18: Deadline for the Elman Prize.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/elman-prize/
Don't miss the opportunity to put forward a deserving colleague!
🗓️ Nov. 17: Deadline to nominate a Fellow of the CogSci Society.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/fellows/
🗓️ Nov. 18: Deadline for the Elman Prize.
cognitivesciencesociety.org/elman-prize/
Don't miss the opportunity to put forward a deserving colleague!
Casually dropping a hot single from a band featuring Rees, Schneider, Webb, Davies, Shostak, Cleland and many others, directed by Steven Dick and Mark Lupisella from NASA. I'm basically an astronaut now. 😁 Coming in 2028 by Cambridge University Press!
#astrobiology #ai #philosophy #consci #cogsci
#astrobiology #ai #philosophy #consci #cogsci
October 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Casually dropping a hot single from a band featuring Rees, Schneider, Webb, Davies, Shostak, Cleland and many others, directed by Steven Dick and Mark Lupisella from NASA. I'm basically an astronaut now. 😁 Coming in 2028 by Cambridge University Press!
#astrobiology #ai #philosophy #consci #cogsci
#astrobiology #ai #philosophy #consci #cogsci
I harp on Pinker because of my own CogSci background and his prominence therein, but I haven't seen any compelling evidence of him being a transphobe. Though it's not outside the realm of possibility, considering the company he keeps and his identification as a second-wave feminist.
November 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I harp on Pinker because of my own CogSci background and his prominence therein, but I haven't seen any compelling evidence of him being a transphobe. Though it's not outside the realm of possibility, considering the company he keeps and his identification as a second-wave feminist.
Meet Elisabeth Lex, Prof at @tugraz.bsky.social 🇦🇹 and ELLIS Scholar in ELLIS Unit Graz. She researches human-centric AI, focusing on cognition-informed recommender systems that integrate insights from #CogSci to align algorithmic decision-making with human needs, values, & behavior.
#WomenInELLIS
#WomenInELLIS
October 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Meet Elisabeth Lex, Prof at @tugraz.bsky.social 🇦🇹 and ELLIS Scholar in ELLIS Unit Graz. She researches human-centric AI, focusing on cognition-informed recommender systems that integrate insights from #CogSci to align algorithmic decision-making with human needs, values, & behavior.
#WomenInELLIS
#WomenInELLIS
Seems like a turf cudgel. My first really big paper had cogsci, CS, linguistics, polisci, music theory people and some people were mad it wasn't interdisciplinary *enough* 🙃
October 26, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Seems like a turf cudgel. My first really big paper had cogsci, CS, linguistics, polisci, music theory people and some people were mad it wasn't interdisciplinary *enough* 🙃
cogsci ::keyboard freezes up before
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October 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
cogsci ::keyboard freezes up before
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Every time frontier AI researchers announce they've discovered some new philosophical phenomenon, I get another month's worth of material for saying "no".
Our new preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2610.32691
#philosophy #ai #llm #consciousness #cogsci
Our new preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2610.32691
#philosophy #ai #llm #consciousness #cogsci
Natural Language Autoencoders Identify Without Explaining
Natural Language Autoencoders (NLAs) express a model's internal activations in the form of readable text. The verbalizer turns an activation into an English explanation; the reconstructor then convert...
arxiv.org
October 26, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Every time frontier AI researchers announce they've discovered some new philosophical phenomenon, I get another month's worth of material for saying "no".
Our new preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2610.32691
#philosophy #ai #llm #consciousness #cogsci
Our new preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2610.32691
#philosophy #ai #llm #consciousness #cogsci
I'm actually working on a paper right now in which we address this issue to some extent (that cogsci needs to have an actual theory of what it means for something to be innate & can't just handwave about it)- it's not the whole point of the paper, but it's in there and happy to share once it's out
October 25, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I'm actually working on a paper right now in which we address this issue to some extent (that cogsci needs to have an actual theory of what it means for something to be innate & can't just handwave about it)- it's not the whole point of the paper, but it's in there and happy to share once it's out
2/ In our preprint, we propose a computational framework in which episodic memory encoding and retrieval leverage a single, shared generative process that represents new memories by recombining existing knowledge:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #memory #CompNeuro #CogSci
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #memory #CompNeuro #CogSci
Learning distributed representations with complementary components - A generative approximation framework for episodic memory encoding
Episodic memory must preserve detail while storing memories efficiently. We propose a framework of memory encoding in which generative neural network models approximate input through their frozen weig...
www.biorxiv.org
October 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
2/ In our preprint, we propose a computational framework in which episodic memory encoding and retrieval leverage a single, shared generative process that represents new memories by recombining existing knowledge:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #memory #CompNeuro #CogSci
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence #memory #CompNeuro #CogSci
Is it personal, or is it just a sort of cultish belief in CogSci itself?
October 25, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Is it personal, or is it just a sort of cultish belief in CogSci itself?