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deepinthepaint.bsky.social
Just a first quick little graphite sketch of Peter Putnam (@nautil.us knows who I’m talking about 🤩)

#sketch #portrait #sketchbook #peterputnam #graphite #drawing #fanart #philosophy
Graphite rendition of Peter Putnam. First portrait I made in a little while. The likeness is not 100%, but the next one will be better
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
garryknight.bsky.social
A (very) long but interesting read about a lost genius.

nautil.us/finding-pete...
#PeterPutnam #neurophysiology #neuroscience #physics #computing #TheoriesOfMind #philosophy #consciousness
Finding Peter Putnam
The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind
nautil.us
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
jimmeadows.bsky.social
One of the most interesting stories I've read this year. This is a tour-de-force of reporting, about the most fascinating person you’ve never heard of. #PeterPutnam
Finding Peter Putnam
The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind
nautil.us
July 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
middletownbooks.bsky.social
The #meme version of this #AISafety idea, since the convo does contain a fair bit of code: poe.com/AISafetyCart... #aGeoffreyHinton #PeterPutnam #Geni3
AISafetyCartoon - Poe
A meme made for those who won't read the conversation (which, to be fair, does include a fair bit of code) on instilling care into AI prior to superintelligence. Conversation: https://poe.com/s/pX68CK...
poe.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
clevelandsalt.bsky.social
#PeterPutnam #QueerTheory #PhilosophyOfMind #ObscureThinkers #Care #Repetition #Survival #LGBTQHistory #Forgiveness #HiddenGenius
Still, Again
Photo: The Hart Crane Memorial, Cleveland, Ohio. Financed by Peter Putnam. Peter Putnam believed the mind’s fundamental goal wasn’t to solv...
subaghraj.blogspot.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy
Good Will Hunting in reverse: the real-life story of Peter Putnam, promising physicist turned janitor.

HT @cdarwin

https://nautil.us/finding-peter-putnam-1218035/

#peterputnam #goodwillhunting #nautilusmagazine #amandagefter #theoreticalneuroscience #ScienceMastodon #sciencestories […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
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June 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
darcy1968.bsky.social
"Putnam had said you can’t understand another person until you know what fight they’re in, what contradiction they’re working through." nautil.us/finding-pete... I love the story of #PeterPutnam
Finding Peter Putnam
The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind
nautil.us
June 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
dajmeyer.bsky.social
An article very much worth reading --- and don't be scared away from reading Putnam's papers by Gefter's intimation that they are impenetrable. The ones she's posted at www.amandagefter.com/peterputnam are extremely clear.
July 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM