#philcogsci
Very cool forthcoming hybrid talk series in philosophy of mind and cognitive science:

https://modellingthemind.com/

I'm happy to be one of the speakers for this one!

#philcogsci #philmind #philai
Modelling the Mind
modellingthemind.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Many debates about the Free Energy Principle (FEP) have emerged, including realist & antirealist interpretations of it. In his new article, Majid Beni makes the case for a structural realist characterization of the FEP 📝👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics #philcogsci #philsky
April 3, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Gerd Gigerenzer delivering his keynote lecture at #CBEN, Antwerp on Ecological Rationality and Evolutionary Psychology.

"Modelling a world of uncertainty by simple risk problems is a waste of time"

#evosky #heuristics #philcogsci 🧪
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Loving Mikhalevich, Powell, & Logan, 2017. Decouples two key concepts often conflated in both comparative cognition and philosophy of action (!) to put the cognitive complexity --> behavioral flexibility inference on firmer footing #philcogsci #evobio
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Is behavioural flexibility evidence of cognitive complexity? How evolution can inform comparative cognition | Interface Focus
Behavioural flexibility is often treated as the gold standard of evidence for more sophisticated or complex forms of animal cognition, such as planning, metacognition and mindreading. However, the evi...
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January 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📣Nasce #PIPoLS, People of the Italian Philosophy of Life Sciences!📣In questo e nei prossimi thread vi racconteremo chi siamo, i nostri obiettivi e i valori che condividiamo. Seguiteci e condividete per restare aggiornati sulle nostre attività! ⏭️

#philsky #philbio #philmed #philcogsci #evosky
April 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Last days to submit proposals to the XIV PBCS (Madrid, 18–19 June)!

🗣️ Keynotes: Enara García (SDU), @alejandrofabregastejeda.com (KU Leuven), and José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED).

🌐 Details and submissions: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...

#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Honored to be part of the organising committee for the 14th PBCS Workshop at UNED (Madrid). Mark your calendars: June 18–19, 2026. Abstracts due January 15. Details: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...

Looking forward to your submissions!

#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I’m also excited to introduce students to our redesigned Philosophy of Mind MA (www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s...) and Cognitive Science MSc programmes (www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s...). Both include a wide range of philosophy and interdisciplinary options and intro modules. #PhilMind #PhilCogSci #CogSci
MA in Philosophy of Mind and Embodied Cognition
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April 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Apropos of never ending discussions about whether ANNs are "good" models of the nervous system, here is a slide I present to masters students showing a network that is found in motor control circuits *across phyla* (that's pretty ubiquitous!) I ask them to guess what it does...
December 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM