Great postdoc opportunity for folks with interests in psychology, cognitive science, computer science, philosophy and beyond - join us to study 'Natural and Artificial Minds' through a new initiative at Princeton:

What are the challenges in considering sociocultural factors in research, especially as they relate to marginalized communities? The third theme at our #SocioCultural workshop is tensions between communities/academia in approaches to neuroscience. Register rb.gy/g6wl2w

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R.I.P. Daniel Dennett 1942-2024

'There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; there is only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination.'

—Daniel Dennett, 1995

Some changes in the BJPS editorial team…

Alyssa Ney, Anya Plutynski, and Paul Weirich step down (boo!), while Lauren Ross (Lauren N. Ross), Jonah Schupbach, and Al Wilson (@modalizing) join the ranks (yay!).

More here:
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Fantastic conference organized by Emily Sullivan on Explainability in ML/AI Utrecht University!

Great talks by Nava Tintarev Zachary Lipton Ben Smarr Yeji Streppel & others

Can philosophical work on scientific explanation help in discussions of explainability?

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Short video introducing philosophy of science, work in the field & 'causation in science' X➡️Y 🧪🧬🧠

What is philosophy of science? Why does it matter for science and science communication?

Thanks to Luis Fonseca & UCI Social Sciences @uci for creating this!
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📽️ UCI Experts On: Causation in science | UC Irvine logic and philosophy of science's Lauren N. Ross shares her work to clarify the reasoning, methods and assumptions of science

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How do factors like early childhood development, social networks, global and structural inequities inform our understanding of human brain function? The first theme at our upcoming #SocioCultural workshop is social determinants of brain health. Register: rb.gy/g6wl2w

Congratulations to Danielle Thomsen and Erin Lockwood on yours Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching! 🎉

'Mood disorders are psychological, not biological.' What does that even mean? In my new piece for The Transmitter, I lay out not just this but 5 clusters of positions around what mood and mood disorders are (and how to best move forward).

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Visiting the Philosophy Dept at Penn this Friday April 5th to discuss 'Causation in the Life Sciences'.

I'll focus on causal strength & stability relating these to scientific discussions of causes that are sufficient, deterministic & generalizable.

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Brilliant talk from James Woodward on the concept of 'downward causation'. Very relevent for the below debate too!

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Congrats to Benjamin Santos Genta for receiving a Philosophy in Media Fellowship supported by the Marc Sanders Foundation! Hi-Phi Nation Sloan Foundation John Templeton Foundation Mellon Foundation Princeton University

A pleasure having such impressive grad students at UC Irvine!

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