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andymckilliam.bsky.social

@andymckilliam.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher at National Taiwan University (previously at Monash's M3CS). Intersted in philosophy of science, consciousnesss, measurement, misinformation, the psychology of decision-making, and metacognitive training for clearer thinking.

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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Really nice write-up of our recent aphantaisa paper dailyneuron.com/unconscious-...
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Unconscious Mental Imagery: Exploring the Hidden World of Aphantasia - Daily Neuron
Can unconscious mental imagery exist? A new paper explores the evidence for a 'blind mind's eye' in aphantasia, questioning if some people have images they just aren't aware of.
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Tim Bayne @timbayne.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Great to work with @franciscorr25.bsky.social and the Transmitter folks on this piece about markers of consciousness www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...
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Babies, bees, and bots: On the hunt for markers of consciousness
To truly understand consciousness, we need new methods to measure it and detect it in other intelligent systems.
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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
€3,000 essay prize on 'The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia', just announced by @bencenanay.bsky.social. Open to anyone who got their PhD after May 2018 and current PhD students. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025. Announcement and details: listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A....
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LISTSERV 16.5 - PHILOS-L Archives
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
New paper with @ManuKirberg 💭 Is “unconscious mental imagery” real? The evidence is weaker than it seems. We explain why—and how to move the debate forward. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Aphantasia and the unconscious imagery hypothesis
Until recently, mental imagery has largely been regarded as an exclusively conscious phenomenon. However, recent empirical results suggest that mental…
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Tom Costello @tomcostello.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Open link here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Large language models as disrupters of misinformation
Nature Medicine - As patients move from WebMD to ChatGPT, Thomas Costello makes the case for cautious optimism.
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Cool paper! Is there much other work—empirical, philosophical, or policy-oriented—on whether widespread use of LLMs as information-gathering tools might amplify the psychological mechanisms behind polarization? arxiv.org/abs/2402.05880
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Generative Echo Chamber? Effects of LLM-Powered Search Systems on Diverse Information Seeking
Large language models (LLMs) powered conversational search systems have already been used by hundreds of millions of people, and are believed to bring many benefits over conventional search. However, ...
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Liad Mudrik @liadmudrik.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, specially targeting conscious vs. unconscious processing, contact me. We are recruiting 🙏🧠 please RT
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Looking forward to giving this a read!
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Super interesting!
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Looking forward to this one!
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Monash Centre for Consciousness & Contemplative Studies (M3CS) @monash-m3cs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
📣Free Event📣 🤔Can being more mindful help us think more clearly? 🤨Can sharper thinking make us more mindful? Join Craig Hassed & @andymckilliam.bsky.social in this free lunchtime webinar to find out. 🗓️ 8 May | 🕛 12–12:50pm AEST | 💻 Online 🔗 events.humanitix.com/mindful-crit...
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Another new paper just dropped. Excited to see this one out! journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
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Detecting Introspective Errors in Consciousness Science
Detecting introspective errors about consciousness presents challenges that are widely supposed to be difficult, if not impossible, to overcome. This is a problem for consciousness science because man...
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andymckilliam.bsky.social @andymckilliam.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
New paper out! 📖 "Explanation, understanding, and the methodological problem in consciousness science" 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧵👇
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Stephen Gadsby @stephengadsby.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... "misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary."
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The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
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