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Conor Feehly

@conorfeehly.bsky.social
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Science writer from New Zealand

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Lisa Feldman Barrett @lisafeldmanbarrett.com · 25/08/2026
How does your #brain turn light waves, air pressure, and racing hearts into sights, sounds, and emotions? By generating categories. @quantamagazine.org explains our recent @nature.com paper and why it matters. With @earlkmiller.bsky.social. www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-framew...
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A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World | Quanta Magazine
An updated view of categorization reflects the modern understanding that the nervous system is more of a prediction engine than a filing cabinet.
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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 12/02/2026
“Without the cultivated, meaning-laden, embodied intuition of the human scientist who is instinctively driven to ask questions about the nature of the world, AI systems remain rudderless when they enter the realms of uncertainty.” — @conorfeehly.bsky.social #ai #science #scientificdiscoveries
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Why Human Intuition Is Still Science’s Greatest Tool In The Age Of AI | NOEMA
Our sense for aesthetics, meaning and embodiment give us a vital advantage over our technological creations.
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Conor Feehly @conorfeehly.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
My new piece in @noemamag.com - Why the origin of life isn't just about self-replicating chemistry...
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