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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

out today! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My reply to @liadmudrik.bsky.social et al.'s proposal that we should reengineer @neddo.bsky.social's famous phenomenal/access distinction.

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

You press ‘send’ on a high-stakes email but hesitate when lifting your finger. You make a chess move but linger on the piece before letting go. Familiar? In @pnas.org, Hanbei Zhou @ruizhegoh.bsky.social @ianbphillips.bsky.social & I show that response *duration* tracks confidence! shorturl.at/A9NVe

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Screenshot of first page of paper, "Response duration tracks confidence"

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Steve Fleming @smfleming.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Lovely to see the full range of excellent commentaries on our BBS article with @matthiasmichel.bsky.social, together with our response, now out: Target article: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Commentaries: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Our response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Sensory horizons and the functions of conscious vision | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core

Sensory horizons and the functions of conscious vision - Volume 49

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Nice piece questioning the orthodox view of blindsight, drawing on mine and others' work.

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

How opaque is our own visual processing to us? Our final lab presentation at #VSS2026 is by Noa Perlmutter, whose talk (w/ @ianbphillips.bsky.social) reports a surprising degree of awareness of our own visual biases. 11:30am in Talk Room 2!

title slide of Noa's talk, "Introspecting visual biases"

Slide screenshot from Noa's talk. 50 dots are shown, but subjects estimate 38 (a well-documented 'underestimation bias' in visual cognition). Do people know they're exhibiting this bias?

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Jianghao Liu @jianghaoliu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - MIABRIDGE workshop* We are now accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations, and you can submit your abstract here: sites.google.com/view/miabrid... Deadline for abstract submission: 31/05/2026 (23:59, CEST) Looking forward to hopefully seeing some of you in Paris!

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megan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Applications for the #CIFAR Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School open April 29! Join us in December to discuss "why consciousness matters": why we value it, why it might matter for moral status or exist evolutionarily, & why we have to get C-science right for society & our global future.

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CIFAR Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School - CIFAR

Follow Us FaceBook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Instagram The CIFAR Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School is a unique, three-day event where tomorrow’s neuroscience leaders work closely […]

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine? An illuminating dialogue between philosophers Hanna Pickard and Kieran Setiya on addiction www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHx...

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Sami Yousif @samiyousif.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

(Perceptual) space and time are warped by the gravity of objects and events in their vicinity. There's been a flurry of work recently documenting examples of this gravity, all resulting in some really neat illusions. @brynnsherman.bsky.social and I discuss all of those, here: rdcu.be/e5SWo

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Distortions of space and time in and around objects and events

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Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I'm hiring again!! Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp - to work with me! Deadline: March 20, 2026 More info on PhilJobs

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Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

My review of Michal Pollan's book on consciousness: www.science.org/eprint/FTJG7...

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The elusive nature of consciousness

A writer grapples with neuroscience’s hardest problem

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Matan Mazor @matanmazor.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Give it a try here! self-model.github.io/pretendingNo...

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Pretending not to know

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Think you could play Battleship normally despite knowing where all the ships are? Or would you succumb to the "curse of knowledge"? Find out in our new paper in Psych. Science. Super fun & rewarding to be part of this collaboration led by the brilliant @matanmazor.bsky.social! Thread below 👇

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Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Aaaand we're back!! Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp - to work with me! Deadline: March 20, 2026 More info on PhilJobs

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction. What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction by Hanna Pickard

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Noah Emery, PhD @noahemery.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

An amazing episode just dropped. Here and in her book, Dr. Pickard artfully integrates philosophy and science to question some of our basic assumptions and answer the question: Why do people continue to use substances despite evident and severe costs that count profoundly against their own good?

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Laura Soter @laurasoter.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Invited speaker lineup is out for SPP 2026! More information on the meeting here: www.socphilpsych.org/meetings.html Submissions accepted until Jan 16! Come hang in Baltimore; conference is at Johns Hopkins from June 17-20, 2026! @socphilpsych.bsky.social @joshrottman.bsky.social #SPP2026

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Mick Bonner @mickbonner.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Hopkins Cog Sci is hiring! We have two open faculty positions: one in vision, and one language. Please repost!

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Great new initiative from the editors of Perception: Philosophy Corner. A forum for "accessible reflections on the conceptual foundations of sensory/perception science where empirical insight meets philosophical inquiry". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Introducing Philosophy Corner - Tim S. Meese, Pascal Mamassian, Isabelle Mareschal, Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The call for commentaries on our "Core Perception" paper is now live! We would love to know what you think about this new perspective on the nature of early emerging knowledge. Details here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Proposals due Dec 29!

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Call for Commentary Proposals - “Core Perception”: Re-imagining Precocious Reaso

Call for Commentary Proposals - “Core Perception”: Re-imagining Precocious Reasoning as Sophisticated Perceiving

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Well this is exciting! The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank! Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146

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Daeyeol Lee @ungteoriz.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins is inviting applications for 3 open-rank tenured/tenure-track positions in (1) Behavioral Neuroscience, (2) Cognitive Neuroscience, and (3) Cognitive Psychology. pbs.jhu.edu/about/jobs/

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Jobs | Psychological & Brain Sciences

Tenured/Tenure-track position in Cognitive Psychology Open Date Dec 01, 2025 Salary Range or Pay Grade The expected academic base salary range for this position is $110,000- $144,500 (Assistant Profes...

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Society for Philosophy and Psychology @socphilpsych.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

🚨🚨🚨 Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18–20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17 🚨🚨🚨 We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!

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noam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Just learned about Hanna’s book title and I thought you guys would want to know

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

So enjoyed hearing @ruizhegoh.bsky.social share his work on the perception of silence on the latest episode of @vox.com’s “unexplainable” podcast! 🤫 #poopoo open.spotify.com/episode/6V2a...

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Felipe De Brigard @felipedebrigard.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Rich & compelling new paper by Will Davies on illumination as more than mere light. But an emergent, ecologically sig., structured kind - comprising fields & surfaces, shadows & sunbeams; sunlight & twilight. #philperception #philmind #philpsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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The Nature, Structure, and Perception of Illumination

Illumination is a defining characteristic of natural environments, yet its nature and spatial structure remain poorly understood. I argue first that illumination is not simply light: it is an emergen...

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The Journal of Philosophy @jrnlofphil.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Please note! To work through a backlog of accepted papers and reduce time to publication, JPhil will suspend new submissions starting Friday, January 16, 2026. We expect to reopen submissions on Monday, August 17, 2026. New submissions will not be processed or considered during this time.

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

For #Halloween, here's the reclining skeleton mosaic from San Gregorio on the Via Appia. The Greek aphorism ΓΝΩΘΙ Σ(Ε)ΑΥΤΟΝ ('Know Thyself') is said to have been inscribed at the Temple of Apollo on Delphi (Pausanias 10.24.1). 🏺🦇 Image: Museo Nazionale Romano (Baths of Diocletian)

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Thank you @jhuartssciences.bsky.social magazine for featuring this work! This project — the largest ever study of inattentional blindness — was led by Makaela Nartker, in collaboration with Howard Egeth and (senior author) @ianbphillips.bsky.social

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

held our “lab meeting” in the baltimore museum of art! thank you @ianbphillips.bsky.social for suggesting and facilitating

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lana analyzing a matisse piece for the group

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Fantastic commentary on @smfleming.bsky.social & @matthiasmichel.bsky.social's BBS paper by @renrutmailliw.bsky.social, @lauragwilliams.bsky.social & Hinze Hogendoorn. Hits lots of nails on the head. As @neddo.bsky.social & I also argue: postdiction doesn't prove consciousness is slow! 1/3

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Such heartbreaking news. I've learned more from Danya about teaching -- let alone chess -- than anyone. He will be sorely missed by many many people.

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Matan Mazor @matanmazor.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Are there any reports of unilateral aphantasia? e.g. people who report being able to imagine things in the right hemifield, but not the left one?

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

@neddo.bsky.social's very nice commentary on @matthiasmichel.bsky.social and @smfleming.bsky.social's BBS target article also arguing that conscious perception may form fast even if postdiction suggests it only "vulcanizes" slowly.

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François Stockart @francoisstock.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The call for commentaries on our BBS paper is out now (deadline October 15): shorturl.at/Hu3Yu. In the paper (shorturl.at/4Rbk6), we provide recommendations and outstanding issues about designing experimental paradigms, analyzing data, and reporting the results of studies on unconscious processing 👇

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

What does postdiction show about the speed of consciousness? In this forth. piece in BBS, I respond to @smfleming.bsky.social + @matthiasmichel.bsky.social's claim that postdiction shows consciousness is slow -- too slow for its purpose to be online action guidance. 1/3 philpapers.org/rec/PHIPAT-14

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Jorge Morales @jorgemorales.me · 29/09/2025

🚨🚨🚨 The Subjectivity Lab is looking for a lab manager! The position is available immediately. We want someone who can help coordinate our large sample fMRI study, plus other behavioral work. Because *gestures at everything* the job was approved only now (ends in June 2026). Great opportunity! 🧵 1/4

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About the Opportunity SUMMARY The Subjectivity Lab, directed by Jorge Morales, and housed in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University is excited to invite applications for a full-time L...

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Larkin was right it seems... 😔

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Impressive new follow-up on Marshall and Halligan's (1988) classic case study of "blindsight and insight" in neglect. M&H's patient, PS, showed preference biases apparently evidencing extensive unconscious perception of semantic features ('flames'). But... 1/2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Burning houses revisited: Unconscious preferences not specifically associated with semantic content or visuospatial neglect

Marshall and Halligan’s (1988) pioneering study of unconscious processing in visuospatial neglect is one of the most influential neuropsychological si…

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

RIP Tony Harrison. One of my prized possession, this copy of his wonderful poem, A Kumquat for John Keats. Every time I eat one, I'm reminded of it, and how a full life ought to feel. www.lookingtoleeward.se/tony-harriso...

Cover of Tony Harrison's A Kumquat for John Keats

Signed inside cover of Tony Harrison's A Kumquat for John Keats

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Adam Zeman's response to a quartet of letters regarding his brilliant review of aphantasia research. As he says, wonderful how much energy this young field has right now. Hats off to Adam himself for lighting the spark!

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