Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026out today! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 015940
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 09/07/2026My reply to @liadmudrik.bsky.social et al.'s proposal that we should reengineer @neddo.bsky.social's famous phenomenal/access distinction. 3357
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 01/07/2026You 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 28721
Reposted by Ian PhillipsSteve Fleming @smfleming.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Lovely 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...cambridge.orgSensory horizons and the functions of conscious vision | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge CoreSensory horizons and the functions of conscious vision - Volume 49 25932
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I definitely think related concerns arise with aphantasia. In case of interest, see this recent paper of mine: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comAphantasia reimaginedHow is it that individuals who deny experiencing visual imagery nonetheless perform normally on tasks which seem to require it? This puzzle of aphantasia has perplexed philosophers and scientists sin... 140
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Nice piece questioning the orthodox view of blindsight, drawing on mine and others' work. 2235
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 19/05/2026How 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! 0122
Reposted by Ian PhillipsJianghao 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! 2135
Reposted by Ian Phillipsmegan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Applications 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.cifar.caCIFAR Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School - CIFARFollow 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 […] 0135
Reposted by Ian PhillipsSerge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 17/04/2026What 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... 051
Reposted by Ian PhillipsEdouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 02/03/2026free download for 2 weekscambridge.orgTemporal Cognition in AnimalsCambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - Temporal Cognition in Animals 0229
Reposted by Ian PhillipsSami 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/e5SWordcu.beDistortions of space and time in and around objects and events 34010
Reposted by Ian PhillipsBence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I'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 14029
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Looking forward to giving this talk 'On the threshold of consciousness' tomorrow (11 a.m. EST, Wed, Feb 3rd) @cialab.bsky.social. For further details and how to join, see: cialab.unimi.it/cognition-in....cialab.unimi.itCognition in Action Lectures - Ian Phillips - CIA LabSpeaker: Ian Phillips (Johns Hopkins) Ian Phillips is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. He is jointly appointed in the William H. Miller, III Department of Philosophy, and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He is also Associate Principal Investigator in Chaz Firestone’sPerception & Mind Lab, and a core member of the Foundations of Mind group. His work lies at the […] 040
Reposted by Ian PhillipsNed Block @neddo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026My review of Michal Pollan's book on consciousness: www.science.org/eprint/FTJG7...science.orgThe elusive nature of consciousnessA writer grapples with neuroscience’s hardest problem 66118
Reposted by Ian PhillipsMatan Mazor @matanmazor.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Give it a try here! self-model.github.io/pretendingNo...self-model.github.ioPretending not to know 194
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Think 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 👇 0141
Reposted by Ian PhillipsBence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Aaaand 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 15435
Reposted by Ian PhillipsPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 06/01/2026A 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... 2224
Reposted by Ian PhillipsNoah Emery, PhD @noahemery.bsky.social · 06/01/2026An 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? 131
Reposted by Ian PhillipsLaura Soter @laurasoter.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Invited 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 03516
Reposted by Ian PhillipsMick Bonner @mickbonner.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Hopkins Cog Sci is hiring! We have two open faculty positions: one in vision, and one language. Please repost! 03134
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Great 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....journals.sagepub.comIntroducing Philosophy Corner - Tim S. Meese, Pascal Mamassian, Isabelle Mareschal, Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025 12513
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The 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!cambridge.orgCall for Commentary Proposals - “Core Perception”: Re-imagining Precocious ReasoCall for Commentary Proposals - “Core Perception”: Re-imagining Precocious Reasoning as Sophisticated Perceiving 2207
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Well 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/178146apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 19355
Reposted by Ian PhillipsDaeyeol Lee @ungteoriz.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Department 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/pbs.jhu.eduJobs | Psychological & Brain SciencesTenured/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... 06958
Reposted by Ian PhillipsSociety 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)! 13823
Reposted by Ian Phillipsnoam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Just learned about Hanna’s book title and I thought you guys would want to know 1316323
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 11/11/2025So 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... 1103
Reposted by Ian PhillipsFelipe De Brigard @felipedebrigard.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Good 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/submitssnap.submittable.comSSNAP Applications ManagerSSNAP Applications Manager Powered By Submittable - Accept and Curate Digital Content 05935
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Rich & 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...onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Nature, Structure, and Perception of IlluminationIllumination 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... 0113
Reposted by Ian PhillipsThe Journal of Philosophy @jrnlofphil.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Please 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. 061
Reposted by Ian PhillipsDr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 31/10/2025For #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) 05926
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Also, the mysterious bells of a sunken kingdom rising from below the waves... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bel...en.wikipedia.orgThe Bells of Aberdovey - Wikipedia 030
Reposted by Ian PhillipsDr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 25/10/2025#PhilPerception #Hearing #Silence 271
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Thanks Moritz! Not quite -- though it depends on exactly what counts as access. Our results suggest people *can* report (and so, arguably, are aware of) more than they *do* report under traditional ("Did you see anything unusual?") questioning. So, their awareness corresponds to accessible info. 010
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Thank 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 2143
Reposted by Ian PhillipsChaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025held our “lab meeting” in the baltimore museum of art! thank you @ianbphillips.bsky.social for suggesting and facilitating 1181
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025And it may not be slow. The work from Dahan cited suggests otherwise: "information from speech has an immediate influence while enabling later-arriving information to modulate initial hypotheses". psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-... (also: Allopenna et al. 1998, Dahan et al. 2001).psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 120
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025It's def a nice example! Though ofc one needn't posit a single speed across e.g. visual object detection & categorical speech perception, so unclear how one should generalize if speech does turn out to be slow. 120
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025But... perhaps we can escape the impasse by considering neural evidence; expanding our diet of examples from vision to speech processing; & integrating metacognitive measures into current paradigms (e.g., royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...)? Excited to see all the commentaries & replies! 3/3royalsocietypublishing.orgMetacognitive awareness in the sound-induced flash illusion | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesHundreds (if not thousands) of multisensory studies provide evidence that the human brain can integrate temporally and spatially discrepant stimuli from distinct modalities into a singular event. This process of multisensory integration is usually ... 130
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Again, we have an example of the methodological puzzle of phenomenal consciousness: diff. theories make "identical behavioural predictions, only differing in an as-yet-unconstrained assumption about which... representations are consciously experienced". royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 2/3royalsocietypublishing.orgThe methodological puzzle of phenomenal consciousness | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesIs phenomenal consciousness constitutively related to cognitive access? Despite being a fundamental issue for any science of consciousness, its empirical study faces a severe methodological puzzle. Re... 110
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Fantastic 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 3162
Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Such heartbreaking news. I've learned more from Danya about teaching -- let alone chess -- than anyone. He will be sorely missed by many many people. 170