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Dr Keith Wilson 💭

@keithwilson.eu
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Philosopher of mind, perception and cognitive science at @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social. Father of #LittleHuman. Former programmer and sound engineer. Curates #philosophy feeds, lists and @philosophy.eurosky.social. #LongCOVID 🌐 keithwilson.eu 👤 he/they 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 

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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 1h
#FirstWorldProblems
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 7h
Friends: take a moment to sign european.social. There's strength in numbers and we can bring some game. This can become more than a letter.
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The European Social Stack · An open declaration
An open declaration: The European Social Stack. Open Social Platforms and Private Messaging.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 3h
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 3h
So much Silicon Valley bs stems from tech bros trying to make LLMs into the ‘AI’ that they envisaged from science fiction. (Hint: the clue is in the name: it’s sci-FI.)
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 4h
Paperclip maximising…
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 4h
The clipocalypse
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 4h
The Small-minded Bigot Party, or SBP for short.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 7h
As someone who works on philosophy of perception, “feels” is apt to be confused with tactile or bodily sensation, or even emotions, all of which of course also have “feels” in this sense. I tend to stick with “phenomenal character”, which is more obviously a technical term.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 11h
Completely hopeless. When challenged, SB retreated to the idea that she couldn’t (or wouldn’t) be racist towards herself whilst trying to portray herself as the victim because others (rightly) called out her out on her racism. 🤦‍♂️
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 11h
Loose change donation machines?
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 11h
The mument so many of you have been waiting for.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 11h
The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 13h
For other #philosophy feeds and Bluesky resources, see:
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 13h
No doubt. But it could be a precedent for SM membership without FOM, and some countries may drag their heels before full EU membership, if they ever reach it. Which could lead to complications.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 14h
That’s funny because my ‘middle-age crisis’ was realising I had spent twenty years making stuff on computers and decided to do philosophy instead! 😅
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 14h
Ukraine is an interesting case. Perhaps that has persuaded the Commission that it’s workable, but I suspect there will be more attempts to unpick full membership; e.g. by the UK which wants the economic benefits without the political ties.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 14h
That’s right. They are in the SM, which requires accepting freedom of movement (though not necessarily Schengen, which not all EU countries participate in). But what seems to be being suggested here is SM access *without* FOM before countries join the EU proper, which is new.
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Marjorie H Morgan @marjoriemorgan.bsky.social · 14h
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
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School gate to checkmate: British chess prodigy, 11, is youngest ever woman grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan’s father taught her to play age five and soon she was beating ex-champions. Now she is lighting up the Chess Olympiad
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 14h
🚨 Public Service Announcement: The Philosophy Discussion feed has been replaced by #PhilosophySky. Both feeds contain the same content filtered by @philosophy.eurosky.social list membership. Please switch to the new #PhilSky feed before 1st November to avoid interruption. 🙏 mu.social/profile/did:...
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 15h
(Sorry, that was TMA: Too many acronyms!)
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 15h
But FOG and FOS without FOM undermines the integrity of ‘the four fundamental freedoms’. This gives ammunition to countries like the UK who want EEA membership, but without FOM, or non-European countries like Canada who want preferential trading arrangements are unlikely to become full members.
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Jorge Morales @jorgemorales.me · 01/10/2026
Our lab is growing! We're looking for a graduate student to start next fall (applications due on Dec 1) and a postdoctoral researcher to start soon (ad coming soon; starting date is flexible, probably some time next year). subjectivitylab.org
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The Subjectivity Lab · Duke University · Jorge Morales, PhD
Duke interdisciplinary research group led by Dr. Jorge Morales studying vision, mental imagery, consciousness, and introspection.
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 01/10/2026
We all know that the GDPR et al. aren't working great. Alas, the current proposals to fix that — in what EU jargon calls an "omnibus" — make it way worse. This counter-proposal is: better for people, simpler for businesses, *much* stronger on security, competition, sovereignty, and online safety. 🧵
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A Real Digital Omnibus for European Competitiveness and Security
This document is offered as an expert contribution to ongoing discussions about the data aspects of the Digital Omnibus. Drawn from my experience in digital policy, technology strategy, and digital business, I find that the Commission's current Omnibus proposal contains a small number of provisions that achieve genuine simplification and strengthen the reliability of the regulatory environment, alongside a larger number of provisions that, however well-intentioned, would produce outcomes contrary to the legislative aims set out in the Commission's own framing. My purpose is to provide the framework and background information necessary for trilogue interlocutors to identify which provisions can be retained, which can be improved, and which should be reconsidered, so that the final Omnibus achieves the impact that its proponents seek.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 16h
#academia #ECRChat
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 16h
That last episode. 🤯
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 16h
Strange there is no mention of freedom of movement in this article. The EU has always insisted free movement of people, goods, services and capital go together and cannot be unpicked. Are they now reversing that stance for candidate (and possible associate) countries?
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Sebastian Watzl @sebastianwatzl.bsky.social · 17h
I suppose it's in part because I have a teenager myself. But I like Gen Alpha (and Gen Z). They see through a lot of the Bullsh*t of my generation. We should all adopt that use of "AI". There is so much AI around after all!
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
😂
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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
British citizens according to Suella Braverman. #bbcqt
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
#PhilJobs #AIEthics
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
My career journey has been more like a pub crawl. A job crawl, if you will. 😅
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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
Fediverse, the social media system for 40+ year old people who built the world wide web and regret it.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
Good.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
Blondie did it better. youtu.be/QbdCpi4qTNY?...
youtu.be
Blondie - Picture This
YouTube video by BlondieVEVO
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
New academic year, new door sign…
UCD School of Philosophy
Scoil na Fealsúnachta UCD
Assistant Professor
Keith Wilson

Director, MA Philosophy of Mind & Embodied Cognition
Co-Director, MSc Cognitive Science

Tel: [redacted]
Email: [redacted]
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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Google's "ubiquitous presence in US classrms through Chromebks & its software partnerships w/schls have provided a critical launchpad for its AI tools...[which have] helped push many students to become acad'ly & emotionally dependent on AI...'They're learning to regurgitate whatever AI tells them.'"
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
This man is a dangerous fraud who should on no account have been allowed anywhere near government, let alone appointed Secretary of Health. #Trumpland #MAGADeathCult
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dr. Jane Goodall died #OTD in 2025. She was a primatologist, anthropologist & conservationist regarded as the world’s foremost expert on wild chimpanzees. Her field research revolutionized our understanding of primates & redefined what it means to be human. janegoodall.org #WomenInSTEM
A feel-good photograph of world-renowned primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall (1934-2025), famous for her groundbreaking, decades-long study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park. In this intimate shot, Dr. Goodall is positioned on the right, her profile turned left toward a young chimpanzee resting its hand affectionately on her shoulder. Her gray hair is tied back in a signature low ponytail, and she wears a white button-up shirt with thin red and blue vertical stripes. Her eyes are closed, and her mouth is puckered as she mimics a vocalization, creating a profound, empathetic connection with the chimpanzee, who tilts its head back with its mouth wide open in a matching vocal expression. The background is a soft, blurred palette of green and tan nature tones, keeping the focus entirely on their interaction. The composition exudes a tender, joyful, and harmonious mood, highlighting the historical significance of her revolutionary approach to treating animals as individuals with minds, emotions, and distinct personalities.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
#academia
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
Oof. Looks like a weird renovation where they have removed the bay windows—perhaps due to fire?
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
#BrexitReality #RejoinEU
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Brett Karlan @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I ran this piece of writing through an AI detector" oh cool I had a psychic tell me whether this was written by AI. We both have the same level of evidence now
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
Indeed.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
😓
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
Thanks for the mansplain. 😂
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
The moon seems to be lit on the wrong side compared to the position of the sun.
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
We need a taxonomy of fatigue!
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 01/10/2026
Mental (or cognitive) fatigue?
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