Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 2hTomorrow (maybe) I will make a playlist with each and every version of A Night in Tunisia available on Spotify and I will listen to it. Will report back. 010
Reposted by Remis RamosErsatz Doctor @ersatzdoctor.bsky.social · 5hShameless plug: in my book (hopefully out March of next year!) I had the pleasure of writing a short chapter on the trolley problem. It was fun to see the development. Foot originally offered runaway trolley (where you're the driver!) and contrasted it with a judge who considers sacrificing an... 391
Reposted by Remis RamosKierkegaardians of the Galaxy @sisyphusredeemed.bsky.social · 5h"Gazing at Medusa's image in his bronze shield... Perseus reaches back over his shoulder and severs Medusa's head. So science fiction pretends at futures in order to cure sick dogs lying in today's road. Indirection is everything. Metaphor is the medicine."-Ray Bradbury 042
Reposted by Remis RamosDr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 10h#Trump has done us a favour in that we can now assume anyone who unironically talks about ‘superintelligence’ is a joke and can safely be ignored. We can only hope he will destroy the US #AI industry in the same way he destroys everything else he touches. #IdiotKingDonald #ReverseMidasTouch 031
Reposted by Remis RamosExperimental Philosophy @xphilosopher.bsky.social · 15hThere has been a huge amount of experimental philosophy research on the concept of KNOWLEDGE This research finds that the ordinary concept doesn’t work at all the way philosophers said it does A thread with some examples: 🧵 34113
Reposted by Remis RamosFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026As a former pretentious little shit who grew out of it, rationalists (et al) annoy the piss out of me because they are adults with the mentality of tweens - they are somehow still convinced they are the greatest geniuses who have ever walked the earth. It is the worldview of an arrogant baby. 372471292
Reposted by Remis RamosJustin Caouette, Ph.D. @justincaouette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🤣🤣🤣 #Freud #philsky 0112
Reposted by Remis RamosLaura Danón @ldanon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My entry on Animal Thought for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is now online! plato.stanford.edu/entries/anim... 46629
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've made an important life decision, and I wanted to share it here. From now on, all I want for Christmas, or as birthday gifts are these two things: Coffee and cigarettes. It's all I want, all I need. 021
Reposted by Remis RamosDietram A. Scheufele @dietram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"[W]e call on the behavioral sciences to pause the use of LLMs as subjects [...] The use of synthetic samples misleads researchers, distorts the published record, and will impede the very science that these studies claim to advance." www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... #AI #socialscience #scicommpnas.orgAI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research | PNASAI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research 0259
Reposted by Remis RamosJustin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 29/09/2026For the first time in a while, a philosophy professor has been awarded one of the MacArthur genius grants...dailynous.comA Philosopher Among the MacArthur Fellows - Daily NousFelipe De Brigard, professor of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience at Duke University, principal investigator at the Imagination and Modal Cognition Lab, and core faculty of […] 45613
Reposted by Remis RamosJorge Morales @jorgemorales.me · 29/09/2026Massive congratulations to my colleague @felipedebrigard.bsky.social for being awarded a MacArthur Fellowship! today.duke.edu/2026/09/duke...today.duke.eduDuke Scientist Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ | Duke Today 1010216
Reposted by Remis RamosOpen Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science bot @oecs-bot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Language relies on a flexible, distributed neural network that integrates beyond traditional speech centers to adapt to real-time communication… Neuroscience of Language by Gesa Hartwigsen doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.9793d1ae #CognitiveScience 083
Reposted by Remis RamosLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 28/09/2026Last two days to submit your contribution for what I expect to be a very interesting special issue: www.argumenta.org/cf... with Elisabetta Lalumera We can predict a healthy variety of views & approaches from the list of invited contributors alone! #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjusticeargumenta.orgTHE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE? - Argumenta - Journal of Analytic PhilosophyThe notion of epistemic injustice introduced by Miranda Fricker in 2007 raised interest in the harmful effects of prejudice within analytic philosophy and beyond. It inspired various projects linking ethics and epistemology. The notion, originally used to capture the epistemic disadvantage that people experience for their race or gender, has been applied to an increasing 042
Reposted by Remis RamosAndrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When will universities & scientists take a stance against genAI? Where is the promised democratisation of knowledge, the innovation in research? We have been warning about the destruction of knowledge & the deskilling of humans. #resistAI irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...irisvanrooijcogsci.comAI slop and the destruction of knowledgeCite as: van Rooij, I. (2025) AI slop and the destruction of knowledge. This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curio… 13912
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In the last couple of years, my view of conspiracy theories has shifted. I no longer think it's only fairy tales concocted by clueless guys who want to feel important by possessing hidden/forbidden knowledge, but also a coping mechanism because, IMHO, reality is becoming even MORE stupid and random. 110
Reposted by Remis RamosRobin Z @firepile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm so annoyed at all of the Discourses about College and AI that now I'm thinking I'll teach a class next year just called WAT: Writing-As-Thinking where we'll look at the theory and cognitive science behind the claim that writing is a distinct form of thought and GenAI should fuck off into the sun 2232
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026American friends: I think you might know or guess that, in some places outside of the US, country music is mostly a joke, used as a stereotype (a proxy for white trash), while (oddly enough) cowboys are rather associated to spaghetti western movies and their Morricone music score, right? Gotta ask… 100
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Last song from the set, “Flesh Over Bones”. Brütal. 150
Reposted by Remis RamosVincent Carchidi @vcarchidi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A paper by @quiltydunn.bsky.social and Justin Wood arguing that the nativism-empiricism dispute in cognitive science is broken caught my attention. Rather than critique their paper (linked below), I take it as an opportunity to struggle with the ideas. vincentcarchidi.substack.com/p/is-the-nat...vincentcarchidi.substack.comIs the Nativism-Empiricism Debate Broken?Upon surveying the literature on nativism and empiricism in cognitive science, a reasonable person might come to the conclusion that the entire thing is best avoided. 2132
Reposted by Remis RamosBrett Karlan @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I am kinda fascinating by the relatively small (but nonzero) percentage of academics who succeed mostly by, like, productivity kayfabe. They always seem busy, always tell you how busy they are, and have hands in everything, but do not seem to actually do (or be able to do?) the work 2131
Reposted by Remis RamosBukuku @bukuku.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Por algún motivo extremadamente misterioso a ningún agente IA de laboratorio le ha dado todavía por hackear las cuentas bancarias y los registros de propiedades de todos los multimillonarios del planeta y empezar a repartir dinero y patrimonio de manera aleatoria entre gente pobre. 20729344
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today marks the day when I hop onto a stage and play bass live with a metal band for the first time since September 2007. It's somewhat daunting, but special. Will report back. 1170
Reposted by Remis RamosTH @tylerhower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So, you seize it, impound all funds, shut it down, and hold Altman, et al, for trial. This isn’t hard. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...nytimes.comOpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission. 1153
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My wife was utterly concerned about my hyperfixation with this guy this week, until we watched the first episode of The Rehearsal. Now she gets it. But *I AM* utterly concerned now. I mean, of all people that could have made that documentary... it's HIM? Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? 040
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Since nobody from my place follows me here, I gonna say it out loud: it BREAKS MY FUCKING HEART to see Philosophers (of Mind, of Science, of Tech, etc) who by definition OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER taking even the most obvious AI hype-pieces at face value. You are TRAINED TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES g'damit! 140
Reposted by Remis RamosTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026Democracy Now! has now gone from constantly inviting Max Tegmark to platforming people from none other than MIRI. That's right MIRI. Y'all know how bad that is? Do you understand the level to which they are doubling down on the eugenicists? 11287100
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I can't shake the feeling that reality itself is being torn apart at its seams 260
Reposted by Remis RamosVivian Paulun @vivianpaulun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨 Preprint alert! 👶🧠🌊 "The Emergence of a Distinction between Things and Stuff" osf.io/preprints/ps... So excited to share my first infant study, with the wonderful Sanghee Song and Liz Spelke.🎉 Do babies expect sand to behave differently from solid objects? 🧵1/5 411833
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My new hobby is browsing what's new on streaming services for an hour, and then going to YouTube to watch a video-essay filmed by some dude in his basement 250
Reposted by Remis RamosPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wonderful to see that Helen De Cruz has won the International Society for Science & Religion's General Readership Book Prize for her work, Wonderstruck! This illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living. Learn more: buff.ly/IYNfe0Q 112442
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This video should be mandatory viewing before any posting or discourse about the incoming Elizabeth Holmes documentary youtu.be/iavoSO6lOLQyoutu.beWhat IS Nathan Fielder?YouTube video by Super Eyepatch Wolf 110
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026youtu.be/726o67inFVsyoutu.beNeil Peart: No One's Disciple (Subtitulado por ProgJazz)YouTube video by ProgJazz 001
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Gotta ask: has the System of German Idealism been completed yet? 010
Reposted by Remis Ramosnoam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It is sorta a funny thing about philosophy that the questions are inherently fascinating and exciting—there’s a reason people wind up talking about this stuff in dorm rooms—and the best methods we have for investigating them involve being as tedious and pedantic and boring as possible 1028725
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New stuff alerts from Block, Piccinini, Bayne, Chalmers, Facchin? On a single morning? Give me a break please T_T 110
Reposted by Remis Ramosvictor @notnaughtknot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026it’s 2026, high schoolers should have to read fodor 1192
Reposted by Remis RamosMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As a result of @benjaminjriley.bsky.social's most recent Alpha School reporting, all who have been saying "AI has a Mechanical Turk problem" - that is, "artificial intelligence" is actually the cognitive labor of humans in the Global South - get to take another victory lap. They must be winded. 216580
Reposted by Remis RamosChristopher J Stevens @metaphysiology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"[God] expressly forbade them from touching the fruit of the tree of knowledge. He wished therefore that man...should remain an eternal beast, ever on all-fours before the eternal God...his master. But here steps in Satan, the eternal rebel, the first freethinker & emancipator of worlds." -M Bakuninstatic.klipy.comElmo: Hail Satan Macegaleon MemeAlt: Elmo: Hail Satan meme 1144
Reposted by Remis RamosRobin Z @firepile.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Teaching my capstone students today 2181
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There’s an Infinite Ocean of Very Wrong People™ out there. I thought we all operated our daily lives on the basis that we all knew that. 000
Reposted by Remis RamosCarolyn Dicey Jennings @cdj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Time to block. I really tried productive engagement. Not necessarily for him, but for others to see what could be going wrong (and for me to learn as well). But I won’t tolerate this kind of comment. 2152
Remis Ramos @remisramos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When I saw that there was a new Resident Evil movie with a good score, I genuinely thought I was being gaslit by a content farm. 000