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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 07/09/2026

Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia? We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science. Please consider applying if this is up your street!

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Call for expressions of interest: PhD position

The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Any folks at #CogSci2026 @cogscisociety.bsky.social, in person or online? While I didn't travel to Rio, our poster is now up on the Underline platform: underline.io/events/516/s... Looking forward to reading your comments! #cogsci #languageemergence

An image of the poster titled "Conceptual diversity of linguistic structure: a mixed-methods corpus study", authored by Wiktor Rorot and Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi. The poster argues that language emergence researchers have a complex conception of linguistic structure, connecting compositional, contextual, and holistic properties. But such a structure escapes currently available theoretical accounts. The argument is based on a corpus study of 5000 articles in language emergence. The study used semantic search based on vector embeddings, topic modelling and collocation analysis, supplemented by philosophical conceptual analysis.

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PhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New on the Archive: Rorot, Wiktor (2026) Talking Cells: the unity of 'communication' from bacteria to brains. [Preprint] philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461

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Marco Facchin @marcofacchin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi all We are starting to post the videos of the "Beyond Computationalism" event on Youtube. You can find them here www.youtube.com/@faridzahnoun1 #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence

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Ann-Sophie Barwich @smellosopher.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It is out and OPEN ACCESS: "The Senses: Perception and Experience" (Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com) #PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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The Senses

Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Senses

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What do people actually mean when they say cells *communicate*? That question drove my PhD. The preprint with the main findings is now live: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30461/ 1/

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We just preprinted the final version of our paper for this year's CogSci Conference: doi.org/10.31234/osf... It's a digital study on how researchers in language emergence think of linguistic structure - and how the existing theoretical accounts fail to catch up to this conceptual practice

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Nencki Open Lab @openlab.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

We are super happy to announce the fifth edition of our Transatlantic Behavioural Neuroscience School, that will be held Aug 11-22nd in Poland! Join us to learn everything you need to build your behavioural setup with open source tools!

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Marcin Miłkowski @mmilkowski.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

My project Theorizing the Mind has been funded by the National Science Center.

Theorizing the Mind: Creating a Functional Atlas of Scientific Theories
Marcin Miłkowski, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Have you ever wondered how scientists come up with theories about how our minds work or what’s happening in
our brains? From understanding how we learn and remember, to explaining emotions, to developing treatments for
mental health conditions, scientific theories are the essential roadmaps that guide discovery. But what makes a
scientific theory in these fields a good one? And how can we make sure scientists are building the best possible
theories to help us understand ourselves and improve our lives?
Our Goal: Our goal is to create the first systematic map of the different jobs that scientific theories do when
studying the brain and mind. Just like a builder needs different tools for different tasks (a hammer isn’t great for
sawing wood!), scientists use different kinds of theories for different purposes – some are for classifying things,
others for predicting what will happen, and some for explaining why things happen. Our project will provide a clear
guide to what makes each type of theory effective and trustworthy for the job it's designed to do.
What We'll Be Doing: Think of us as cartographers looking at how science itself works deep down. We will:
● Study Real Science in Action:
We'll look closely at how
theories are actually used and
developed in leading research
on the brain and mind. This
involves careful philosophical
thinking combined with
looking at examples from
scientific practice.
● Analyze Scientiﬁc Language:
Using modern computer
tools, we'll examine
thousands of scientific
articles and discussions. This
helps us see broad patterns in
how scientists talk about, use,
and judge theories. It’s like looking at the fingerprint of scientific theorizing to see what’s common and
what stands out.
● Build a Functional Atlas for Theories: Based on what we learn, we will …

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David Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

#philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience @phaueis.bsky.social and I have had our paper, “Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling,” accepted as a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core

Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling

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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

"The Riddle of Organismal Agency" is now available as a paperback version! Edited by @alejandrofabregastejeda.com, Jan Baedke, Guido Prieto and Gregory Radick, the volume puts together reflections from #HistSci and #PhilSci on the topic of organismal agency. #HPBio www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o...

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

What role heuristics play in model organism research? How can the DEKI capture the development of MOs? Is basal cognition introducing novel MOs for neuroscience? This is what I try to explore in the new preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27054/

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Looking for keys in model organisms: Interpreting and keying-up in basal cognition - PhilSci-Archive

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Nencki Open Lab @openlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2025 has started today with a talk by @phaueis.bsky.social!

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Applications are still open!

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

We’re waiting for the applications to the School of Ideas in Neuroscience only until Monday!! Come hang out, it’s always fun

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Applications are open for another week, do not miss out!!

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

We’ve just opened the applications for this year’s School of Ideas in Neuroscience which will happen September 8-13 in Warsaw, Poland! We have an exciting lineup of guests and all we need now is some participants, so consider joining us and sharing the invitation :) nenckiopenlab.org/the-school-o...

Poster for the School of Ideas in Neuroscience, it depicts a multiplied white vintage scientific diagram (voltage changes in different potassium and chloride concentrations) on a grainy yellow-green (with a tint of red) gradient. The text includes the name and dates of the school, as well as the list of confirmed guests: Angie Salles, Nedah Nemati, Philip Haueis, Axel Cleeremans, Detlev Arendt, Sara Solla, Jonathan Whitlock, and the list of sponsors.

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

So exciting!! I wish I could comeeee

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Last year we met in the beautiful Dolomites to talk about “naturalistic” behaviour - now the brilliant organizers have put together a preprint which summarizes those discussions. Very much recommended! It definitely changed how I think about behaviour

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Kate Nave @kathrynnave.eurosky.social · 05/02/2025

The open access version of A Drive to Survive is now available to download for free! direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon... (If you've already read the preprint, I'd really appreciate a download of the official version... for the *metrics*) - also it has way less typos.

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A Drive to Survive: The Free Energy Principle and the Meaning of Life

How the purposive behavior of living systems outstrips the constraints of the free energy principle.Since 2005, Karl Friston's proposal that the principle

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Marcin Miłkowski @mmilkowski.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Exciting mail day! I received two new books with my contributions. In the volume on Conceptual Engineering, edited by Piotr Stalmaszczyk, I co-authored a chapter with my PhD student @wikror.bsky.social on predictive understanding, using empirical evidence from scientific writing and peer review. 1/2

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Kate Nave @kathrynnave.eurosky.social · 27/11/2024

A Drive to Survive now has a cover! Thanks to my friend Toby Logan saving the day with his design skills. Unfortunately the release has been delayed another two months, but the pre-print can be downloaded here osf.io/preprints/ps... or I’m happy to email a PDF to anyone interested!

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Marcin Miłkowski @mmilkowski.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I realized that there was no story in English that would explain what happened to my institute, so I decided to write up this blog entry, which shows how low-quality AI systems fail to assess research quality: marcinmilkowski.pl/2024/11/20/w...

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When AI Systems Fail: A Personal Account of the Crisis at Poland’s Leading Philosophy Institute

As the Chair of Logic and Cognitive Science at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN), I find myself in an unprecedented situation. Our institute, on…

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MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project @modeltransfer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Many thanks to @mmilkowski.bsky.social and Przemysław Nowakowski for presenting their work in progress in our Digital Methods reading group today! 👉Check out the paper by @wikror.bsky.social and @mmilkowski.bsky.social highlighting the research conducted by Marcin’s group: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

This paper, along with several other fascinating contributions, has just been published in the book “Conceptual Engineering: Methodological and Metaphilosophical Issues” edited by Piotr Stalmaszczyk. Highly recommended! And you can still view freely the final version of our chapter on Psyarxiv :)

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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

Coming out soon🤩: “The Riddle of Organismal Agency: New Historical and Philosophical Reflections”, edited by ROTO members Jan Baedke, Guido Prieto and @afabregastejeda.bsky.social together with Gregory Radick. www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #PhilSci #HistSci #HPBio

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

We’re doing it again, come to Warsaw in July for a week filled with ideas and amazing guests!!

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Nencki Open Lab @openlab.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

We are super happy to announce our School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2024! Come to Warsaw to discuss the most exciting theories and ideas with neuroscientists & philosophers! We provide beautiful surroundings, great atmosphere and a lot of time to think together! nenckiopenlab.org/school-of-id...

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Ada Kępińska @adakepinska.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Our postdoc strike at Mount Sinai has now been going for a full week, which means a potential week of no wages. Please donate to our emergency fundraiser or share. Thank you for your support! t.co/Sxqyui9oXZ

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Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee-UAW Strike

Support postdoctoral researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike

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Wiktor Rorot @wikror.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

With @mmilkowski.bsky.social we have just preprinted our draft on text mining for conceptual engineering! You can find the paper here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Nencki Open Lab @openlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

We are happy to announce the second Workshop of Ideas in 2024! On April 19-21th in Warsaw, we will discuss the origins of order in behaviour. Is instinct a useful term in modern neuroscience? How do genes influence and constrain behavioural development? nenckiopenlab.org/origins_of_order

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

I am looking for examples of corpus-based digital humanities approaches in philosophy of science. Please help! #philsci

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Marcin Miłkowski @mmilkowski.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Join us for the hybrid next session of the "Philosophy of Cognitive Science" seminar on November 9th at 10:30 AM (Warsaw, CET). Our guest speaker will be Charles Rathkopf. We will discuss his fascinating paper draft, titled "Does AI vindicate functionalism." 1/2

A symbolic analogy between brains and AI

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Nencki Open Lab @openlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Join us live at Nencki - or online via Meets - on our first School of Ideas Journal Club! The aim of our journal club is to discuss theoretical and philosophical papers related to neuroscience and cognitive sciences. Contact us to get the link!

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Nencki Open Lab @openlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

We are super happy to announce our first Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience! During this event, inspired by the spirit of our School of Ideas, we will discuss naturalistic behaviors: what do we fail to see when we head-fix our mouse? And when it's fine?

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