what's the best email you've ever received? i'll go first

Neuroscientists would probably have quite a lot to contribute to the case against us having free will if they did it within a compatibilist framework instead of being like "obviously nothing could have free will but I checked if we do anyway and yeah it turns out we don't"

the number of likes and admiring comments in the QRTs and replies, am i going insane? is our collective cultural memory really so short?

If you are REALLY bored you could listen to me talking about neuro-economics, reinforcement learning, artificial inteligence, and other stuff in the 4th episode of the podcast Cognitations. open.spotify.com/episode/151hB1… Thanks to Tanay and Jay for this interview! The Cognitations Podcast

New Cognitations with the brilliant Stefano Palminteri! We cover a lot of ground in this one: RL, its origins, its applications, neuroeconomics, reasoning biases in LLMs and so much more! Plus it was a lot of fun to record.

Are we passive observers of the world? Or do we anticipate it? How does answering these questions provide new insights into the nature of mental health 'disorders'? Sam Wilkinson discusses all this & much more in the latest Cognitations episode! open.spotify.com/episode/1ODrJa…

Scenes from the CPM’s belated Christmas dinner. Doudja Juan F. Álvarez Jay Richardson James Openshaw

with Tanay Katiyar in the recording studio (we're not starting a boy band but rather doing The Cognitations Podcast things)

#6 OUT 📣 What is the architecture of the mind? Is it modular? How can technologies, like AI, help us answer this question? Jay Richardson and Tanay Katiyar discuss this and much more with Nancy Kanwisher @[email protected] open.spotify.com/episode/5wwYJd…

Many thanks to Jay Richardson & Tanay Katiyar for for hosting me on their lovely Cognitations Podcast! 🙏

"Eliminating episodic memory?", co-authored with the brilliant John Sutton and Chris McCarroll, is now forthcoming in Philosophical Transactions B. Delighted to feature in the SI "Elements of episodic memory: lessons from 40 years of research" philarchive.org/rec/ANDEEM

We had lots of fun recording this one!

Just reached over 1k plays for Cognitations!! Thanks for the support and stay tuned for some exciting upcoming episodes :)

#9 OUT What is cognitive science? Why conceptualise the mind like a computer? What are some issues with this approach? Tanay Katiyar & Jay Richardson discuss this & much more with one of the founding members of Institut Jean Nicod Pierre Jacob open.spotify.com/episode/7cpbUe…

EP 11 out! What is (human) behavior ecology? How can it provide novel insights into contemporary societal problems like depression and poverty. Tanay Katiyar & Jay Richardson discuss this and much more with Daniel Nettle: open.spotify.com/episode/7rGpV4…

Pour ceux qui lisent l'article, mon article "What's wrong with bullshit" vient d'être publié en accès libre dans la revue en ligne Ergo (Ergo Phil Journal) : journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article/i… 👇

🎙️Season Opener EP OUT! Ever wondered what animals are really thinking? How do scientists uncover the secrets of their minds? Jay chats with Jacob Beck about the fascinating world of animal smarts and the methods used to study them. Don’t miss it! shorturl.at/PYBHb

Very much looking forward to commenting Jay Richardson’s talk at IPM 4.5! Jay Richardson

Over the years, a lot of our guests have recommended various books and/or media relating to various aspects of cognitive science. A 🧵 EP #1 | Hugo Mercier recommends

🎙️ EP #17 Most of us struggle w/ work-life balance. Long before the existence of long commutes & busy calendars, our ancestors lived as hunter-gatherers (HGs). Do HGs have more free time? Tanay Katiyar discusses this & much more with Mark Dyble tinyurl.com/y6hd8ur5 1/2