Very sad to learn of the passing of Dan Dennett.

Huge influence in the field and very generous in personal interactions.
dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

Nice piece! Yes, we absolutely need more history and philosophy of science in science curricula. We (almost) all know it, but only a few places have implemented that. Why is that so?

September '24

No, it is not... 'weak'

Debunking this and other myths:
hup.harvard.edu/books/97806749…

In just over 2weeks, the conference 'Getting Medieval on the Internal Senses' will feature yours truly speaking about #CommonSense (ḥiss muštarak, حسّ مشترك) and its function in #Avicenna 's theory of #perception alongside an extraordinary line-up of speakers. Be sure to tune in!

The idiocy of current times in a nutshell.

“Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.”

— André Gide

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

— Marie Curie

My most impactful work…

“The type of mathematics I do was not fashionable at all when I started. It was considered inferior mathematics. The fact that I was given this award is absolute proof this is not the case.”
quantamagazine.org/michel-talagra…

Join us tomorrow for our Lunch Time Talk with Alison McConwell!
'A Historical Case Study in Philosophical Conversation: J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964) & Julian Huxley’s (1887-1975) Social Values in a Scientific Worldview'

Check out her 5 Minute Video here: ow.ly/eURy50R2pJf

Piece of #historyofphilosophy trivia #812. Was Bertrand Russell the only philosopher erroneously said to have died before he actually did? No!

I am delighted to announce that Dio D. Vicen and I have published our Elements on Ecological Psychology! The book will be freely available during the next 14 days, so please download it and share it 😊

doi.org/10.1017/978100…

A thread of what you will find in the book: (1/n)

Do you teach about the nature of science and scientific methods, or want to? Recipes for Science 2nd ed. is shipping 4/10! This book fits needs of education, HPS, STS, and some science courses. Read on for details...

New paper is out - Patrick McMillen
nature.com/articles/s4200…
'Collective intelligence: A unifying concept for integrating biology across scales and substrates'

Consciousness has become rage-bait on Twitter.

You are confusing two notions, 'the solution of a problem' and 'the correct posing of the question'. Only the second is essential for the artist.
- Anton Chekhov