David Colaço

Will they call it 'oat beef' now

I am getting excited for this workshop in Berlin at the end of the month:

They skip that plot element in the madonna music video for it

(Probably best to do any follow ups off this thread)

Answering with a German "Jein": you should try again; you will likely remain confused or frustrated. You might look to contemporary scholars reappraising some of his ideas (e.g., @quiltydunn.bsky.social)

As a final reminder, the deadline for commentary proposals for our BBS target article, "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling," is next Tuesday, February 3. For details, follow the link. Please share if you can

@phaueis.bsky.social

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The latter point is fair. I worry that without a precise (or at least suitably articulated) definition of 'modularity' post Fodor, this distinction becomes undesirably messy (which is not a point against you). Maybe this book will offer one.

One reason I ask is because somatic organs (or perhaps organ systems) seem hard to fit with the tenets of modularity in causal modeling.

Are human organs modular? (Genuine question; it reveals how one is thinking about modularity in 2026)

I can't make this one myself, but it should be good:

Sorry; I forgot to mention that this more likely than not will require a power transformer

Buy an 80s Roland midi module (while you still can) and configure it to your computer. With finesse you can make much more of aural internet life city pop

As a reminder, IPM5 submissions are due tomorrow. Submit something. Details in reposted link:

2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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It’s a holiday miracle! The deadline for IPM5 submissions has been extended to January 15th

www.phomo.org/event-detail...

The Deadline for Commentary Proposals for our target article, "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling," is Tuesday, February 3, 2026. For details, follow the reposted link below:

@phaueis.bsky.social

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Zwei neue LMU-Projekte im Akademienprogramm der BAdW Ein Vorhaben zur arabischen Überlieferung des Alten Testaments sowie ein Vorhaben zum Werk des Philosophen Rudolf Carnap werden 2026 im Akademienprogramm ihre Arbeit aufnehmen.

🙌 Zwei neue #LMU-Projekte im Akademienprogramm der #BAdW: Ein Vorhaben zur arabischen Überlieferung des Alten Testaments sowie ein Vorhaben zum Werk des Philosophen Rudolf Carnap werden 2026 im Akademienprogramm der Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften ihre Arbeit aufnehmen.

10 more days to submit extended abstracts for IPM5
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Avoid FOMO; join PhOMO!
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I think Tennis at least shows the need to add more detail to your question

The call for commentary proposals for @phaueis.bsky.social and my BBS target article is now posted. It appears that one can download the preprint via this page. Think about it:

James Bogen (1935-2025) - Daily Nous James "Jim" Bogen, a longtime professor of philosophy at Pitzer College as well as an adjunct professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, has died. Professor Bogen ...

My friend and mentor, the wonderful philosopher Jim Bogen, has died. #HPS #Philsci
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Bei Gehirnmodellen den Stoffwechsel mitdenken MCMP-Studie: Kognitive Theorien sollten metabolische Grenzen berücksichtigen

For German speakers, here is an LMU press release on our article:

We do discuss mental effort in the target article; perhaps this "sensation of effort" is connected to your question?

Thoughts yes, but we don't get into interoception in the target article. Our work minimally helps unpack what "energy demands of cognition" should mean, which seems helpful when trying to account for how it might be tracked by internal senses. Happy to chat more.

Newly published: "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling", by Philipp Haueis and David Colaço, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2025, www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thinking Takes Energy A new study shows how our brain metabolism sets the limits of thinking. Researchers explain why cognitive models remain incomplete without considering biological resources.

More press on our recent Behavioral and Brain Sciences article:

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@phaueis.bsky.social

aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/11/24/t...

👤David Colaço (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München): The Role of Uncertainty in Debates About Cognition.

#WorkshopOnMinimalCognition

The minimal cognition workshop begins now:

Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 Sarah Robins (Purdue University)

Did you know that the Philosophy of Memory community will be hosting an event this summer? Today at The Memory Palace, Sarah Robins will be sharing information about the Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 event. Also, check out our latest translations!
thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/issues-in-...

Deadline for paper or session proposals has been extended to 15 December 2025 for Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) Conference 15–17 July 2026 at
Department of History & Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
spsp2026.philosophy-science-practice.org/openconf