Picture of front cover of Theme Issue entitled "Transforming cultural evolution research and its application to global futures." The image on the front cover is of a Yao honey hunter in Mozambique holding retrieved honeycomb.
Today sees the publication of the Theme Issue featuring the CES Transformation Fund grant scheme. Enjoy! royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
@durhamdcerc.bsky.social @durhamanthropology.bsky.social @cultevolfunding.bsky.social @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
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Use code MITP15 for 15% off until 12/15
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/political-meritocracy-in-the-21st-century/AACAB43634DBE4476BD4F2E6A1C78298?utm_date=20251128&utm_id=1764310759&utm_campaign=CLAS,Elements,Humanities,IOC&utm_sou...
I just published a Cambridge Elements that offers a critical overview of recent work in epistocracy, Confucian meritocracy, and democratic theories of meritocracy. Free to download for the next two weeks. URL: t.co/Z5BOYrCRGF.
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YouTube video by Central European University
Why Choose the Department of Philosophy at CEU?
Another nice video from CEU @weareceu.bsky.social about studying philosophy there, with Asya Passinsky, Cathy Mason, Simon Rippon etc -- and a shoutout to @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social youtu.be/REW8juYQIQM?...
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Here is the short and pretty version of a paper I published at the beginning of the year in which I argue that sleeping is valuable aesthetically, interpersonally and intrinsically. Happy to say that a short book on this topic is forthcoming with Princeton U press. #philsky #philosophy #sleeping
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Can Only Meat Machines Be Conscious?
We are starting our @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social Knowledge in Crisis 'KiC public lecture series', with Ned Block on 12 Jan 2026! events.ceu.edu/2026-01-12/c...
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She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of an "L" on her forehead
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A poorly edited cover of Dan's book with the opening lyrics to Smash Mouth's "All Star" edited in because I'm an idiot
Love the new book @dryan149.bsky.social!!
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A picture of a book Somebody Should Do Something against the backdrop of some Christmas-y stuff, with the tag "Books make great gifts"
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YouTube video by Adam Conover
Philosophers Explain How One Person Can Make a Difference with Alex Madva and Michael Brownstein
"this conversation is going to leave you feeling inspired and enlivened... maybe you're going to have a couple ideas about how you can actually do something"
Me and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social unruin everything with Adam Conover, @adamconover.net!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0O6...
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I appreciate my publicist's snark
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Wronged by Memory
Katherine Puddifoot (Durham University)
Can our memories ever be unfair or unjust? Today at The Memory Palace, Kathy Puddfoot explores the concept of "mnemonic injustice" and how our memories can serve a role in treating people with justice.
thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/wronged-by...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence π₯
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π£οΈ With the support of the @danafoundation.bsky.social, we are excited to announce our 2nd research opportunity: The Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration Program! π§
For more details & submission requirements, visit: philandneuro.com/itrc
(This is 2/2 announcements we will make)
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This Friday at the CAIC Brown Bag @eduede.bsky.social and Daniel Friedman will present their paper "How (Not) to Attribute LLM Mental States" π€π§
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Sugar's album Copper Blue
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MIT Press Picks
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"Gifts for the intellectually curious.
Forward-thinking and beautifully designed, MIT Press books embody bold thinking and rigorous inquiry."
Including: Somebody Should Do Something!
Use code MITP15 for 15% OFF. Valid thru 12/15
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YouTube video by Central European University
My CEU, Our Vienna Philosophy v03
Study philosophy at CEU in Vienna! www.youtube.com/watch?v=22VM...
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This week on the Psychological Sciences Department:
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What's going on in electricity world?
Some thoughts on where we are in the electricity sector -- data centers, rising rates, etc. -- and a way forward that can benefit everyone.
Today on Volts: a solo pod! This is just me talking, pulling together the strands -- the bits and pieces I've covered on pods over the last few years -- into a coherent narrative. Data centers, utilities, rising demand, politics ... this is, in my words, what's going on in energy world right now.
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Why you need your whole body β from head to toes β to think | Aeon Essays
Contemplating the world requires a body, and a body requires an immune system: the rungs of life create the stuff of thought
What if thinking doesnβt begin in the brain, but in the ceaseless labour of our cells? Todayβs essay rethinks the question of how we become minds, arguing that cognition begins not in the mind but in the collective processes that keep a body alive @annaciaunica.bsky.social
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Mentorship Program | SPAN
If you would like to volunteer as a mentor for the SPAN Mentorship Program, you can fill out a form on our website. We cannot guarantee that volunteers will be paired with mentees, but we will consider you when pairings are made.
Mentors suggested on an app do NOT need to fill out the form.
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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-...
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π¨ BREAKING: Itβs being reported that the CDC in the US is ending its experiments on monkeys! Approximately 200 macaques currently used in harmful research will be affected; future research on primates will also be discontinued. π΅ ππΌ
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Paleobiologist. evolution and paleoclimate. Coffee enthusiast. Snail evangelist. Visiting Professor @ SUNY Oneonta. Paleontological Research Institution Research Associate. Dartmouth, KU, Cornell alum. He/him. Opinions my own. https://www.brendan-anderson
Transforming the Field of Cultural Evolution. Funding by @templeton_fdn through @CulturalEvolSoc.bsky.social
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Interdisciplinary teaching and research with a global reach. Ranked 3rd (Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026)
Explore our postgraduate courses!
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DCERC is a highly interdisciplinary research centre using evolutionary models to study cultural change and diversity. Based at Durham University, England.
Β° Leverhulme Trust research fellow at EdinburghUni
Β° Book: A Drive to Survive http://bit.ly/3CQP9EZ
Β° Biological purposiveness & the meaning of life.
Β° CogSci, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology
Β° Former science & technology journalist
A nonpartisan project for civic renewal grounded in natural law, moral clarity, and human dignity.
Faith-shaped, reason-anchored, and committed to truth beyond ideology.
www.theconcordsociety.com
Associate Professor of Phil and Poli Sci. Interested in PPE. Views my own.
Political Philosopher at the University of Aberdeen. Works on global justice, especially migration & asylum.
https://eilidhbeaton.com
Hi all. Itβs really me. I donβt know how to verify on this app. Iβm the actor/director/producer/writer/teacher. Iβll try to be interesting. Check my podcast - Really No Really. Wishing you well.
I do computer stuff to keep scientists sciencing. Sometimes I take photos and video of stuff. Occasionally I think about stuff, mostly while cycling. Sometimes I remember to post stuff when I get home.
PhD Candidate | Psychological Methods | UvA Amsterdam | interested in statistics, meta-analysis, and publication bias | once flipped a coin too many times
Prof Psych β’ Writer β’ Galway β’ he/him
New book 'Psychology's Quiet Conservatism': https://link.springer.com/book/9783032077233
Blog: https://thesciencebit.net/
Bio: https://brianmhughes.com/
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Philosopher (philosophy of race, political philosophy) | Basketball fan | Trying to fix my microbiome.
Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
Luiz Pessoa, University of Maryland, College Park
Neuroscientist interested in cognitive-emotional brain
Author of The Entangled Brain, MIT Press, 2022
Author of The Cogitive-Emotional Brain, MIT Press, 2013
Neuroscience & Philosophy Salon (YouTube)
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience.
Co-director of York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC).
Interested in memory, spatial navigation and brain imaging.
He/Him
http://www.aidanhorner.org/
Econ professor at Michigan β Senior fellow, Brookings β Intro econ textbook author β Think Like An Economist podcast β An economist willing to admit that the glass really is half full.
High-level code wizard
Gym rat
Mom
Musician
TTRPG designer
Retired roller derby athlete, now official/trainer
Gamerβ’
I contain multitudes.
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πΌ Royal City Roller Derby
Fellow @Brookings.edu. Past: Manhattan Institute (2017-25) Sen. Portman chief economist (2011-17), budget policy for 4 prez campaigns. Fiercely independent and tribeless. Views mine.π³οΈβπ
