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Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez
@adrianaalsa.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh
Research on consciousness, dreaming and imagination
https://www.adriana-alcarazsanchez.xyz/
(she/her)
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adrianaalsa.bsky.social
Nova publicació (aquest cop en català!) per a Compàs d'Amalgama sobre somnis lúcids, tècniques i gadgets per aconseguir ser lucid i qüestions ètiques sobre el seu ús:
revistes.ub.edu/index.php/co...
Són els somnis l'última frontera conquistable? | Compàs d'amalgama
revistes.ub.edu
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
This last year turned out quite fruitful for my 'wider-audience articles' writing. Here's my latest essay, this time responding to an interesting call in SPAM magazine on the 'dreamification' of the internet. www.spamzine.co.uk/post/essay-s...
(ESSAY) 'Sucked in by the dream world' by Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez
Philosopher Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez explores the transformative potential of dreams — from epic dreaming to dream incubation.
www.spamzine.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
Kind reminder: if you accept a review for an article, review it within a reasonable timeline! Ideally, meet the deadline assigned by the editors (or 'almost'). It took me 9 months to hear back from the first round cos #reviewer2, and now I have been waiting another 5 months for the R&R🙃.
September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
Can you be aware of nothing while you are asleep? I wrote a new piece on dreamless sleep experiences for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/can-you-be-a.... I also talk about some of the exciting findings from @tecferrer.bsky.social's research.
Supported by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
Can you be aware of nothing? The rare sleep experience scientists are trying to understand
Western theories of consciousness tend to assume consciousness is about information.
theconversation.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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tecferrer.bsky.social
Interested in dream hacking and altered states of consciousness? You can now read two short texts @adrianaalsa.bsky.social and I wrote for the audiovisual installation APARICIONES, exploring these themes! To find them, explore the interactive archive at: apariciones.net
Apariciones
Apariciones.net – Archiving the immersive multimedia installation by Paula Abalos at ZIMMT Leipzig, exploring transitional states of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep.
apariciones.net
July 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
It was so refreshing to collaborate in this artistic project on liminal states of consciousness by Paula Ábalos (installation in Leipzig, Germany). I contributed a written piece on 'Dream hacking', which you need to find by interacting with the website :)
apariciones.net
Apariciones
Apariciones.net – Archiving the immersive multimedia installation by Paula Abalos at ZIMMT Leipzig, exploring transitional states of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep.
apariciones.net
July 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
We wrote some reflections about our recent workshop on Sleep, Rest, and Dreams. You can check it out here: projectsomnolence.com/blog; and a shorter version by me here: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/insight...
Blog — Project Somnolence
cargo.site
projectsomnolence.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
I used to pride myself on not rejecting articles unless they were utterly bad, but after years of peer reviewing, I had realised this wasn't the best. Oftentimes, I ended up giving 'major revisions' to what was indeed a 'write a new article', and I don't think it was fair to the author(s)
June 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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yolandadiaz.bsky.social
Condeno firmemente el secuestro del barco Madleen, que transportaba ayuda humanitaria a Gaza. Esta violación del derecho internacional exige una respuesta clara y contundente de la UE.

Toda la solidaridad con las personas voluntarias retenidas. Exigimos su liberación cuanto antes. #AllEyesOnMadleen
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
We still have some in-person spaces, and countless of tickets for online attendance to our workshop on sleep and rest this Thursday at IASH. Sign up here for free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insights-o...
May 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
I'm so excited to be organising this interdisciplinary and arts practice-based workshop with my friends from the projectsomnolence.com Kevin Leomo and Maria Sledmere! Free and open to all (not just for academics!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insights-o...
Insights on Sleep and Rest: Perspectives from the Arts and Humanities
An event exploring our relationship to sleep and rest from the methods and perspectives of disciplines within the arts and humanities.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
Pequeña mención mía en este artículo en el País sobre la mente en blanco elpais.com/salud-y-bien...
El cerebro se ‘duerme’ cuando se queda en blanco
Los últimos estudios sobre este fenómeno lo consideran un estado cerebral que recuerda al del sueño
elpais.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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thomasandrillon.bsky.social
With immense pleasure, here is our #TICS opinion paper on "mind blanking"!
@cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social

**Where is my mind?**
A neurocognitive investigation of mind blanking
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

With Jenny Windt, @antoinelutz.bsky.social and @ademertzi.bsky.social
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
authors.elsevier.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
First in person talk of the year - and in a very nice room at IASH
March 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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dr-adri.bsky.social
Is there anything better than staying cozy in PJ? Yes, doing it for an important cause!

Today, I’m joining @esrs.bsky.social #SleepAwarnessEurope2025 Pyjama Day initiative to promote the importance of healthy sleeping habits and their impact on overall health and well-being.
💤 👕 💤

#PJDay25ESRS
March 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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metzinger.bsky.social
The 2025 Neuroscience of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.

The 2025 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.

mpe-project.info/the-mpe-proj...
The MPE Project – MPE Project
mpe-project.info
March 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
Thread: I keep coming across academic conferences with these two contradictory statements: "in-person only, no possibility for online presentations" and "free to attend, to broad participation and accessibility".
March 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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ispsm.bsky.social
Very excited to announce ISPSM’s preliminary programme and call for abstracts for this year’s conference! ✨

Deadline for submission: 01/05/2025

See philevents.org/event/show/1... for full event details.

#philsky
Call for abstract announced for ISPSM 2025: see https://philevents.org/event/show/133458 for more information.
March 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
Happy Marie Skłodowska Curie Rejection Day for those who celebrate!🤓 And for those selected, first, congrats! second, tell me your secrets 🧐
February 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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victormverdejo.bsky.social
Excited to have been awarded a Fundación Ramón Areces grant to explore the connection between interpersonal and intrapersonal communication, and its manifestations in autism and schizophrenia. Teaming up with @martajorba.bsky.social @adrianaalsa.bsky.social

www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...
January 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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polariskoi.bsky.social
Hi colleagues, consider sending an abstract to our workshop, Perspectives on #Agency and #Disadvantage! CFP just live. Disciplines across #philosophy, #psychology, #socialscience etc. are warmly welcome. See link for the details, and please help spread the word!
sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec...
2025 Agency and Disadvantage Workshop | agencyproject
We are pleased to announce the upcoming workshop, Perspectives on Agency and Disadvantage. The CFP is now open – please consider submitting your work! &nbsp ...
sites.utu.fi
January 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
adrianaalsa.bsky.social
I don't think I was this distracted and unproductive since the old days of lockdown and WFH. #stormÉowyn
January 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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richardfisher.bsky.social
If you're an academic who might like to write a longform essay for @aeon.co, I'm accepting pitches! I specialise in physics/astronomy/space, earth science, environment, and technology + more. #science, #physics ⚛️, #geosciences, #paleontology #astronomy, #philtech, #histsci, #SciComm #science
January 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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lmu-mcmp.bsky.social
Job-opening at LMU Munich: Assistant Professor in Metaphysics (fixed-term). Please help us spread the word. Further details at: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...
January 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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wanjawiese.bsky.social
Call for abstracts: Workshop “Evaluating Artificial Consciousness”:
eac-2025.sciencesconf.org
10-11 June 2025 at RUB Bochum
#PhilMind #consciousness #consci #sentience #Ethics #CogSci
Evaluating Artificial Consciousness 2025 - Sciencesconf.org
eac-2025.sciencesconf.org
January 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM