Andrew D Wilson
@adw.bsky.social
Ecological psychologist just trying to make psychology better at explaining us. I study the perceptual control of action and get cranky about politics and AI technologies. He/him
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If anyone is or knows a PhD with EEG experience who is a) eligible for a Marie Curie post doc and b) interested in an ecological neuroscience project based in Leeds, let me know. I have an idea that needs a person!
This is like that scene in Guardians 3 with all Rocket’s freak friends just hanging out with each other 😂
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM
This is like that scene in Guardians 3 with all Rocket’s freak friends just hanging out with each other 😂
Eco psych needs a voice like Seth’s, out talking to the media. It’s a thing we’ve never been good at 🤔
I thought a long time ago about writing a pop sci book about it but I’m not sure I’m the guy to do it - but someone should
I thought a long time ago about writing a pop sci book about it but I’m not sure I’m the guy to do it - but someone should
"Perception is a process of inference, not an account of ‘reality'"
Anil Seth (@anilseth.bsky.social) in conversation with Nigel Warburton (@nigelwarburton.bsky.social).
#philsky #neuroscience #philofperception
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Anil Seth (@anilseth.bsky.social) in conversation with Nigel Warburton (@nigelwarburton.bsky.social).
#philsky #neuroscience #philofperception
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Perception is a process of inference, not an account of ‘reality’ | Psyche Videos
Anil Seth explains why our conscious experience is a world we build from the inside out, rather than from the outside in
psyche.co
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Eco psych needs a voice like Seth’s, out talking to the media. It’s a thing we’ve never been good at 🤔
I thought a long time ago about writing a pop sci book about it but I’m not sure I’m the guy to do it - but someone should
I thought a long time ago about writing a pop sci book about it but I’m not sure I’m the guy to do it - but someone should
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Louvre worthy
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Louvre worthy
It’s because this is the Mirror Universe
I'm a cynical misanthrope and a Star Trek fan. On the one hand, I love Trek. I love seeing humans trying to better themselves. But on the other hand, I reckon if humans really had powerful starships they would be oppressively Nazi-ing up the quadrant in no time.
January 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
It’s because this is the Mirror Universe
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Shoutout to the heart-warming shoutout in this Acknowledgements section:
"We also thank Carolyn Gilbert, who in no way helped this paper get written, but is wonderful so she gets mentioned anyway."
"We also thank Carolyn Gilbert, who in no way helped this paper get written, but is wonderful so she gets mentioned anyway."
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Shoutout to the heart-warming shoutout in this Acknowledgements section:
"We also thank Carolyn Gilbert, who in no way helped this paper get written, but is wonderful so she gets mentioned anyway."
"We also thank Carolyn Gilbert, who in no way helped this paper get written, but is wonderful so she gets mentioned anyway."
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
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BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
I was underwhelmed by the first episode but this was pretty great 😂
Loooove Ep 1 of Starfleet Academy.
I think fellow library workers will unite in saying that reading in the captains chair is ICONIC. 🖖📚
I think fellow library workers will unite in saying that reading in the captains chair is ICONIC. 🖖📚
January 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I was underwhelmed by the first episode but this was pretty great 😂
Ha, not gonna lie, that scene made me lol
January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Ha, not gonna lie, that scene made me lol
It’s been 90s day all day on Radio 6 and it’s just been banger after banger
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White Town
Your Woman
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
It’s been 90s day all day on Radio 6 and it’s just been banger after banger
This is true, in a ‘robustness of effects’ sense. But the problem here is the ‘physics’ part, which is focused on sensations and low level features that aren’t actually the building blocks of perception. You have to do psychophysics wrt *information* if you want more than a tiny error bar
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
1000 Hurts
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
www.argmin.net
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is true, in a ‘robustness of effects’ sense. But the problem here is the ‘physics’ part, which is focused on sensations and low level features that aren’t actually the building blocks of perception. You have to do psychophysics wrt *information* if you want more than a tiny error bar
I’m putting this in my syllabus this year where I’m talking about not using AI
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I’m putting this in my syllabus this year where I’m talking about not using AI
God I love this every time it comes up. It’s just so perfect and beautiful 😍
January 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
God I love this every time it comes up. It’s just so perfect and beautiful 😍
I mean, yeah, this is true
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I mean, yeah, this is true
Nope. Not good enough. Gotta rise to the actual moment, thanks
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Nope. Not good enough. Gotta rise to the actual moment, thanks
This is it. It’s the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever seen. Amazing time to be alive
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM
This is it. It’s the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever seen. Amazing time to be alive
I saw someone here begin a post promoting something with ‘Emergency podcast!’ and I’m saying no to that whole concept
January 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I saw someone here begin a post promoting something with ‘Emergency podcast!’ and I’m saying no to that whole concept
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
Seriously. Government policy should be evidence based, not CEO advertising driven. Literally, what is the evidence?
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Seriously. Government policy should be evidence based, not CEO advertising driven. Literally, what is the evidence?
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are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
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apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
Another shot across the bows of the Cartesian nonsense psychology and philosophy of mind are trapped in. Turvey would be proud ✊
Paper accepted! 😊 "Reframing the Free Will Debate: The Universe is Not Deterministic" will appear in Synthese. Final version available here: arxiv.org/abs/2503.19672 - with Henry Potter and George Ellis
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Another shot across the bows of the Cartesian nonsense psychology and philosophy of mind are trapped in. Turvey would be proud ✊
““Activities that require movement around warehouses and factories, or those sorts of things that can be made robotic, will be made robotic. I think they will be made robotic in many cases and therefore, will change the nature of those jobs. That’s going to be the first wave,” he said.”
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January 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
““Activities that require movement around warehouses and factories, or those sorts of things that can be made robotic, will be made robotic. I think they will be made robotic in many cases and therefore, will change the nature of those jobs. That’s going to be the first wave,” he said.”
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Where is the evidence for any of this
AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister
Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Where is the evidence for any of this