Philosophy of mind that engages research in cognitive psychology is flourishing. But approaching philosophical questions in an empirically-informed way is not a new thing on the intellectual stage. 1/n

Let's put down that copy of Nature Neuroscience and go back to something falsifiable: William James!

Nobody describes phenomenology like William James. But his stream of consciousness flowed over a bedrock of empirical fact, from vivisection experiments to clinical observation. Behaviorism abandoned his weave of first and third person data; we're still catching back up today.

Frogs that survive decapitation are still capable of purposive action. What did William James learn from such cases about the function and evolution of consciousness? Out now: bit.ly/4fpGlU5.

So flu shots are out, measles are in?