Anil Seth
@anilseth.bsky.social
Neuroscientist: consciousness, perception, and Dreamachines. Author of Being You - A New Science of Consciousness.
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Anil Seth
@anilseth.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Advancing consciousness science
Defining new directions in consciousness research and exploring implications for medicine, technology, and ethics
www.frontiersin.org
1/🧵 Out today in @frontiersin.bsky.social : “Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there?” By @axc.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social, & me (a CIFAR & @erc.europa.eu production 🧠). www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
Great guest edit of BBC Radio 4 #Today today, by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social, all about AI. I'm just about to go on air with Amol Rajan & David Chalmers to talk about the key question of AI and consciousness - listen live here (in UK): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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December 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Great guest edit of BBC Radio 4 #Today today, by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social, all about AI. I'm just about to go on air with Amol Rajan & David Chalmers to talk about the key question of AI and consciousness - listen live here (in UK): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻
Annual reminder that the book is open access.
How do we think of the brain as a deeply interconnected system with highly distributed, non hierarchical processing.
Want to learn about the brain from a fresh perspective?
#neuroskyence
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
Annual reminder that the book is open access.
How do we think of the brain as a deeply interconnected system with highly distributed, non hierarchical processing.
Want to learn about the brain from a fresh perspective?
#neuroskyence
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
The Entangled Brain
Popular neuroscience accounts often focus on specific mind-brain aspects like addiction, cognition, or memory, but The Entangled Brain tackles a much bigger ...
mitpress.mit.edu
December 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻
Annual reminder that the book is open access.
How do we think of the brain as a deeply interconnected system with highly distributed, non hierarchical processing.
Want to learn about the brain from a fresh perspective?
#neuroskyence
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
Annual reminder that the book is open access.
How do we think of the brain as a deeply interconnected system with highly distributed, non hierarchical processing.
Want to learn about the brain from a fresh perspective?
#neuroskyence
mitpress.mit.edu/978026254460...
Don’t panic! The stack of unsigned Being You at @blackwells.bsky.social Oxford have now been tracked down and duly signed. (& lovely to see them still on the “Best of Norrington Room” table 🙏🏽)
December 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Don’t panic! The stack of unsigned Being You at @blackwells.bsky.social Oxford have now been tracked down and duly signed. (& lovely to see them still on the “Best of Norrington Room” table 🙏🏽)
Mum would have been 91 today. She was a Christmas birthday girl. I miss her very much, and am grateful for the many Christmases we shared www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Ann Seth obituary
Other lives: Teacher, artist and landscape photographer who documented the countryside of Oxfordshire
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Mum would have been 91 today. She was a Christmas birthday girl. I miss her very much, and am grateful for the many Christmases we shared www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Rare unsigned copy of Being You located in Daunts, Summertown - and now duly signed 😎
December 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Rare unsigned copy of Being You located in Daunts, Summertown - and now duly signed 😎
Need any last minute xmas presents? How about a good book ...
1/ Here are some (ok, most) of the books I read and listened to this past year, mostly in order. Some real gems, as always. “A life without books is a life not lived” Jay Kristoff.
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Need any last minute xmas presents? How about a good book ...
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1/ Here are some (ok, most) of the books I read and listened to this past year, mostly in order. Some real gems, as always. “A life without books is a life not lived” Jay Kristoff.
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
1/ Here are some (ok, most) of the books I read and listened to this past year, mostly in order. Some real gems, as always. “A life without books is a life not lived” Jay Kristoff.
1/ Here are some (ok, most) of the books I read and listened to this past year, mostly in order. Some real gems, as always. “A life without books is a life not lived” Jay Kristoff.
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
1/ Here are some (ok, most) of the books I read and listened to this past year, mostly in order. Some real gems, as always. “A life without books is a life not lived” Jay Kristoff.
Computational Neurophenomenology in a cabin in the alps! March 22-29, supported by my @erc.europa.eu grant #CONSCIOUS & organised by @singhal.bsky.social @robertchisciure.bsky.social & team. Application deadline extended until *December 28*. Pls spread word: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
Computational Neurophenomenology Cabin Workshop - Bamberg Mathematical Consciousness Science Initiative (BAMΞ)
www.uni-bamberg.de
December 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Computational Neurophenomenology in a cabin in the alps! March 22-29, supported by my @erc.europa.eu grant #CONSCIOUS & organised by @singhal.bsky.social @robertchisciure.bsky.social & team. Application deadline extended until *December 28*. Pls spread word: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
A third way between computational functionalism and biological naturalism? @neuromorphicboki.bsky.social & @jaanaru.bsky.social think so 👇
🎊📜 NEW PAPER 📜🎊
Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
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Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
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On biological and artificial consciousness: A case for biological computationalism
The rapid advances in the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) have galvanised public and scientific debates over whether artificial systems m…
sciencedirect.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A third way between computational functionalism and biological naturalism? @neuromorphicboki.bsky.social & @jaanaru.bsky.social think so 👇
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 years in the making, great to see this important new study (actually many studies) now preprinted. 👏🏼👏🏼 @peterlush.bsky.social
"How participants create illusory experiences to help experimenters." A new preprint of a multi-study manuscript w/
@zoltandienes.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social & Ryan Scott, extending previous work on demand characteristics & phenomenological control in psychological effects. osf.io/n2ukj
@zoltandienes.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social & Ryan Scott, extending previous work on demand characteristics & phenomenological control in psychological effects. osf.io/n2ukj
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 years in the making, great to see this important new study (actually many studies) now preprinted. 👏🏼👏🏼 @peterlush.bsky.social
Wonderful and inspiring opening session at the CIFAR/TWCF Winter School for the Neuroscience of Consciousness, here in beautiful wintery Montebello, in Quebec. All of the participants gave 60 second intros to themselves and their interests. What a great group of people.
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wonderful and inspiring opening session at the CIFAR/TWCF Winter School for the Neuroscience of Consciousness, here in beautiful wintery Montebello, in Quebec. All of the participants gave 60 second intros to themselves and their interests. What a great group of people.
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🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
It's a real honour to be chairing next year's @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school on consciousness science, March 22-28👇🏽
🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's a real honour to be chairing next year's @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school on consciousness science, March 22-28👇🏽
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What would Francis Crick make of this?
I really enjoyed being part of this conversation on consciousness with @anilseth.bsky.social @stevefleming.bsky.social @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social, hosted by @profbriancox.bsky.social. Listen now!
I really enjoyed being part of this conversation on consciousness with @anilseth.bsky.social @stevefleming.bsky.social @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social, hosted by @profbriancox.bsky.social. Listen now!
What can science tell us about consciousness?
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about the nature of consciousness.
Listen now on your favourite podcast platform:
lnk.to/AQOSConsciou...
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about the nature of consciousness.
Listen now on your favourite podcast platform:
lnk.to/AQOSConsciou...
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What would Francis Crick make of this?
I really enjoyed being part of this conversation on consciousness with @anilseth.bsky.social @stevefleming.bsky.social @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social, hosted by @profbriancox.bsky.social. Listen now!
I really enjoyed being part of this conversation on consciousness with @anilseth.bsky.social @stevefleming.bsky.social @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social, hosted by @profbriancox.bsky.social. Listen now!
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Some new additions to the Humanists UK Starter Pack today (we suggest following the whole pack!)
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Some new additions to the Humanists UK Starter Pack today (we suggest following the whole pack!)
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
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Entertaining and wide-ranging panel discussion on consciousness at the @crick.ac.uk hosted by @profbriancox.bsky.social and featuring me, @anilseth.bsky.social @kathaschmack.bsky.social and @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social
Check it out, let us know what you think!
www.lnk.to/AQOSConsciou...
Check it out, let us know what you think!
www.lnk.to/AQOSConsciou...
What is consciousness?
Professor Brian Cox and an expert panel explore the elusive science of consciousness – what it is, how it arises, whether it can be observed in the brain, and the most compelling theories explaining i...
www.lnk.to
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Entertaining and wide-ranging panel discussion on consciousness at the @crick.ac.uk hosted by @profbriancox.bsky.social and featuring me, @anilseth.bsky.social @kathaschmack.bsky.social and @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social
Check it out, let us know what you think!
www.lnk.to/AQOSConsciou...
Check it out, let us know what you think!
www.lnk.to/AQOSConsciou...
Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there? Join me, @axc.bsky.social, @liadmudrik.bsky.social, @lucinauddin.bsky.social & @metzinger.bsky.social for a Frontiers Deep Dive at 3pm GMT. Registration link is below
events.frontiersin.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there? Join me, @axc.bsky.social, @liadmudrik.bsky.social, @lucinauddin.bsky.social & @metzinger.bsky.social for a Frontiers Deep Dive at 3pm GMT. Registration link is below
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There are interesting arguments that thinking is not the same as computation. Eg recent papers by @anilseth.bsky.social and @neddo.bsky.social
assets.super.so/68d1c369-feb...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
assets.super.so/68d1c369-feb...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
assets.super.so
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There are interesting arguments that thinking is not the same as computation. Eg recent papers by @anilseth.bsky.social and @neddo.bsky.social
assets.super.so/68d1c369-feb...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
assets.super.so/68d1c369-feb...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I am super happy to co-organize this workshop with @singhal.bsky.social, @kathrynnave.bsky.social, @annaeiserbeck.bsky.social, @robertchisciure.bsky.social, and @quantummoxie.bsky.social!
Here is a picture of the location 🤗
Join us! The Application Deadline is 20 December!
#ConSci
👇👇
Here is a picture of the location 🤗
Join us! The Application Deadline is 20 December!
#ConSci
👇👇
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I am super happy to co-organize this workshop with @singhal.bsky.social, @kathrynnave.bsky.social, @annaeiserbeck.bsky.social, @robertchisciure.bsky.social, and @quantummoxie.bsky.social!
Here is a picture of the location 🤗
Join us! The Application Deadline is 20 December!
#ConSci
👇👇
Here is a picture of the location 🤗
Join us! The Application Deadline is 20 December!
#ConSci
👇👇
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We're very happy to announce another consciousness workshop in the famed snowy mountain cabin of the Austrian Alps! ❄️🦇
This year's theme is computational neurophenomenology (broadly defined)
Applications are now open!
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
This year's theme is computational neurophenomenology (broadly defined)
Applications are now open!
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
Computational Neurophenomenology Cabin Workshop - Bamberg Mathematical Consciousness Science Initiative (BAMΞ)
www.uni-bamberg.de
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We're very happy to announce another consciousness workshop in the famed snowy mountain cabin of the Austrian Alps! ❄️🦇
This year's theme is computational neurophenomenology (broadly defined)
Applications are now open!
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
This year's theme is computational neurophenomenology (broadly defined)
Applications are now open!
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
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Welcome to Humanists UK! @anilseth.bsky.social delivered our Rationalist Press Lecture earlier this month tackling one of philosophy and science’s most enduring questions: What is consciousness? And could AI ever have it? We're very pleased to have him onboard. humanists.uk/2025/11/20/n...
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Welcome to Humanists UK! @anilseth.bsky.social delivered our Rationalist Press Lecture earlier this month tackling one of philosophy and science’s most enduring questions: What is consciousness? And could AI ever have it? We're very pleased to have him onboard. humanists.uk/2025/11/20/n...
A huge honour to be a patron of @humanists.uk 🙏🏽👇🏽
Thrilled to welcome @anilseth.bsky.social as @humanists.uk's newest patron. At a time when understanding who we are is more important than ever, we're honoured to have such a lucid and compelling voice joining us to champion the power of rational inquiry.
New patron for Humanists UK: Professor Anil Seth
Humanists UK is delighted to announce the appointment of its newest patron, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth. He joins a stable of over 200 Humanists UK patrons with not...
humanists.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A huge honour to be a patron of @humanists.uk 🙏🏽👇🏽
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Understanding consciousness is one of the greatest scientific challenges of the 21st century, made urgent by rapid advances in AI. Join me, @anilseth.bsky.social, and @axc.bsky.social in this #FrontiersForum webinar to explore our Frontiers in Science article ➡️ fro.ntiers.in/x64CgqQpPXb
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November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Understanding consciousness is one of the greatest scientific challenges of the 21st century, made urgent by rapid advances in AI. Join me, @anilseth.bsky.social, and @axc.bsky.social in this #FrontiersForum webinar to explore our Frontiers in Science article ➡️ fro.ntiers.in/x64CgqQpPXb
