Eugene Y. S. Chua
@eugenechua.bsky.social
Nanyang Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Formerly postdoc faculty at Caltech.
I work on philosophy of physics and philosophy of science. More at https://eugenechua.com
BA Cambridge '17, PhD UC San Diego '23.
I work on philosophy of physics and philosophy of science. More at https://eugenechua.com
BA Cambridge '17, PhD UC San Diego '23.
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Hello world! Quick introduction: I work on philosophy of physics (esp. foundations of thermodynamics, time's emergence) and science (working on an account of idealization/approximation, and have an interest in data ethics and inductive practices). More at: eugenechua.com. Excited to be here!
I am hiring a second postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Foundations of Thermodynamics group! This will be a two-year position. Deadline: March 20, 2026. Please share with anyone who's interested. I'm happy to answer any questions 😄
See PhilJobs ad for more info: philjobs.org/job/show/30726
See PhilJobs ad for more info: philjobs.org/job/show/30726
Research Fellow in Foundations of Thermodynamics, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I am hiring a second postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Foundations of Thermodynamics group! This will be a two-year position. Deadline: March 20, 2026. Please share with anyone who's interested. I'm happy to answer any questions 😄
See PhilJobs ad for more info: philjobs.org/job/show/30726
See PhilJobs ad for more info: philjobs.org/job/show/30726
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1/ I am truly honoured and completely delighted to have won the 2025 Berggruen Essay Prize (English), for my submission “The Mythology of Conscious AI” @berggruen.org @noemamag.com berggruen.org/eu/news/2025...
Berggruen Institute
Ideas for a Changing World.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
1/ I am truly honoured and completely delighted to have won the 2025 Berggruen Essay Prize (English), for my submission “The Mythology of Conscious AI” @berggruen.org @noemamag.com berggruen.org/eu/news/2025...
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✨Reminder✨ The symposia deadline for PSA 2026 is 15 January (this Thursday!)
Submissions for PSA 2026 in San Diego are now open! ☀️ Link and deadlines below
Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026
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Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026
psa26.oa-event.com/c...
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
✨Reminder✨ The symposia deadline for PSA 2026 is 15 January (this Thursday!)
I had an excellent time taking part in the inaugural round of this program in 2023 -- highly recommend it! Deadline: Jan 15.
Thanks to generous funding from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, John Basl and I are thrilled to be running the AI and Data Ethics summer school in 2026! ~12 graduate students, $10k stipend, 9 weeks to learn about scientific and ethical issues raised by AI. Please apply! aidesummer.org
AIDE Summer
AI + Data Ethics (AIDE) Summer is intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, metascience, epistemology, or other areas with potenti...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I had an excellent time taking part in the inaugural round of this program in 2023 -- highly recommend it! Deadline: Jan 15.
Physicists have recently been "looking for work in quantum thermodynamics", but what would count as success? (To what extent) can quantum foundations help? My paper on these questions has been accepted at the @thebjps.bsky.social!
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27846/
#hps #philsci #philphys
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27846/
#hps #philsci #philphys
Looking for Work in Quantum Thermodynamics - PhilSci-Archive
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January 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Physicists have recently been "looking for work in quantum thermodynamics", but what would count as success? (To what extent) can quantum foundations help? My paper on these questions has been accepted at the @thebjps.bsky.social!
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27846/
#hps #philsci #philphys
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27846/
#hps #philsci #philphys
Reposted by Eugene Y. S. Chua
Canadian Society for the History & Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) invites submissions for annual meeting, to be held in Halifax June 4-6, 2026. Submission Deadline: Monday January 19, 2026
Submission Portal: forms.gle/GVq5SZuLv1yE...
Webpage
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#HPS
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Webpage
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#HPS
Home - CSHPS/SCHPS
Call for Papers:
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January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Canadian Society for the History & Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) invites submissions for annual meeting, to be held in Halifax June 4-6, 2026. Submission Deadline: Monday January 19, 2026
Submission Portal: forms.gle/GVq5SZuLv1yE...
Webpage
cshps.ca
#HPS
Submission Portal: forms.gle/GVq5SZuLv1yE...
Webpage
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#HPS
A short piece now published on JME Forum, introducing, in brief, our paper on the ethical risk of LLM-powered psychiatry: blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethi...
LLMs and mental health: A problem still unaddressed - Journal of Medical Ethics blog
By Bosco Garcia, Eugene Chua and Harman Brah ChatGPT made tragic news at the end of the summer with the case of Adam Raine, a teenage boy who, after a series of conversations with the model, ended up ...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A short piece now published on JME Forum, introducing, in brief, our paper on the ethical risk of LLM-powered psychiatry: blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethi...
Last day to submit abstracts! Please note that the deadline is in Singapore time.
There's about a month left to submit something to the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference! Consider submitting an abstract, and encouraging early-career scholars (especially those from or based in Asia) to submit an essay for the APSA Essay Prize.
Asian Philosophy of Science Association (APSA) Conference 2026
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December 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Last day to submit abstracts! Please note that the deadline is in Singapore time.
Final call for papers for APSA26! Please share widely, and we are looking forward to hosting everyone in Singapore!
There's about a month left to submit something to the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference! Consider submitting an abstract, and encouraging early-career scholars (especially those from or based in Asia) to submit an essay for the APSA Essay Prize.
Asian Philosophy of Science Association (APSA) Conference 2026
www.ntu.edu.sg
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Final call for papers for APSA26! Please share widely, and we are looking forward to hosting everyone in Singapore!
There's about a month left to submit something to the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference! Consider submitting an abstract, and encouraging early-career scholars (especially those from or based in Asia) to submit an essay for the APSA Essay Prize.
Asian Philosophy of Science Association (APSA) Conference 2026
www.ntu.edu.sg
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There's about a month left to submit something to the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference! Consider submitting an abstract, and encouraging early-career scholars (especially those from or based in Asia) to submit an essay for the APSA Essay Prize.
Wrote a short piece for the IAI, on my recent paper on black holes and global energy! Contrary to title, I don't claim to have the messy truth behind black hole physics, but I do think we can move (and ppl are) from idealized global approaches to quasi-local approaches, in search of deidealization.
Over the last century, black holes have evolved from a theoretical curiosity into a key testing ground for modern physics. | https://bit.ly/48Rgc0t
But as Eugene Chua argues, the models rely on untested assumptions, including those behind Hawking’s theory of black hole evaporation.
#philsci ⚛️ 🧪
But as Eugene Chua argues, the models rely on untested assumptions, including those behind Hawking’s theory of black hole evaporation.
#philsci ⚛️ 🧪
Hawking radiation and the messy truth behind black hole physics | Eugene Chua
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October 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wrote a short piece for the IAI, on my recent paper on black holes and global energy! Contrary to title, I don't claim to have the messy truth behind black hole physics, but I do think we can move (and ppl are) from idealized global approaches to quasi-local approaches, in search of deidealization.
Very happy to announce that the CFP is now open for APSA26: The Inaugural Biennial Conference of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association! It will be held at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The keynote will be Craig Callender. Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2025. URL: tinyurl.com/APSA26
Asian Philosophy of Science Association (APSA) Conference 2026
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September 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Very happy to announce that the CFP is now open for APSA26: The Inaugural Biennial Conference of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association! It will be held at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The keynote will be Craig Callender. Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2025. URL: tinyurl.com/APSA26
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Just accepted:
'The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity'
– Eugene Chua & Craig Callender
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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'The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity'
– Eugene Chua & Craig Callender
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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August 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Just accepted:
'The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity'
– Eugene Chua & Craig Callender
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
'The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity'
– Eugene Chua & Craig Callender
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
My paper w/ Bosco Garcia (UCSD) & Harman Brah (UCLA) on the 'problem of atypicality' for LLM-powered psychiatry is now published at the Journal of Medical Ethics! Just as GPT5 is touting capability as "active thought partner"...
JME link: bit.ly/jme-atypical...
Preprint: bit.ly/atypicality-...
JME link: bit.ly/jme-atypical...
Preprint: bit.ly/atypicality-...
The problem of atypicality in LLM-powered psychiatry
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly proposed as scalable solutions to the global mental health crisis. But their deployment in psychiatric contexts raises a distinctive ethical concern: the ...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My paper w/ Bosco Garcia (UCSD) & Harman Brah (UCLA) on the 'problem of atypicality' for LLM-powered psychiatry is now published at the Journal of Medical Ethics! Just as GPT5 is touting capability as "active thought partner"...
JME link: bit.ly/jme-atypical...
Preprint: bit.ly/atypicality-...
JME link: bit.ly/jme-atypical...
Preprint: bit.ly/atypicality-...
Reposted by Eugene Y. S. Chua
We are hiring in Philosophy at NTU!
Open rank and open area call for tenure-track/tenured positions: philjobs.org/job/show/29338
Open rank and open area call for tenure-track/tenured positions: philjobs.org/job/show/29338
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor of Philosophy, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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July 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are hiring in Philosophy at NTU!
Open rank and open area call for tenure-track/tenured positions: philjobs.org/job/show/29338
Open rank and open area call for tenure-track/tenured positions: philjobs.org/job/show/29338
Talks from the 2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics workshop held at NTU Singapore, co-organized with @wmyrvold.bsky.social, are now available on YouTube here: bit.ly/yt-ftd2025
Thanks again to all participants for attending the workshop and contributing to the lively and fruitful discussions! :)
Thanks again to all participants for attending the workshop and contributing to the lively and fruitful discussions! :)
2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop, Singapore - YouTube
Recordings of talks from the Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop held at NTU Singapore 16-18 July 2025.
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July 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Talks from the 2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics workshop held at NTU Singapore, co-organized with @wmyrvold.bsky.social, are now available on YouTube here: bit.ly/yt-ftd2025
Thanks again to all participants for attending the workshop and contributing to the lively and fruitful discussions! :)
Thanks again to all participants for attending the workshop and contributing to the lively and fruitful discussions! :)
It's a wrap! Many thanks to participants of the 2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics workshop for making it a great success. Glad that the first workshop I organized went smoothly :) I got helpful feedback on some new work on the concept of quantum work, and learnt so much from the other speakers!
July 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It's a wrap! Many thanks to participants of the 2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics workshop for making it a great success. Glad that the first workshop I organized went smoothly :) I got helpful feedback on some new work on the concept of quantum work, and learnt so much from the other speakers!
Temperature falls apart yet again! Jokes aside, very excited to share that my paper with Craig Callender, "The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity", was accepted for publication in the BJPS! Preprint available here: arxiv.org/abs/2507.10529
The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity
The Tolman effect is well-known in relativistic cosmology but rarely discussed outside it. That is surprising because the effect -- that systems extended over a varying gravitational potential exhibit...
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July 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Temperature falls apart yet again! Jokes aside, very excited to share that my paper with Craig Callender, "The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity", was accepted for publication in the BJPS! Preprint available here: arxiv.org/abs/2507.10529
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When two LLMs debate, both think they’ll win
Absolutely fascinating paper shows that LLMs basically cannot judge their own performance. None of the prompting techniques worked
arxiv.org/abs/2505.19184
Absolutely fascinating paper shows that LLMs basically cannot judge their own performance. None of the prompting techniques worked
arxiv.org/abs/2505.19184
When Two LLMs Debate, Both Think They'll Win
Can LLMs accurately adjust their confidence when facing opposition? Building on previous studies measuring calibration on static fact-based question-answering tasks, we evaluate Large Language Models ...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
When two LLMs debate, both think they’ll win
Absolutely fascinating paper shows that LLMs basically cannot judge their own performance. None of the prompting techniques worked
arxiv.org/abs/2505.19184
Absolutely fascinating paper shows that LLMs basically cannot judge their own performance. None of the prompting techniques worked
arxiv.org/abs/2505.19184
Co-organized with @wmyrvold.bsky.social, the 2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics workshop will be held in NTU from 16-18 July 2025. We have a great slate of participants and I am very much looking forward to it!
Attendance is free and there will be a Zoom option. Details here: bit.ly/3SxvSNi
Attendance is free and there will be a Zoom option. Details here: bit.ly/3SxvSNi
June 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Co-organized with @wmyrvold.bsky.social, the 2025 Foundations of Thermodynamics workshop will be held in NTU from 16-18 July 2025. We have a great slate of participants and I am very much looking forward to it!
Attendance is free and there will be a Zoom option. Details here: bit.ly/3SxvSNi
Attendance is free and there will be a Zoom option. Details here: bit.ly/3SxvSNi
Looking forward to being back in the Boston area, meeting old friends, and participating in a debate w/ Siddharth about my recent EJPS paper, "Not Quite Killing It", next Tuesday at the ngEHT's 4th History, Philosophy, and Culture working group meeting at Harvard's Black Hole Initiative! 😄
4th HP&C Meeting: May 20, 2025 | ngEHT
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May 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Looking forward to being back in the Boston area, meeting old friends, and participating in a debate w/ Siddharth about my recent EJPS paper, "Not Quite Killing It", next Tuesday at the ngEHT's 4th History, Philosophy, and Culture working group meeting at Harvard's Black Hole Initiative! 😄
Last class for the philosophy of quantum mechanics! It was so much work since it's the first time I'm teaching this, but it was rewarding to see students leave the course with an appreciation of the open questions at the foundations of quantum mechanics and science 😄
April 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Last class for the philosophy of quantum mechanics! It was so much work since it's the first time I'm teaching this, but it was rewarding to see students leave the course with an appreciation of the open questions at the foundations of quantum mechanics and science 😄
Very happy that my paper with @eddykemingchen.bsky.social is officially published with Synthese with open access. It was a great opportunity to survey the space of options when it comes to the Born Rule for Everettians, and see how density matrix realism generalizes them!
Happy to share that my paper with @eugenechua.bsky.social is now officially published with open access! 🚀
"Decoherence, branching, and the Born rule in a mixed-state Everettian multiverse" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thanks to all who offered feedback!
"Decoherence, branching, and the Born rule in a mixed-state Everettian multiverse" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thanks to all who offered feedback!
Decoherence, branching, and the Born rule in a mixed-state Everettian multiverse - Synthese
In Everettian quantum mechanics, justifications for the Born rule appeal to self-locating uncertainty or decision theory. Such justifications have focused exclusively on a pure-state Everettian multiv...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Very happy that my paper with @eddykemingchen.bsky.social is officially published with Synthese with open access. It was a great opportunity to survey the space of options when it comes to the Born Rule for Everettians, and see how density matrix realism generalizes them!
Finally caught up on Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. What a rewarding watch, esp. as a philosopher of science! It's a fictionalized pre-history of heliocentrism in the age of the Inquisition, and a rumination on truth, knowledge, faith, humanity. It's also beautifully written and crafted.
March 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Finally caught up on Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. What a rewarding watch, esp. as a philosopher of science! It's a fictionalized pre-history of heliocentrism in the age of the Inquisition, and a rumination on truth, knowledge, faith, humanity. It's also beautifully written and crafted.
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PSA Around the World 2025 - one week to the deadline.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
Don't forget to submit your abstract: PSA Around the World 2025 🌍 Focus: Eastern & Central Europe.
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
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📄 Submit abstracts: http://psaatw25.scie...
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
More info: philsci.org/psa_arou...
📄 Submit abstracts: http://psaatw25.scie...
March 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
PSA Around the World 2025 - one week to the deadline.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts.