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Ian Phillips
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Philosopher of mind and psychology, studying perception, consciousness, imagination, time and memory. BDP in Philosophy, and Psych and Brain Sciences @ Johns Hopkins. Writing a biography of Gareth Evans. ianbphillips.com
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Invited speaker lineup is out for SPP 2026! More information on the meeting here: www.socphilpsych.org/meetings.html

Submissions accepted until Jan 16! Come hang in Baltimore; conference is at Johns Hopkins from June 17-20, 2026!

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December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Hopkins Cog Sci is hiring! We have two open faculty positions: one in vision, and one language. Please repost!
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Great new initiative from the editors of Perception: Philosophy Corner. A forum for "accessible reflections on the conceptual foundations of sensory/perception science where empirical insight meets philosophical inquiry". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing Philosophy Corner - Tim S. Meese, Pascal Mamassian, Isabelle Mareschal, Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025
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December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The call for commentaries on our "Core Perception" paper is now live! We would love to know what you think about this new perspective on the nature of early emerging knowledge.

Details here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Proposals due Dec 29!
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Well this is exciting!

The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank!

Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146
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December 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins is inviting applications for 3 open-rank tenured/tenure-track positions in (1) Behavioral Neuroscience, (2) Cognitive Neuroscience, and (3) Cognitive Psychology.

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Jobs | Psychological & Brain Sciences
Tenured/Tenure-track position in Cognitive Psychology Open Date Dec 01, 2025 Salary Range or Pay Grade The expected academic base salary range for this position is $110,000- $144,500 (Assistant Profes...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18–20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Just learned about Hanna’s book title and I thought you guys would want to know
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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So enjoyed hearing @ruizhegoh.bsky.social share his work on the perception of silence on the latest episode of @vox.com’s “unexplainable” podcast! 🤫 #poopoo

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November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit
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November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Rich & compelling new paper by Will Davies on illumination as more than mere light. But an emergent, ecologically sig., structured kind - comprising fields & surfaces, shadows & sunbeams; sunlight & twilight. #philperception #philmind #philpsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
The Nature, Structure, and Perception of Illumination
Illumination is a defining characteristic of natural environments, yet its nature and spatial structure remain poorly understood. I argue first that illumination is not simply light: it is an emergen...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Please note! To work through a backlog of accepted papers and reduce time to publication, JPhil will suspend new submissions starting Friday, January 16, 2026. We expect to reopen submissions on Monday, August 17, 2026. New submissions will not be processed or considered during this time.
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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For #Halloween, here's the reclining skeleton mosaic from San Gregorio on the Via Appia. The Greek aphorism ΓΝΩΘΙ Σ(Ε)ΑΥΤΟΝ ('Know Thyself') is said to have been inscribed at the Temple of Apollo on Delphi (Pausanias 10.24.1). 🏺🦇

Image: Museo Nazionale Romano (Baths of Diocletian)
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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You can really hear the silence.
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Thank you @jhuartssciences.bsky.social magazine for featuring this work! This project — the largest ever study of inattentional blindness — was led by Makaela Nartker, in collaboration with Howard Egeth and (senior author) @ianbphillips.bsky.social
We tend to assume that we will see things right in front of us. "But if there is some big object casting light into our eyes, and we wouldn't see it because our attention is elsewhere—that's really fascinating!" says @chazfirestone.bsky.social. hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202...
Seeing the bigger picture
Experts at Johns Hopkins shed new light on inattentional blindness, the tendency among us to miss noticing something obvious when our minds are caught up in other things
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October 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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held our “lab meeting” in the baltimore museum of art! thank you @ianbphillips.bsky.social for suggesting and facilitating
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Fantastic commentary on @smfleming.bsky.social & @matthiasmichel.bsky.social's BBS paper by @renrutmailliw.bsky.social, @lauragwilliams.bsky.social & Hinze Hogendoorn. Hits lots of nails on the head. As @neddo.bsky.social & I also argue: postdiction doesn't prove consciousness is slow! 1/3
New BBS article w/ @lauragwilliams.bsky.social and Hinze Hogendoorn, just accepted! We respond to a thought-provoking article by @smfleming.bsky.social & @matthiasmichel.bsky.social, and argue that it's premature to conclude that conscious perception is delayed by 350-450ms: bit.ly/4nYNTlb
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October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Such heartbreaking news. I've learned more from Danya about teaching -- let alone chess -- than anyone. He will be sorely missed by many many people.
GM Daniel Naroditsky passed away. He was a talented chess player, commentator, and educator. FIDE extends its deepest condolences to Daniel’s family and loved ones.
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Are there any reports of unilateral aphantasia? e.g. people who report being able to imagine things in the right hemifield, but not the left one?
September 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@neddo.bsky.social's very nice commentary on @matthiasmichel.bsky.social and @smfleming.bsky.social's BBS target article also arguing that conscious perception may form fast even if postdiction suggests it only "vulcanizes" slowly.
October 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Got the feet to fill Dennett's shoes? New junior position in Philosophy of Mind/Cog Sci at Tufts. philjobs.org/job/show/29606
Assistant Professor Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science (tenure-track), Tufts University: School of Arts & Sciences - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor Philosophy of Mind, Philosoph...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The call for commentaries on our BBS paper is out now (deadline October 15): shorturl.at/Hu3Yu. In the paper (shorturl.at/4Rbk6), we provide recommendations and outstanding issues about designing experimental paradigms, analyzing data, and reporting the results of studies on unconscious processing 👇
September 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What does postdiction show about the speed of consciousness? In this forth. piece in BBS, I respond to @smfleming.bsky.social + @matthiasmichel.bsky.social's claim that postdiction shows consciousness is slow -- too slow for its purpose to be online action guidance. 1/3 philpapers.org/rec/PHIPAT-14
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September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🚨🚨🚨 The Subjectivity Lab is looking for a lab manager! The position is available immediately. We want someone who can help coordinate our large sample fMRI study, plus other behavioral work. Because *gestures at everything* the job was approved only now (ends in June 2026). Great opportunity! 🧵 1/4
Laboratory Technician
About the Opportunity SUMMARY The Subjectivity Lab, directed by Jorge Morales, and housed in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University is excited to invite applications for a full-time L...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM