Kate Nave
@kathrynnave.bsky.social
° Leverhulme Trust research fellow at EdinburghUni
° Book: A Drive to Survive http://bit.ly/3CQP9EZ
° Biological purposiveness & the meaning of life.
° CogSci, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology
° Former science & technology journalist
° Book: A Drive to Survive http://bit.ly/3CQP9EZ
° Biological purposiveness & the meaning of life.
° CogSci, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology
° Former science & technology journalist
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Kate Nave
@kathrynnave.bsky.social
· Jun 9
“A game-changer for cognitive science." — @evanthompson.bsky.social
In "A Drive to Survive," @kathrynnave.bsky.social offers an extended critical analysis of the strengths and limitations of the free energy principle. Available #openaccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255132...
In "A Drive to Survive," @kathrynnave.bsky.social offers an extended critical analysis of the strengths and limitations of the free energy principle. Available #openaccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255132...
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rewriting a paper rejected by Analysis
life hack: I was annoyed that I didn't have enough dishes to run a full load, so I repacked the dishwasher less efficiently
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
rewriting a paper rejected by Analysis
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Interesting new book on the evolution of agency by Álvaro Moreno and Juli Peretó. I've only read the first few chapters, but I am already hooked! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
An Evolutionary Story of Agency
This open access book exposes the role of agency in the history of life. Agency is understood as the capacity of an organism to act, make decisions, ...
link.springer.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Interesting new book on the evolution of agency by Álvaro Moreno and Juli Peretó. I've only read the first few chapters, but I am already hooked! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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What is the brain for? Active inference is widely discussed as a unifying framework for understanding brain function, yet its empirical status remains debated. Our review identifies core predictions across the action-perception cycle and evaluates their empirical support: osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
What is the brain for? Active inference is widely discussed as a unifying framework for understanding brain function, yet its empirical status remains debated. Our review identifies core predictions across the action-perception cycle and evaluates their empirical support: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Each generation seems to rediscover the riddle of organismal agency: are organisms agents that pursue intrinsic goals—and how could we know? Our 📕 gathers historians, philosophers & scientists to explore this debate—now available in paperback!👇 www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #philsky #HPS #evobio
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Each generation seems to rediscover the riddle of organismal agency: are organisms agents that pursue intrinsic goals—and how could we know? Our 📕 gathers historians, philosophers & scientists to explore this debate—now available in paperback!👇 www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #philsky #HPS #evobio
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NEW PAPER with @arvidagren.bsky.social and Manus Patten on evolutionary reversions in individuality now out (as an advance article) at @jevbio.bsky.social (see academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...). Thread below! [1/8]
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Evolutionary transitions and reversions in individuality
Abstract. Biological individuality exists in different forms—unicellular, multicellular, colonial, etc.—which have arisen through evolutionary transitions
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January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
NEW PAPER with @arvidagren.bsky.social and Manus Patten on evolutionary reversions in individuality now out (as an advance article) at @jevbio.bsky.social (see academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...). Thread below! [1/8]
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There's an Anglo Saxon poem from the 8th century called The Ruin about the Roman ruins at Bath which gets at that point and the line you cite feels like it could be a very whittled down version of the sentiment.
January 27, 2026 at 1:57 PM
There's an Anglo Saxon poem from the 8th century called The Ruin about the Roman ruins at Bath which gets at that point and the line you cite feels like it could be a very whittled down version of the sentiment.
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During her visit, @abeba.bsky.social will be taking part in our Technomoral Conversations event exploring AI narratives and counter-narratives – a collaboration w/ @braiduk.bsky.social & @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
🗓️ 11 Feb 18.00-19.30
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3MZEm0a
🗓️ 11 Feb 18.00-19.30
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3MZEm0a
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 PM
During her visit, @abeba.bsky.social will be taking part in our Technomoral Conversations event exploring AI narratives and counter-narratives – a collaboration w/ @braiduk.bsky.social & @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
🗓️ 11 Feb 18.00-19.30
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3MZEm0a
🗓️ 11 Feb 18.00-19.30
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3MZEm0a
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49 degrees Celsius (= 120 F) down in Victoria?
Tomorrow evening @meehancrist.bsky.social and I record episode 3 of "Nature in Crisis," a new podcast series with the @lrb.co.uk.
Episode 1 looked at Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," and is available now (link in reply).
Tomorrow evening @meehancrist.bsky.social and I record episode 3 of "Nature in Crisis," a new podcast series with the @lrb.co.uk.
Episode 1 looked at Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," and is available now (link in reply).
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM
49 degrees Celsius (= 120 F) down in Victoria?
Tomorrow evening @meehancrist.bsky.social and I record episode 3 of "Nature in Crisis," a new podcast series with the @lrb.co.uk.
Episode 1 looked at Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," and is available now (link in reply).
Tomorrow evening @meehancrist.bsky.social and I record episode 3 of "Nature in Crisis," a new podcast series with the @lrb.co.uk.
Episode 1 looked at Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," and is available now (link in reply).
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Spatial transcriptomics reveals expression gradients in developing wheat inflorescences at cellular resolution (Katie A Long , Ashleigh Lister , Maximillian R W Jones , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Spatial transcriptomics reveals expression gradients in developing wheat inflorescences at cellular resolution
High-resolution spatial transcriptomics reveals coordinated gene expression patterns that define spikelet and floral development in wheat.
doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Spatial transcriptomics reveals expression gradients in developing wheat inflorescences at cellular resolution (Katie A Long , Ashleigh Lister , Maximillian R W Jones , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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This book by Wimsatt is exceptional if you're interested in understanding the world, knowledge, science, etc.
It can be challenging especially in some parts.
But now Johannes Jaeger has written a stand alone accessible paper. I highly recommend it!
zenodo.org/records/1829...
It can be challenging especially in some parts.
But now Johannes Jaeger has written a stand alone accessible paper. I highly recommend it!
zenodo.org/records/1829...
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This book by Wimsatt is exceptional if you're interested in understanding the world, knowledge, science, etc.
It can be challenging especially in some parts.
But now Johannes Jaeger has written a stand alone accessible paper. I highly recommend it!
zenodo.org/records/1829...
It can be challenging especially in some parts.
But now Johannes Jaeger has written a stand alone accessible paper. I highly recommend it!
zenodo.org/records/1829...
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Modeling non-dual awareness via constraint closure: a reinterpretation of groundlessness url: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
Modeling non-dual awareness via constraint closure: a reinterpretation of groundlessness
Abstract. Non-dual awareness (NDA) refers to a shift in consciousness in which the usual distinction between subject and object dissolves, and experience i
academic.oup.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Modeling non-dual awareness via constraint closure: a reinterpretation of groundlessness url: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
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Preparing for some introductory virology lecutures, which is of course a happy excuse for me to do some drawing again
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Preparing for some introductory virology lecutures, which is of course a happy excuse for me to do some drawing again
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Join our KLI Colloquium:
"O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond"
Speaker: Jan BAEDKE (Ruhr University Bochum)
🕒 26 Jan 2026, 3:00 PM CET
🗺️ at KLI, join online via ZOOM (link & info: www.kli.ac.at/content/en/e...)
"O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond"
Speaker: Jan BAEDKE (Ruhr University Bochum)
🕒 26 Jan 2026, 3:00 PM CET
🗺️ at KLI, join online via ZOOM (link & info: www.kli.ac.at/content/en/e...)
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Join our KLI Colloquium:
"O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond"
Speaker: Jan BAEDKE (Ruhr University Bochum)
🕒 26 Jan 2026, 3:00 PM CET
🗺️ at KLI, join online via ZOOM (link & info: www.kli.ac.at/content/en/e...)
"O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond"
Speaker: Jan BAEDKE (Ruhr University Bochum)
🕒 26 Jan 2026, 3:00 PM CET
🗺️ at KLI, join online via ZOOM (link & info: www.kli.ac.at/content/en/e...)
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Sharing this review of my book by @alexandrelefebvre.bsky.social again because, in addition to saying lovely things about Herald of a Restless World, it is a really excellent article about Bergson lareviewofbooks.org/article/when...
When Philosophy Stopped the Traffic in New York City | Los Angeles Review of Books
Alexandre Lefebvre explores Emily Herring’s “Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People.”
lareviewofbooks.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Sharing this review of my book by @alexandrelefebvre.bsky.social again because, in addition to saying lovely things about Herald of a Restless World, it is a really excellent article about Bergson lareviewofbooks.org/article/when...
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Excited for our spring 2026 Penelope Mackie Research Seminar series!
#philosophy #research #seminar #colleagues #think
#philosophy #research #seminar #colleagues #think
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Excited for our spring 2026 Penelope Mackie Research Seminar series!
#philosophy #research #seminar #colleagues #think
#philosophy #research #seminar #colleagues #think
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When a brain researcher solved a logistical problem by going rogue, the idea proved remarkably infectious.
By @lyrebard.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...
By @lyrebard.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...
A brief history of precision self-scanning
When a researcher solved a logistical problem by going rogue, the idea proved remarkably infectious.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
When a brain researcher solved a logistical problem by going rogue, the idea proved remarkably infectious.
By @lyrebard.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...
By @lyrebard.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-imagin...
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Quit ogling the aurora and breathing in the sweet forest air and read our Virtual Issue on the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature instead, as God intended! academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
January 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Quit ogling the aurora and breathing in the sweet forest air and read our Virtual Issue on the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature instead, as God intended! academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...
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Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists? www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... | I’d love to see more of a reckoning from the scientific community on this.
Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
www.scientificamerican.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists? www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... | I’d love to see more of a reckoning from the scientific community on this.
Cool new paper from Kiana Ward, putting Buddhist accounts of Non-Dual Awareness into dialogue with constraint closure to provide a robust elaboration of the predictive processing line that altered states involve the relaxation of higher-level predictions.
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
Modeling non-dual awareness via constraint closure: a reinterpretation of groundlessness
Abstract. Non-dual awareness (NDA) refers to a shift in consciousness in which the usual distinction between subject and object dissolves, and experience i
academic.oup.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Cool new paper from Kiana Ward, putting Buddhist accounts of Non-Dual Awareness into dialogue with constraint closure to provide a robust elaboration of the predictive processing line that altered states involve the relaxation of higher-level predictions.
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
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A few more weeks left to apply for this PhD position 👇
Deadline 22nd Feb
@birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
Deadline 22nd Feb
@birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
I've got a fully-funded PhD studentship open at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social, investigating social learning about metacognition & awareness, w/ behavioural studies & neuroimaging (fMRI) - thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
PhD Studentship: Social Learning of Metacognition and Awareness at Birkbeck, University of London
jobs.ac.uk now advertising a PhD Studentship: Social Learning of Metacognition and Awareness Visit jobs.ac.uk to apply and to browse more PhD opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
A few more weeks left to apply for this PhD position 👇
Deadline 22nd Feb
@birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
Deadline 22nd Feb
@birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social
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CAIC has been hard at work creating an interdisciplinary hub for pursuing big questions in cognitive science. This spring we are excited to officially launch the Cognition, Agency, Intelligence Conference featuring talks by an amazing lineup of interdisciplinary researchers. See you on April 2-3! 🥳
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
CAIC has been hard at work creating an interdisciplinary hub for pursuing big questions in cognitive science. This spring we are excited to officially launch the Cognition, Agency, Intelligence Conference featuring talks by an amazing lineup of interdisciplinary researchers. See you on April 2-3! 🥳
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For a year, the bottom of the Baltic Sea was overwhelmingly quiet.
Then, within a few days, six cables were damaged or even cut.
But the world was watching Washington, Venezuela and Greenland.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/b... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. Gift link.)
Then, within a few days, six cables were damaged or even cut.
But the world was watching Washington, Venezuela and Greenland.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/b... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. Gift link.)
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 AM
For a year, the bottom of the Baltic Sea was overwhelmingly quiet.
Then, within a few days, six cables were damaged or even cut.
But the world was watching Washington, Venezuela and Greenland.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/b... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. Gift link.)
Then, within a few days, six cables were damaged or even cut.
But the world was watching Washington, Venezuela and Greenland.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/b... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. Gift link.)
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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 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...