Peter Moleman
@molemanpeter.bsky.social
Brain explorer: I study the brain and write short assays, see my website: https://breininactie.com/the-brain-in-action/.
R. Feynman: I’m an explorer? I get curious about everything, and I want to investigate all kinds of stuff.
R. Feynman: I’m an explorer? I get curious about everything, and I want to investigate all kinds of stuff.
He is more cautious than "just saying IIT explains consciousness", but the way he talkes around that I do not really understand. He equals "his" formalism to the formalism like E=mc2, which does not explain everything in the subatomic world but is better than no formalism (if I understand it right).
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
He is more cautious than "just saying IIT explains consciousness", but the way he talkes around that I do not really understand. He equals "his" formalism to the formalism like E=mc2, which does not explain everything in the subatomic world but is better than no formalism (if I understand it right).
@philipcball.bsky.social What do you think of Alex Maier's: a scientific explanation of consciousness requires grounding in formalized mathematics. I don't think formalized mathematics = mechanistic, but Is this against your idea of life not being mechanistic?
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
Alex Maier argues that a scientific explanation of consciousness requires grounding in formalized mathematics
When it comes to discovering laws of nature for consciousness similar to those in physics, Maier argues that integrated information theory is the only game in town.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
@philipcball.bsky.social What do you think of Alex Maier's: a scientific explanation of consciousness requires grounding in formalized mathematics. I don't think formalized mathematics = mechanistic, but Is this against your idea of life not being mechanistic?
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
And it is a great book for everybody interested in how complex dynamical systems work.
Embarking on a writing project about enactivism; spent the morning w/ Chapter 1 ("Biodynamic Enactivism") of @kathrynnave.bsky.social's 'A Drive to Survive' and it is a *GIFT* 🍰.
Whole book is open access –– an actual gift!! –– here:
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Whole book is open access –– an actual gift!! –– here:
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
A Drive to Survive: The Free Energy Principle and the Meaning of Life
How the purposive behavior of living systems outstrips the constraints of the free energy principle.Since 2005, Karl Friston's proposal that the principle
direct.mit.edu
January 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
And it is a great book for everybody interested in how complex dynamical systems work.
And what do you doin the US to prevent it ?
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
And what do you doin the US to prevent it ?
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Instead of everybody making the same joke about the FIFA Peace Prize, maybe we could boycott the World Cup?
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Instead of everybody making the same joke about the FIFA Peace Prize, maybe we could boycott the World Cup?
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This is all well and good, and I approve, but the thing everyone seems to have forgotten in their rush to remove AI overviews is that Google search has been shite for years. SEO and advertising.
You don't need that. Premium search is a thing, and it's worth every damn penny.
@kagi.com
You don't need that. Premium search is a thing, and it's worth every damn penny.
@kagi.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This is all well and good, and I approve, but the thing everyone seems to have forgotten in their rush to remove AI overviews is that Google search has been shite for years. SEO and advertising.
You don't need that. Premium search is a thing, and it's worth every damn penny.
@kagi.com
You don't need that. Premium search is a thing, and it's worth every damn penny.
@kagi.com
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I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
May 5, 2023 at 1:45 PM
I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
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Practical wisdom for the new year: “Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Practical wisdom for the new year: “Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
To portray a mind as a kind of high-powered survival machine orchestrated and controlled by genes is, then, fundamentally a misconceived picture of what minds are.
Ball, Philip. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology (p. 427). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Ball, Philip. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology (p. 427). (Function). Kindle Edition.
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
To portray a mind as a kind of high-powered survival machine orchestrated and controlled by genes is, then, fundamentally a misconceived picture of what minds are.
Ball, Philip. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology (p. 427). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Ball, Philip. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology (p. 427). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Just in mice! Mice with Alzheimer's? Mice that don't recognize their family any more?
Oh my god if this turns out to work it’s the best news in a decade.
December 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just in mice! Mice with Alzheimer's? Mice that don't recognize their family any more?
Just in mice! Mice with Alzheimer's? Mice that don't recognize their family any more?
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just in mice! Mice with Alzheimer's? Mice that don't recognize their family any more?
I don't understand "(Ebook and audiobook are OK, but the printed book is the only format where you can read it without a big tech company snooping over your shoulder.)" Does Amazon snoop over my shoulder when I read it on my laptop after downloading?
@fundling.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com
@fundling.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I don't understand "(Ebook and audiobook are OK, but the printed book is the only format where you can read it without a big tech company snooping over your shoulder.)" Does Amazon snoop over my shoulder when I read it on my laptop after downloading?
@fundling.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com
@fundling.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com
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Alright, fellow authors, let’s do this.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Alright, fellow authors, let’s do this.
Iris, ik heb misschien over niet te lange tijd een boek af en wil dat misschien ook "open interactive" maken, met links naar filmpjes... . Kan je me vertellen waar en hoe dat kan en werkt?
December 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Iris, ik heb misschien over niet te lange tijd een boek af en wil dat misschien ook "open interactive" maken, met links naar filmpjes... . Kan je me vertellen waar en hoe dat kan en werkt?
Micah, have you or somebody else written about what would be a credulous approach?
December 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Micah, have you or somebody else written about what would be a credulous approach?
Because methylphenidate affects the neuromodulators of the midbrain (mainly dopamine, noradrenaline) its effects on cognitive functions are very much context dependent. Could that be an explanation?
@benjaminkay.bsky.social @pessoabrain.bsky.social #neurosci #ADHD #attention #psychiatry
@benjaminkay.bsky.social @pessoabrain.bsky.social #neurosci #ADHD #attention #psychiatry
Hmmm. Puzzling. I wish the authors would have discussed how these results might be reconciled with ones reporting that Ritalin influences the neural and behavioral correlates of attention in a predictable way. e.g. I don't think this paper showing such is cited?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
December 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Because methylphenidate affects the neuromodulators of the midbrain (mainly dopamine, noradrenaline) its effects on cognitive functions are very much context dependent. Could that be an explanation?
@benjaminkay.bsky.social @pessoabrain.bsky.social #neurosci #ADHD #attention #psychiatry
@benjaminkay.bsky.social @pessoabrain.bsky.social #neurosci #ADHD #attention #psychiatry
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Hmmm. Puzzling. I wish the authors would have discussed how these results might be reconciled with ones reporting that Ritalin influences the neural and behavioral correlates of attention in a predictable way. e.g. I don't think this paper showing such is cited?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
December 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hmmm. Puzzling. I wish the authors would have discussed how these results might be reconciled with ones reporting that Ritalin influences the neural and behavioral correlates of attention in a predictable way. e.g. I don't think this paper showing such is cited?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Is this the first paper rethinking centrality of brain areas in ..... ? 😀
**Rethinking the centrality of brain areas in understanding functional organization**
New paper I anticipate will become a classic in neuroscience and a must-read for students at all levels.
Understanding brain function beyond brain areas.
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New paper I anticipate will become a classic in neuroscience and a must-read for students at all levels.
Understanding brain function beyond brain areas.
#neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Is this the first paper rethinking centrality of brain areas in ..... ? 😀
Zoals de Italiaanse filosoof Antonio Gramsci in 1926 schreef vanuit een fascistische cel: ‘De oude wereld is stervende, en de nieuwe wereld worstelt om geboren te worden. Dit is de tijd van monsters.’
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December 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Zoals de Italiaanse filosoof Antonio Gramsci in 1926 schreef vanuit een fascistische cel: ‘De oude wereld is stervende, en de nieuwe wereld worstelt om geboren te worden. Dit is de tijd van monsters.’
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This is not just a very informative article about what kind of a brain you need to get consciousness, but it is also a very up to date review of how the brain handles (or better: is) information. It is not just neurons firing away!
#neuroscience #AI #brain
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#neuroscience #AI #brain
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is not just a very informative article about what kind of a brain you need to get consciousness, but it is also a very up to date review of how the brain handles (or better: is) information. It is not just neurons firing away!
#neuroscience #AI #brain
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#neuroscience #AI #brain
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So did I!
𝗢𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺
Excellent paper discussing how considering biology is important to understand consciousness.
Really enjoyed this one.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
#neuroskyence
Excellent paper discussing how considering biology is important to understand consciousness.
Really enjoyed this one.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
#neuroskyence
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So did I!
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Where is the story in a book?
Where are thoughts in the brain? Are they in the brain?
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Where is the story in a book?
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
Patel smuggles Escherichia coli himself into every country he visits.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Chinese national allegedly smuggled deadly bacteria into US, FBI says
FBI Director Kash Patel said a post-doctoral researcher on a J-1 visa was charged with allegedly smuggling Escherichia coli ( E. coli) into the country and making false statements about it
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Patel smuggles Escherichia coli himself into every country he visits.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...