Philip Laughlin
@philiplaughlin.bsky.social
I read email. I write email. Occasionally, I ignore email.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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This article does a good job of pointing to what I tried to show in my Nihilism book, which is that nihilism is political. But what is not here discussed is how nihilism isn't merely a reaction to politics but also something politics can be designed to actively generate...
I wrote about something I've been thinking about for a long time. A kind of post-ironic collapse in our politics and culture where nihilism has become the lingua franca of the internet and beyond. It links Kirk, Clavicular, Epstein, memestock/coin stuff, mass shooters. I hope you'll read it.
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This article does a good job of pointing to what I tried to show in my Nihilism book, which is that nihilism is political. But what is not here discussed is how nihilism isn't merely a reaction to politics but also something politics can be designed to actively generate...
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Episodic Future Thinking by Donna Rose Addis: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.112fbf72
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Episodic Future Thinking by Donna Rose Addis: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.112fbf72
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The Brains Blog is hosting a symposium on my book Deflating Mental Representation this week. Comments by Mazviita Chirimuuta, Caitlin Mace & Adina Roskies, and Oron Shagrir.
philosophyofbrains.com/2026/01/12/f...
philosophyofbrains.com/2026/01/12/f...
Frankie Egan: Brains Blog precis of Deflating Mental Representation — The Brains Blog
Brains Blog precis of Deflating Mental Representation In the book I propose what I call a deflationary account of mental representation, characterized by three claims: (1…
philosophyofbrains.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The Brains Blog is hosting a symposium on my book Deflating Mental Representation this week. Comments by Mazviita Chirimuuta, Caitlin Mace & Adina Roskies, and Oron Shagrir.
philosophyofbrains.com/2026/01/12/f...
philosophyofbrains.com/2026/01/12/f...
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Here's our latest podcast episode: a conversation with the formidable and admirable Yuria Celidwen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_Y...
The Blind Spot Podcast - Episode 20: From Ancestral Wisdom to Our Planetary Future
YouTube video by The Blind Spot Podcast
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February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Here's our latest podcast episode: a conversation with the formidable and admirable Yuria Celidwen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_Y...
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Somebody Should Do Something & that Somebody Could Be in the CSU!
CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)!
Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU!
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...
CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)!
Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU!
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Somebody Should Do Something & that Somebody Could Be in the CSU!
CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)!
Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU!
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...
CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)!
Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU!
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...
You couldn't make this mistake with the mind. Just sayin'
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
You couldn't make this mistake with the mind. Just sayin'
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Autism by Uta Frith: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.db4c7c20
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Autism by Uta Frith: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.db4c7c20
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I wrote a short article on AI Model Evaluation for the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science 📕👇
Hope this is helpful for anyone who wants a super broad, beginner-friendly intro to the topic!
Thanks @mcxfrank.bsky.social and @asifamajid.bsky.social for this amazing initiative!
Hope this is helpful for anyone who wants a super broad, beginner-friendly intro to the topic!
Thanks @mcxfrank.bsky.social and @asifamajid.bsky.social for this amazing initiative!
AI Model Evaluation by Jennifer Hu: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.b0757e8d
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I wrote a short article on AI Model Evaluation for the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science 📕👇
Hope this is helpful for anyone who wants a super broad, beginner-friendly intro to the topic!
Thanks @mcxfrank.bsky.social and @asifamajid.bsky.social for this amazing initiative!
Hope this is helpful for anyone who wants a super broad, beginner-friendly intro to the topic!
Thanks @mcxfrank.bsky.social and @asifamajid.bsky.social for this amazing initiative!
Reposted by Philip Laughlin
AI Model Evaluation by Jennifer Hu: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.b0757e8d
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
AI Model Evaluation by Jennifer Hu: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.b0757e8d
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Speech Recognition by James M. McQueen: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.626f4797
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Speech Recognition by James M. McQueen: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.626f4797
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"A masterful examination of what it means to be an ‘agent’ ... Essential reading for anyone interested why they are the way they are." — @anilseth.bsky.social
"The Self-Evidencing Agent" by Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social is available in paperback & #OpenAccess editions: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...
"The Self-Evidencing Agent" by Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social is available in paperback & #OpenAccess editions: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
"A masterful examination of what it means to be an ‘agent’ ... Essential reading for anyone interested why they are the way they are." — @anilseth.bsky.social
"The Self-Evidencing Agent" by Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social is available in paperback & #OpenAccess editions: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...
"The Self-Evidencing Agent" by Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social is available in paperback & #OpenAccess editions: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...
The book in question the Jonathan Moreno refer to below:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255337...
www.thehastingscenter.org/what-does-an...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255337...
www.thehastingscenter.org/what-does-an...
What Does an Imperial Hegemon Mean for Research Ethics? : The Hastings Center for Bioethics
What matters for bioethics in a diminished or radically revised global order also matters the world. To take one current example of norms at risk, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention h...
www.thehastingscenter.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The book in question the Jonathan Moreno refer to below:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255337...
www.thehastingscenter.org/what-does-an...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255337...
www.thehastingscenter.org/what-does-an...
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Sorry to all the famous musicians whose ticket sales we crush
"How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something"
Mar 13, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410
@madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
"How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something"
Mar 13, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410
@madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
SXSW 2026 Schedule
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February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Sorry to all the famous musicians whose ticket sales we crush
"How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something"
Mar 13, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410
@madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
"How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something"
Mar 13, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410
@madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻
My book from 2013 might be of interest to students of how emotion interacts with perception, cognition, and motivation. But note that it's not written with a general reader in mind.
(unfortunately not open access)
mitpress.mit.edu/978026201956...
#neuroskyence
My book from 2013 might be of interest to students of how emotion interacts with perception, cognition, and motivation. But note that it's not written with a general reader in mind.
(unfortunately not open access)
mitpress.mit.edu/978026201956...
#neuroskyence
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻
My book from 2013 might be of interest to students of how emotion interacts with perception, cognition, and motivation. But note that it's not written with a general reader in mind.
(unfortunately not open access)
mitpress.mit.edu/978026201956...
#neuroskyence
My book from 2013 might be of interest to students of how emotion interacts with perception, cognition, and motivation. But note that it's not written with a general reader in mind.
(unfortunately not open access)
mitpress.mit.edu/978026201956...
#neuroskyence
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Reinforcement Learning by Anne GE Collins: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.36d1ca92
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reinforcement Learning by Anne GE Collins: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.36d1ca92
Reposted by Philip Laughlin
Reposted by Philip Laughlin
"Played SXSW 2026" feels like a Top 5 Lifetime Achievement
How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation With The Authors Of Somebody Should Do Something
F 3/13: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP115...
@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation With The Authors Of Somebody Should Do Something
F 3/13: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP115...
@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
SXSW 2026 Schedule
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February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"Played SXSW 2026" feels like a Top 5 Lifetime Achievement
How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation With The Authors Of Somebody Should Do Something
F 3/13: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP115...
@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation With The Authors Of Somebody Should Do Something
F 3/13: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP115...
@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
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Try stuff! Philosophers like me sometimes overthink questions about the best and right way to make change. I'm trying to learn how to adopt an experimental mindset instead.
A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.
A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Try stuff! Philosophers like me sometimes overthink questions about the best and right way to make change. I'm trying to learn how to adopt an experimental mindset instead.
A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.
A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.
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Hearing by Casey O’Callaghan: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7a7ee600
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Hearing by Casey O’Callaghan: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7a7ee600
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Had a blast on @underthedesknews.bsky.social with V Spehar and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social yesterday!
Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...
@dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...
@dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Had a blast on @underthedesknews.bsky.social with V Spehar and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social yesterday!
Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...
@dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...
@dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
“Jakob Hohwy’s much anticipated new book delivers on all fronts. A masterful examination of what it means to be an ‘agent’....Essential reading for anyone interested why they are the way they are.” - @anilseth.bsky.social author of BEING YOU
Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social unravels how we understand the mind, cognition, and existence in "The Self-Evidencing Agent," analyzing how human agents perceive and make sense of the world, decide to act, and act of their own volition: bit.ly/4sXomMq
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
“Jakob Hohwy’s much anticipated new book delivers on all fronts. A masterful examination of what it means to be an ‘agent’....Essential reading for anyone interested why they are the way they are.” - @anilseth.bsky.social author of BEING YOU
“This is a beautiful book by one of our most inventive and profound thinkers. It is undisciplined because it transcends disciplinary limitations, and it is pro-human even as it resists all forms of anthropomorphism." - @alvanoe.bsky.social author of ACTION IN PERCEPTION
In "People Are STRANGE"—STRANGE being the process of Situated TRANsactional Genesis, by which self-becoming is realized at the intersection of mind and matter—Lambros Malafouris provides a groundbreaking exploration of self-consciousness through material engagement theory: bit.ly/4r8pfA8
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
“This is a beautiful book by one of our most inventive and profound thinkers. It is undisciplined because it transcends disciplinary limitations, and it is pro-human even as it resists all forms of anthropomorphism." - @alvanoe.bsky.social author of ACTION IN PERCEPTION