Matt Nestor
@matthewnestorphd.bsky.social
Philosopher of Cognitive Science. Neural representation, representation in ANNs, control theory, predictive coding/active inference, metaphysics of structure. Affiliated with the University of Adelaide, Australia.
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A popular online service for academics is claiming an irrevocable right to use its subscribers' voice, signature, photograph, likeness, etc., "in any manner"...
What Will Academia.edu Do with Its New Rights to Your Name, Likeness, and Voice? - Daily Nous
Users of the Academia.edu service are cancelling their subscriptions in response to perceived overreach by the firm in its recent update to its terms of service. Catching users' attention was a new pa...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A popular online service for academics is claiming an irrevocable right to use its subscribers' voice, signature, photograph, likeness, etc., "in any manner"...
Tom Cochrane@doctorcochrane.bsky.social and I just published a new article looking at the implications of Perceptual Control Theory for understanding teleology/goal-directedness, emotion, and life. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Control at the heart of life: a philosophical review of perceptual control theory
Perceptual-control theory offers a physically reductive way to account for teleology or goal-directedness, ranging from the initial emergence of life …
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April 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Tom Cochrane@doctorcochrane.bsky.social and I just published a new article looking at the implications of Perceptual Control Theory for understanding teleology/goal-directedness, emotion, and life. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...