🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
@okaydaniellle.bsky.social
🤠 Philosopher 🤓
• Mind, neuro, cognitive science, AI •
Follow these accounts for Phil science of the mind + brain related stuff:
🧠 @socphilneuro.bsky.social &
🎂 @caic-at-purdue.bsky.social
📚 daniellejwilliams.com
• Mind, neuro, cognitive science, AI •
Follow these accounts for Phil science of the mind + brain related stuff:
🧠 @socphilneuro.bsky.social &
🎂 @caic-at-purdue.bsky.social
📚 daniellejwilliams.com
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How to be a realist about computational neuroscience - Synthese
Recently, a version of realism has been offered to address the simplification strategies used in computational neuroscience. According to this view, computational models provide us with knowledge abou...
link.springer.com
My paper ‘How to be a realist about computational neuroscience’ is out now in Synthese!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
Heading to the Eastern APA? Stop by SPAN's session on Cognitive Ontology! 🧠
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Heading to the Eastern APA? Stop by SPAN's session on Cognitive Ontology! 🧠
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Don't forget to submit your philosophy and psychology papers to SSPP 2026 in Atlanta! It's going to be a banger.
southernsociety.org/AnnualMeeting/
southernsociety.org/AnnualMeeting/
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Don't forget to submit your philosophy and psychology papers to SSPP 2026 in Atlanta! It's going to be a banger.
southernsociety.org/AnnualMeeting/
southernsociety.org/AnnualMeeting/
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Today, in the Psychology Department, CAIC Co-Director, Sarah Robins gave a wonderful talk on memory during the Seminar for Neurotrauma and Disease!
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today, in the Psychology Department, CAIC Co-Director, Sarah Robins gave a wonderful talk on memory during the Seminar for Neurotrauma and Disease!
10/10 emoji use by Norbert Weiner in 1910 writing to his father about how the guy who supposedly discredited his views doesn’t do a very good job at it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
10/10 emoji use by Norbert Weiner in 1910 writing to his father about how the guy who supposedly discredited his views doesn’t do a very good job at it.
very nice talk by Joe McCaffrey on functional localization— it’s an easy listen with tons of great information about the debate.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRmD...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRmD...
Lunchtime Talk - Joe McCaffrey 11/7/25
YouTube video by Center for Philosophy of Science
m.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
very nice talk by Joe McCaffrey on functional localization— it’s an easy listen with tons of great information about the debate.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRmD...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRmD...
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
Delighted to be talking about mathematical phenomenology next week on zoom. It will be a fairly high level overview, and I'll be sandwiched between a whole bunch of other exciting talks on the same topic. Thanks for organizing @johanneskleiner.bsky.social !
Another gem of next week's workshop, by @jyoshimi.bsky.social. Can't wait for this talk! 🤗
👉 www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... #ConSci
👉 www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... #ConSci
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Delighted to be talking about mathematical phenomenology next week on zoom. It will be a fairly high level overview, and I'll be sandwiched between a whole bunch of other exciting talks on the same topic. Thanks for organizing @johanneskleiner.bsky.social !
i, personally, identify as a hologram.
I know BlueSky has problems with humour so just to be clear: I, like everyone else, am aware that postdocs aren't real. I'm not spreading misinformation when I refer to them as if they exist, they're jokes and everyone knows that. Chill, ok?
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
i, personally, identify as a hologram.
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New post now up on THE FEEDBACK: Epistemic reduction of the concept of ‘decision’ by: Daniel Burnston (Tulane University)
Read the post here: thefeedback.blog/2025/11/03/e...
Read the post here: thefeedback.blog/2025/11/03/e...
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
New post now up on THE FEEDBACK: Epistemic reduction of the concept of ‘decision’ by: Daniel Burnston (Tulane University)
Read the post here: thefeedback.blog/2025/11/03/e...
Read the post here: thefeedback.blog/2025/11/03/e...
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
Highlights from Maria Waggoner's talk 'Socially Extended Moral Understanding and Outcome Homogenization in GenAI' at the CAIC Brown Bag on Friday
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Highlights from Maria Waggoner's talk 'Socially Extended Moral Understanding and Outcome Homogenization in GenAI' at the CAIC Brown Bag on Friday
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
It's one [philosophy] battle after another 🎃 Happy Halloween from the CAIC Brown Bag Series!
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's one [philosophy] battle after another 🎃 Happy Halloween from the CAIC Brown Bag Series!
I’m really looking forward to this next year! 🧠 ⚙️ 💭 🌀
We are pleased to announce that our next workshop on explanatory paradigms in cognitive neuroscience (examining pluralism, integration, and elimination as competing alternatives) will take place on 25th to 27th February at TU Berlin. You're most welcome to join us there 😀
October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’m really looking forward to this next year! 🧠 ⚙️ 💭 🌀
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
Another Philosophy & Neuroscience Salon hosted by
@pessoabrain.bsky.social is coming up on November 5th!
Link below 👇
If you'd like to have span partnership events emailed to you monthly, join our mailing list: philandneuro.com
@pessoabrain.bsky.social is coming up on November 5th!
Link below 👇
If you'd like to have span partnership events emailed to you monthly, join our mailing list: philandneuro.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Another Philosophy & Neuroscience Salon hosted by
@pessoabrain.bsky.social is coming up on November 5th!
Link below 👇
If you'd like to have span partnership events emailed to you monthly, join our mailing list: philandneuro.com
@pessoabrain.bsky.social is coming up on November 5th!
Link below 👇
If you'd like to have span partnership events emailed to you monthly, join our mailing list: philandneuro.com
does this count as a conference photo? 👀 I really enjoyed our session on realism in neuroscience!
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
does this count as a conference photo? 👀 I really enjoyed our session on realism in neuroscience!
brb updating my cv 👀
The ISPSM was a lot of fun and even more fun to be able to submit a meme that matched my talk!
The ISPSM was a lot of fun and even more fun to be able to submit a meme that matched my talk!
Oh, and for those who enjoy spitting their coffee out at memes, we have an absolute winner from @okaydaniellle.bsky.social 10/10, Danielle!
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
brb updating my cv 👀
The ISPSM was a lot of fun and even more fun to be able to submit a meme that matched my talk!
The ISPSM was a lot of fun and even more fun to be able to submit a meme that matched my talk!
Tomorrow :)
This time with a better graphic and an actual date 😶 catch our symposium on realism in neuroscience at ISPSM👀 @ispsm.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tomorrow :)
Abstract sounds interesting 👀
Just accepted:
Explanatory Understanding in the Metaphysics of Science
– Peter Tan
Abstract in alt text or read the paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
Explanatory Understanding in the Metaphysics of Science
– Peter Tan
Abstract in alt text or read the paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Abstract sounds interesting 👀
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Our website is now live! 🥳 Visit us online to find CAIC events, info about Purdue's new cognitive science major, and to see what we're up to! caic.centers.purdue.edu
Cognition, Agency and Intelligence Center
caic.centers.purdue.edu
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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APA member John Heil (Washington University in St. Louis) argues against the concept of "emergence" as an explanation for life, consciousness, and time. iai.tv/articles/eme...
Emergence explains nothing and is bad science | John Heil
iai.tv
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
APA member John Heil (Washington University in St. Louis) argues against the concept of "emergence" as an explanation for life, consciousness, and time. iai.tv/articles/eme...
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
Was just about to post about this pet peeve in the AI lit, and then remembered I already have
...and yet the phrase lives on
...and yet the phrase lives on
I know it is such a tiny hill to die on, but I would love if we stopped using "white box" in opposition to "black box", because a white box it still opaque....
![From Wikipedia: A white box (or glass box, clear box, or open box) is a subsystem whose internals can be viewed but usually not altered.[1] The term is used in systems engineering, software engineering, and in intelligent user interface design,[2][3] where it is closely related to recent interest in explainable artificial intelligence.[4][5]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:35ycejprfrigkum4qtmumkxj/bafkreihjzmagphgob765ai6wlrzk2tgod6ztdhq7p6tnjgnz7a6jyyicj4@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Was just about to post about this pet peeve in the AI lit, and then remembered I already have
...and yet the phrase lives on
...and yet the phrase lives on
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
Join us for another year celebrating ISPSM!
Registration still open - and still free to all.
Registration still open - and still free to all.
💫 Our conference #ISPSM25 is just around the corner (24-26 October). We hope to see you there! ✨
Visit our website for more information about the programme and to register: www.ispsmind.com/internationa...
Visit our website for more information about the programme and to register: www.ispsmind.com/internationa...
a sea otter is swimming in the water .
Alt: a sea otter is floating in the water and clapping its paws
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Join us for another year celebrating ISPSM!
Registration still open - and still free to all.
Registration still open - and still free to all.
me: this slideshow is taking me forever to make.
also me: googles ‘how to make letters into a glittery gif’
also me: googles ‘how to make letters into a glittery gif’
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
me: this slideshow is taking me forever to make.
also me: googles ‘how to make letters into a glittery gif’
also me: googles ‘how to make letters into a glittery gif’
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
We’ve recently updated our collaborative open-access book, “Neural Networks in Cognitive Science”, adding a few new authors, chapters, and lots of content.
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We’ve recently updated our collaborative open-access book, “Neural Networks in Cognitive Science”, adding a few new authors, chapters, and lots of content.
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
Reposted by 🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹
@evanwestra.bsky.social is heading to Princeton to discuss a paper titled 'Desire without Metarepresentation' at the Perspectives on Perspectives Workshop 🥳
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@evanwestra.bsky.social is heading to Princeton to discuss a paper titled 'Desire without Metarepresentation' at the Perspectives on Perspectives Workshop 🥳
hear me out: uploading a preprint with matching merch on my website
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
hear me out: uploading a preprint with matching merch on my website