Tom Marvan 🇪🇺
@tmarvan.bsky.social
NCCs & theories of consciousness, philosophy in neurobiology
Senior research fellow & head of the Dept. of Analytic Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague
https://sites.google.com/view/tommarvan/homepage
Senior research fellow & head of the Dept. of Analytic Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague
https://sites.google.com/view/tommarvan/homepage
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Tom Marvan 🇪🇺
@tmarvan.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Excited to share a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly works on artificial consciousness, co-created with my colleague Jakub Mihálik @jakubmihalik.bsky.social.
Still a work in progress, all comments welcome!
artcon.flu.cas.cz/bibliography/
#consci
Still a work in progress, all comments welcome!
artcon.flu.cas.cz/bibliography/
#consci
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If you're interested in auditory neuroscience and doctoral work, reach out! I'm one of the mentors listed for CSD's (@ucf.bsky.social) new PhD program and would love to recruit a kind, curious, and enthusiastic new member of the conscious audition and scene analysis (CASA) lab.
tinyurl.com/m9www9rc
tinyurl.com/m9www9rc
Doctoral Program - UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers professional education leading to a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
tinyurl.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If you're interested in auditory neuroscience and doctoral work, reach out! I'm one of the mentors listed for CSD's (@ucf.bsky.social) new PhD program and would love to recruit a kind, curious, and enthusiastic new member of the conscious audition and scene analysis (CASA) lab.
tinyurl.com/m9www9rc
tinyurl.com/m9www9rc
Happy and relieved that things run smoothly! See you next week.
What a successful kick-off of the PSA around the World - Eastern Europe! So many super interesting talks. Kudos to @tmarvan.bsky.social, @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social, @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social for such a great job at organizing it! Looking forward to the next one on 14 Nov.
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy and relieved that things run smoothly! See you next week.
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Looking forward to the upcoming PSA around the world, where I will be presenting joint work on trust in science and scientific understanding applied to the Ai context.
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
www.philsci.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking forward to the upcoming PSA around the world, where I will be presenting joint work on trust in science and scientific understanding applied to the Ai context.
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@apotochnik.bsky.social makes the important point that the Vienna Circle had also a conception of the public role of their philosophy. Some great pictures and quotes on the slides. Is this material published, Angela? I wish I was taking screenshots. Thank you for a fantastic talk!
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@apotochnik.bsky.social makes the important point that the Vienna Circle had also a conception of the public role of their philosophy. Some great pictures and quotes on the slides. Is this material published, Angela? I wish I was taking screenshots. Thank you for a fantastic talk!
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Listening to the first panel on history of #philsci in CEE. Inspiring that so many colleagues around the world tuned in. A wonderful first talk by Marta Sznajder on Janina Hosiasson (her heartbreaking story below). Now Angela Potochnik on the role of Marie Neurath (Reidemeister) in the Vienna Circle
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Listening to the first panel on history of #philsci in CEE. Inspiring that so many colleagues around the world tuned in. A wonderful first talk by Marta Sznajder on Janina Hosiasson (her heartbreaking story below). Now Angela Potochnik on the role of Marie Neurath (Reidemeister) in the Vienna Circle
Reposted by Tom Marvan 🇪🇺
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
www.philsci.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The 2026 edition of the Ernst Mach workshop will tackle the topic of aesthetic attention. Confirmed keynote speakers: Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The 2026 edition of the Ernst Mach workshop will tackle the topic of aesthetic attention. Confirmed keynote speakers: Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social
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🎺 EPSA27 Venue - Call for Bids
*Deadline: December 10*
The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA27, its 11th Biennial Conference, to be held in 2027. For details, see philsci.eu/news/13550199
*Deadline: December 10*
The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA27, its 11th Biennial Conference, to be held in 2027. For details, see philsci.eu/news/13550199
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA27 Venue - Call for Bids
philsci.eu
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🎺 EPSA27 Venue - Call for Bids
*Deadline: December 10*
The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA27, its 11th Biennial Conference, to be held in 2027. For details, see philsci.eu/news/13550199
*Deadline: December 10*
The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA27, its 11th Biennial Conference, to be held in 2027. For details, see philsci.eu/news/13550199
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Lots of citizen science is gamified: points, scores, leader boards, and even levels. But what does this do to citizen science and its participants? Tomorrow I'll be talking about this online, at the PSA Around the World conference www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
www.philsci.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Lots of citizen science is gamified: points, scores, leader boards, and even levels. But what does this do to citizen science and its participants? Tomorrow I'll be talking about this online, at the PSA Around the World conference www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
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Tomorrow 6 November is the first of three meetings of the PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.
Check out the program in the thread! 🥳
The PSA Around the World 2025 is coming soon: Nov 6, 14 & 22 (online)!
Hosted by @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it highlights #philsci from, about, and connected to Central and Eastern Europe.
Great lineup, still time to register!
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
Hosted by @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it highlights #philsci from, about, and connected to Central and Eastern Europe.
Great lineup, still time to register!
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tomorrow 6 November is the first of three meetings of the PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.
Reposted by Tom Marvan 🇪🇺
On Thursday and Friday, November 6–7, a philosophical workshop on AI & Propaganda will take place at the Institute of Philosophy in Prague. Speakers will include Teresa Marques, Neri Marsili, and others. Everyone is warmly invited! More information here: 1url.cz/UJg5v
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
On Thursday and Friday, November 6–7, a philosophical workshop on AI & Propaganda will take place at the Institute of Philosophy in Prague. Speakers will include Teresa Marques, Neri Marsili, and others. Everyone is warmly invited! More information here: 1url.cz/UJg5v
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New paper in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism: “The incommensurability problem: A critique of phenomenal structuralism” by Miguel Á. Sebastián argues that phenomenal structuralism clarifies the relational nature of qualities but fails to explain shared aspects of qualitative experience.
The incommensurability problem: A critique of phenomenal structuralism
| Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
philosophymindscience.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
New paper in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism: “The incommensurability problem: A critique of phenomenal structuralism” by Miguel Á. Sebastián argues that phenomenal structuralism clarifies the relational nature of qualities but fails to explain shared aspects of qualitative experience.
Bandara et al., Computational modelling shows evidence in support of both sensory and frontal theories of consciousness
(we should learn to live with the idea that you sometimes need and sometimes DON'T need PFC to perceive things consciously)
(we should learn to live with the idea that you sometimes need and sometimes DON'T need PFC to perceive things consciously)
🚨 New article in #NCONSC
Computational modelling shows evidence in support of both sensory and frontal theories of consciousness
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
#consciousness
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Computational modelling shows evidence in support of both sensory and frontal theories of consciousness
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
#consciousness
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Computational modelling shows evidence in support of both sensory and frontal theories of consciousness
Abstract. The role of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in consciousness is hotly debated. Frontal theories argue that the PFC is necessary for consciousness, wh
academic.oup.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Bandara et al., Computational modelling shows evidence in support of both sensory and frontal theories of consciousness
(we should learn to live with the idea that you sometimes need and sometimes DON'T need PFC to perceive things consciously)
(we should learn to live with the idea that you sometimes need and sometimes DON'T need PFC to perceive things consciously)
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Look what I did this summer! I had the pleasure of writing a review paper on three kinds of multisensory-emotional experience, with Hirohito Kondo and Erin Hannon.
This is submitted to a special issue of @nconsc.bsky.social on Embodied and Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness.
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This is submitted to a special issue of @nconsc.bsky.social on Embodied and Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness.
🧵:
OSF
osf.io
September 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Look what I did this summer! I had the pleasure of writing a review paper on three kinds of multisensory-emotional experience, with Hirohito Kondo and Erin Hannon.
This is submitted to a special issue of @nconsc.bsky.social on Embodied and Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness.
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This is submitted to a special issue of @nconsc.bsky.social on Embodied and Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness.
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Rich & compelling new paper by Will Davies on illumination as more than mere light. But an emergent, ecologically sig., structured kind - comprising fields & surfaces, shadows & sunbeams; sunlight & twilight. #philperception #philmind #philpsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
The Nature, Structure, and Perception of Illumination
Illumination is a defining characteristic of natural environments, yet its nature and spatial structure remain poorly understood. I argue first that illumination is not simply light: it is an emergen...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Rich & compelling new paper by Will Davies on illumination as more than mere light. But an emergent, ecologically sig., structured kind - comprising fields & surfaces, shadows & sunbeams; sunlight & twilight. #philperception #philmind #philpsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
A short piece in Techxplore on Ahsan's neurobiologically inspired transformer Co4
techxplore.com/news/2025-05...
techxplore.com/news/2025-05...
A new transformer architecture emulates imagination and higher-level human mental states
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the study of neurobiological processes are deeply interlinked, as a deeper understanding of the former can yield valuable insight about the other, a...
techxplore.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A short piece in Techxplore on Ahsan's neurobiologically inspired transformer Co4
techxplore.com/news/2025-05...
techxplore.com/news/2025-05...
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Ask a brain anything!
This is incredible work led by Victoria Bosch @initself.bsky.social at the Kietzmann Lab @timkietzmann.bsky.social, developing interactive and flexible brain decoding.
I'm excited to see where this goes next.
This is incredible work led by Victoria Bosch @initself.bsky.social at the Kietzmann Lab @timkietzmann.bsky.social, developing interactive and flexible brain decoding.
I'm excited to see where this goes next.
Introducing CorText: a framework that fuses brain data directly into a large language model, allowing for interactive neural readout using natural language.
tl;dr: you can now chat with a brain scan 🧠💬
1/n
tl;dr: you can now chat with a brain scan 🧠💬
1/n
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ask a brain anything!
This is incredible work led by Victoria Bosch @initself.bsky.social at the Kietzmann Lab @timkietzmann.bsky.social, developing interactive and flexible brain decoding.
I'm excited to see where this goes next.
This is incredible work led by Victoria Bosch @initself.bsky.social at the Kietzmann Lab @timkietzmann.bsky.social, developing interactive and flexible brain decoding.
I'm excited to see where this goes next.
Problems with responsible AI: Vulnerability, Explainability and Mindshaping -- Seminar with Tillmann Vierkant
cetep.eu/problems-wit...
cetep.eu/problems-wit...
Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague | Centrum pro environmentální a technologickou etiku - Praha
Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague | Centrum pro environmentální a technologickou etiku - Praha
cetep.eu
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Problems with responsible AI: Vulnerability, Explainability and Mindshaping -- Seminar with Tillmann Vierkant
cetep.eu/problems-wit...
cetep.eu/problems-wit...
Tillmann Vierkant: Doc Brown, AI and the Responsibility Gap
soon at our Institute
cetep.eu/tillmann-vie...
soon at our Institute
cetep.eu/tillmann-vie...
Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague | Centrum pro environmentální a technologickou etiku - Praha
Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague | Centrum pro environmentální a technologickou etiku - Praha
cetep.eu
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Tillmann Vierkant: Doc Brown, AI and the Responsibility Gap
soon at our Institute
cetep.eu/tillmann-vie...
soon at our Institute
cetep.eu/tillmann-vie...
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🚨 Call for Papers!
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026
Apply by 30 November!
Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9
#philsky
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026
Apply by 30 November!
Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9
#philsky
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🚨 Call for Papers!
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026
Apply by 30 November!
Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9
#philsky
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026
Apply by 30 November!
Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9
#philsky
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This Wednesday I look forward to the launch of this network which brings together scientific, humanities and clinical research on mental health. Our remarks with Sebastian Rodriguez Duque are called Why Mental Health is Hard to Measure
Bridging Mental Health Network
The Bridging Mental Health Network is a recently founded initiative aiming to promote interdisciplinary exchange of mental health research undertaken at the University of Cambridge.
bridgingmentalhealth.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This Wednesday I look forward to the launch of this network which brings together scientific, humanities and clinical research on mental health. Our remarks with Sebastian Rodriguez Duque are called Why Mental Health is Hard to Measure
Reposted by Tom Marvan 🇪🇺
Veřejná diskuse: 🧐 Co je a není podle laiků filosofie, kdo se může označovat za filosofa a jakou roli tato disciplína hraje v očích běžné veřejnosti?
Rezervovace místa: bit.ly/TAV2025
Rezervovace místa: bit.ly/TAV2025
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Veřejná diskuse: 🧐 Co je a není podle laiků filosofie, kdo se může označovat za filosofa a jakou roli tato disciplína hraje v očích běžné veřejnosti?
Rezervovace místa: bit.ly/TAV2025
Rezervovace místa: bit.ly/TAV2025
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#PhiMiSci published a new article in its special issue on structuralism. In „Structural representation and the Newman problem of the brain and AI“, Holger Lyre argues that the Newman problem causes a skeptical challenge for representational structuralism and presents a solution.
Structural representation and the Newman problem of the brain and AI
| Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
philosophymindscience.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#PhiMiSci published a new article in its special issue on structuralism. In „Structural representation and the Newman problem of the brain and AI“, Holger Lyre argues that the Newman problem causes a skeptical challenge for representational structuralism and presents a solution.
Super happy to announce that María Martínez-Ordaz is joining our department for 2 years to work on the epistemology of disruptive technologies!
www.mariamartinezordaz.com
www.mariamartinezordaz.com
María Martínez-Ordaz
Maria Martinez-Ordaz : Philosopher
www.mariamartinezordaz.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Super happy to announce that María Martínez-Ordaz is joining our department for 2 years to work on the epistemology of disruptive technologies!
www.mariamartinezordaz.com
www.mariamartinezordaz.com
A must go
Looking forward to this!
#philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience
www.merex-project.org/workshop-2026
@tonychemero.bsky.social @dcm.social.sunet.se.ap.brid.gy @davidcolaco.bsky.social @francesegan.bsky.social @gualtiero.bsky.social @laurennross.bsky.social @okaydaniellle.bsky.social
#philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience
www.merex-project.org/workshop-2026
@tonychemero.bsky.social @dcm.social.sunet.se.ap.brid.gy @davidcolaco.bsky.social @francesegan.bsky.social @gualtiero.bsky.social @laurennross.bsky.social @okaydaniellle.bsky.social
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 12:22 PM
A must go