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Ben Young

@benyoung.bsky.social

Olfactory Philosopher at University of Nevada I smell things, I lift things, and I ride things. Olympian intuition pumper/napper.

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Ben Young@benyoung.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for chapter proposals - The OUP Handbook of Smell edited by Jessica Freiherr, Andreas Keller, Kathrin Ohla, Laiquan Zou, & Benjamin Young and published by Oxford University Press (under contract). Full details here: philevents.org/event/show/1... Please share widely.

The OUP Handbook of Smell - Call for chapter proposals

Call for chapter proposals - The OUP Handbook of Smell We are seeking chapter proposals of The OUP Handbook of Smell. The handbook will be edited by Jessica Freiherr, Andreas Keller, Kathrin...

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Matthias Michel@matthiasmichel.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Here's the schedule for the MIT Consciousness Club this year: sites.google.com/view/mit-con.... I'm looking forward to it! (Rooms will be announced soon; and we're currently working on a zoom option for those who would like to join online)

MIT Consciousness Club

The MIT Consciousness Club aims to foster interdisciplinary research on consciousness at MIT and in the broader Boston area by organizing a monthly event featuring an expert talk on consciousness foll...

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Giulia Martina@giuliamartina.bsky.social · last yr.

Ben @benyoung.bsky.social and I are editing a special issue on the philosophy of smell and taste. Whether you have worked on these intriguing senses before or want to get into them for the first time, this is your call! Bonus point: fully open access 👍 philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

Call for Papers: Philosophy and Chemosenses | 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...

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Ben Young@benyoung.bsky.social · last yr.

Call for Papers: Philosophy and Chemosenses special issue of Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (fully open access with no fees) edited by @giuliamartina.bsky.social and me. Deadline for submissions September 1. Submit early and often for best results philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

Call for Papers: Philosophy and Chemosenses | 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...

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Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · last yr.

"Jews are capable of forming their own views about Israel, Palestine and everything else. We don’t need institutions to tell us what we must believe to be authentically Jewish." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Harvard appears to think all Jews support Israel. That is discriminatory | Barry Trachtenberg, Victor Silverman, Atalia Omer, Raz Segal, Rebecca T Alpert

We are Jewish scholars who filed an amicus brief with the US supreme court on Harvard’s discriminatory assumption that being Jewish means supporting Israel

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David Rondel@davidrondel.bsky.social · last yr.

The Philosophy department at the University of Nevada is hosting a cool lecture on April 14th. Amia Srinivasan will be speaking on "Genealogies of Oppression: Psychoanalysis, Feminism and Liberation". The event is free and open to the public. If you're in or nearby Reno, NV, feel free to attend!

A poster/flyer describing a Philosophy talk by Amia Srinivasan at the University of Nevada, Reno, on April 14th.
Ben Young@benyoung.bsky.social · 2y ago

Tastes and retronasal odours evoke a shared flavour-specific neural code in the human insula www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PhilSky #PhilPerception #taste #flavor #smell

Tastes and retronasal odours evoke a shared flavour-specific neural code in the human insula

During food consumption, tastes combine with retronasal odours to form flavour, which leads to a link so robust that retronasal odours can elicit taste sensations without concurrent taste stimulation....

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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2y ago

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