Today I realized that coding #BodyMapping is much more challenging than coding interviews; even when interviews include embodied events. You analyze what participants draw, how they draw it, how they explain it, and finally how visual, embodied, and narrative meanings connect. #QualitativeResearch

"Interview Analysis With Cognitive Maps" by @s-dornschn-elkink.bsky.social - This article demonstrates how cognitive mapping can advance the study of reasoning, not as an abstract process but, in a systematic analysis of transcripts & everyday language. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

Today I attended the Point Foundation Access Scholar Orientation as a Fall 2026 Access Scholar. 💜 I left reminded that being a Point Scholar is about much more than a scholarship. it’s about joining a community that supports and uplifts LGBTQI people. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you, #PointFoundation 💜

The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive. But does it serve a scientific purpose? Find out on this week’s episode of The Quanta Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Is Life Just Different?

Podcast Episode · The Quanta Podcast · July 21 · 36m

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My asylum case was an affirmative asylum case in 2017. If I were applying today, I honestly don’t know whether I would have had the same chance. I’m thinking about the hundreds of thousands of people currently seeking protection in the United States.

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NEW: The Trump admin just published a new regulation allowing asylum officers at USCIS to deny hundreds of thousands of “affirmative asylum” applications without an interview, sending applicants directly to deportation proceedings. This means many people will never get a chance to argue their case.

Just watched The Odyssey (2026). Not sure it’s Nolan’s best film, but it’s an interesting blend of philosophical parable and blockbuster. I especially loved the portrayals of Circe, Calypso, and Helen—and the idea of how we bring war into our homes and into our hearts. Such a timely story.

It has interesting implications in #intersex #bioethics. If newborns possess sensory and affective #consciousness before reflective self-consciousness, how should this shape our ethical understanding of irreversible medical interventions performed during infancy? academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...

A survey of views about infant consciousness

Abstract. We surveyed attendees at two leading conferences on consciousness, asking for their views on central issues concerning infant consciousness. Thes

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I study embodied consciousness using phenomenological + qualitative methods, focusing on lived experiences of immigrants with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex). My research explores how migration, medicalization & normative regimes shape embodied experience, agency & sense-making.

Glad I decided to attend the launch of My Name Was Baby by Chris M. Arnone (at Brookline Booksmith). A thoughtful conversation with Chris and Kimberly Zieselman about #intersex lives, memoir, medicalization, activism, and the power of personal narratives. Looking forward to reading the book. 💜💛

Sharif Bey’s Homecoming at the Andy Warhol Museum left me thinking about memory, belonging, and what we carry with us across places. As an immigrant, I was reminded that homecoming is sometimes less about returning than about learning how to live with one’s past. #sharifbey #art #immigration

A rewarding day at #SQIP2026. I presented my work on 3 methods for studying embodiment among #intersex migrants . I was pleasantly surprised by the response and the strong interest in methodology for studying #embodied #consciousness . Researchers continued the conversation long after the session.

Visited the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh today. 7 floors devoted to his life and work. I’m not a major fan of pop art, but I was deeply interested in how the son of Carpatho-Rusyn #immigrants became one of the most recognizable figures in American culture. #andywarhol

A short trip 🧳 to the @qualpsy.bsky.social conference, where I’ll be presenting “Listening to Embodied Experience: Micro-Phenomenology, Body Mapping, and Thematic Analysis.” A great opportunity to grow professionally, exchange ideas, and enjoy a refreshing change of pace. 🙂 www.sqip.org/schedule

So sad 😞 R.I.P Sam Neill

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Sam Neill has passed away at 78. The family said in a statement, "Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life." Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with roles in Possession, Jurassic Park, In the Mouth of Madness & Event Horizon.

Really enjoyed today's webinar by Nikita Fernandes, LMHC, on supporting #LGBTQ #immigrant sexuality. I appreciated its intersectional approach and the reminder that sexuality cannot be understood apart from migration, policy, family, & culture. A good resource for clinicians working with immigrants

Philosophers out there - do consider submitting to the 4th annual conference of the The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind - deadline July 31st, conference is 4-6 Nov online, via @niccolonegro.bsky.social philevents.org/event/show/1...

#Hyperpolitics as extreme politicization without political consequences. Politics is everywhere, yet little changes. Public life becomes increasingly polarized, while local civic institutions weaken. www.versobooks.com/products/346...

Hyperpolitics

What happens when politics is everywhere, yet nothing seems to change? From the abandoned dance floors of Thatcher’s London to the mass mobilizations of Black Lives Matter, Anton Jäger traces how pub­...

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Many thanks to #CIIS for hosting the ‘Write with Care: 5 Habits to Sustain Focus & Momentum’ webinar with Michael Hooker, Ph.D. It helped me organize various writing practices into a coherent approach that emphasizes self-care, structure, and somatic rituals. #AcademicWriting

An interesting new article on the emerging philosophy of #neurodiversity. It argues that the field is developing beyond disability studies while calling for greater engagement with critique of colonialism, Global South perspectives, and intersectionality. doi.org/10.1093/9780...

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies

Abstract. Disability can be thought of as the most universal of all identities. Whatever our gender, race, religion, nationality, class, or sexuality, we m

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To celebrate Independence Day, my boyfriend and I visited the Boston Tea Party Museum. As an immigrant, it was a meaningful experience to connect with such an important part of America’s 250-year history. #4thJuly #IndependanceDay

Just watched this talk on 3 dimensions for studying #consciousness: • Structure ↔ Function • Local ↔ Universal • Intrinsic ↔ Extrinsic It made me wonder if we also need a fourth: Normative ↔ Descriptive. youtu.be/__mxohUonC0?...

The Three Divides in Consciousness Research | Naotsugu Tsuchiya

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Rockport is one of my favorite towns in eastern Massachusetts. I try to come back here every summer for walking, swimming, and meeting local artists. 🙂 After several intense days of coding my interview data, it feels like the perfect place to slow down and simply enjoy the moment.

After reading Andrij Wachtel's "Shaky Groundlessness: A Phenomenological Critique of the Enactive Approach." I think: What kind of knowledge does #micro-phenomenology produce? Is pre-reflective experience empirical data or evidence of constitutive structures? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Shaky Groundlessness: A Phenomenological Critique of the Enactive Approach

The paper presents a phenomenological critique of the enactive approach inaugurated by Francisco Varela, Eleanor Rosch, and Evan Thompson in The Embodied Mind (1991/2016). The aim of the paper is t...

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If this policy had existed when I received my B1/B2 tourist visa in 2014, I likely would never have been able to seek asylum in the United States. For many future asylum seekers, this pathway may now be closed. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home

Diplomatic missions are told to ask nonimmigrant visa applicants if they fear returning to their home country, and to deny travel documents to those who say yes.

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Join us this evening at 19:00 - 20:15 (CEST) for our last Making Room for Contemplation session this academic year! In this intimate series, we carve out some time and space to be present with ourselves with a kind, open awareness. Register now: https://ow.ly/QF2T50ZiyTa #Meditation #Zen

While attending #ISTP2026 in NYC, I had the opportunity to visit A Culture of Queer, the 2026 Pride exhibition curated by @sohoprojectspace.bsky.social The power of Queer Art is to expand how we see, feel, and imagine our shared world. Grateful to encounter this exhibition during #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈💜

Call for Papers: Non-intentional modes of consciousness in #phenomenology: affectivity, imagination, unconscious, embodiment Budapest, November 12–13 Institute of Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd University Organised by Tamás Ullmann, Csaba Olay, & Bence Péter Marosán www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/06/27/c...

In my interactions with #ChatGPT, I have noticed an interesting tendency: the depoliticization of experience, the smoothing over of structural violence through the individualization of systemic problems, a preference for consensus over conflict…. ⬇️ #AI #CriticalAI #STS #CriticalTheory #LLMs

So excited to have just received Endearment: Regency & Romance in Jane Austen’s England by Dux Somnium! Published just this May, this gorgeous new #boardgame invite players into the world of Jane Austen and Regency England. As a passionate Jane Austen fan, I can’t wait to play! 🎲📚✨ Yay 😀

Does Consciousness Require a Subject? open.spotify.com/episode/7yTh...

Does Consciousness Require a Subject? The Self, Agency & AI Limitations | Kevin Mitchell

Mind-Body Solution · Episode

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