Slice of a rainbow in the Indiana sky.

We're hiring a postdoc in PPE! philjobs.org/job/show/32577

I’ll probably read this, but the cover is maddening. One can absolutely disagree with Turing—I do about some things. But the guy was absolutely not a dunce.

Wonderful news. www.nme.com/news/music/p...

Pet Shop Boys announce new album 'A Man From The Future', celebrating the life and legacy of Alan Turing

Pet Shop Boys have joined forces with Alan Turing biographer Andrew Hodges to announce new album ‘A Man From The Future’, which is inspired by the pioneering British mathematician.

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This is useful context for this guy’s suspension. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University

***Version française en dessous*** We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decisio...

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Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

This is good.

roterote@roterote.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.

Eric Schwitzgebel's "AI and Consciousness: A Skeptical Overview" is free to download from Cambridge Elements through Aug. 26th. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

So just because I'm annoyed, here's the relevant part of the piece I was told to go read. Which I did. And I agree with everything in it. I've actually read this whole paper before. I think it's a good one.

One of my favorite contemporary philosophers!

Thomas Spiteri@tespiteri.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How do we come to know the hypercomplex object that is the brain? I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta about the history and philosophy of its simplification, its analogy with computers, & the case for theoretical humility in how we study it. Links: linktr.ee/thehpspodcast

Someone blocked me for questioning the claim that “hardware doesn’t matter for tractability.” This person knows this area well, but also it seems like at least one case of a quantum algorithm is a counter example. Integer factorization on classical computers is intractable.

Does anyone want to read a draft of a short paper on why Marr’s levels aren’t actually levels? If so, I have one, and I’d appreciate any feedback!

I'm really excited that photographer James Ball is letting me use one of his beautiful photos of an analog computer as part of the cover for my book!

New: Journal of Mathematical Philosophy

New: Journal of Mathematical Philosophy - Daily Nous

The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy is a new open-access journal. According to an announcement from its editors, the journal is "the first open access journal that is devoted to mathematical philos...

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October 9th, I will give the closing lecture at the 3rd International Symposium on the Connection Between Physics and Metabolism in Brain Functions. It will take place in Barcelona. Registration is open. Junior scholars can apply for travel scholarships #philsci, #cogsci, #neuroskyence, #philsky

International Symposium on the Connection Between Physics and Metabolism in Brain Functions

Discover emerging research on quantum biology, mechanobiology and cognition through expert-led sessions connecting science, medicine and innovation.

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"Don’t let fear get in the way and don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know” or “I don’t understand” – no question is a dumb question." — Margaret Hamilton, leader of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, who programmed the Apollo Guidance Computer for NASA.

Neuromancer was the first science fiction novel that I truly loved. At least back when I was in high school and college, it felt like something truly different: a vision, dark and cool, gritty, far from utopian but not quite dystopian.

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...

Before Turing Machines, computability theory, and computational complexity theory, there were computers. They were people: mostly women. This is one of my favorite photos of a computer, because it shows her using two distinct computing methods.

I'm writing a book. It's hard. But the light at the end of the tunnel is visible.

Okay, this is completely nerdy, but I just found out that the shareware game I made in high school, called Blobs, still exists on the internet. www.macintoshrepository.org/76229-blobs-...

"There are many things which appear obvious when they are once stated but are not so easy to state precisely for the first time." Campbell, N. R. (1920). Physics: The Elements. p. 281

This was such an amazing conference! It was an honor to speak in front of a room full of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who took the time to listen to me talk about foundational and conceptual issues in computation, especially analog computation. analog-computing-days.org

Happening now! I’m so excited to be here! Zoom link below! analog-computing-days.org

I’m heading to Frankfurt to learn and talk about analog computation. Come join me! analog-computing-days.org

If you'd like to know why structural representation and analog representation are the same thing, you can watch me talk about it here. Thanks to Tobias Schlicht for organizing this event! youtu.be/tD5hs6V6MGo?...

Corey Maley 2026 Structural representation is analog representation

YouTube video by Tobias Schlicht

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I get annoyed by the fact that many philosophers of science try really hard to top their homework and get the science that’s relevant to their work right, while many scientists more or less ignore philosophical research that’s relevant to their work.

I’m giving a talk online! Structural Representation is Analog Representation Wednesday, May 6th, 12:00 pm (EST/GMT-5). Zoom-Link: ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/6469292475... Meeting-ID: 646 9292 4755 | Passwort: 531564 I hope to see you there!

This was fun! If you’re not sick of hearing me talk about computation (especially analog computation), here’s your chance to hear more! (That should say “your brain is not a DIGITAL computer) youtu.be/XA8lkwLOCQk?...

How Brains, Analog Computers, and AI Actually Compute

YouTube video by The Orthogonal Bet

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Well said by my colleague and friend. Read all the way through.

Evan Westra@evanwestra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

1. The biggest threat to academic freedom today is rightwing anti-intellectual, anti-higher ed propaganda, which uses moral panics about cancel culture, wokeness, DEI, etc. to justify everything from cuts to science funding, to government censorship, to the destruction of institutions of higher ed.

Well said by my colleague and friend. Read all the way through.

Evan Westra@evanwestra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

1. The biggest threat to academic freedom today is rightwing anti-intellectual, anti-higher ed propaganda, which uses moral panics about cancel culture, wokeness, DEI, etc. to justify everything from cuts to science funding, to government censorship, to the destruction of institutions of higher ed.