Ignore the deadline, mid September is fine since I'm late* with my own editorial. Please share (WoS/Scopus, Q2) 🥰 zfn.edu.pl/index.php/zf... * haven't started yet #astrobiology #philosophy #philsky #science #philtwit #astronomy
Kristina Šekrst
@epiphenomenal.bsky.social
🥸 Philosopher of AI, mind, cybernetics & astrobiology. Principal software engineer. Crazy cat lady. Egyptologist in former life. Bores people to death with dinosaur facts. 🧙 "The Illusion Engine: The Quest for Machine Consciousness": cogsci.online
Vacation days are nice since I had ice cream for breakfast and it doesn't count.
I am the #philosophy equivalent of a song everyone listens to but nobody admits to liking. Am I Nickelback?
She brought a mouse to my bedroom and now she helps with the paper. What a sidekick.
Got an AI-generated BOOK to review. AI detectors don't work, but I’m certain anyone could tell that sth is off in the rhythm and wording. The hallucinated references helped. It's like a new kind of uncanny valley. I do appreciate the irony of the authors advocating responsible #AI use, though.
I mean, it's easy to make a wrong assumption since I deal with onTology. #philosophy #philsky #philtwit #academia
My future philosophical bands: Guns n Rawlses Red Hot Chili Poppers And, of course: Doubt (vs. No Doubt) The Why #philosophy
Our national TV is showing The Turin Horse again, and I'll disappear into despair for the next 2 hours. What a perfect picture. ihatedblackandwhitemovies.com/2021/04/24/a...
And there wasn’t light: The Turin Horse (2011)
A man is continually whipping his horse, which refuses to move. A famous philosopher, Nietzsche, notices the scene, runs to the horse, breaks into tears, and embraces it. He returns home, lies in h…
ihatedblackandwhitemovies.com
Deadlines should have justification photos for why I'm late with everything
A few days left for our call for papers on Philosophy through Art, Games and Fiction, dedicated to Helen De Cruz think.taylorandfranc... I am convinced that being playful and creative makes us better philosophers. Prove me right! #philsky #philosophy
Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction
Can we do philosophy by writing fiction, drawing, designing a game, or telling a story? Submit work to this special issue honouring the legacy of Helen De Cruz.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
🔍 NEW ARTICLE: Animal disability and welfare: Prevalence, perception, and practice in zoological organisations Shannon L. O'Brien https://ow.ly/VQem50Zuz82 #AnimalWelfare #ZooWelfare
If Open AI and Anthropic are throwing away books, I'd be happy to let them in my home, where they'd be hoarded in piles and waiting for retirement. #philosophy #science #academia
Out today from Cambridge University Press! I am surrounded by people who know an extraordinary amount about the universe. My comparative advantages are owning more cats and never using a short word where a longer one can cause trouble. #astronomy #philosophy #science #philsky #astrobiology
Alternative journal for rejected Mind papers: Never Mind. #philosophy
Anyone going to Models of consciousness in Copenhagen and wants to hang out over margaritas before the conference so we can solve #consciousness before the registration opens? Asking for a friend.
Last day of a Springer-wide discount for the price of two airport sandwiches (sandwiches might be a better deal if you're hungry but still): link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #science #ai #philosophy #philsky #cogsci
July 31, 2025: Springer book deadline for "The Ilusion Engine" July 27, 2026: Croatian translation deadline (of course, by myself). Spent a lot on the title and I'm settling on "How I Can Never Have a Free Summer and Other Stories I Keep Writing for Myself" (2026) #philosophy #academia
I love predatory calls, they're always like: Dear Dr. Sekrst (different font), We were impressed by your paper "Fungal Memory and Minimal Cognition" (8 pt, pasted) and believe your expertise would be invaluable at the 2026 World Congress on Heart Surgery in Bangkok. #science #academia #philosophy
First view of our wonderful #astrobiology BEACON conference - in wonderful Tartu, Estonia. The craziest cat lady you know will be the worst keynote there, but with some really cool people. Philosophers are most welcome! #philosophy #cogsci #science #philsky europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-2027-...
Didn’t expect the biggest final boss in a blockbuster to be, of course, IF P, THEN Q. At last, a cinematic universe that requires my doctorate in logic. #philosophy #logic #science
My next talk somewhere is gonna be titled "Are LLMs conscious? No, they're not. Let's talk about something more interesting". I accept conference proposals 😁 #philosophy #academia #science
I’ve always hated knowing nobody at conferences. We need more 1990s porn-pop-up networking: COOL PHILOSOPHERS IN YOUR AREA. "John, 200 metres away, is also pretending to study the programme because he knows no one." Click here to arrange an awkward coffee before registration. #science #philosophy