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hanne de jaegher

@participha.bsky.social

Philosopher, cognitive scientist, writer Books: Linguistic Bodies (shorturl.at/bd5NS) Denken over Liefde (shorturl.at/dH5Qt) Participatory sense-making Loving and knowing she/her masking

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Marek@marekmcgann.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It's publication day for my book with @craigspeelman.bsky.social! "The Great Psychology Delusion" is an unsentimental look at the conceptual mess of psychology, and how to improve. Psychology is several sciences, and we need to get clear about them. More soon! www.routledge.com/The-Great-Ps...

The Great Psychology Delusion: Missteps, Pitfalls and How to Make a More Successful Psychological Science

The Great Psychology Delusion takes an unflinching look at some of the foundational assumptions of psychological science. Exploring long-standing unanswered critiques of psychological research in a wa...

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 11mo ago

"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...

‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 11mo ago

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Abstract: Under the banner of progress, products have been uncritically adopted or even imposed on users — in past centuries with tobacco and combustion engines, and in the 21st with social media. For these collective blunders, we now regret our involvement or apathy as scientists, and society struggles to put the genie back in the bottle. Currently, we are similarly entangled with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For example, software updates are rolled out seamlessly and non-consensually, Microsoft Office is bundled with chatbots, and we, our students, and our employers have had no say, as it is not considered a valid position to reject AI technologies in our teaching and research. This is why in June 2025, we co-authored an Open Letter calling on our employers to reverse and rethink their stance on uncritically adopting AI technologies. In this position piece, we expound on why universities must take their role seriously toa) counter the technology industry’s marketing, hype, and harm; and to b) safeguard higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, and scientific integrity. We include pointers to relevant work to further inform our colleagues.
hanne de jaegher@participha.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Moving is Meeting: Inner Dramaturgies and the City With choreographer Claire French/Restless Productions and philosopher Dr. Hanne De Jaegher. At The Dance Centre Vancouver Open House this weekend. @thedancecentre.bsky.social Join us if you're there! thedancecentre.ca/event/scotia...

Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House - The Dance Centre

The 24th annual Open House offers a chance to experience a host of different dance styles, in an afternoon of free classes, showings and events Read more

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Marek@marekmcgann.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It is vital that we don't overestimate our understanding of human cognition. Yes, there is reason to believe we have a better grasp of some things than when AI hype first appeared in the 1950s, but that better understanding is not clear, and almost certainly isn't on the basis of simple computation

Although we do not fully understand human thinking, this does not licence attributing thinking to whichever machine or technology, uncritically and through anthropomorphisation. Such arguments from ignorance lack all scientific rigour. The only argument from ignorance that science permits is caution, more research, and care as appropriate actions when something is truly unknown.
Marek@marekmcgann.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Why higher ed teaching is hard, and always will be. But we don't do it because it is easy, and we are trusted to do it well because we have hard earned expertise in our fields. Let's not undervalue that, hey?

Students have always cheated. Bending and breaking the rules is human nature. And by the same token, educators are not police. We are not here to obsessively surveil our students — education is based on mutual trust. Therefore, our duty is to build mutually shared values with our students and colleagues.
Alexandra Lanes@ajlanes.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”

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Mind & Life Europe@mindandlifeeu.bsky.social · last yr.

👋 Welcome to the official Bluesky account of Mind & Life Europe! We explore the intersection of science, contemplative wisdom, and human flourishing. Follow us for research, reflections, and events bridging mind and life. 🌱🧠🌍

Steven Kapp@drstevenkapp.bsky.social · last yr.

Following public false claims on autism causation and attacks on science, INSAR has released a statement that people are “born with autism” www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

Frontiers | Sensory–movement underpinnings of lifelong neurodivergence: getting a grip on autism

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MSc Psychology and Learning Disability@uoppald.bsky.social · last yr.

@drstevenkapp.bsky.social has timely new paper (w/ 600+ sources) on autism as a lifelong neurodivergence underpinned by sensory+ differences prior to & if applicable even after meeting criteria. It deconstructs "autistic regression” & challenges outgrowing autism: www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

Institute of Art and Ideas@iai.tv · last yr.

“The practice of attention is a discipline of the mind that is infused with desire,” argues Elisa Magri. | iai.tv/articles/why... Tap the link to read more about how we can chart an ethical framework that reshapes our mental landscape and provide us with meaning. #socsky #psychsky #ethics

Why attention matters for morality | Elisa Magrì

Discover how concepts like attention can offer a deeper understanding of morality, going beyond the commonly discussed notions of principles, well-being, and virtue. Elisa Magrì's exploration of the…

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hanne de jaegher@participha.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Intentions in interactions: an enactive reply to expressive communication proposals" By Elena C. Cuffari & Nara M. Figueiredo link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Intentions in interactions: an enactive reply to expressive communication proposals - Synthese

The search for origins of human linguistic behavior is a consuming project in many fields. Philosophers drawing on studies of animal behavior are working to revise some of the standard cognitive requi...

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hanne de jaegher@participha.bsky.social · 2y ago

Linguistic relativity from an enactive perspective: the entanglement of language and cognition Ulises Rodríguez Jordá and Ezequiel Di Paolo in Language Sciences www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Linguistic relativity from an enactive perspective: the entanglement of language and cognition

We seek to relate the fields of linguistic relativity (LR) and the enactive approach in cognitive science. We distinguish contemporary research on LR,…

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