Interesting new paper on cellular memory - link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Of what is “cellular memory” the name? Perspectives across the life sciences - Biology & Philosophy

In contemporary life sciences, memory is increasingly attributed well beyond its paradigmatic uses in psychology and cognitive science.Immunological and epigenetic memory are among the best-known unco...

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Brilliant new article by Mazviita Chirimuuta link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A Mark of the Noncognitive - Biological Theory

Proponents of the idea of basal cognition clash with those seeking to restrict the term “cognitive” to systems showing human-like capacities. The impasse over the definition of cognition is unlikely t...

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Wired sets the frame that the model “escaped containment,” but from an accountability perspective, OpenAI left a door open by failing to properly isolate their system. Real headline: “OpenAI’s security failure leads to cyberattack against another AI company.”

We are delighted to invite you to the interdisciplinary workshop of @animalinvention.bsky.social on Agency between Biology and Philosophy. It will take place at UCL and online on 22-23 September. All info and registration details can be found here: www.animalinventiveness.com/post/interna...

New episode!!🎙️🎉 A conversation w/ Dr. Janet Browne about Charles Darwin. Darwin's ideas continue to reverberate across the intellectual landscape. But where did they come from? How did they grow out of his travels, his social circle, and his cast of mind? Listen: disi.org/the-origins-...

Very honoured that Toshiyuki Nakagaki has reviewed my book 'Slime Mould and Philosophy' for the The Quarterly Review of Biology: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

Lab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Lab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch

A synthetic cell can now grow and divide—but it’s still far from alive

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➡️ New article out! ⬅️ What Lives? A Meta-Analysis of Diverse Opinions on the Definition of Life by Reed Bender, Karina Kofman, Blaise Agüera y Arcas & Michael Levin (@blaiseaguera.bsky.social, @drmichaellevin.bsky.social) Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What Lives? A Meta-Analysis of Diverse Opinions on the Definition of Life - Biological Theory

The question of "what is life?" has challenged scientists and philosophers for centuries, producing an array of definitions that reflect both the mystery of its emergence and the diversity of discipli...

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The special issue of Biological Theory "Continually Discovering Complexity: Essays in Honor of William Bechtel" is finally out with all the contributions, including ours! @lauramenatti.bsky.social #philbio #philmed @biologicaltheory.bsky.social link.springer.com/journal/1375...

Biological Theory

Biological Theory is devoted to theoretical advances in the fields of evolution and cognition with an emphasis on the conceptual integration afforded by ...

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Delighted to see this new paper appear, led by @singhal.bsky.social with @birchlse.bsky.social and me - out now in TiCS 👇🏽

Ishan Singhal@singhal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If our experiences unfold like a stream over time, how would this stream unfold in other animal species? Together with @birchlse.bsky.social and @anilseth.bsky.social, a review of temporal illusions and a path for temporal phenomenology in animals! a 🧵/n www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Are Memories Transferable — or Edible? | Quanta Magazine

In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans follows the neuroscientists who attempted to recapture the magic.

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Mindscape 342 | Rachell Powell on Evolutionary Convergence, Mind, and Morality. Do social structures, like eyes and fins, arise independently from evolutionary pressures? #MindscapePodcast www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...

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Re-reading Bateson and Gluckman's Plasticity and Robustness. Poignant and masterful prose: “...no phenotype is such that only genes are needed for its development in the sense that they could, like Japanese flowers, be dropped into water and open up” (Bateson and Gluckman 2011, p. 12).

A first co-authored piece with the brilliant @hamishlinehan.bsky.social: Natural Born Historians open.substack.com/pub/thememor...

Natural Born Historians

Hamish Linehan (University of Stirling) and Matthew Sims (Macquarie University)

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#hpbio!

Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda@alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 3mo ago

It is publication day for The Organism-Environment Pairing (@mitpress.bsky.social)! This 📗 has been deeply formative for me as a scholar, and it owes so much to so many wonderful people. I truly hope it finds many readers! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #booksky #philsci #histsci #philsky #evosky

I'm very excited to take part in the workshop 'Lineages, Complexity, and Evolution' at the Universidad de Oviedo. I'll be presenting a paper that Pierrick Bourrat and I have been working on. Looking forward to engaging with some fantastic philosophers of biology.

I'm extremely excited to be taking part in this workshop at the University of Murcia next week! embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site

The Institute of Philosophy I at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, seeks applications for 1 PostDoc position (3 yr) and 2 PhD positions (4 yr) in the Project BOTLEG – Botanical Legacies: Towards a New History and Philosophy of Virtual Herbaria”, PI Dr. Jan Baedke. cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...

Botanical Legacies: Towards a New History and Philosophy of Virtual Herbaria | BOTLEG | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission

This project sets the foundation for a more inclusive, theoretically sound, and socially just botany of the 21st century. Herbaria hold ca. 400 million preserved plant specimens worldwide. They are vi...

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This brilliant monograph is now available! Huge congrats to Alejandro Fábregas Tejeda. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282...

An insightful new(ish) paper by Mazviita Chirimuuta on the structuralist foundations of AI. Chttps://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/view/11992

There are still three more days to register for what will undoubtably be a fantastic workshop at the University of Cambridge organised by Marta Halina and Mariel Goddu www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/49983/

The Unfolding World: Causal & physical cognition in humans and other animals - CRASSH

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

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Will read royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

Scaffolding minds: human collective intelligence through space, body and material symbols

Abstract. Human collective intelligence (CI)—the capacity of groups to solve problems, make decisions and acquire knowledge beyond individual capabilities—

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Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms: Trends in Microbiology www.cell.com/trends/micro...

Cognition without brains? Learning and memory in microorganisms

Memory and learning are cognitive abilities typically associated with animals that possess a complex nervous system. Interestingly, recent studies suggest that microorganisms might also display learni...

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If you or your undergrad students are interested in philosophy of mind, this excellent MSc program at U Edinburgh is open for applications until April 30. An exceptional opportunity to study with the best in the field. Please share widely! #philsci #philsky #philai study.ed.ac.uk/programmes/p...

Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition MSc - Postgraduate taught programmes

This programme provides the intellectual foundation and practical skills required for engaging in linguistics research, either by itself, or as part of cross-disciplinary research.

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Looking forward to taking part in the Embodied and Comparative Psychology conference at the Universidad de Murcia next month! embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site

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Applications are now open for the 2026 International Graduate Summer School: The Agents of Evolution, to be held at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, from August 17–22, 2026 (check-in on August 15–16)! sapolsn.com/event/2026-s...

2026 Summer School | SAPoLSN

The Agents of Evolution

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Unconventional experiments that later redefine what counts as 'pursuitworthy' are excluded by strict standards. Szymon Miłkoś suggests that we need “transformative” standards: judge risky research by how well it turns intuitions into shareable norms 📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPS #philsci

Will read - article from Guido I. Prieto and Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Modeling versatility as the hallmark of model organisms - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

In recent years, discussions on the epistemology of model organism-based research have emerged in the philosophy of science. A key topic of discussion is how the epistemic insights gained from model o...

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New from the BJPS Review of Books The Organism – Jan Baedke Reviewed by Matthew Sims  www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook... #philsci #hpbio #philsky

Jan Baedke, The Organism | BJPS Review of Books

Matthew Sims reviews The Organism, by Jan Baedke

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