In addition to being a fantastic speaker, Anil is also an incredible notetaker and wrote this beautiful recap of our workshop on Rewilding the Web last week.

Anil Madhavapeddy@anil.recoil.org · 2mo ago

I dropped by Edinburgh for a workshop on 'rewilding the web', with participation from philosophers, technologists, ecologists, architects, mathematicians, authors and landscape planners. anil.recoil.org/notes/rewild... @kathrynnave.eurosky.social @mariafarrell.eurosky.social @robin.berjon.com 🌎

Want to know what 'enactivism' is? Consider reading my new paper, 'What is Enactivism?', open access in Adaptive Behavior! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... Short version: It's what Varela, Thompson & Rosch said it was in 'The Embodied Mind' ages ago. Slightly longer version... 1/

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Been reading @giulio-ongaro.bsky.social's triptych of papers on prospects for an externalist biopsychosocial psychiatry with my MSc class this week. They are *really* good. 1/ philarchive.org/rec/ONGOFA-2

Giulio Ongaro, Outline for an Externalist Psychiatry (1): Or, How to Fully Realize the Biopsychosocial Model - PhilArchive

The biopsychosocial (BPS) model in psychiatry has come under fire for being too vague to be of any practical use in the clinic. For many, its central flaw consists in lack ...

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Been reading @giulio-ongaro.bsky.social's triptych of papers on prospects for an externalist biopsychosocial psychiatry with my MSc class this week. They are *really* good. 1/ philarchive.org/rec/ONGOFA-2

Giulio Ongaro, Outline for an Externalist Psychiatry (1): Or, How to Fully Realize the Biopsychosocial Model - PhilArchive

The biopsychosocial (BPS) model in psychiatry has come under fire for being too vague to be of any practical use in the clinic. For many, its central flaw consists in lack ...

philarchive.org

Tempted to read, write or think anything about the free energy principle? Read Kate’s book first! The world would be a better place if everyone followed this simple rule.

Kate Nave@kathrynnave.eurosky.social · 2y ago

A Drive to Survive now has a cover! Thanks to my friend Toby Logan saving the day with his design skills. Unfortunately the release has been delayed another two months, but the pre-print can be downloaded here osf.io/preprints/ps... or I’m happy to email a PDF to anyone interested!

We rested a long time, gazing at the savage walls, hemmed with lace of snow. A mineral silence entered into us. In that enormous peace I felt that somehow, henceforward, nothing would truly count for me beyond this world of grandeur and purity where every corner held the promise of enchanted hours.

This absolute Banger of a book is available Open Access via your favourite search engine. Anyone into brains, science, or brain science should read.

Justin Weinberg@dailynous.com · 2y ago

Philosopher Mazviita Chirimuuta wins a big book prize...