Consciousness researchers - it's not too late to participate in this short survey and share your thoughts on the field's organizational structure 🎊 (and many thanks to the >200 who already filled it out!) socialtau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Rony@ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What does the social infrastructure of consciousness research look like? Let’s find out! 🤓 Answer our (@cam-signorelli.bsky.social @lenoreblum.bsky.social @joaquimstreicher.bsky.social & Mar Estarellas) short survey, and share the link to help us reach as many consciousness researchers as possible!

Thanks, Anil!! And thanks to all the people who came to the @assc2026.bsky.social tutorial and made it both fun and inspiring 😊 For those who did not fill out our survey about communities in consciousness research, it's not too late >> socialtau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Anil Seth@anilseth.bsky.social · last mo.

Today (Tue 30th) at @assc28.bsky.social #Santiago - look out for @ronyhirsch.bsky.social's tutorial on "Consciousness Science Beyond the Lab: A Practical Guide to Building Thriving Research Communities"; 10:00-13:00". I'm so sorry to not be there myself this year!

@assc2026.bsky.social is less than a week away, and there's still time to share your thoughts in our survey about organizations and communities in consciousness research (*many* thanks to the >200 who have already filled it out!!) 🤗 socialtau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Rony@ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What does the social infrastructure of consciousness research look like? Let’s find out! 🤓 Answer our (@cam-signorelli.bsky.social @lenoreblum.bsky.social @joaquimstreicher.bsky.social & Mar Estarellas) short survey, and share the link to help us reach as many consciousness researchers as possible!

New preprint on non-epistemic values in consciousness science! philpapers.org/rec/NEGVEI-2 will also present it at @assc2026.bsky.social Any feedback welcome! :)

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...

Finally submitted my response - The Stuff Matters - to the 50(!) commentaries on my 2025 BBS paper 'Conscious AI and biological naturalism'. I'm sorry to all commentators that it took so long. Hopefully the whole caboodle will be published soon. Target paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Feeling incredibly honored to receive the William James Prize from the @theassc.bsky.social for our paper on how the brain distinguishes imagery and perception! Thank you to the committee and thanks @smfleming.bsky.social for being the best mentor!

ARC ETHOS@arcethos.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations to @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social for winning the @theassc.bsky.social's William James Prize for her paper A neural basis for distinguishing imagination from reality. www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... Read more here: theassc.org/james-prize/

www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... Don't miss this online workshop on tests for consciousness! Thanks @aidaelamrani.bsky.social and @johanneskleiner.bsky.social for this!

What does the social infrastructure of consciousness research look like? Let’s find out! 🤓 Answer our (@cam-signorelli.bsky.social @lenoreblum.bsky.social @joaquimstreicher.bsky.social & Mar Estarellas) short survey, and share the link to help us reach as many consciousness researchers as possible!

What a delight & privilege it was to be the scientific chair for @mesec-community.bsky.social's 2026 winter school in Ephesus. A wonderful group of students, and simply outstanding organisation from Emma Moorhead, Hector Mendoza, Aziza Chebil, Luis Lips, & Lara Brauchle 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 mesec.co/event/winter...

Thank you @smfleming.bsky.social ! Super excited about this! ✨ Join Consciousness Club this Wednesday to talk about consciousness, moral status, zombies, pets, LLMs, and more 🖖

Steve Fleming@smfleming.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Consciousness Club resumes this week - we are delighted to be hosting @ronyhirsch.bsky.social to speak on "The perceived role of consciousness in moral status attributions" Wed 29th April, 11am-1230pm UK time All welcome! For more information and how to join, see metacoglab.org/consciousnes...

🎉 Day 1 of the Winter School is complete! We kicked things off with our chair @anilseth.bsky.social diving into the big questions of consciousness. Participants, tutors, and the chair already mixing and getting to know each other. Off to a week of ideas and great discussions. ☀️ @ibroorg.bsky.social

6/ From Mar 22-26 it’s an equal honour to be the scientific chair for the 2026 @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school, in Epheseus, in beautiful Turkey. I’m excited to dive deep into consciousness discussion with the 20 participants: mesec.co/event/winter...

This has shaped up to be quite an exciting event! Join us ( @johanneskleiner.bsky.social @jolienfrancken.bsky.social ) this Monday to explore different perspectives about measurement theory & consciousness science 🤓 www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...

Johannes Kleiner@johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm very excited about the schedule of next week's workshop! 👇 Come join us via Zoom, in case of interest! #ConSci

In case you're interested in foundations of measurement in #ConSci, you're cordially invited to join our upcoming workshop! sh1.sendinblue.com/3hbk0uthapxp... A huge thank you to my co-organizers @ronyhirsch.bsky.social and @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on this occasion! #ConSci

Another beautiful work from @ronyhirsch.bsky.social , now with @niccolonegro.bsky.social : they find that contrary to may philosophical stands, public views do not consider consciousness to be neither necessary nor sufficient for moral status! Find this, and many other interesting results, below 👇

Rony@ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New preprint! with @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @liadmudrik.bsky.social doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1 Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare. But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient? We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n

New preprint! with @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @liadmudrik.bsky.social doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1 Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare. But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient? We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n

🔔 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN 🧠 Already fomo'ing the Winterschool ? At the Workshop, you can collectively explore the interplay between mental imagery and consciousness research ! May 30 - June 7 Ephesus Retreat, Turkey 850€ (bursaries) 20 participants ⏳ APPLY UNTIL February 15 mesec.co/event/worksh...

✨ The holiday magic at work ✨ Due to many of your requests, we’re extending the MESEC Winter School application deadline to January 7th. If you needed a bit more time, consider this your sign 🧠⚡ mesec.co/event/winter...

Really enjoyed speaking at BAMΞ's Paradigms in Consciousness Science Workshop! Thanks to the organizers Lara Bräuchle @johanneskleiner.bsky.social @cam-signorelli.bsky.social for putting together such a great event 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdX...

Rony Hirschhorn: Naturalistic Methods in Consciousness Research

YouTube video by Mathematical Consciousness Science

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MESEC is committed to inclusivity in practice, not just in principle. We offer bursaries and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, alongside a strong commitment to a safe and respectful environment. 🥁 Applications are open until december 28th : mesec.co/event/winter...

Join us for an exciting workshop on the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 this week! Dec 10-12, Hybrid Format www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... A huge thank you to all of our wonderful speakers! 🙏 👇 #ConSci

It's a real honour to be chairing next year's @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school on consciousness science, March 22-28👇🏽

Mediterranean Society for Consciousness Science@mesec-community.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓 Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀 🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...

🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓 Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀 🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...

1/2 if you found the Butlin et al report on consciousness in AI interesting, we hope you will enjoy this TiCS paper! We explain more about the indicators approach and how it can be applied when assessing C in AI.>> www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Identifying indicators of consciousness in AI systems

Rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities has drawn fresh attention to the prospect of consciousness in AI. There is an urgent need …

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1/🧵 Out today in @frontiersin.bsky.social : “Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there?” By @axc.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social, & me (a CIFAR & @erc.europa.eu production 🧠). www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

Advancing consciousness science

Defining new directions in consciousness research and exploring implications for medicine, technology, and ethics

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www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social

You can now register to this year's ISPSM *online* conference: www.ispsmind.com/internationa... Great line-up of keynote speakers and symposia, plus a fabulous and diverse program covering all phil of mind - don't miss it! #consci #philmind #philsci

Conference :: Internationalassociationphilosophyofsciencesofmind

3rd Annual Web Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind

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Interested on working with me on consciousness?… this scholarship is an excellent opportunity to do so. Contact me and let’s think about exciting projects we can do together! Please share 🙏 azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fell...

Call for Applications for the Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship-2026-27 - The Azrieli Foundation

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