Physicist has written a fascinating big beautiful paper.Let’s not be afraid to call it what it is - groundbreaking. arxiv.org/abs/2603.21852

Haskell Curry's mom: "But my son /did/ apply himself" Haskell Curry's teacher: "Yes, but only partially"

@jeffsebo.bsky.social @birchlse.bsky.social and I put a lot of philosophy into our new Science Perspective on animal consciousness. Mill's analogical argument + inference to the best explanation + careful experiments = justification for consciousness in many animals. Where might it end?

Evaluating animal consciousness

An emerging field shows how animal feelings can be studied scientifically

science.org

 « Il y a toujours une philosophie pour le manque de courage. » (Albert Camus, mort il y a exactement 65 ans)

La nébuleuse du papillon, vue par le télescope spatial Hubble. Une étoile meurt de manière spectaculaire ! © NASA, ESA, Hubble, William Ostling