Models of Consciousness

moc7.bsky.social

15 October 2026 14:39

From 11 to 15 October we're streaming six seminars live from #MoC7 on YouTube with @projety.bsky.social! Sessions with @lenoreblum.bsky.social, @johanneskleiner.bsky.social, @cam-signorelli.bsky.social, @evanthompson.bsky.social, Dan Zahavi, Paul Skokowski, @introspection.bsky.social, Nina Rajcic

Models of Consciousness

moc7.bsky.social

15 October 2026 14:39

Day 1 of #MoC7 is complete! Highlights: Nobel laureate John O’Keefe on the hippocampus and consciousness, @meganakpeters.bsky.social on identifying consciousness in humans & beyond, and Robert Sunderland on Niels Bohr’s Copenhagen spirit, which we aim to bring to consciousness science!

Grace

gracekind.net

06 October 2026 23:18

This paper provides a (much needed!) explanation of how the attention mechanism relates to Birch's "persisting interlocutor illusion", and a good summary of the LLM individuation problem overall:

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ

olivia.science

06 October 2026 23:17

🍃 How do we build theory in cognitive science? What Makes a Good Theory, and How Do We Make a Theory Good? doi.org/10.1007/s421... / philpapers.org/rec/GUEWMA How computational modeling can force theory building in psychological science doi.org/10.1177/1745... / philpapers.org/rec/GUEHCM

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ

olivia.science

06 October 2026 23:17

Inspired by @seanpmackinnon.bsky.social on "curating reading lists for others", here's a thread with some of mine for when people want to collaborate: 1) How do we build theory? 2) What does computationalism imply? 3) How do we use models? 4) What happens when these ideas radiate outwards? 👇🏼