Does phenomenology have a role to play in investigating memory, or should philosophical inquires be focused on metaphysical and empirical features of this capacity? Sofia Pedrini (Bochum) is at the Palace today, defending the relevance and significance of memory phenomenology.
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Many ask about the function of episodic memory. But what's the point of episodic memory? We can learn interesting things about this capacity if we ask what we do with it, rather than just why we have it in the first place. Julian Bacharach (Trinity Dublin) explores this at The Palace today.
Traumatic memories often make the past overshadow the present. How much of this influence is due to memory? Judith Carlisle (Tennessee) is at The Memory Palace today with an intriguing discussion of this question. Check it out!
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The CAIC Launch Event 🚀 is THIS week! Check out the scheduled talks 👀
What were you doing before you stopped to scroll through social media just now? How easily will you get back to it? Thor Grünbaum (Copenhagen) is at The Memory Palace today, exploring the role of memory in intentional action. Take a look - and then get back to work! 😉
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It was great to have Bill Newsome on campus today - talking mechanistic explanation, the value of liberal arts colleges, and dynamical systems.
Can we remember past pain? The answer to this question is complicated by the heterogeneity of pain memories. Sabrina Coninx, Ying-Tung Lin, and Chris McCarroll are at The Palace discussing the complexities of this form of remembering. Check it out!
Episodic memory, as we know it now, might not have emerged at a specific point in our evolutionary history. Instead, it may have been cobbled together in a stepwise manner. Rebecca Dreier (LSE) is at The Memory Palace today exploring this possibility; take a look!
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Danielle @okaydaniellle.bsky.social is the absolute best. CAIC has been so lucky to have her!
So many good names for newly launched Phil groups these days (PhOMO, PAMBA…), but the Association Association wins. And they’re coming to Purdue!
Bill Newsome (Stanford) is coming to Purdue to talk about dynamical systems and mechanistic explanation! Details below:
Three weeks away!
Schedule & RSVP link @
CAIC.centers.purdue.edu
Making philosophy inclusive means not only translating from English, but finding ways to express philosophical ideas in ones own language. This insight comes from Cesar Schirmer and Gabriel Zaccaro and their project translating philosophy of memory into Portuguese. Check it out!
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Congrats!!
Exciting updates at The Memory Palace this week: The Palacio is expanding, O Palácio da Memória is starting, and Le Palais de la Mémoire is coming soon!
Join us at Purdue to launch the Cognition, Agency, Intelligence Center with a brilliant group of speakers over two days on April 2-3 🥳🧠🤖
Recently did a super fun interview with Jorge Cham (creator of PhD comics) on memory for his podcast Science Stuff
We talked about his graphic novel series,and he sent Max autographed copies of the books!
Oliver’s Great Big Universe is an instant hit over here! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks to those who participated in PhOMO's group session at the APA in Chicago last week! Wonderful talks by Adex, Matheus, and Marya on reference, the personal past condition, and accuracy. Looking forward to the next one already
Today at the Palace, Ege Selin Islekel (Texas A&M) has us digging through the “memory rubble”: what persists from our memories of place when the place is altered or destroyed? A great read about the implications of this form of memory for rebuilding and recovering from collective trauma.
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Paid to nap?!
Episodic memory as a source of the forms of sociality unique to humans? Muhammad Ali Khalidi (CUNY) is at the Palace today, exploring this account of episodic memory’s function. Check it out!
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Bergson’s view of memory has largely been lost in recent philosophical discussion Doudja Boumaza is at the Palace today, with a strong case for bringing him back!
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Charlotte Harmon is a Purdue undergrad who has been working this year as an editorial assistant for The Memory Palace. Her interactions with the Palacio translation team inspired her to interview them on how language and translation impact the philosophy of memory. A great start to our 2026 season!
CAIC’s been baking all year, and now we’re ready to celebrate! 🎂🎂🎂
Our first workshop is in April, with an absolutely 🔥🔥🔥 lineup. Stay tuned for more details and join us if you can!
It’s a holiday miracle! The deadline for IPM5 submissions has been extended to January 15th
www.phomo.org/event-detail...
The mirror as a site for learning and memory. Antonella Tramacere (Roma Tre University) is at The Memory Palace today, adding layers of nuance to how we think about what's reflected when we look in the mirror.
A wonderfully rich way to wrap up our 2025 posts. See you in 2026!
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🗣️ With the support of the @danafoundation.bsky.social, we are excited to announce our 2nd research opportunity: The Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration Program! 🧠
For more details & submission requirements, visit: philandneuro.com/itrc
(This is 2/2 announcements we will make)
10 more days to submit extended abstracts for IPM5
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Avoid FOMO; join PhOMO!
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When we see something that's moving, our memories about it end up projected forward in time: We remember it further along than it was. In a new paper in 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, out today and led by @dillonplunkett.bsky.social, we demonstrate that this happens even when there is 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙤𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.🧵
This Friday at the CAIC Brown Bag @eduede.bsky.social and Daniel Friedman will present their paper "How (Not) to Attribute LLM Mental States" 🤖🧠