Paradigms, Progress, and Conceptual Change The Department of Philosophy at the University of Maribor is pleased to announce an international symposium reflecting on the enduring legacy of Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolut...

How do paradigms structure inquiry today?

Our symposium Paradigms, Progress, and Conceptual Change (Maribor, 3–4 Dec 2026) revisits Kuhn in light of current work across epistemology, philosophy of science, AI, and beyond.

Abstracts due 20 September.

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h/t @jakubmihalik.bsky.social

CfP for the Faces of Subjectivity workshop @ our Institute in Prague, September 10–12, 2026

Keynote speakers: Robert J. Howell, Anna Giustina and Sam Coleman

Deadline end of May 2026.

Thx for spreading the word!

subjectivity.flu.cas.cz/workshop/?fb...

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Dennett's Real Patterns in Science and Nature How the concept of a pattern, as understood in information science and applied in contemporary AI, can address deep questions in science and philosophy.The

Daniel Dennett’s Real Patterns in Science and Nature— new collected volume is now out. All chapters open access, including my paper with Acyuth Parola on what emergence can possibly mean.

direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

COVID-19 Uniquely Rewires the Brain Compared to the Flu - Neuroscience News Researchers discover that COVID-19 uniquely causes brain inflammation and disrupts serotonin/dopamine pathways, explaining "brain fog" in Long COVID.

COVID-19 appears to leave a persistent, inflammatory footprint on the brain. New research reveals that SARS-CoV-2 causes small blood vessel injury and ongoing brain inflammation even after the virus is cleared. neurosciencenews.com/covid-flu-br... #covid #longcovid #inflammation #brain

Mehr Paper, sinkende Qualität: Der Umgang der Wissenschaft mit KI-Tools ist verantwortungslos Der Einsatz von generativer KI in der Forschung höhlt zentrale Prinzipien der Wissenschaft aus, kommentiert Jens Foell.

After it’s crossed 2,000 shares I also have to tell you that I recently wrote an op-ed on the topic, even though it’s only in German. The title translates to “The way science handles AI is irresponsible.” Find it here:

www.spektrum.de/kolumne/der-...

My list of philosophers now has 2,264 members, including professional philosophers, researchers and students. If you work on or study philosophy and aren’t already in it, drop me a DM and I’ll add you. (This is used to filter the feeds, so the more the merrier!) #philosophy #PhilSky

The Ancient Weapons Active in Your Immune System Today | Quanta Magazine Dozens of new discoveries reveal that defenses evolved by bacteria and viruses billions of years ago still define our own innate immune system.

The Ancient Weapons Active in Your Immune System Today

Dozens of new discoveries reveal that defenses evolved by bacteria and viruses billions of years ago still define our own innate immune system. www.quantamagazine.org/the-ancient-... #immunesystem #bacteria #viruses

Publishing, Teaching, and the Philosophy Job Market (guest post)

How many publications do early career job applicants in academic philosophy have? How many courses have they taught? How have the answers to these questions changed over the past decade? dailynous.com/2026/04/07/p... #PhilosophySky

On Schmitt and Hobbes on Friendship (with some Strauss) When in Leviathan, at the start of Chapter 13, Hobbes introduces natural equality, he writes the following.

digressionsimpressions’s Substack || On Schmitt and Hobbes on Friendship (with some Strauss)

digressionsimpressions.substack.com/p/on-schmitt-and-hobbes-...

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I refuse to buy anything at McDonalds, but I’ve often used their toilets when public toilets are absent. So McDo has been a ‘do’ for me for years. 😅

A screenshot from the APA website with the following info: Public Sessions The 2026 APA Pacific Division meeting will include four sessions that are free and open to the public without registration. Descriptions and dates for these sessions appear below. Zoom links will b e added when they become available. All meeting times are in Pacific Time. INVITED SYMPOSIUM: THE ETHICS O F ONLINE CONFERENCING: A TRIBUTE TO HELEN DE CRUZ (5A) Thursday, April 9, 4:00-5:50 p.m. PHILOSOPHERS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, SESSION 1 (G6E) Friday, April 10, 8:00-9:50 a.m. TASKFORCE ON CONTINGENT FACULTY REPORT (8F) Friday, April 10, Noon-1:50 p.m. INVITED SYMPOSIUM: BEING TRANS IN PHILOSOPHY ZINE (13D) Saturday, April 11, Noon-1:50 p.m.

In honour of the late great @helendecruz.net, I'm appearing on a panel at the upcoming (online) Pacific APA to discuss the ethics of online conferences.

This is one of the conference's public events, open to all.

April 9th, 4-5:50pm Pacific Time.
Zoom info TBA.

www.apaonline.org/mpage/2026Pa...

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Resonance | University of California Press

Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" this Fall. Please circulate!

Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen Podcast Episode · Philosophy Talk · 5 April · 51min

ICYMI Yesterday's not-at-all nasty, brutish, or short broadcast on political philosopher Thomas #Hobbes is now available for download: podcasts.apple.com/rs/podcast/h... #PhilSky

AIs can ‘memorize’ data they shouldn’t. Can they be forced to forget? New tool could help researchers probe how models “unlearn” sensitive training material

AIs can ‘memorize’ data they shouldn’t. Can they be forced to forget? New tool could help researchers probe how models “unlearn” sensitive training material. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

April 5th (1997 Remaster) YouTube video by Talk Talk - Topic

April 5th (1997 Remaster) youtu.be/h3vbVCRNcrM #music

Andrei Tarkovsky: Making Every Frame a Philosophical Statement - Scraps from the loft Tarkovsky explores his cinematic philosophy, challenges faced, and deep connections with audiences, seeking to articulate film's unique artistry.

ANDREI TARKOVSKY: MAKING EVERY FRAME A PHILOSOPHICAL STATEMENT

Tarkovsky explores his cinematic philosophy, challenges faced, and deep connections with audiences, seeking to articulate film's unique artistry. scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/andre... #Tarkovsky #film #philosophy #PhilosophySky #philsky

The philosophy of consciousness When Tim Crane talks of “the lunatic fringe of panpsychism” (in his review of A World Appears: A journey into consciousness by Michael Pollan, March 20), we who are on or beyond the fringe chuckle and...

Galen Strawson responds gracefully and with good humour to my dig at panpsychism in @thetls.bsky.social @michaelpollan.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...

🎺If you can teach Introductory Logic, or the History of Philosophy (Ancient, Medieval, or Modern), then come and by my colleague!

The Dept. of Philosophy at @tcddublin.bsky.social is looking for *two* Teaching Fellows (3 year posts).

For full details, see: universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...

Image of Earth taken from Orion spacecraft showing day night terminator.

Another spectacular image of Earth taken by Artemis Commander Reid Wiseman. Showing the terminator between day and night. 🔭 🧪

My pleasure!

Lots More Leibniz - Daily Nous 2000 pages of Leibniz, much of it previously untranslated or unpublished, will be published next month. They'll appear in a new three-volume edition of Leibniz’s Philosophical Papers (1677–1686), edit...

2000 pages of Leibniz, much of it previously untranslated or unpublished, will be published next month.

They’ll appear in a new three-volume edition of Leibniz’s Philosophical Papers (1677–1686), ed. by Lloyd Strickland and published by Oxford University Press dailynous.com/2026/03/27/l... #philsky

Bach - Erbarme Dich - Kirsten Flagstad YouTube video by Myrddin

Bach - Erbarme Dich - Kirsten Flagstad m.youtube.com/watch?ra=m&f... #Bach #music

Thank you, Lydia! My email address: anita.leirfall@uib.no

Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.

This is great.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/c... (free link)
"Notably, half of the whales attending were not related to the mother."
"The calf was rarely left untouched, and it was usually being touched by at least two whales simultaneously."

Imagination Isn’t Just Memory Replay — Your Brain Rebuilds It From Scratch Learn how imagination works in the brain and why it may come from higher-level systems, not just a replay of sensory experiences.

Imagination Isn’t Just Memory Replay — Your Brain Rebuilds It From Scratch

Learn how imagination works in the brain and why it may come from higher-level systems, not just a replay of sensory experiences. www.discovermagazine.com/imagination-... #imagination #philosophy #PhilosophySky #philsky

Studies on animal minds suggest consciousness is not computation <p><em>We’re often seduced by the idea that the mind is a computer, and that consciousness is just a matter of running the right code. But philosopher <strong>Peter Godfrey-Smith</strong>, renowned fo...

We think that consciousness is just a matter of running the right code—Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith disagrees—Research into animal minds suggests that consciousness arises not from software but from electrical oscillations moving rhythmically across cell membranes… iai.tv/articles/stu... #philsky