Philip Laughlin

These days, mostly on:

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@deesnider @rudysarzo 1983 was a transformational year in heavy metal / hard rock. So many young bands were just starting to take off then. While vets like Ozzy, AC/DC, Judas Priest, and the Scorpions were at or near their peaks. A great time to be a 13 year old!

[Joel David Hamkins @JDHamkins]

I appeared on the About Logic podcast, hosted by Deniz Sarikaya and Thorsten Altenkirch. What a great conversation we had on logic, the philosophy of mathematics, and set theory.
https://t.co/U1e5xSRuYg #InfinitelyMore

[Sheila Macrine, Ph.D. @MacrinePhD]

Loving the open-access release of @MITPress's new volume on Dennett’s Real Patterns: https://t.co/SxUTvxCIUl
It's the perfect primer for our forthcoming volume, "Embodied Intelligence" (out June 23rd!). 🧠
Once you explore how data structures and patterns define nature, join us to see how biological and artificial agents use those very architectures to navigate, sense, and act in the world. 🤖6/23/26
https://t.co/ZyYxflsWrj
#OpenAccess #MITPress. #EmbodiedIntelligence #CognitiveScience #ActiveInference

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

I'm old enough to remember when republicans / conservatives despised "post modern" thinkers like Richard Rorty and worshipped at the altar of western cannon elitists like Allan Bloom. I wonder why they decided to switch?

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Was Donald Trump influenced by abstruse French literary theory? Not exactly, but he is its most powerful practitioner: Welcome to the Postmodern Presidency, by @DamonLinker. https://t.co/8MDK4GEOpa

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

A rich, thorough exploration of infinity that combines mathematical precision with playful, accessible coverage of a fascinating variety of paradoxes and conundrums.

@JDHamkins's "The Book of Infinity" publishes in August! https://t.co/RIPeTGe74X

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

New this week from the MIT Press. Happy publication day to our authors! 📙

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@AdamFrank4 @michaelpollan https://t.co/CUhsMrYrsQ

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@AdamFrank4 @michaelpollan https://t.co/CUhsMrYrsQ

[Adam Frank @AdamFrank4]

I am actually I big fan of starting with sentience which is the ground of consciousness (or at least our kind). In our book The Blind Spot we argued that all life is sentient (FAB = feeling alive being).

That's the central mystery & the place to start with any kind of physics

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@deesnider I once saw you at a diner on 3rd avenue and 38th street in Manhattan. (Maybe 20 years ago?) Thought about saying hello, but decided to let you enjoy family time in peace.

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

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[Imperfect Cognitions @EpistInnocence]

Daniel Dennett's influence on modern philosophy cannot be overstated. Today, in his honour, Lisa Bortolotti presents a special issue of Philosophical Psychology dedicated to the legacy of his philosophy.

https://t.co/2l5aulapD5

[Mark Coeckelbergh @MCoeckelbergh]

@Giorgioaki See also https://t.co/RXhWm5R3mL

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@deesnider According to Billboard Magazine, Twisted Sister is technically a three hit band. But, hey, an honor is an honor. No give backs.

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[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@MaryMargOlohan A line-up so star-studded that there wasn't even room for Ted Nugent or Kid Rock.

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

Public service alert: we’re extending bookstore hours this weekend for MIT Tech Reunions! Come see us at 314 Main Street. More about the store here: https://t.co/HfpyEWJLFw

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@For_Film_Fans It hits different today than it did 40 years ago, that's for sure.

[Michael C. Frank @mcxfrank]

If a student reads a typical psychology paper, picks an experiment, and tries to replicate it, they have roughly a coin-flip chance of success. That's the punchline of a decade of metascience, and it's the focus of Ch 3 of Experimentology.

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[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

New this week from the MIT Press. Happy publication day to our authors! 📚

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@Photomusicrock Even legends can have off nights. Prime Carlos Santana was a force of nature.

[Philip Laughlin @PhilipLaughlin]

@danielrock I've received four book proposals from prospective authors just this morning. 🤷‍♂️