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• Nominalist Determinism III: The Architecture of Rationality

  

  In Nominalist Determinism, the scrutinizing focus is the semantic audit. By addressing not only what words mean in the vernacular but also the limits of what... Read more

  The 03 april 2026 by   Bjornostman
  @CarnyEvolution
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• The Variable of Greed

  

  Economics as Human Habit in the Age of the Algorithmic Oligarchs (2020–2030)Greed was never a universal constant like the speed of light, but a programmable... Read more

  The 01 april 2026 by   Bjornostman
  @CarnyEvolution
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• AI Use Can Compromise Our Serendipity, Creativity, Autonomy, and Sense of Agency.

  I have been reading numerous articles on pitfalls of using AI, and want to point to two in particular that I highly recommend for a slow and careful read. Read more

  The 31 march 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• The Optical Information for Self-Perception (Gibson, 1979, Chapter 7)

  So far we have considered what the world looks like to a point of observation that may or may not be occupied. It was important to Gibson that he establish... Read more

  The 27 march 2026 by   Andrew D Wilson
  @PsychScientists
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• Events and the Information for Perceiving Events (Gibson, 1979, Chapter 6)

  In the previous chapter, Gibson introduced the notion of the ambient optic array and discussed the kinds of information it can have (flow, and invariants). The... Read more

  The 27 march 2026 by   Andrew D Wilson
  @PsychScientists
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• One Terminal Chats with Another to Start Vibe Coding a New Dericbownds.net

  Writing MindBlog posts is on temporary hiatus because I have recently followed Claude's instructions to set up my Mac mini M3 to use Claude code, getting my... Read more

  The 23 march 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• John Bell Institute Summer School 2026: Space and Time

  MEDLIS CampusSplit, Croatia, August 17-28, 2026Conference website https://www.johnbellinstitute.orgSubmission link https://easychair.org/conferences/? Read more

  The 20 march 2026 by   Wuthrich
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• Capitalist Ownership and the Illusion of AI Neutrality

  

  The modern discourse surrounding Artificial Intelligence often treats the technology as a "digital mind" with a neutral approach to human knowledge. Read more

  The 18 march 2026 by   Bjornostman
  @CarnyEvolution
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• The Polyvagal Theory is Dead - and HRV Isn't a Simple Indicator of Arousal

  I was recently struck by Baxter's Substack post (its title copied to be the title of this MindBlog post), which noted work critical of Porges' Polyvagal theory... Read more

  The 18 march 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• CFA: Swiss Physical Society, 24-28 August 2026

  The next annual meeting of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS) will take place at the EPF in Lausanne 24 – 28 August 2026.The SPS calls for abstracts to all topica... Read more

  The 17 march 2026 by   Wuthrich
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