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• Reading Group - Gibson (1979) The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception

  

  Rob, Marianne, and I had so much fun with the Turvey (2019) reading group that we decided to keep going, and we decided to return to the source - Gibson's 1979... Read more

  The 16 february 2026 by   Andrew D Wilson
  @PsychScientists
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• Introductions in the 2014 Edition (Gibson, 1979 Reading Group)

  The 2014 reprint of Gibson (1979) includes the original Preface and Introduction, as well as an Introduction to the Classic Edition by William H Mace. Read more

  The 16 february 2026 by   Andrew D Wilson
  @PsychScientists
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• Buying Futures, Renting the Past: How Speculation and Nostalgia Became the...

  I want to pass on this condensation by Google Gemini of a recent essay by Kyla Scanlon In her essay, "Buying Futures, Renting the Past," Kyla Scanlon explores... Read more

  The 16 february 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• MindBlog is Now 20 Years Old.

  I just realized that MindBlog is now starting its 21st year. I asked both Chat GPT 5.2 and Google Gemini about this, and paste in Gemini's sycophantic response... Read more

  The 13 february 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• Against the Machine

  I'm using this blog post to archive for myself ChatGPT 5.2's summary of Paul Kingsnorth’s "Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity" [In this same vein... Read more

  The 12 february 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• The Future of Being Human

  

  I want to point to Patrick Tanguay's recent Sentiers piece and in particular to Johar's essay. I asked both ChatGPT and Google Gemini to summarize ideas in... Read more

  The 08 february 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• Swedish Academy’s Schock Prize Awarded to Bas Van Fraassen

  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy is awarded to Bastiaan C. Read more

  The 26 january 2026 by   Wuthrich
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• The Mythology of Conscious AI

  I've just read through an excellent article in Noema Magazine by Anil Seth explaining why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation an... Read more

  The 26 january 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• The Case for Being Human

  ...This Colin Lewis lecture and essay on "Character, Clarity, and connection in a Century of Curated Selves" is a welcome breath of fresh air. Read more

  The 23 january 2026 by   Deric Bownds
  @DericBownds
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• Violence in Entertainment Begets Violence in Society

  

  We live what we have wrought.Fargo seasons 1-5. Captivating, in excess.I am compelled to point out that such shows are symptoms of what we bemoan: violence is... Read more

  The 23 january 2026 by   Bjornostman
  @CarnyEvolution
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