Bodhi Biswas
@bodhisystems.bsky.social
let a thousand representational formats bloom- Jake Quilty Dunn
I bet Ned Block was that graduate student who read 100000 experimental papers in one week to attend a philosophy of perception seminar to annoy the professor. Jokes aside, he is great -- amazing to see philosophers engaging with the science alongside Jake Quilty Dunn, Nic Porot to name a few.
April 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I bet Ned Block was that graduate student who read 100000 experimental papers in one week to attend a philosophy of perception seminar to annoy the professor. Jokes aside, he is great -- amazing to see philosophers engaging with the science alongside Jake Quilty Dunn, Nic Porot to name a few.
April 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
watchin' philosophy & neuroscience salon with a fever and depressive phase is a 'bit' fun.
April 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
watchin' philosophy & neuroscience salon with a fever and depressive phase is a 'bit' fun.
Introducing yours truly, buddha distorted <me>
April 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Introducing yours truly, buddha distorted <me>
Linguistics/ Cogsci bluesky
Reading Roberto G. de Almeida’s dissertation on lexical concepts has me wondering: what experimental work explores the interface between (visual) perception of conceptual structures and lexical concept processing?
Reading Roberto G. de Almeida’s dissertation on lexical concepts has me wondering: what experimental work explores the interface between (visual) perception of conceptual structures and lexical concept processing?
March 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Linguistics/ Cogsci bluesky
Reading Roberto G. de Almeida’s dissertation on lexical concepts has me wondering: what experimental work explores the interface between (visual) perception of conceptual structures and lexical concept processing?
Reading Roberto G. de Almeida’s dissertation on lexical concepts has me wondering: what experimental work explores the interface between (visual) perception of conceptual structures and lexical concept processing?
My life as an Indian Dalit has been complex. My grandfather was forced into jobs Brahmins avoided—picking crops in leech-infested fields, truck driving, army cooking—before rising to lead the DSP labour union and becoming an amateur Dalit activist and liberation theologian. 1/ 🧵
March 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
My life as an Indian Dalit has been complex. My grandfather was forced into jobs Brahmins avoided—picking crops in leech-infested fields, truck driving, army cooking—before rising to lead the DSP labour union and becoming an amateur Dalit activist and liberation theologian. 1/ 🧵
My close friend has been accepted into the Master's in Sociology and Anthropology program at The Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID). She/they need some guidance on logistics and have a few questions. Any leads or assistance would be greatly appreciated!
February 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My close friend has been accepted into the Master's in Sociology and Anthropology program at The Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID). She/they need some guidance on logistics and have a few questions. Any leads or assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Seeing Opeth in Paris next week! PhD student from Switzerland, decent human, into science, politics, and philosophy. Any Parisian open to hosting me from Feb 20-22? Happy to return the favor with good convo (and maybe coffee)!
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Seeing Opeth in Paris next week! PhD student from Switzerland, decent human, into science, politics, and philosophy. Any Parisian open to hosting me from Feb 20-22? Happy to return the favor with good convo (and maybe coffee)!
Trigger Warning: I’m currently dealing with a challenging situation that has impacted me significantly. Due to a series of events (which I can’t disclose for personal reasons), I’ve faced persistent harrassment, bullying, insensitive remarks etc.
January 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Trigger Warning: I’m currently dealing with a challenging situation that has impacted me significantly. Due to a series of events (which I can’t disclose for personal reasons), I’ve faced persistent harrassment, bullying, insensitive remarks etc.
I want to be honest—I know I should be mature enough to handle things better, but I’m not. I also know bluesky isn’t the place for personal issues or a support system, but I’d like to hear from others with OCD, anxiety, or (a)typical depression about how they manage day-to-day interactions.
December 9, 2024 at 12:45 AM
I want to be honest—I know I should be mature enough to handle things better, but I’m not. I also know bluesky isn’t the place for personal issues or a support system, but I’d like to hear from others with OCD, anxiety, or (a)typical depression about how they manage day-to-day interactions.
David spitting some wisdom. We do need strong cognitive science.
The loooong wait is because we need a more 'muscular cognitive science' (and cog sci advocacy) to play a more foundational role in the neurosciences as well as in AI. Neuroscience needs cognitive science, AI needs cognitive science - why not incorporate more cog sci analysis and careful thinking?
December 7, 2024 at 11:33 PM
David spitting some wisdom. We do need strong cognitive science.
Last year, we debated Chomsky. Now it’s all Sam Altman, tech-bros, and "LLMs in bed." Bring back real cogsci drama, like:
1. Do neural representations require symbols?
2. Have we solved Poeppel's mapping problem in the neurobiology of language?
1. Do neural representations require symbols?
2. Have we solved Poeppel's mapping problem in the neurobiology of language?
December 6, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Last year, we debated Chomsky. Now it’s all Sam Altman, tech-bros, and "LLMs in bed." Bring back real cogsci drama, like:
1. Do neural representations require symbols?
2. Have we solved Poeppel's mapping problem in the neurobiology of language?
1. Do neural representations require symbols?
2. Have we solved Poeppel's mapping problem in the neurobiology of language?
books.google.ch/books/about/Th…
I'm planning to start a reading circle to cover this book by @GaryMarcus. I'm thinking I would start it around January 2025. Cognitive scientists of all strands and shades are welcome.
I'm planning to start a reading circle to cover this book by @GaryMarcus. I'm thinking I would start it around January 2025. Cognitive scientists of all strands and shades are welcome.
Google Books
https://books.google.ch/books/about/Th…
November 27, 2024 at 1:39 PM
books.google.ch/books/about/Th…
I'm planning to start a reading circle to cover this book by @GaryMarcus. I'm thinking I would start it around January 2025. Cognitive scientists of all strands and shades are welcome.
I'm planning to start a reading circle to cover this book by @GaryMarcus. I'm thinking I would start it around January 2025. Cognitive scientists of all strands and shades are welcome.
Two lovers come together
November 26, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Two lovers come together
I grew up with two different generations of batting order. Kohli always stood out and watching him coming on the other side is always satisfying.
November 24, 2024 at 11:33 AM
I grew up with two different generations of batting order. Kohli always stood out and watching him coming on the other side is always satisfying.
I think the problem is we forget the category of "power dynamics" of me-too movement. Power dynamics is the key here!
Contrary to popular belief and framing, the MeToo movement did not fundamentally shift the status quo of institutional empowerment and protection of predators. The widespread idea that it did has put victims at a further disadvantage when they come forward about institutional betrayal
November 20, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I think the problem is we forget the category of "power dynamics" of me-too movement. Power dynamics is the key here!
Me after reading Mark Solms and Friston.
Men will literally prefer going Bayesian instead of going to therapy.
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Me after reading Mark Solms and Friston.
Cognitive neuroscience community: looking to read papers in cognitive neuroscience of language which tries language comprehension with other domains of symbolic cognition. The main thrust: what are the universal primitives and how we should approach it.
#PhD_discussion
#PhD_discussion
November 20, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Cognitive neuroscience community: looking to read papers in cognitive neuroscience of language which tries language comprehension with other domains of symbolic cognition. The main thrust: what are the universal primitives and how we should approach it.
#PhD_discussion
#PhD_discussion
Questions to all Computational cognitive scientist: if your day job is more experimental neuropsych in grad school, how do you allot time to learn basic math/ programming/ modelling (coming from a Non-STEM background: no formal training during unfergrads)?
November 20, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Questions to all Computational cognitive scientist: if your day job is more experimental neuropsych in grad school, how do you allot time to learn basic math/ programming/ modelling (coming from a Non-STEM background: no formal training during unfergrads)?
Are there researchers using LLMs for their work? I’ve been trying out tools like Claude and find its UI smooth and intuitive as a copilot. Is investing in such tools worth it? How are cognitive scientists or others using LLMs in their research? Open to insights and experiences!
November 20, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Are there researchers using LLMs for their work? I’ve been trying out tools like Claude and find its UI smooth and intuitive as a copilot. Is investing in such tools worth it? How are cognitive scientists or others using LLMs in their research? Open to insights and experiences!
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This is such a banger!
This is such a banger!
Tea With Milk? A Hierarchical Generative Framework of Sequential Event Comprehension
Inspired by, and in close relation with, the contributions of this special issue, Kuperberg elegantly links event comprehension, production, and learning. She proposes an overarching hierarchical gen....
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November 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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This is such a banger!
This is such a banger!
With the entrance of the fall, Maison de la Paix looks incredible; a miniature pastiche of Tarkovsky's fleeting sequences. In a parallel simulacrum, Tarkovsky and Zacks arguing: "are events really discrete?"
November 19, 2024 at 12:42 AM
With the entrance of the fall, Maison de la Paix looks incredible; a miniature pastiche of Tarkovsky's fleeting sequences. In a parallel simulacrum, Tarkovsky and Zacks arguing: "are events really discrete?"
open.spotify.com/episode/45c1...
Mark Solms is a force of nature, a reincarnation, re-embodiment of the cybernetics ethos. His combination of physics and neuropsychology (more importantly the psychodynamic strain) is remarkable. We're far from discovering a mechanistic model; it's fun.
Mark Solms is a force of nature, a reincarnation, re-embodiment of the cybernetics ethos. His combination of physics and neuropsychology (more importantly the psychodynamic strain) is remarkable. We're far from discovering a mechanistic model; it's fun.
Prof. Mark Solms - The Hidden Spring
Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · Episode
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November 18, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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Mark Solms is a force of nature, a reincarnation, re-embodiment of the cybernetics ethos. His combination of physics and neuropsychology (more importantly the psychodynamic strain) is remarkable. We're far from discovering a mechanistic model; it's fun.
Mark Solms is a force of nature, a reincarnation, re-embodiment of the cybernetics ethos. His combination of physics and neuropsychology (more importantly the psychodynamic strain) is remarkable. We're far from discovering a mechanistic model; it's fun.
Day n-1 in the lab.
November 18, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Day n-1 in the lab.
#Currently_Reading
www.frontiersin.org/journals/lan...
Category: cognitive science of language
A thread incoming 🧵
www.frontiersin.org/journals/lan...
Category: cognitive science of language
A thread incoming 🧵
Frontiers | Moving away from lexicalism in psycho- and neuro-linguistics
In standard models of language production or comprehension, the elements which are retrieved from memory and combined into a syntactic structure are “lemmas”...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:55 PM
#Currently_Reading
www.frontiersin.org/journals/lan...
Category: cognitive science of language
A thread incoming 🧵
www.frontiersin.org/journals/lan...
Category: cognitive science of language
A thread incoming 🧵