The next ‘TSC’, the Science of Consciousness will take place June 6-9, 2017 in Shanghai.
Abstract submission is open November 3 to December 20, 2016.
For details and to submit abstracts, visit https://eagle.sbs.arizona.edu/sc/.
Aristotle was wrong …
… about the number of our senses, according to Barry C. Smith in this new video from Aeon. For a dissenting view with lots of ensuing discussion, look back to our inaugural Mind & Language symposium, on Louise Richardson’s “Flavour, Taste, and Smell”.
Applications are open for the 2017 Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy
Calling all curious neuroscientists and philosophers! Collaborate in the summer seminars for neuroscience and philosophy, a three year program sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and Duke University. Our goal is to advance knowledge at the intersection of these fields. Together we can apply cutting-edge scientific research to the big questions on …
Summer Seminar on Self-Control at Florida State University
The Philosophy and Science of Self-Control (PSSC) project is hosting a five day summer seminar on the topic of self-control for up to twelve graduate students and recent Ph.D.s (Ph.D. received no earlier than 2012). The aim is to enhance participants’ capacity to do scientific or scientifically informed research on …
Is the mind just an accident of the universe?
[This post by Godehard Brüntrup and Ludwig Jaskolla, co-editors of Panpsychism: Contemporary Perspectives (Oxford University Press, 2016), originally appeared at the OUPblog, and is reposted here with their generous permission.] The traditional view puts forward the idea that the vast majority of what there is in the universe is mindless. Panpsychism however claims that …
IAI @philofbrains: “The Dance of Life”
I am very pleased to announce a new partnership between the Brains blog and the Institute of Art and Ideas. The IAI was founded in 2008 by the philosopher and broadcaster Hilary Lawson. It aims to invigorate our lives and culture by placing big ideas and critical thinking at the …
York CVR-VISTA Vision Science Summer School
The Centre for Vision Research (CVR) at York University offers a one-week, all-expenses-paid undergraduate summer school on vision science. This year’s program will be held June 5-9, 2017.