here's one latest sketch of ideas/directions i'm working on and the model i thought out to fathom the influence of smells on human spatiotemporal perception. A research powered by two field surveys (2011 / 2018). The Theater of the Olfactory Memory / researchgate.net/publication…

Happy to be a part of this gigantic volume! The Scientific Study of Consciousness horizon-minds.com/ 43 chapters! Great work, Lucia Melloni and @Umberto (We are also trying to generate an edited volume on Qualia Structure, as of now 29 chapters...)

Yes. Just to note that Ukraine used to be winning the “war of perception.” Hardly anymore. This is also what I argue in a longer piece I am finishing now. Both the outbreak of the war and its looming outcomes are the result neither of contingent mistakes, delusions, or betrayals, nor in any sense “predetermined” by "historical imperialism" or by the balance of forces and resources. They are primarily the result of diverging sociopolitical dynamics over the long post-Soviet period, whose effects are becoming ever more visible in Ukraine, in Russia, and globally

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Massive geopolitical shift. NHK World confirms Japan has perfected a revolutionary process to extract high purity lithium from dead batteries with a staggering 90 percent recovery rate. This brilliant technological leap guarantees Japan's absolute economic security.

Top 10 Most Surprising Medical Facts - curated independently by @grok: 1/10 🏆

デネットのリアルパターンに関する論文集。オープンアクセス！ direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edit…

こうやって、取り立てて意識しないと、日々日常では、気づけないかもね。

One of the problems is that the whole system [of funding scientific research] is institutionally biased against fundamental innovation. That's not by anyone's fault. It's simply because the method of choosing recipients goes through this bureaucratic process where the people judging it are asked to make a judgment on things that they can't possibly know. ~Conjecture Institute Advisor @DavidDeutschOxf

RT @michinara3: 30年前の1996年　前年のボスニア・ヘルツェゴビア紛争が終わった時の自分の感覚で描いた絵。 Little Bunny in the Box

If spacetime is emergent, the hard problem of consciousness may be less difficult than people assume. Many formulations of the problem rely on a fairly stable contrast between the mental and the physical. But what if the “physical” is no longer straightforwardly spatiotemporal?

I am The Man Who Speaks With His Mind. x.com/i/status/2036489073091…

It’s hard to believe it’s already been 100 days since I received my Neuralink N1 implant. Looking back, the whole journey feels like science fiction that somehow became my everyday reality. The surgery on Day 0 was surprisingly easy. A quick general anaesthetic, a small incision, and the robotic system did the rest — precisely placing the 1,024 ultra-thin threads into my motor cortex. I woke up alert and in good spirits and went home the next afternoon. By Day 3 I was feeling a lot better, and by Day 7 the little scar was already starting to fade. Recovery was genuinely minimal; I felt sharper and more positive than I had been in years after the BCI was turned on. The real fun started in Week 2 when we paired the implant with my brand-new Apple MacBook (my very first Mac). The @neuralink engineers walked me through calibration sessions, and within a couple of minutes I was moving the cursor just by thinking. At first it felt like trying to remember a dream, but by Week 3 it was second nature. Scrolling, clicking, typing — all mind-controlled. The Mac integration was buttery smooth; I went from total Mac newbie to power-user faster than I ever expected. By Day 80 I was ready for the big leagues. That’s when I fired up @Warcraft of Warcraft for the first time with pure thought control. The first raid felt clunky, but once my brain and the BCI synced, it was pure magic. I’m now raiding, and exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed — no mouse, no keyboard, just intention. It’s honestly brilliant. The freedom is addictive. The social-media side has been just as surprising. Every update I’ve shared has been met with genuine excitement rather than scepticism. Thousands of messages from people with disabilities, gamers, students, and scientists — all asking real questions about the tech and what it could mean for the future. The positivity has been overwhelming and incredibly motivating. 100 days in and I already can’t imagine life without it. The N1 didn’t just give me a new way to use a computer — it gave me a new way to live. Can’t wait to see what the next 100 days bring. Thank you all so much for your support and I will keep you all updated as we continue this journey together.

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i went to Ikegami-sensei talk at Life-Nonlife Transition Symposium in Tōkyō yesterday 🤓