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one half of MIT's department of linguistics & philosophy

Joined September 2013
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.@bradford_skow and @byrne_a in US News & World Report
MIT Civil Discourse Project@MITCDP
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The Civil Discourse Project features in US News & World Report usnews.com/education/u-s-new…
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Research from @MITphilosophy professor Matthias Michel cited in @sciam suggests consciousness may be attributed to humans and some other mammals but not fish and insects. scientificamerican.com/artic…

Are the roots of consciousness hidden in the ancient deep brain?

Some neuroscientists argue that the roots of experience lie deep inside the brain. If they’re right, the consciousness club will get a lot bigger

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American Philosophical Association@apaphilosophy
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APA member Kieran Setiya is quoted in this article on the impact the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship has on interdisciplinary thinking at @MITPhilosophy. goodmenproject.com/featured-…

A Philosophy of Work

As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.

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Many thanks to MIT philosophy prof. @bradford_skow for coming on the podcast to talk about academic freedom, aesthetics and beauty, theories of time, being pro-family, and more. Video link here youtu.be/gumPJrnPTCA or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

I asked an MIT Philosopher what TIME and BEAUTY are

From bradfordskow.com:Dr. Bradford Skow is a poet and a Professor ...

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This week's newsletter features Guggenheim Fellow and @MITPoliSci prof Kathleen Thelen, an NC Ethics of Technology Fellow from @MITphilosophy, a double major in PoliSci and @MITAeroAstro, and more. mailchi.mp/mit/shass-weekly-…
MIT political scientist and Guggenheim Fellow Kathleen Thelen

ALT MIT political scientist and Guggenheim Fellow Kathleen Thelen

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"How to Write a Philosophy Paper," featuring @sam_berstler as a model of doing it well. jazlyncartaya.com/blog/writi…

How to Write a Philosophy Paper — Jazlyn Cartaya

A practical guide to writing a philosophy paper, covering the “rules” students can use to produce strong philosophy writing.

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In this week's newsletter, learn why @MITphilosophy professor and SHASS dean Agustin Rayo believes it's important to keep the humanities in AI, meet a Renaissance pioneer with lessons for the modern age, and more. mailchi.mp/mit/shass-weekly-…
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“People can say, ‘That’s not what I meant,’ and completely get away with it, even though it’s totally obvious they’re lying,” says MIT philosopher @sam_berstler. news.mit.edu/2026/why-bother…

Why bother with plausible deniability?

In an article exploring the concept of plausible deniability, MIT philosopher Sam Berstler argues that our conversations cannot be understood simply by analyzing the words we use. Plausible deniabi...

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"By bringing sociological ideas into her work, Berstler is moving beyond the normal philosophical discussion of the subject," MIT News says of @MITphilosophy professor Sam Berstler's research into plausible deniability. news.mit.edu/2026/why-bother…

Why bother with plausible deniability?

In an article exploring the concept of plausible deniability, MIT philosopher Sam Berstler argues that our conversations cannot be understood simply by analyzing the words we use. Plausible deniabi...

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New book by Caspar Hare
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Living in a Strange World

Abstract. Metaphysicians and cosmologists often make bold, surprising claims about the universe. It is bigger, older, full of more things, more intricately

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Matthias Michel@MatthiasMichel_
Apr 10
Last session of the MIT Consciousness Club 04/16! Nadine Dijkstra will give a talk on "Distinguishing imagination and reality in a generative brain". More information (including zoom link for those joining online) here: sites.google.com/view/mit-co….

MIT Consciousness Club

The MIT Consciousness Club aims to foster interdisciplinary research on consciousness at MIT and in the broader Boston area by organizing a monthly event featuring an expert talk on consciousness...

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“Consider a future in which we shorten the work week, or one in which we eliminate work altogether,” @MITphilosophy postdoc Michal Masny says. “I don’t believe either of these scenarios would be unambiguously good for everyone.” news.mit.edu/2026/philosophy… @MIT_SCC

A philosophy of work

Michal Masny, the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.

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A philosophy of work

Michal Masny, the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.

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In this week's newsletter we introduce new Faculty Fellows, learn how @MITanthropology is helping improve chatbots, investigate exploding black holes, and more. @MITPoliSci @MITphilosophy @MIT_CIS @mitsap @MITPSTS mailchi.mp/mit/shass-weekly-…
A collage featuring the 2026-27 cohort of SHASS Faculty Fellows

ALT A collage featuring the 2026-27 cohort of SHASS Faculty Fellows
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“Offering opportunities for faculty to carefully investigate big ideas can benefit all of us in important and exciting ways,” says Agustín Rayo the Kenan Sahin Dean of SHASS. shass.mit.edu/twelve-profess… @MITanthropology @HistoryMit @MIT_MTA @MITphilosophy @MITPoliSci @MITPSTS

Twelve professors selected for 2026-27 cohort of SHASS Faculty Fellows - MIT School of Humanities,...

SHASS announced the appointment of its new cohort of 10 Faculty Fellows from multiple disciplines for 2026 and 2027.

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MIT Civil Discourse Project@MITCDP
Mar 26
Our next event is on April 6, with @Ayjchan, author (with @mattwridley) of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19, and recently at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
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Brad Skow
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“Some of them struggle with how a just God could permit the Nazi persecutions and aggressions; some struggle to believe. But most of them express an astonishing acceptance of their fate as God’s will.” [link below]
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Philosophy Talk@philtalkradio
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Last summer we dropped the sixteenth and final episode in our "Wise Women" series, so #WomensHistoryMonth feels like the perfect time to celebrate it. Check out all the episodes, from Hypatia of Alexandria to Judith Jarvis Thomson of @MITphilosophy, at philosophytalk.org/playlist/….
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Brad Skow
@bradford_skow
Feb 28
Here's a great episode of The Last Best Hope, about the Declaration of Independence; featuring me reading my poetry in my best General Washington voice rai.ox.ac.uk/article/why-the…

Why the Declaration of Independence said what it did, Episode 1

To its principal author, Thomas Jefferson, it was “an expression of the American mind”; to the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham, it was "absurd and visionary". The Declaration of Independence,...

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