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16 Dec 2023
My article, "We know what attention is!" is out in @TrendsCognSci . it argues that our experimental methodology commits us to a simple functional conception of attention. In that sense, we agree on and know what attention is. I will thread about it later. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iGCs…

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30 Oct 2024
A random thought on hiring: I would have thought a good rule of thumb is don't hire someone when all the letters of recommendation from previous coworkers are: "ABSOLUTELY DO NOT hire this guy!”.
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Wayne Wu retweeted
Excited about this new paper! Suppose you lost half a field of view, or color vision, would you notice? In a new paper in @TrendsCognSci, we show that you probably wouldn’t! You can find out more about those striking failures of visual metacognition here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jsFQ….

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19 Sep 2024
Cog sci folks: Does anyone have a copy of Kahneman's "Attention and Effort" that they wouldn't mind parting with & selling to me? NB: people in the used book world are selling it as a collectors item. I don't think it is. Just want a working copy.
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Wayne Wu retweeted
Read this 'Editorial: Symposoium on Movements of the Mind by Wayne Wu (@attninaction)' by Carlos Montemayor @mainomenous in the Journal of Consciousness Studies now. 🔗Subscribe here: imprint.co.uk/product/jcs/ 📧Sign up to the JCS newsletter: mailchi.mp/imprint/newslette…
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25 Jul 2024
If you want a short introduction to attention (or want to pass it on to your students), please have a look at the articles on attention and much else at the new Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. More articles are forthcoming. Attention oecs.mit.edu/pub/xdqgwrkq

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New results!! Congratulations to @_ramanujans and Martyna Czarnik on their tour de force study that revealed a simple but remarkably flexible mechanism explaining how we use visual information in all sorts of ways. 🧵1/ biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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26 Jun 2024
A philosopher, an art historian, and a neuroscientist walk into the @ItalianAcademy ... (with David Freedberg, Jackie Gottlieb and Raphael Rosenberg) youtube.com/watch?v=7gq7Dtnx…
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24 Jun 2024
If you are a member of @VSSMtg see posted video of the symposium on attention that generated a lot of discussion & controversy. We do need to make conceptual progress on attention, so check out the content! @AlonZivony @RuthRosenholtz @GWUAttentionCo1 and Britt Anderson.
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24 Jun 2024
If you want to begin with the strong optimist line, try talk number 3 first. :)
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22 Jun 2024
If you're a cognitive scientist in the US who likes philosophy, you might enjoy reading this: attention, intention, agency, working memory, reasoning, bias, introspection. Not cheap (sorry, not my choice), but it's on a decent discount (35%) @ Amazon amazon.com/dp/0192866893?psc…
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31 May 2024
I had a lot of fun doing chatting about the philosophy of attention with Edouard Machery. Have a listen!
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21 May 2024
What you see when you get lost in great conversation and stumble to bed in moonlight at 2am. Great @VSSMtg #vss2024
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20 May 2024
Just overheard a group of VSSers talking about the state of cog neuro on the beach. Kripke, Davidson and DiCarlo in the same breath. Sounded like a fun and interesting conversation. 👍 #vss2024
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20 May 2024
Night run #vss2024
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19 May 2024
Gratified for the packed room @VSSMtg session on "Attention: Accept, Reject or Major Revisions". Lots of strong opinions and debate, but never enough time! I'm often at a table in the courtyard. Come by, chat and debate some more! #vss2024
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15 May 2024
Piggy backing on this great event to note intellectual link. I'm speaking @ symposium (Fri) @vssmtg on attention, building on my 2023 phiVIS talk: (a) we know what attention is (b) there is no internal/external attention distinction & (c) we can unite different kinds of attention
phiVis is back @VSSMtg, on May 21! Featuring Ian Phillips (@ibphillips), Jeremy Wolfe (@jeremymwolfe), Rosa Cao, Talia Konkle (@talia_konkle), Tiina Rosenqvist, and Bevil Conway (@BevilConway). Also: Wine, and good company. Details registration 👉 phivis.org/
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13 May 2024
Video (practice) of talk this Fri at @VSSMtg in a symposium organized by @AlonZivony with @RuthRosenholtz, @GWUAttentionCo1, and Britt Anderson. I argue we should reject the internal/external attention distinction & show how to organize types of attention. youtube.com/watch?v=UbD_l_E4…
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Some of you might not be present on Friday, so have a look if not. Happy to chat with those at VSS. Come find me at the mtg.
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