In my last posts on politics I’ve made a few predictions. Wrong predictions! In this post, I want to acknowledge my errors, reflect on what they mean, and perhaps make a few more in the process. In a nutshell, the…
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Tagged with: Brexit, Corbyn, Fascism, Hubris, making mistakes, McDonnell, peace making, Theresa May
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Stupidity
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Stupidity
Predictive processing: action and action control.
In our exploration of the Predictive Processing (PP) framework, it is time to complete the overall theoretical sketch by discussing how action and action control fit in the overall picture. This will allow to finally appreciate the astonishing explanatory power…
Tagged with: Action Control, Andy Clark, Behaviour, Cognition, Neuroscience, Perception, Predictive Brain, Surfing Uncertainty
Posted in Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology
Posted in Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology
Predictive Processing: the role of confidence and precision
This is the second post in a series inspired by Andy Clark’s book “Surfing Uncertainty“. In the previous post I’ve mentioned that an important concept in the Predictive Processing (PP) framework is the role of confidence. Confidence (in a prediction)…
Tagged with: Andy Clark, Behaviour, Cognition, Karl Friston, Neuroscience, Perception, Predictive Brain, Review, Surfing Uncertainty
Posted in Consciousness, Neuroscience, Philosophy
Posted in Consciousness, Neuroscience, Philosophy
Partisan Review: “Surfing Uncertainty”, by Andy Clark.
Sometimes it happens that reading a book ignites a seemingly unstoppable whirlpool of ideas. The book in question is “Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind” by Andy Clark. Why is this a partisan review? Because Clark himself had…
Tagged with: Andy Clark, Behaviour, Cognition, John Krakauer, Neuroscience, Perception, Predictive Brain, Review, Surfing Uncertainty
Posted in Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology
Posted in Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology
Perspectives…
In the past few months I’ve spent some time looking for trouble on Twitter. I’ve found some (mild and polite), which translated into plenty food for thought, and eventually allowed me to put some order in my thoughts. The matter…
Tagged with: epistemology, implicit bias, perspective, Predictive Brain, relativism, sexism
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Stupidity
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Stupidity
The shitstorm ahead: it’s time for action
Unlike most of my previous writing, what follows is not going to strive for balance. We are well past the point where careful assessment of opposing perspectives can help. Now is the time to mobilise every person who is able…
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