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)…
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Predictive Processing: the role of confidence and precision
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…
Fascism on the rise, let’s worry
In the last post, I’ve discussed the allure of fascism, and why it is something we should all keep in mind. Worryingly, we tend to dismiss fascism as manifestly abominable, and therefore we run the risk of not recognising it…
Fascism for dummies
Brexit, the unchallenged pile of lies which enabled it, and now Trump. If you are not scared, you haven’t been paying attention. There are many visible reasons to be scared, but more worryingly, there are hidden reasons as well. I…
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