@andymckilliam.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at National Taiwan University (previously at Monash's M3CS). Intersted in philosophy of science, consciousnesss, measurement, misinformation, the psychology of decision-making, and metacognitive training for clearer thinking.
Really nice write-up of our recent aphantaisa paper dailyneuron.com/unconscious-...
Unconscious Mental Imagery: Exploring the Hidden World of Aphantasia - Daily Neuron
Can unconscious mental imagery exist? A new paper explores the evidence for a 'blind mind's eye' in aphantasia, questioning if some people have images they just aren't aware of.
dailyneuron.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Really nice write-up of our recent aphantaisa paper dailyneuron.com/unconscious-...
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Great to work with @franciscorr25.bsky.social and the Transmitter folks on this piece about markers of consciousness
www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...
www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...
Babies, bees, and bots: On the hunt for markers of consciousness
To truly understand consciousness, we need new methods to measure it and detect it in other intelligent systems.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Great to work with @franciscorr25.bsky.social and the Transmitter folks on this piece about markers of consciousness
www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...
www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...
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€3,000 essay prize on 'The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia', just announced by @bencenanay.bsky.social. Open to anyone who got their PhD after May 2018 and current PhD students. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025. Announcement and details: listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A....
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September 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
€3,000 essay prize on 'The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia', just announced by @bencenanay.bsky.social. Open to anyone who got their PhD after May 2018 and current PhD students. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025. Announcement and details: listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A....
New paper with @ManuKirberg 💭
Is “unconscious mental imagery” real? The evidence is weaker than it seems. We explain why—and how to move the debate forward.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Is “unconscious mental imagery” real? The evidence is weaker than it seems. We explain why—and how to move the debate forward.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Aphantasia and the unconscious imagery hypothesis
Until recently, mental imagery has largely been regarded as an exclusively conscious phenomenon. However, recent empirical results suggest that mental…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
New paper with @ManuKirberg 💭
Is “unconscious mental imagery” real? The evidence is weaker than it seems. We explain why—and how to move the debate forward.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Is “unconscious mental imagery” real? The evidence is weaker than it seems. We explain why—and how to move the debate forward.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cool paper! Is there much other work—empirical, philosophical, or policy-oriented—on whether widespread use of LLMs as information-gathering tools might amplify the psychological mechanisms behind polarization?
arxiv.org/abs/2402.05880
arxiv.org/abs/2402.05880
Generative Echo Chamber? Effects of LLM-Powered Search Systems on Diverse Information Seeking
Large language models (LLMs) powered conversational search systems have already been used by hundreds of millions of people, and are believed to bring many benefits over conventional search. However, ...
arxiv.org
July 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cool paper! Is there much other work—empirical, philosophical, or policy-oriented—on whether widespread use of LLMs as information-gathering tools might amplify the psychological mechanisms behind polarization?
arxiv.org/abs/2402.05880
arxiv.org/abs/2402.05880
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If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, specially targeting conscious vs. unconscious processing, contact me. We are recruiting 🙏🧠 please RT
July 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, specially targeting conscious vs. unconscious processing, contact me. We are recruiting 🙏🧠 please RT
Looking forward to giving this a read!
A widespread view in psychology is that most cognitive processes are unconscious. In a new paper, I argue that many of these processes may evade consciousness for the same reason the "invisible gorilla" did: People fail to pay attention to them.
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direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
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direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
Invisible Gorillas in the Mind: Internal Inattentional Blindness and the Prospect of Introspection Training
Abstract. Much of high-level cognition appears inaccessible to consciousness. Countless studies have revealed mental processes—like those underlying our choices, beliefs, judgments, intuitions, etc.—w...
direct.mit.edu
May 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Looking forward to giving this a read!
Super interesting!
5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Sensitivity to visual features in inattentional blindness
As a group, inattentionally blind participants can successfully report the location, color, and shape of stimuli they deny noticing, and exhibit a systematic bias to report not noticing.
elifesciences.org
May 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Super interesting!
Looking forward to this one!
Just one week left until the @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social conference on Misinformation and Disinformation! Online participation is possible, but requires registration. You can find the program and the link to register here: philevents.org/event/show/1...
Misinformation and Disinformation
For the second year in a row, a survey of experts conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified misinformation and disinformation as presenting the single greatest global risk in the shor...
philevents.org
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Looking forward to this one!
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📣Free Event📣
🤔Can being more mindful help us think more clearly?
🤨Can sharper thinking make us more mindful?
Join Craig Hassed & @andymckilliam.bsky.social in this free lunchtime webinar to find out.
🗓️ 8 May | 🕛 12–12:50pm AEST | 💻 Online
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🤔Can being more mindful help us think more clearly?
🤨Can sharper thinking make us more mindful?
Join Craig Hassed & @andymckilliam.bsky.social in this free lunchtime webinar to find out.
🗓️ 8 May | 🕛 12–12:50pm AEST | 💻 Online
🔗 events.humanitix.com/mindful-crit...
May 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
📣Free Event📣
🤔Can being more mindful help us think more clearly?
🤨Can sharper thinking make us more mindful?
Join Craig Hassed & @andymckilliam.bsky.social in this free lunchtime webinar to find out.
🗓️ 8 May | 🕛 12–12:50pm AEST | 💻 Online
🔗 events.humanitix.com/mindful-crit...
🤔Can being more mindful help us think more clearly?
🤨Can sharper thinking make us more mindful?
Join Craig Hassed & @andymckilliam.bsky.social in this free lunchtime webinar to find out.
🗓️ 8 May | 🕛 12–12:50pm AEST | 💻 Online
🔗 events.humanitix.com/mindful-crit...
Another new paper just dropped. Excited to see this one out!
journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
Detecting Introspective Errors in Consciousness Science
Detecting introspective errors about consciousness presents challenges that are widely supposed to be difficult, if not impossible, to overcome. This is a problem for consciousness science because man...
journals.publishing.umich.edu
April 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Another new paper just dropped. Excited to see this one out!
journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
New paper out!
📖 "Explanation, understanding, and the methodological problem in consciousness science"
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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📖 "Explanation, understanding, and the methodological problem in consciousness science"
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New paper out!
📖 "Explanation, understanding, and the methodological problem in consciousness science"
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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📖 "Explanation, understanding, and the methodological problem in consciousness science"
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
"misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary."
"misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary."
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
"misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary."
"misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary."