Ian Phillips
@ianbphillips.bsky.social
Philosopher of mind and psychology, studying perception, consciousness, imagination, time and memory. BDP in Philosophy, and Psych and Brain Sciences @ Johns Hopkins. Writing a biography of Gareth Evans. ianbphillips.com
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Give it a try here!
self-model.github.io/pretendingNo...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Give it a try here!
self-model.github.io/pretendingNo...
self-model.github.io/pretendingNo...
Think you could play Battleship normally despite knowing where all the ships are? Or would you succumb to the "curse of knowledge"? Find out in our new paper in Psych. Science. Super fun & rewarding to be part of this collaboration led by the brilliant @matanmazor.bsky.social! Thread below ๐
Very happy to see "Pretending not to know reveals a capacity for model-based self-simulation", a collaboration with @chazfirestone.bsky.social and @ianbphillips.bsky.social, out in Psych. Science!
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February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Think you could play Battleship normally despite knowing where all the ships are? Or would you succumb to the "curse of knowledge"? Find out in our new paper in Psych. Science. Super fun & rewarding to be part of this collaboration led by the brilliant @matanmazor.bsky.social! Thread below ๐
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Aaaand we're back!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Aaaand we're back!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
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A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction.
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction.
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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An amazing episode just dropped. Here and in her book, Dr. Pickard artfully integrates philosophy and science to question some of our basic assumptions and answer the question: Why do people continue to use substances despite evident and severe costs that count profoundly against their own good?
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In this week's episode hear Dr. Hannah Pickard, addiction philosopher, discuss her new book "What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?" (releasing TODAY!) and its implication for science and practice.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1lpk...
In this week's episode hear Dr. Hannah Pickard, addiction philosopher, discuss her new book "What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?" (releasing TODAY!) and its implication for science and practice.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1lpk...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
An amazing episode just dropped. Here and in her book, Dr. Pickard artfully integrates philosophy and science to question some of our basic assumptions and answer the question: Why do people continue to use substances despite evident and severe costs that count profoundly against their own good?
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Invited speaker lineup is out for SPP 2026! More information on the meeting here: www.socphilpsych.org/meetings.html
Submissions accepted until Jan 16! Come hang in Baltimore; conference is at Johns Hopkins from June 17-20, 2026!
@socphilpsych.bsky.social
@joshrottman.bsky.social
#SPP2026
Submissions accepted until Jan 16! Come hang in Baltimore; conference is at Johns Hopkins from June 17-20, 2026!
@socphilpsych.bsky.social
@joshrottman.bsky.social
#SPP2026
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Invited speaker lineup is out for SPP 2026! More information on the meeting here: www.socphilpsych.org/meetings.html
Submissions accepted until Jan 16! Come hang in Baltimore; conference is at Johns Hopkins from June 17-20, 2026!
@socphilpsych.bsky.social
@joshrottman.bsky.social
#SPP2026
Submissions accepted until Jan 16! Come hang in Baltimore; conference is at Johns Hopkins from June 17-20, 2026!
@socphilpsych.bsky.social
@joshrottman.bsky.social
#SPP2026
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Hopkins Cog Sci is hiring! We have two open faculty positions: one in vision, and one language. Please repost!
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hopkins Cog Sci is hiring! We have two open faculty positions: one in vision, and one language. Please repost!
Great new initiative from the editors of Perception: Philosophy Corner. A forum for "accessible reflections on the conceptual foundations of sensory/perception science where empirical insight meets philosophical inquiry". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing Philosophy Corner - Tim S. Meese, Pascal Mamassian, Isabelle Mareschal, Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025
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December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Great new initiative from the editors of Perception: Philosophy Corner. A forum for "accessible reflections on the conceptual foundations of sensory/perception science where empirical insight meets philosophical inquiry". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I'd love to see those headphones
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'd love to see those headphones
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The call for commentaries on our "Core Perception" paper is now live! We would love to know what you think about this new perspective on the nature of early emerging knowledge.
Details here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proposals due Dec 29!
Details here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proposals due Dec 29!
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The call for commentaries on our "Core Perception" paper is now live! We would love to know what you think about this new perspective on the nature of early emerging knowledge.
Details here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proposals due Dec 29!
Details here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proposals due Dec 29!
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Well this is exciting!
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank!
Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank!
Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146
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December 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Well this is exciting!
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank!
Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank!
Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146
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Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins is inviting applications for 3 open-rank tenured/tenure-track positions in (1) Behavioral Neuroscience, (2) Cognitive Neuroscience, and (3) Cognitive Psychology.
pbs.jhu.edu/about/jobs/
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Jobs | Psychological & Brain Sciences
Tenured/Tenure-track position in Cognitive Psychology Open Date Dec 01, 2025 Salary Range or Pay Grade The expected academic base salary range for this position is $110,000- $144,500 (Assistant Profes...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins is inviting applications for 3 open-rank tenured/tenure-track positions in (1) Behavioral Neuroscience, (2) Cognitive Neuroscience, and (3) Cognitive Psychology.
pbs.jhu.edu/about/jobs/
pbs.jhu.edu/about/jobs/
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Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18โ20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18โ20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18โ20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
Our 52nd Annual Meeting will be held from June 18โ20, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, with a pre-conference on Mental Control and Agency held at JHU on June 17
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We are currently inviting submissions of papers (talks and posters)!
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Just learned about Hannaโs book title and I thought you guys would want to know
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just learned about Hannaโs book title and I thought you guys would want to know
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So enjoyed hearing @ruizhegoh.bsky.social share his work on the perception of silence on the latest episode of @vox.comโs โunexplainableโ podcast! ๐คซ #poopoo
open.spotify.com/episode/6V2a...
open.spotify.com/episode/6V2a...
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So enjoyed hearing @ruizhegoh.bsky.social share his work on the perception of silence on the latest episode of @vox.comโs โunexplainableโ podcast! ๐คซ #poopoo
open.spotify.com/episode/6V2a...
open.spotify.com/episode/6V2a...
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Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit
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November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit
Rich & compelling new paper by Will Davies on illumination as more than mere light. But an emergent, ecologically sig., structured kind - comprising fields & surfaces, shadows & sunbeams; sunlight & twilight. #philperception #philmind #philpsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
The Nature, Structure, and Perception of Illumination
Illumination is a defining characteristic of natural environments, yet its nature and spatial structure remain poorly understood. I argue first that illumination is not simply light: it is an emergen...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Rich & compelling new paper by Will Davies on illumination as more than mere light. But an emergent, ecologically sig., structured kind - comprising fields & surfaces, shadows & sunbeams; sunlight & twilight. #philperception #philmind #philpsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Please note! To work through a backlog of accepted papers and reduce time to publication, JPhil will suspend new submissions starting Friday, January 16, 2026. We expect to reopen submissions on Monday, August 17, 2026. New submissions will not be processed or considered during this time.
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Please note! To work through a backlog of accepted papers and reduce time to publication, JPhil will suspend new submissions starting Friday, January 16, 2026. We expect to reopen submissions on Monday, August 17, 2026. New submissions will not be processed or considered during this time.
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For #Halloween, here's the reclining skeleton mosaic from San Gregorio on the Via Appia. The Greek aphorism ฮฮฮฉฮฮ ฮฃ(ฮ)ฮฮฅฮคฮฮ ('Know Thyself') is said to have been inscribed at the Temple of Apollo on Delphi (Pausanias 10.24.1). ๐บ๐ฆ
Image: Museo Nazionale Romano (Baths of Diocletian)
Image: Museo Nazionale Romano (Baths of Diocletian)
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For #Halloween, here's the reclining skeleton mosaic from San Gregorio on the Via Appia. The Greek aphorism ฮฮฮฉฮฮ ฮฃ(ฮ)ฮฮฅฮคฮฮ ('Know Thyself') is said to have been inscribed at the Temple of Apollo on Delphi (Pausanias 10.24.1). ๐บ๐ฆ
Image: Museo Nazionale Romano (Baths of Diocletian)
Image: Museo Nazionale Romano (Baths of Diocletian)
Also, the mysterious bells of a sunken kingdom rising from below the waves... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bel...
The Bells of Aberdovey - Wikipedia
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October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Also, the mysterious bells of a sunken kingdom rising from below the waves... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bel...
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October 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Thanks Moritz! Not quite -- though it depends on exactly what counts as access. Our results suggest people *can* report (and so, arguably, are aware of) more than they *do* report under traditional ("Did you see anything unusual?") questioning. So, their awareness corresponds to accessible info.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thanks Moritz! Not quite -- though it depends on exactly what counts as access. Our results suggest people *can* report (and so, arguably, are aware of) more than they *do* report under traditional ("Did you see anything unusual?") questioning. So, their awareness corresponds to accessible info.
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Thank you @jhuartssciences.bsky.social magazine for featuring this work! This project โ the largest ever study of inattentional blindness โ was led by Makaela Nartker, in collaboration with Howard Egeth and (senior author) @ianbphillips.bsky.social
We tend to assume that we will see things right in front of us. "But if there is some big object casting light into our eyes, and we wouldn't see it because our attention is elsewhereโthat's really fascinating!" says @chazfirestone.bsky.social. hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202...
Seeing the bigger picture
Experts at Johns Hopkins shed new light on inattentional blindness, the tendency among us to miss noticing something obvious when our minds are caught up in other things
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October 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thank you @jhuartssciences.bsky.social magazine for featuring this work! This project โ the largest ever study of inattentional blindness โ was led by Makaela Nartker, in collaboration with Howard Egeth and (senior author) @ianbphillips.bsky.social