Philip Laughlin
@philiplaughlin.bsky.social
I read email. I write email. Occasionally, I ignore email.
"Greg Hickok creatively synthesizes a mass of diverse data into an elegant, sophisticated, and convincing theory, presented with clarity and grace." -- Steven Pinker, author of 'The Language Instinct' and 'The Sense of Style'
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Wired for Words
The neural architecture of language has been a hotly debated topic in neurology, cognitive neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy since the early 1800s. I...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Greg Hickok creatively synthesizes a mass of diverse data into an elegant, sophisticated, and convincing theory, presented with clarity and grace." -- Steven Pinker, author of 'The Language Instinct' and 'The Sense of Style'
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November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Good piece from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, definitely consistent with my anecdotal impressions from various No Kings events. On a slightly longer view, though, I'm a bit more bullish about protest momentum, as @madva.bsky.social and I argue here.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good piece from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, definitely consistent with my anecdotal impressions from various No Kings events. On a slightly longer view, though, I'm a bit more bullish about protest momentum, as @madva.bsky.social and I argue here.
Come for the sociological analysis. Stay for the lesson in spelling and grammar.
"How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
"How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Come for the sociological analysis. Stay for the lesson in spelling and grammar.
"How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
"How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Interoception by Catherine Tallon-Baudry: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.84963756
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Interoception by Catherine Tallon-Baudry: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.84963756
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
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November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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Oh MIT really does do *beautiful* books! Please order some
Our flash sale ends in a few hours! Last chance to grab a beautiful book for yourself or a friend at 40% off from a site that isn't Amazon. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/flash_sale
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Oh MIT really does do *beautiful* books! Please order some
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
No books at #psynom25 (at least not yet!) but the #OECS squishy brains are a big hit. As are the @mitpress.bsky.social pens, as per usual.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No books at #psynom25 (at least not yet!) but the #OECS squishy brains are a big hit. As are the @mitpress.bsky.social pens, as per usual.
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Happy to share this new entry on numerical cognition for the OECS. Thanks to @hbaum.bsky.social and @mcxfrank.bsky.social for making this happen! Apologies if your work isn’t cited! Had to limit cites!!! oecs.mit.edu/pub/rek9756r...
Numerical Cognition
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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy to share this new entry on numerical cognition for the OECS. Thanks to @hbaum.bsky.social and @mcxfrank.bsky.social for making this happen! Apologies if your work isn’t cited! Had to limit cites!!! oecs.mit.edu/pub/rek9756r...
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Mark Thompson Show visit with @madva.bsky.social, first comment: "I am almost 89 years old. I am so worried about what kind of world my great grandchildren are going to grow up in. There has to be a solution to change all this." Feeling this, some ideas. @mitpress.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mark Thompson Show visit with @madva.bsky.social, first comment: "I am almost 89 years old. I am so worried about what kind of world my great grandchildren are going to grow up in. There has to be a solution to change all this." Feeling this, some ideas. @mitpress.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
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Our holiday flash sale starts today!
Use the code FLASHSALE at The MIT Press Bookstore to enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the MIT Press. The sale ends November 21st: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/...
Use the code FLASHSALE at The MIT Press Bookstore to enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the MIT Press. The sale ends November 21st: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/...
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Our holiday flash sale starts today!
Use the code FLASHSALE at The MIT Press Bookstore to enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the MIT Press. The sale ends November 21st: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/...
Use the code FLASHSALE at The MIT Press Bookstore to enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the MIT Press. The sale ends November 21st: mitpress.mit.edu/collections/...
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I don’t care for the narrator, whom I didn’t have a say on (sorry, man, the pace is wrong), but here’s the first 30 minutes of the BYE BYE I LOVE YOU audiobook
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Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words - Michael Erard
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November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I don’t care for the narrator, whom I didn’t have a say on (sorry, man, the pace is wrong), but here’s the first 30 minutes of the BYE BYE I LOVE YOU audiobook
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Why we dance: The surprising link between talking, music, and moving to the beat. My latest essay @psychtoday.bsky.social adapted from my forthcoming @mitpress.bsky.social book, Wired for Words. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
Why We Dance
Ever wonder why humans can't resist moving to music? The answer connects dancing to speech in a surprising way—and explains why parrots are our unlikely partners in rhythm.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Why we dance: The surprising link between talking, music, and moving to the beat. My latest essay @psychtoday.bsky.social adapted from my forthcoming @mitpress.bsky.social book, Wired for Words. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
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Visual Search by Jeremy M. Wolfe: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7e642843
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Visual Search by Jeremy M. Wolfe: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7e642843
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Somebody Should Do Something and a bunch of other cool looking MIT Press books are 40% off today through the end of the week!
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Gifts for the intellectually curious
For three days only — November 19th, 20th, and 21st — enjoy 40% off a selection of books that exemplify the spirit of curiosity and inquiry at the heart of the MIT Press.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Somebody Should Do Something and a bunch of other cool looking MIT Press books are 40% off today through the end of the week!
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Tired of wacky socks and artisanal pickles for holiday gifts? Know anyone desperate to make social change but feeling like they don't know how? Welllll . . . you could consider buying them Somebody Should Do Something. 40% off if you order Nov 19-21. @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
2025 Holiday Gift Guide
To help you uncover your next big idea, we've crafted a guide for reading and gifting that's bursting with titles that exemplify the MIT Press: intellectually daring content, rigorous scholarly standa...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tired of wacky socks and artisanal pickles for holiday gifts? Know anyone desperate to make social change but feeling like they don't know how? Welllll . . . you could consider buying them Somebody Should Do Something. 40% off if you order Nov 19-21. @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
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@davidadger.bsky.social's "Mereological Syntax" presents an argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255327...
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@davidadger.bsky.social's "Mereological Syntax" presents an argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255327...
"[Adger] applies his innovative approach to many classical domains of generative syntax, approaches old facts in new light, and explores novel data. MEREOLOGICAL SYNTAX will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the field.” -- Kleanthes K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus
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Mereological Syntax (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs)
Amazon.com: Mereological Syntax (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs): 9780262553278: Adger, David: Books
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November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"[Adger] applies his innovative approach to many classical domains of generative syntax, approaches old facts in new light, and explores novel data. MEREOLOGICAL SYNTAX will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the field.” -- Kleanthes K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus
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We're also happy to answer your questions about the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, a new, multidisciplinary guide to understanding the mind that is freely available to all. Check out the collection of essays available here: oecs.mit.edu/themes @oecs-bot.bsky.social #SfN25
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We're also happy to answer your questions about the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, a new, multidisciplinary guide to understanding the mind that is freely available to all. Check out the collection of essays available here: oecs.mit.edu/themes @oecs-bot.bsky.social #SfN25
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MIT CogNet is the essential research tool for brain & #CogSci scholars, offering the complete text of major cognitive science reference works published by the Press. Learn all that this tool has to offer at table 3603 and snag a CogNet-branded squishy brain! direct.mit.edu/pages/cognet #SfN25
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
MIT CogNet is the essential research tool for brain & #CogSci scholars, offering the complete text of major cognitive science reference works published by the Press. Learn all that this tool has to offer at table 3603 and snag a CogNet-branded squishy brain! direct.mit.edu/pages/cognet #SfN25
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Congratulations @leecmcintyre.bsky.social!
Wanted to share today's good news that I was just elected a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge!
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Congratulations @leecmcintyre.bsky.social!
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Précis of my book with @adamfrank4.bsky.social and Marcelo Gleiser. Soon to be followed with a response to commentators. The Blind Spot rdcu.be/eQkzc
Précis of the blind spot: Why science cannot ignore human experience
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November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Précis of my book with @adamfrank4.bsky.social and Marcelo Gleiser. Soon to be followed with a response to commentators. The Blind Spot rdcu.be/eQkzc
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Wanted to share today's good news that I was just elected a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge!
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wanted to share today's good news that I was just elected a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge!