Rony
@ronyhirsch.bsky.social
Ph.D. student | Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience | Consciousness | mesec.co Co-founder and VP
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Rony
@ronyhirsch.bsky.social
· Oct 25
More than words: can free reports adequately measure the richness of perception?
Abstract. The question of the richness (or sparseness) of conscious experience has evoked ongoing debate and discussion. Claims for both richness and spars
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Is consciousness rich or sparse? The answer is unclear, but free verbal reports were recently suggested as a way to support the idea that experience is rich. Can they be used as evidence for richness? I’m excited to share our work claiming otherwise (a 🧵) >>
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In case you're interested in foundations of measurement in #ConSci, you're cordially invited to join our upcoming workshop!
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A huge thank you to my co-organizers @ronyhirsch.bsky.social and @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on this occasion! #ConSci
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A huge thank you to my co-organizers @ronyhirsch.bsky.social and @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on this occasion! #ConSci
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
In case you're interested in foundations of measurement in #ConSci, you're cordially invited to join our upcoming workshop!
sh1.sendinblue.com/3hbk0uthapxp...
A huge thank you to my co-organizers @ronyhirsch.bsky.social and @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on this occasion! #ConSci
sh1.sendinblue.com/3hbk0uthapxp...
A huge thank you to my co-organizers @ronyhirsch.bsky.social and @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on this occasion! #ConSci
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Another beautiful work from @ronyhirsch.bsky.social , now with @niccolonegro.bsky.social : they find that contrary to may philosophical stands, public views do not consider consciousness to be neither necessary nor sufficient for moral status! Find this, and many other interesting results, below 👇
New preprint! with @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @liadmudrik.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1
Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare.
But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient?
We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1
Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare.
But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient?
We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Another beautiful work from @ronyhirsch.bsky.social , now with @niccolonegro.bsky.social : they find that contrary to may philosophical stands, public views do not consider consciousness to be neither necessary nor sufficient for moral status! Find this, and many other interesting results, below 👇
New preprint! with @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @liadmudrik.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1
Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare.
But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient?
We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1
Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare.
But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient?
We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
New preprint! with @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @liadmudrik.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1
Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare.
But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient?
We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1
Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare.
But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient?
We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n
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🔔 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
🧠 Already fomo'ing the Winterschool ? At the Workshop, you can collectively explore the interplay between mental imagery and consciousness research !
May 30 - June 7
Ephesus Retreat, Turkey
850€ (bursaries)
20 participants
⏳ APPLY UNTIL February 15
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🧠 Already fomo'ing the Winterschool ? At the Workshop, you can collectively explore the interplay between mental imagery and consciousness research !
May 30 - June 7
Ephesus Retreat, Turkey
850€ (bursaries)
20 participants
⏳ APPLY UNTIL February 15
mesec.co/event/worksh...
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM
🔔 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
🧠 Already fomo'ing the Winterschool ? At the Workshop, you can collectively explore the interplay between mental imagery and consciousness research !
May 30 - June 7
Ephesus Retreat, Turkey
850€ (bursaries)
20 participants
⏳ APPLY UNTIL February 15
mesec.co/event/worksh...
🧠 Already fomo'ing the Winterschool ? At the Workshop, you can collectively explore the interplay between mental imagery and consciousness research !
May 30 - June 7
Ephesus Retreat, Turkey
850€ (bursaries)
20 participants
⏳ APPLY UNTIL February 15
mesec.co/event/worksh...
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✨ The holiday magic at work ✨
Due to many of your requests, we’re extending the MESEC Winter School application deadline to January 7th.
If you needed a bit more time, consider this your sign 🧠⚡
mesec.co/event/winter...
Due to many of your requests, we’re extending the MESEC Winter School application deadline to January 7th.
If you needed a bit more time, consider this your sign 🧠⚡
mesec.co/event/winter...
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
✨ The holiday magic at work ✨
Due to many of your requests, we’re extending the MESEC Winter School application deadline to January 7th.
If you needed a bit more time, consider this your sign 🧠⚡
mesec.co/event/winter...
Due to many of your requests, we’re extending the MESEC Winter School application deadline to January 7th.
If you needed a bit more time, consider this your sign 🧠⚡
mesec.co/event/winter...
Really enjoyed speaking at BAMΞ's Paradigms in Consciousness Science Workshop! Thanks to the organizers Lara Bräuchle @johanneskleiner.bsky.social @cam-signorelli.bsky.social for putting together such a great event 🤩
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdX...
Rony Hirschhorn: Naturalistic Methods in Consciousness Research
YouTube video by Mathematical Consciousness Science
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December 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Really enjoyed speaking at BAMΞ's Paradigms in Consciousness Science Workshop! Thanks to the organizers Lara Bräuchle @johanneskleiner.bsky.social @cam-signorelli.bsky.social for putting together such a great event 🤩
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdX...
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MESEC is committed to inclusivity in practice, not just in principle.
We offer bursaries and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, alongside a strong commitment to a safe and respectful environment.
🥁 Applications are open until december 28th :
mesec.co/event/winter...
We offer bursaries and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, alongside a strong commitment to a safe and respectful environment.
🥁 Applications are open until december 28th :
mesec.co/event/winter...
December 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
MESEC is committed to inclusivity in practice, not just in principle.
We offer bursaries and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, alongside a strong commitment to a safe and respectful environment.
🥁 Applications are open until december 28th :
mesec.co/event/winter...
We offer bursaries and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, alongside a strong commitment to a safe and respectful environment.
🥁 Applications are open until december 28th :
mesec.co/event/winter...
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Join us for an exciting workshop on the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 this week!
Dec 10-12, Hybrid Format
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful speakers! 🙏
👇 #ConSci
Dec 10-12, Hybrid Format
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful speakers! 🙏
👇 #ConSci
December 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Join us for an exciting workshop on the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 this week!
Dec 10-12, Hybrid Format
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful speakers! 🙏
👇 #ConSci
Dec 10-12, Hybrid Format
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful speakers! 🙏
👇 #ConSci
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It's a real honour to be chairing next year's @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school on consciousness science, March 22-28👇🏽
🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's a real honour to be chairing next year's @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school on consciousness science, March 22-28👇🏽
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🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓
Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀
🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...
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1/2 if you found the Butlin et al report on consciousness in AI interesting, we hope you will enjoy this TiCS paper! We explain more about the indicators approach and how it can be applied when assessing C in AI.>>
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Identifying indicators of consciousness in AI systems
Rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities has drawn fresh attention to the prospect of consciousness in AI. There is an urgent need …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1/2 if you found the Butlin et al report on consciousness in AI interesting, we hope you will enjoy this TiCS paper! We explain more about the indicators approach and how it can be applied when assessing C in AI.>>
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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1/🧵 Out today in @frontiersin.bsky.social : “Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there?” By @axc.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social, & me (a CIFAR & @erc.europa.eu production 🧠). www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
Advancing consciousness science
Defining new directions in consciousness research and exploring implications for medicine, technology, and ethics
www.frontiersin.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
1/🧵 Out today in @frontiersin.bsky.social : “Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there?” By @axc.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social, & me (a CIFAR & @erc.europa.eu production 🧠). www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
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Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social
Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social
Extrapolating Other Consciousnesses: The Prospects and Limits of Analogical Abduction | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Extrapolating Other Consciousnesses: The Prospects and Limits of Analogical Abduction
www.cambridge.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social
Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social
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You can now register to this year's ISPSM *online* conference: www.ispsmind.com/internationa...
Great line-up of keynote speakers and symposia, plus a fabulous and diverse program covering all phil of mind - don't miss it!
#consci #philmind #philsci
Great line-up of keynote speakers and symposia, plus a fabulous and diverse program covering all phil of mind - don't miss it!
#consci #philmind #philsci
Conference :: Internationalassociationphilosophyofsciencesofmind
3rd Annual Web Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind
www.ispsmind.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
You can now register to this year's ISPSM *online* conference: www.ispsmind.com/internationa...
Great line-up of keynote speakers and symposia, plus a fabulous and diverse program covering all phil of mind - don't miss it!
#consci #philmind #philsci
Great line-up of keynote speakers and symposia, plus a fabulous and diverse program covering all phil of mind - don't miss it!
#consci #philmind #philsci
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Interested on working with me on consciousness?… this scholarship is an excellent opportunity to do so. Contact me and let’s think about exciting projects we can do together!
Please share 🙏
azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fell...
Please share 🙏
azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fell...
Call for Applications for the Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship-2026-27 - The Azrieli Foundation
azrielifoundation.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Interested on working with me on consciousness?… this scholarship is an excellent opportunity to do so. Contact me and let’s think about exciting projects we can do together!
Please share 🙏
azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fell...
Please share 🙏
azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fell...
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@ronyhirsch.bsky.social beautifully presents her new results on tilt adaptation in the visual periphery AND outside focused attention at #iVSS (work with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong) 👏👏👏
September 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
@ronyhirsch.bsky.social beautifully presents her new results on tilt adaptation in the visual periphery AND outside focused attention at #iVSS (work with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong) 👏👏👏
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My PhD student Trevor Hewitt is conducting an online experiment into closed-eye visuals during psychedelic experiences. If you've had such an experience, please consider taking part at closed-eyes.com (it's only a short survey) - and/or help us spread the word. 🙏🏽🧠
July 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My PhD student Trevor Hewitt is conducting an online experiment into closed-eye visuals during psychedelic experiences. If you've had such an experience, please consider taking part at closed-eyes.com (it's only a short survey) - and/or help us spread the word. 🙏🏽🧠
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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
Last poster session of the #ASSC28!
Come to the space below the stairs to hear about attributions of consciousness and moral status, vulcans, zombies and more 🤓 @assc28.bsky.social
Come to the space below the stairs to hear about attributions of consciousness and moral status, vulcans, zombies and more 🤓 @assc28.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Last poster session of the #ASSC28!
Come to the space below the stairs to hear about attributions of consciousness and moral status, vulcans, zombies and more 🤓 @assc28.bsky.social
Come to the space below the stairs to hear about attributions of consciousness and moral status, vulcans, zombies and more 🤓 @assc28.bsky.social
When @davidchalmers.bsky.social has a slide with @matanmazor.bsky.social as a title, you know he's onto something :) pay a visit to my poster today at 16:30 (P359) to hear what people think about consciousness, moral status and the relationship between them! #ASSC28
July 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
When @davidchalmers.bsky.social has a slide with @matanmazor.bsky.social as a title, you know he's onto something :) pay a visit to my poster today at 16:30 (P359) to hear what people think about consciousness, moral status and the relationship between them! #ASSC28
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Had a great time presenting our prediction maps at the @assc28.bsky.social! Here is a link to the platform (github.com/EdenElbaz10/...)
July 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Had a great time presenting our prediction maps at the @assc28.bsky.social! Here is a link to the platform (github.com/EdenElbaz10/...)
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Here is my paper on phenomenal structuralism and its (metaphysical) limits: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I'm grateful to @qualiastructure.bsky.social for organizing the summer school that inspired this work
Any feedback welcome!
I'm grateful to @qualiastructure.bsky.social for organizing the summer school that inspired this work
Any feedback welcome!
Three arguments against metaphysical structuralism in consciousness research - Synthese
Phenomenal structuralism is the view that understanding consciousness requires describing its relational and structural properties, a perspective that can have implications for both explaining why exp...
link.springer.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Here is my paper on phenomenal structuralism and its (metaphysical) limits: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I'm grateful to @qualiastructure.bsky.social for organizing the summer school that inspired this work
Any feedback welcome!
I'm grateful to @qualiastructure.bsky.social for organizing the summer school that inspired this work
Any feedback welcome!
Thank you so much @tobiasschlicht.bsky.social for organizing this workshop about @birchlse.bsky.social 's Edge of Sentience! Had a great time presenting some exciting results from our survey of public intuitions about consciousness and moral status @niccolonegro.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Thank you so much @tobiasschlicht.bsky.social for organizing this workshop about @birchlse.bsky.social 's Edge of Sentience! Had a great time presenting some exciting results from our survey of public intuitions about consciousness and moral status @niccolonegro.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social