Alexander Berezkin
@birchalexander.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Psychology, CIIS (CA).
Research interests: micro-phenomenology · embodied consciousness & 4EA cognition · intersex/VSC & migration · posthumanism.
Intersex migrant (47,XXY Ks) 💛💜· they/he · partnered 🏳️🌈👬 · hiking, art, cinema, board games.
Research interests: micro-phenomenology · embodied consciousness & 4EA cognition · intersex/VSC & migration · posthumanism.
Intersex migrant (47,XXY Ks) 💛💜· they/he · partnered 🏳️🌈👬 · hiking, art, cinema, board games.
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Great news! After 1.5 months of revisions and waiting, I’ve received HRRC approval to begin my dissertation research: A Micro-phenomenological Inquiry into Lived Embodied Experience and Consciousness of Intersex Migrants. I’m excited to start this important work!
#PhDStudent #AcademicSky
#PhDStudent #AcademicSky
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New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
There’s little time left to submit a poster for Toward a Science of Consciousness (deadline: Nov 25), and I’m still weighing desire, logistics, and strategy. Should I? And is it the right venue to discuss #enactive #consciousness as a PhD student? 🤔
consciousness.arizona.edu
consciousness.arizona.edu
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There’s little time left to submit a poster for Toward a Science of Consciousness (deadline: Nov 25), and I’m still weighing desire, logistics, and strategy. Should I? And is it the right venue to discuss #enactive #consciousness as a PhD student? 🤔
consciousness.arizona.edu
consciousness.arizona.edu
It is nice to read such a good article about #intersex activism in The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children
What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It is nice to read such a good article about #intersex activism in The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I have already applied for a possible presentation, “Radical Care: Enactive Agency and Sense-Making among Migrants with Variations of Sex Characteristics”. I hope it will be accepted and more hope for attending this #conference personally next year 🙏🏼 #enactivism
How can we creatively respond to the crises of power in our world today?
Join us in Barcelona, 27-31 May 2026, for an international conference with UPF on “Power and Care: Enactive Approaches and Critical Social Philosophy”
Apply now (posters, talks, general attendees): https://ow.ly/rThp50XpYXO
Join us in Barcelona, 27-31 May 2026, for an international conference with UPF on “Power and Care: Enactive Approaches and Critical Social Philosophy”
Apply now (posters, talks, general attendees): https://ow.ly/rThp50XpYXO
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I have already applied for a possible presentation, “Radical Care: Enactive Agency and Sense-Making among Migrants with Variations of Sex Characteristics”. I hope it will be accepted and more hope for attending this #conference personally next year 🙏🏼 #enactivism
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The International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP, www.istpsychology.org) will host its 2026 conference at @pratt.edu Conference theme “Theorizing in Dark Times – Art, Narrative, Politics” Submit your proposal at www.pratt.edu/ISTP-2026. The final deadline is extended to December 10, 2025.
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International Society for Theoretical Psychology The International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP) is an international forum for theoretical, meta-theoretical and philosophical discussions i...
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November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP, www.istpsychology.org) will host its 2026 conference at @pratt.edu Conference theme “Theorizing in Dark Times – Art, Narrative, Politics” Submit your proposal at www.pratt.edu/ISTP-2026. The final deadline is extended to December 10, 2025.
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Can you having feelings you're not aware of? My latest Substack post on "Unconscious Consciousness."
philipgoff.substack.com/p/unconsciou...
philipgoff.substack.com/p/unconsciou...
Unconscious Consciousness
Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash
philipgoff.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Can you having feelings you're not aware of? My latest Substack post on "Unconscious Consciousness."
philipgoff.substack.com/p/unconsciou...
philipgoff.substack.com/p/unconsciou...
Why #eugenics technologies and policies are becoming such popular in our time? Immigration, medicine, tech…
Our 2017 @nationalacademies.org report on “Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and Governance" (www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/hum...) was designed to prevent exactly this kind of rogue science. One of the many reasons why we need industry-independent regulatory frameworks for emerging tech …
Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why #eugenics technologies and policies are becoming such popular in our time? Immigration, medicine, tech…
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Today, #IntersexDayofSolidarity, calls us to remember the ongoing struggles for bodily autonomy, dignity & justice—& find strength in solidarity.
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today, #IntersexDayofSolidarity, calls us to remember the ongoing struggles for bodily autonomy, dignity & justice—& find strength in solidarity.
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
I’m volunteering at the local food pantry. Today, we served 37 people (each representing a family of 1 to 6). The pantry is already running short on food. And as I understand it, they’ve had an unusually high number of people coming in over the past couple of weeks. #snap
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’m volunteering at the local food pantry. Today, we served 37 people (each representing a family of 1 to 6). The pantry is already running short on food. And as I understand it, they’ve had an unusually high number of people coming in over the past couple of weeks. #snap
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Lineage-resolved atlas of the developing human cortex www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lineage-resolved atlas of the developing human cortex - Nature
Lineage tracing in human tissue samples from gestational weeks 16 to 24 provides insight into lineage relationships between cortical cell types and shows a switch in progenitor output from glutamaterg...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Lineage-resolved atlas of the developing human cortex www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#JBSP Online & OPEN ACCESS: ‘Shaky Groundlessness: A Phenomenological Critique of the Enactive Approach’ – Andrij Wachtel (University of Copenhagen)
New article for the Journal of the British Society for #Phenomenology
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/05/j...
#philosophy
JBSP ed: @posteurope.bsky.social
New article for the Journal of the British Society for #Phenomenology
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/05/j...
#philosophy
JBSP ed: @posteurope.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#JBSP Online & OPEN ACCESS: ‘Shaky Groundlessness: A Phenomenological Critique of the Enactive Approach’ – Andrij Wachtel (University of Copenhagen)
New article for the Journal of the British Society for #Phenomenology
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/05/j...
#philosophy
JBSP ed: @posteurope.bsky.social
New article for the Journal of the British Society for #Phenomenology
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/11/05/j...
#philosophy
JBSP ed: @posteurope.bsky.social
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🎙️ We’re excited to share that the Mind & Life Europe Podcast is evolving... with a new name and a renewed focus!
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎙️ We’re excited to share that the Mind & Life Europe Podcast is evolving... with a new name and a renewed focus!
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
“For the private prison industry, immigrant detention represents a profit opportunity on multiple fronts.”
It’s not just about deportation
Our experts explain why the US’s detention of a record number of unauthorized immigrants & other removable noncitizens is a major shift: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Our experts explain why the US’s detention of a record number of unauthorized immigrants & other removable noncitizens is a major shift: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“For the private prison industry, immigrant detention represents a profit opportunity on multiple fronts.”
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"Embodied cognition has philosophical roots in phenomenology and pragmatism, but also incorporates insights from analytic philosophy of mind, and is richly informed by research in developmental and experimental psychology, the neurosciences, and robotics" (p. 1)
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Embodied cognition has philosophical roots in phenomenology and pragmatism, but also incorporates insights from analytic philosophy of mind, and is richly informed by research in developmental and experimental psychology, the neurosciences, and robotics" (p. 1)
Happy Halloween 👻 🎃 :))
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Happy Halloween 👻 🎃 :))
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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...
Thank you @mindandlife.bsky.social for organizing the inspiring Mind & Life Workshop: “Analyzing Text Data with Large Language Models for Contemplative Research”, hosted by Dr.Daniel Low.
It definitely expanded my understanding of how I can use LLMs in my future research #ai #LLM #Research
It definitely expanded my understanding of how I can use LLMs in my future research #ai #LLM #Research
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Thank you @mindandlife.bsky.social for organizing the inspiring Mind & Life Workshop: “Analyzing Text Data with Large Language Models for Contemplative Research”, hosted by Dr.Daniel Low.
It definitely expanded my understanding of how I can use LLMs in my future research #ai #LLM #Research
It definitely expanded my understanding of how I can use LLMs in my future research #ai #LLM #Research
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Incoming ENSO Seminar!
Next week *Matthew Egbert* will present new work on "Adaptive Autonomy in the Sensorimotor Domain."
Time: Wed 5th Nov @ 1900 UTC (see www.ensoseminars.com for time in your own timezone).
Livestream:
youtube.com/live/HPUcWz7...
#embodiment #enaction #CognitiveScience
Next week *Matthew Egbert* will present new work on "Adaptive Autonomy in the Sensorimotor Domain."
Time: Wed 5th Nov @ 1900 UTC (see www.ensoseminars.com for time in your own timezone).
Livestream:
youtube.com/live/HPUcWz7...
#embodiment #enaction #CognitiveScience
ENSO Seminar Series
www.ensoseminars.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Incoming ENSO Seminar!
Next week *Matthew Egbert* will present new work on "Adaptive Autonomy in the Sensorimotor Domain."
Time: Wed 5th Nov @ 1900 UTC (see www.ensoseminars.com for time in your own timezone).
Livestream:
youtube.com/live/HPUcWz7...
#embodiment #enaction #CognitiveScience
Next week *Matthew Egbert* will present new work on "Adaptive Autonomy in the Sensorimotor Domain."
Time: Wed 5th Nov @ 1900 UTC (see www.ensoseminars.com for time in your own timezone).
Livestream:
youtube.com/live/HPUcWz7...
#embodiment #enaction #CognitiveScience
This weekend I enjoyed the sunny fall days in Boston, admiring the colors of nature…
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This weekend I enjoyed the sunny fall days in Boston, admiring the colors of nature…
Yesterday I attended an #IntersexAwarenessDay event organized by intersex activist Esther Leidolf, who has MRKH (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser)
We watched the film Every Body and then and discussed ongoing medicalization and lack of protections for #intersex people in MA/Boston.
We watched the film Every Body and then and discussed ongoing medicalization and lack of protections for #intersex people in MA/Boston.
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Yesterday I attended an #IntersexAwarenessDay event organized by intersex activist Esther Leidolf, who has MRKH (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser)
We watched the film Every Body and then and discussed ongoing medicalization and lack of protections for #intersex people in MA/Boston.
We watched the film Every Body and then and discussed ongoing medicalization and lack of protections for #intersex people in MA/Boston.
Day 2 of transcribing my interviews.
I’m working in 3 passes:
- automatic transcription
- careful listening to annotate tone, pauses, subtle vocal qualities
- reviewing video to notice gestures, posture, gaze.
It’s intense, but fascinating to observe how embodied sense-making unfolds. #4ECognition
I’m working in 3 passes:
- automatic transcription
- careful listening to annotate tone, pauses, subtle vocal qualities
- reviewing video to notice gestures, posture, gaze.
It’s intense, but fascinating to observe how embodied sense-making unfolds. #4ECognition
October 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Day 2 of transcribing my interviews.
I’m working in 3 passes:
- automatic transcription
- careful listening to annotate tone, pauses, subtle vocal qualities
- reviewing video to notice gestures, posture, gaze.
It’s intense, but fascinating to observe how embodied sense-making unfolds. #4ECognition
I’m working in 3 passes:
- automatic transcription
- careful listening to annotate tone, pauses, subtle vocal qualities
- reviewing video to notice gestures, posture, gaze.
It’s intense, but fascinating to observe how embodied sense-making unfolds. #4ECognition
This topic was also discussed at the symposium “AI and Consciousness,” which I attended in October at Tufts University.
#ai #chatbots
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#ai #chatbots
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows
Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This topic was also discussed at the symposium “AI and Consciousness,” which I attended in October at Tufts University.
#ai #chatbots
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#ai #chatbots
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...