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Konrad Banicki @castalia1981.bsky.social · 14d

I am very excited about the upcoming seventh edition of the Institute of Applied Psychology Interdisciplinary Series (IAPIS, ips.uj.edu.pl/nauka/iapis/... & @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social)

To register for the first talk use: forms.gle/GcnHuj3rhamH...

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Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · 19d

Chatbots are explicitly being designed “to elicit intimacy and emotional engagement in order to increase our trust in and dependency on them” (me in Wired magazine 🤭). This designed intimacy combined with AI sycophancy creates serious risks for delusional thinking

www.wired.com/story/ai-psy...

AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis at All

A wave of AI users presenting in states of psychological distress gave birth to an unofficial diagnostic label. Experts say it’s neither accurate nor needed, but concede that it’s likely to stay.

www.wired.com

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 26d

#philsky #EpistemicInjustice #YouthMentalHealth #edusky #projectEPIC

Voice Collective @voicecollective.bsky.social · 26d

Do you work in school settings? With the help of @lisabortolotti.com & several members of Voice Collective, we created a little resource to help school staff know a bit more how they can help students who open up about hearing voices (as well as our info if more support/information is needed!)

A bright background with circles and other shapes of different colours. It reads 'Understanding hearing voices: A short guide for school staff' Hearing Voices and related experiences are more common than you think. We know there's a lot of stigma around voices, so if we open up to you, please take time to listen and be kind. Key points: Don't panic, Listen, don't judge, Offer compassion, Involve us in decisions around what would help, Be curious, don't be afraid to ask questions. Created by Chris, Hannah, Oliver and the Voice Collective Team at Mind in Camden in Collaboration with Project EPIC. Contact:hello@voicecollective.co.uk. A QR code takes you to www.voicecollective.co.uk. Page 2 How you can help... Listen actively, use the same language about our experiences as we do and reflect things back to us to check our understanding. Don't dismiss or invalidate the experiences we have trusted to share with you. Different things work for different people - collaborate with us in figuring out what would be helpful or unhelpful. If we don't know what would help, try to offer concrete options we can choose from and try. Try not to view us differently, we are still the same person we were before we told you about our voices. Remember our strengths and capabilities, as well as our struggles. With support, we can still achieve a lot. Be open and transparent. It's ok to not be sure how to best support us, but please explain to us what next steps are and involve us in making decisions about us. Ends with logos for University of Birmingham, the EPIC Project, Mind in Camden and Voice Collective.

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 22d

www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...

Heidegger on Being Affected

Cambridge Core - Twentieth-Century Philosophy - Heidegger on Being Affected

www.cambridge.org

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Jakob Hohwy @hohwy.bsky.social · 27d

Come to Melbourne for the 2025 Conference of the Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology

Check out the great keynotes - submit your abstract

Come join this exciting community of researchers

Nov 24-25 - Register now!

#philosophy #neuroskyence #philsky

sites.google.com/monash.edu/a...

ASPP 2025 Melbourne

Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology 2025 Conference Melbourne, November 24th - 25th, 2025

sites.google.com

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Angela Woods @literarti.bsky.social · 28d

'“The humanities are where people learn to think critically, to analyse systems, to question authority,” @desfitzgerald.bsky.social says. “What happens if that disappears? What happens if you can simulate critical thinking without actually engaging in it?”'

Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 28d

I spoke to the Irish Times for this very good and rounded piece on the real-world effects of C***GPT in the humanities classroom: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

‘It’s a monster’: How generative AI is forcing university professors to rethink learning

As students turn to ChatGPT, educators warn that critical thinking, academic integrity and the future of the humanities are at stake

www.irishtimes.com

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Joe Barnby @joebarnby.com · Sep 5

📖 Our letter of reply to 'pseudosocial' cognition is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Led by the talented @srazavi.bsky.social + written with @vaughanbell.bsky.social, Peter Dayan, @nicholaraihani.bsky.social, Michael Moutoussis

#NeuroPsychSky

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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 29d

A brilliant talk from @rritunnano.bsky.social at #IEPA in Berlin

Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 29d

Really enjoyed presenting with amazing colleagues at our session #IEPA15 "Beyond the medical model: pluralistic and meaning-centred approaches to early intervention, youth mental health and recovery.

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks Matthew!!!

Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 29d

I think this may be the very last conference presentation before the end of my PhD 🥹 @lisabortolotti.com @matthewbroome.bsky.social

Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 29d

Really enjoyed presenting with amazing colleagues at our session #IEPA15 "Beyond the medical model: pluralistic and meaning-centred approaches to early intervention, youth mental health and recovery.

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 29d

Really enjoyed presenting with amazing colleagues at our session #IEPA15 "Beyond the medical model: pluralistic and meaning-centred approaches to early intervention, youth mental health and recovery.

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · Sep 8

#IEPA15

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · Sep 4

Amazing workshop!!

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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great kick off for the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health! Inspiring day, fruitful conversations and great speakers.
An heartfelt thanks to all the people who presented and attended (in person and remotely) from us!
@matthewbroome.bsky.social @jelliedsours.bsky.social

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haily merritt, phd @h-merritt.bsky.social · Sep 3

moving from the midwestern US to London means anything within a 2-3 hour train ride is *super close* as far as i’m concerned.

also, i really enjoy giving talks.

what i’m saying is if your uni is within 3 hours of London i would love to come give a talk and chat about research 😊

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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Exploring lived experience in mental health", first workshop of the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health.
Happening now, at the Studio (Central Birmingham)
@matthewbroome.bsky.social and @jelliedsours.bsky.social delivering the opening remarks

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haily merritt, phd @h-merritt.bsky.social · Sep 3

thank you @uobphenomenal.bsky.social for an excellent workshop today! such a diverse and thought-provoking collection of talks, and lovely conversations with fellow attendees. i’m looking forward to the next event!

Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Exploring lived experience in mental health", first workshop of the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health.
Happening now, at the Studio (Central Birmingham)
@matthewbroome.bsky.social and @jelliedsours.bsky.social delivering the opening remarks

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Lucienne Spencer @ljspencer.bsky.social · Jul 10

I've had the privilege of writing a chapter for the Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine with Dr Ellie Byrne and Dr Ian James Kidd! 🙌 Check out our chapter on 'Epistemic Injustice in Medical Contexts' here 👉https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-94-017-8706-2_92-1

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out this episode of @philosophybites.bsky.social in which I discuss the life and philosophy of Henri Bergson with Nigel Warburton philosophybites.com/podcast/emil...

Emily Herring on Henri Bergson - Philosophy Bites

Henri Bergson was once one of the most living famous philosophers. Now he is less well known. Emily Herring, his biographer, discusses this and some of his key ideas in this episode of the Philosophy ...

philosophybites.com

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych.bsky.social · Aug 18

Nearly 1 in 4 employers still don’t provide the adjustments disabled staff need.

RCPsych’s new guidance offers 15 practical steps to change that.

Let’s build inclusive, thriving workplaces.

👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=adF2...
👉 rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/providing-reasonable-adjustments

Dr Lade Smith CBE launches the Providing Reasonable Adjustment Guidance

YouTube video by Choose Psychiatry

www.youtube.com

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · Aug 22

Have fun Lisa!!

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · Aug 21

I am on tour from the end of this week. I will be at the Urbino Summer School in Epistemology from 25 to 27 August and at the SIFA conference in Turin from 28 to 29 August. Six (different) talks in five days! Wish me luck. (Really pretty posters!)

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 22

Universities make a loss on home teaching. They make a loss on state-sponsored research. Now they will make a loss on international students. So there will be no activities at all that even break even. In those circs you cannot continue: the end.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/deficit...

Deficits likely as overseas students ‘loss-making’ under levy

Middle-tier universities on ‘wafer-thin margins’ face starkest financial challenges from government proposal, policy analysts suggest

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Dr Heidi Colthup @heidi-colthup.bsky.social · Aug 21

A colleague has just shared this with me - it's a really good article from @davehitchcock.bsky.social about the crisis in UK Universities.
The situation is more dire than the public realise.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/education/a-...
#AcademicSky

A Decade of Crisis

The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · Aug 4

Holiday time 🐕🎉🎉

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