Anil Seth

@anilkseth

Neuroscientist: consciousness, perception, & dreamachines. TED speaker, & author: Being You - A New Science of Consciousness.

Brighton, UK

Joined October 2010

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jun 2

1/ Can AI be conscious? My @BBSjournal target article on ‘Conscious AI and biological naturalism’ is now open for commentary proposals. Deadline is June 12. Take-home: real artificial consciousness is very unlikely along current trajectories. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Feargal Sharkey@Feargal_Sharkey · Jul 21

Meanwhile in other news the water industry rich list. The men and women that have been paid a combined total of £278 million in just 11 years. That by the way is your money. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jul 21

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 here closed-eyes.com (it's only a short survey) - and/or help us spread the word. 🙏🏽🧠

anilkseth's tweet image. 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 here closed-eyes.com (it's only a short survey) - and/or help us spread the word. 🙏🏽🧠

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jul 20

It's a thrill to see this project, led by @MilinkovBorjan, see the light of day. It's led me to rethink the relationship between emergence and consciousness, and it's been an honour and pleasure to work on it with Boki and team (Thomas Andrillon, Lionel Barnett, Olivia Carter).👇🏽

BBorjan (Boki) Milinković@MilinkovBorjan · Jul 20

📜🪇[PUBLISHED]: NEW PREPRINT!🪇📜 I am incredibly excited to announce that we have published our paper on how "Dynamical independence reveals anaesthetic specific fragmentation of emergent structure in neural dynamics". biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Strap in! 1/n

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jul 19

Is it time to bring back 'natural philosophy'? Find out by listening to @danfalk's audio report on the recent @JohnsHopkins workshop on the topic, held in Baltimore in May, organised by Sean Carroll abc.net.au/listen/program…

anilkseth's tweet card. Once upon a time, what we now call scientists were known as "natural philosophers". These were people who studied the physical universe through observation and logic, using philosophical methods and...

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jul 18

Hello @davidjjsaunders :-) I'd be very grateful if you could DM me? I am trying to get in touch about the following article you wrote: journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/wired-… - many thanks!

anilkseth's tweet card. Wired-up in white organdie: framing women’s scientific labour at the Burden Neurological Institute...

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jul 16

Oxonians! I'll be exploring "the mystery of consciousness" with none other than Jonny Thomson @philosophyminis at The North Wall Arts Centre on Sep 16th. Tickets are free - courtesy of @bigthink. More details: thenorthwall.com/whats-on/big-t…

anilkseth's tweet card. In this live Big Think conversation, acclaimed neuroscientist Anil Seth takes us to the frontier of the enduring mystery of consciousness.

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Closer To Truth@CloserToTruth · Jul 14

How does a neuroscientist approach consciousness? @anilkseth shares not only his own theory but his insights into all theories and studies of consciousness. youtube.com/watch?v=MQN_sY…

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Anil Seth@anilkseth · Jul 13

Peak Wimbledon - when the umpire says "please do not pop the champagne corks as the players are about to serve" 🎾🍾❌

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