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A group photo of most of the 2022 SSNAP Fellows at Duke University. I'm toward the bottom right.
My group project:
Computation & Systematicity
in the Brain
(Click the brain to learn more!)
A photo of me giving comments on 'Neural Network Modeling as Task Analysis, Not Mechanistic Explanation' during the philosophy of neuroscience session.
A photo of me holding a human brain at SSNAP, 2022.
Thanks to incredibly generous individuals and their families, researchers are able to gain first hand experience with the human brain. It is both humbling and surreal to have had this opportunity and experience.
Society for Philosophy & Neuroscience Meeting, 2025 | WashU, St. Louis
SPAN poster photo shoot with David Chalmers and Zoe Drayson at the SPAN2025 Reception (aka the Philosophy & Neuroscience Ball)
A photo of me and Zoe Drayson with my stuffed brain and framed poster congratulatory gift from Zoe, Becko Copenhaver, & Sarah Robins for a successful SPAN2025-- an incredibly thoughtful and kind gift.
Society for Philosophy & Neuroscience Meeting, 2025 | WashU, St. Louis
Post-SPAN2025 Drinks | St. Louis, Missouri
Cheersing to a successful first SPAN conference with David Barack, Sarah Robins, Zoe Drayson, and Frankie Egan.
Society for Philosophy & Neuroscience Meeting, 2025 | WashU, St. Louis
A photo of me during my talk 'A historical perspective on computational explanation in neuroscience' during the symposium on 'Computation, Explanation, and Neuroscience' at SPAN2025.
Dinner on swings during the SSPP with Zoe Drayson, Alessandra Buccella, Marta Caravà, Sarah Robbins, and Max.
Southern Society for Philosophy & Psychology Meeting, 2025 | Mobile, Alabama
Animated photos of me during my talk 'Computationalism without Implementation' during Mazviita Chirimuuta's book symposium.
Southern Society for Philosophy & Psychology Meeting, 2025 | Mobile, Alabama
A photo of the day 1 speakers who presented their work at the Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry symposium on Technology & Society.
Technology & Society Interdisciplinary Conference | WashU 2025
Dinner with Colin Klein, 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri
Dinner with Colin Klein after a special reading group at WashU where we discussed some of his current work.
A photo of me and John Bickle in the audience discussing the nature of mental representations.
School of Ideas in Neuroscience, 2024 | University of Warsaw, Poland
A photo of me next to a very big screen presenting some work on the history of cognitive science and how we came to think of the brain as a computer.
Academy of Neuroscience, 2024 | University of Warsaw, Poland
School of Ideas in Neuroscience, 2024 | University of Warsaw, Poland
It was such a privilege to be in Warsaw for the school of ideas in neuroscience. The discussion was lively and I’m grateful to hear diverse perspectives on philosophical theories of computation and their applicability to the brain.
AI & Society Workgroup Brunch, 2024 | Washington University in St. Louis
A photo of me giving a talk about the history of Artificial Intelligence and the epistemological knowledge problem.
Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO
Cheers to my first year as a postdoc! Here's a picture of me (philosophy & psych + brain) and the other two modelling interdisciplinary inquiry postdocs at WashU, Kevin Kadowaki (philosophy & physics), and Shirl Yang (english & economics). We came, we modeled interdisciplinary stuff and now we shall enjoy the summer! Every single day I am beyond grateful to be here and to have this opportunity!
Mini Conference on Modal Logic & Connectionism, 2024 | Houston University
A photo of me giving my talk 'New Language of Thought | Same Critique' at Houston University.
Southern Society for Philosophy & Psychology Meeting, 2024 | Cincinnati, OH
Southern Society for Philosophy & Psychology Meeting, 2024 | Cincinnati, OH
A photo of my during the Q&A of my talk 'Thinking about Levels' during the SSPP.
California State University, Sacramento | 2024
A photo of me during the "Everything you ever wanted to know about preparing for, applying for, and attending graduate school in philosophy" Q&A, hosted by Dr. Matt McCormick.
Guest Lecture at California State University, Sacramento | 2024
A photo of me during my talk on 'What philosophers can offer collaborative neural engineering' at the Sac State Center for Practical and Professional Ethics. I did my undergrad at Sac State, so it was quite a special talk!
Authors Meet Critics at The St. Louis Area Philosophy of Science Assoc. | 2024
The Robust Mapping Account by Neal Anderson & Gualtiero Piccinini
Critics: Kay Kirkpatrick, Corey Maley, & Danielle Williams (me!)
Symposium Commentator | American Philosophical Association (Central) 2024
A photo of me, Zoe, and Corey during our symposium at the APA (chaired by Larry Shapiro and organized by Tom Polger).
Society for the Metaphysics of Science: Is Computation Essentially Medium Independent?
Colloquium Talk 2023 | Washington University in St. Louis
A photo of me presenting my talk 'Marr's levels are not levels of abstraction' during colloquium in the philosophy department at Washington University in St. Louis.
Generative AI and Health Panel 2023 | Washington University in St. Louis
A panel discussion on generative AI at the AI & Digital Health Summit. Our panel was hosted by TRIADS at Washington University in St. Louis.
Explanation & Complexity in Biology & Psych 2023 | University of Cincinnati
A photo of my gift bag for chairing a session along with a print of the conference poster. Thank you to Tom Polger for inviting me. This conference was quite special as it was a tribute to the work of Robert C. Richardson. There were so many wonderful talks from several of my mentors as well as from those whose work I admire greatly.
University of California at Davis | Post Dissertation Defense (2023)
May 19th, 2023: A photo of me and my committee right after I successfully defended my dissertation! Zoom: William Ramsey, Elaine Landry, & Corey Maley. In person: Zoe Drayson, Me, Rohan French, & Hanti Lin.
Cognitive Science Conference, 2023 | University of California at Davis
A photo with my fellow panelists and the conference organizers at the
Cognitive Science Conference hosted by CSSA at UC Davis.
Pacific APA 2023 | San Francisco, California
Tiki bar volcano bowl for the current and previous grad students!
Featuring Arieh Schwartz, Natasha Haddal, me, and Daisy Underhill.
(photo taken by Rohan French)
Pacific APA 2023 | San Francisco, California
A photo with Zoe Drayson (my advisor and David's former postdoc)
and David Chalmers at the Pacific APA.
Post book symposium dinner with Jacqueline Sullivan, Daniel Weiskopf,
Muhammad Ali Khalidi, Zoe Drayson, and Sarah Robbins.
Pacific APA 2023 | San Francisco, California
Pacific APA 2023 | San Francisco, California
Me and David Chalmers discussing computational implementation.
PSA 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Corey Maley and me after having discovered a poster on computational implementation at the philosophy of science association conference!
PSA 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Me presenting in the symposium "physical signatures of computation" at the PSA.
Chico State University | Chico, California
Posing with the Chico State wild cat
Post-colloquium dinner with members of the philosophy department.
From left to right: Dr. Wai-hung Wong, Jason Thompson, Me
Chico State University Colloquium 2022 | Chico, CA
Me and John Bickle after the final speaker of the conference. A big thank you to John and Maricia for organizing and creating incredible interdisciplinary opportunities for philosophers and neuroscientists in all career stages.
Philosophy & Neuroscience @ the Gulf 2022 | Pensacola, FL
Philosophy & Neuroscience @ the Gulf 2022 | Pensacola, FL
Beach views from our room during the conference.
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Me presenting at the Deep South Philosophy and Neuroscience conference
in Pensacola, Florida.
Philosophy & Neuroscience @ the Gulf 2022 | Pensacola, FL
CHPS 2022 | Colorado University Boulder
A photo of me on the steps of the Eaton Humanities Building at Colorado University Boulder.
SSNAP 2022 | DUKE University
A group photo of most of the 2022 SSNAP fellows
SSNAP 2022 | Durham, North Carolina
Stunning architecture at Duke University. Captured during SSNAP 2022.
DUKE University | Durham, North Carolina
Rotman Grad Conference 2022 | London, Canada
Dinner after the Rotman Institute of Philosophy 2nd annual grad conference
The Rotman Institute | London, Canada
A group photo of the speakers and attendees of the
Rotman Graduate Conference in London, Canada
Dinner & Drinks with William Ramsey | Davis, California
from left to right: William (Bill) Ramsey, Lel Jones, Natasha Haddal, Kory Matteoli, Rohan French (I'm to the right of Bill Ramsey not pictured)
from left to right: Corey Maley, Zoe Drayson, Oron Shagrir, Frankie Egan, me
Pacific APA 2022 | Vancouver, Canada
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Central APA 2022 | Chicago, Illinois
My poster presentation: there cannot be a mechanism-only theory
of computation
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