Philosopher of science/neuroscience/cog science. Postdoc at LMU Munich, MCMP. I make pizza. He/Him https://sites.google.com/site/colacodavidj/https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mz3nkny5f22vIf you are going to #PSA2026 this November, please consider going to the symposium I am running: A “metabolic turn” in studying cognition and computation https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75802/program?session=231287&date=%222026-11-20%22 #philsky #philsci #cogsci #neuroscience Details about talks to appear in thread.30 Oct 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3nkny5f22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3myfgugfyvc2nPreparing an academic talk:21 Oct 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfgugfyvc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3myeompw6jc2hIn light of #optogenetics interest following the Nobel Prize award, I will take this moment to advertise a paper @sarahrobins.bsky.social and I wrote on its role in memory science (and what this role tells us about the relation between theories and tools): #philsci #philsky https://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/view/1049921 Oct 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myeompw6jc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mxten3yxxc2rThe International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB), 18–23 JULY 2027 Buenos Aires, Argentina congressin.com/e/ishpssb2027/ Submissions due October 29, 2026 #philsci #philsky (I didn't see this posted elsewhere) @ishpssb.bsky.social https://congressin.com/e/ishpssb2027/14 Oct 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxten3yxxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mxggdoduoc2vToday at the 3rd symposium on the connection between physics and metabolism in brain functions, I will speak on metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling:09 Oct 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxggdoduoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mx4su7ovcc22@phaueis.eurosky.social and my BBS response: "Giving metabolism its due" [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4su7ovcc22https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mwvqozo2rk2jThe complete version of @phaueis.eurosky.social and my BBS target article, "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling," is now available. It includes 32 commentaries and our response. Please share #philsci #philsky #cogsci https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/metabolic-considerations-for-cognitive-modeling/963EB700A540A23FC77598B90C294E5A#related-commentaries02 Oct 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvqozo2rk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mwb2o2vqa222SPAN was a very good conference the first time around, so I encourage scholars to submit to its second meeting. Follow @socphilneuro.bsky.social for their updates: [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb2o2vqa222https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mw52gybblk2qJohn Graham Dalyell said of a planarian worm that it "is privileged to multiply its species in proportion to the violence offered to its otherwise delicate frame. It may almost be called immortal under the edge of the knife." New research addresses neurogenesis during planarian regeneration: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-76397-422 Sep 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw52gybblk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mvzjmh4pfs2wThe International Symposium on the Connection Between Physics and Metabolism in Brain Functions is soon, with talks on: Quantum Biology Physical Approaches to Brain Metabolism Mechanodiseases Clinical Translation and Patient Perspectives And me closing on metabolism and cognition Please share [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzjmh4pfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mvzckcwe7s26Hivemind: does anyone here have experience with (and ideally recommendations for) hosting services for academic podcasts? If so, please respond to this post or contact me directly.21 Sep 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzckcwe7s26https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mvpemzmzcs2kThe sign on the back entrance to the office:17 Sep 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpemzmzcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mvhyixheyc2gA thread on bacterial learning and memory: [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhyixheyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mvhy3nktpc2nMore popular press on non-neuronal memories from @shilabanerjee.bsky.social. Interestingly enough, Banerjee notes the following: "Using the broadest definition of learning, our findings show that memory and learning can emerge from chemical networks in a cell, with no brain or neurons of any kind" https://theconversation.com/learning-without-a-brain-how-bacteria-store-memories-and-remember-the-past-like-artificial-neural-networks-28878214 Sep 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhy3nktpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mv6aosfdwc2lThe Philosophy of Memory Organization @phomode-vp.bsky.social keeps a set of teaching resources, including sample syllabi, here. https://www.phomo.org/teaching-resources This includes a course I have taught a couple of terms ago on "Topics in Philosophy of Memory" at LMU Munich. #cogsci #philsky #philsci10 Sep 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6aosfdwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mv6abuejz22eThis is the main case I discuss in "Detecting Phenomena in Datasets: Is the Rest Noise?" https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-25925-7_9 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6abuejz22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3msfwkplvxk2pMy chapter in the book "Scientific Mistakes and Mistaken Science: Malfunction, Error, Failure" is now available online: My chapter is titled: "Detecting Phenomena in Datasets: Is the Rest Noise?" (This is microwave oven case) #philsci #philsky https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-25925-7_906 Aug 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfwkplvxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3msdfdkdqus23New work by Héloïse Athéa and Guillaume Montagnac on memory definitions and concepts. From their abstract (and relevant to me): --We argue that cellular memory is heuristically productive and can be understood as a “definition as a hypothesis.”-- [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdfdkdqus23https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3msamwbdkds2zIf anyone is interested in what data centers, this work provides first- and second-hand experiences of it, along with historical, social, and political context for the building of AI infrastructure: [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3msamwbdkds2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3ms64runhuc2fThe syllabus for my course Philosophy of Scientific Communication is now available here. Please share to anyone who might be interested in teaching a course like this (and kindly give me an acknowledgment if you use it): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LDKYPi_yC9k3ymZFotxq9k3zXQk2vFDq/view [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms64runhuc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolaco.bsky.social/post/3mrwncqebnc2eMy @lmu-mcmp.bsky.social colleauges have launched a new diamond open access journal, The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy: https://mathematicalphilosophy.org/mathphil/about/submissions If you have work in areas of mathematical philosophy (broadly understood), consider submitting:31 Jul 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:tmj3ishc3mfa4rapesfpqaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwncqebnc2e