Public engagement
I am passionate about public engagement, and enjoy communicating about my research to a general audience through articles, podcasts, and public events. If you are interested in my work, feel free to reach out about writing or speaking opportunities.
Writing
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Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit
An article about the recent progress of language generation algorithms in relation to the concept of “bullshit” as characterized by Harry Frankfurt.
Media
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Interview about artificial intelligence
A discussion about the natural language processing algorithm GPT-3, and its potential benefits and risks to society. -
Interview about consciousness in drug-induced states
A two-part discussion about recent research on alterations of consciousness induced by psychoactive drugs, and its implications for a scientific understanding of consciousness.
Events
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Computation in the Brain and Neurophilosophy
A discussion with computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou. -
Drugs, Behavior, and the Future of Medicine
A discussion with Diana Martinez, Carl Hart, and Christopher Medina-Kirchner. -
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
A discussion with computer scientist Rebecca Wright. -
Moving Humans
A public experiment on the relationship between taste and motion perception, organized with Barry C. Smith and Ophelia Deroy. -
The New Science of Psychedelics
A discussion with neuroscientist Christopher Timmermann, moderated by journalist Kate Spicer. -
Philosophy and the Senses
A public experiment on abstract associations between scents and colors. -
The Scents of Rothko
A public experiment on visual-olfactory associations between scents and paintings by Mark Rothko, organized for the special event Dreaming in Color.