David Colaço
Philosopher of science/neuroscience/cog science. Postdoc at LMU Munich, MCMP. I make pizza. He/Him
sites.google.com/site/colacodavidj/
- As a final reminder, the deadline for commentary proposals for our BBS target article, "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling," is next Tuesday, February 3. For details, follow the link. Please share if you can @phaueis.bsky.social #philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience
- I can't make this one myself, but it should be good:
- Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory Ruhr University Bochum (and Online) 18–20 Feb 2026 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/e4mW9MT3o2q8... #philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence
- As a reminder, IPM5 submissions are due tomorrow. Submit something. Details in reposted link:
- It’s a holiday miracle! The deadline for IPM5 submissions has been extended to January 15th www.phomo.org/event-detail...
- Reposted by David Colaço2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science" www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #philosophy #philsci
- Reposted by David ColaçoIt’s a holiday miracle! The deadline for IPM5 submissions has been extended to January 15th www.phomo.org/event-detail...
- The Deadline for Commentary Proposals for our target article, "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling," is Tuesday, February 3, 2026. For details, follow the reposted link below: @phaueis.bsky.social #philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience
- The call for commentary proposals for @phaueis.bsky.social and my BBS target article is now posted. It appears that one can download the preprint via this page. Think about it:
- Reposted by David Colaço🙌 Zwei neue #LMU-Projekte im Akademienprogramm der #BAdW: Ein Vorhaben zur arabischen Überlieferung des Alten Testaments sowie ein Vorhaben zum Werk des Philosophen Rudolf Carnap werden 2026 im Akademienprogramm der Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften ihre Arbeit aufnehmen.
- Reposted by David Colaço10 more days to submit extended abstracts for IPM5 philevents.org/event/show/1... Avoid FOMO; join PhOMO! #philsky #philscisky
- The call for commentary proposals for @phaueis.bsky.social and my BBS target article is now posted. It appears that one can download the preprint via this page. Think about it:
- Reposted by David ColaçoMy friend and mentor, the wonderful philosopher Jim Bogen, has died. #HPS #Philsci dailynous.com/2025/12/04/j...
- Reposted by David ColaçoNewly published: "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling", by Philipp Haueis and David Colaço, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2025, www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- More press on our recent Behavioral and Brain Sciences article: #philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience @phaueis.bsky.social aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/11/24/t...
- Reposted by David Colaço👤David Colaço (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München): The Role of Uncertainty in Debates About Cognition. #WorkshopOnMinimalCognition
- The minimal cognition workshop begins now:
- Reposted by David ColaçoDid you know that the Philosophy of Memory community will be hosting an event this summer? Today at The Memory Palace, Sarah Robins will be sharing information about the Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 event. Also, check out our latest translations! thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/issues-in-...
- Reposted by David ColaçoDeadline for paper or session proposals has been extended to 15 December 2025 for Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) Conference 15–17 July 2026 at Department of History & Philosophy of Science University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK spsp2026.philosophy-science-practice.org/openconf
- Yesterday, I had a good time being interviewed by the students in @sarahrobins.bsky.social course at Purdue. They read my immune memory article and posed questions to me. We also discussed the Matrix, allergies, and why conceptualization matters for science.
- Reposted by David ColaçoThe call for applications for 2026 European Advanced School in Philosophy of Life Sciences is now open! Deadline 15 Jan 2026, theme will be “philosophy of biology for a healthy planet”, all info here: www.kli.ac.at/en/events/ev... graduate students &early postdocs, do consider joining us! #philsci
- More (in German) about our work on metabolism and cognition, this time from the LMU @lmu-mcmp.bsky.social
- For German speakers, LMU just posted a press release on our BBS target article „Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling“ www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/... #cogsky #neuroskyence #philsky #philsci
- This summer, I will be one of the Keynotes at Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5. Consider submitting something.
- Reposted by David ColaçoVery exciting news to share! Me and @davidcolaco.bsky.social published a target article in BBs on metabolism and cognition! We argue that models of cognition should incorporate metabolism - either to evaluate if existing models are biologically plausible, or to generate new models (1/3)
- #philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeuroscience @phaueis.bsky.social and I have had our paper, “Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling,” accepted as a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Here is the abstract:
- Next week is the Workshop on Minimal Cognition at the University of Valencia.
- On November 26th and 27th, I will speak at a Workshop on Minimal Cognition at the University of Valencia. I will give a talk on "The role of uncertainty in debates about cognition" Follow the link for more details:
- I will be speaking at TU Berlin's "Relating explanatory paradigms in cognitive neuroscience" this February:
- My article "When Engrams Become Exograms: Organic Data Memory and Biological Memory Extension" is now available open access from Review of Philosophy and Psychology. This is part of a special issue on "Memory and Technology: 4E Perspectives"
- Here is the abstract:
- In Hannover for my talk on conceptual conflict
- Assessing cases of cell cognition continues to be a part of my work, and I will likely incorporate this one into talk I will give at a workshop in a month (details to come shortly). In the meantime, check out this article:
- My latest column for @chemistryworld.com looks at a wonderful recent paper showing how condensates in cells can act as integrators of contextual information. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/the-...
- Reposted by David ColaçoWhat does it mean that memory is epistemically blurry? Today at the Memory Palace, Uljana Feest discusses this important question and gives us a preview of her book "Operationism in Psychology. An Epistemology of Exploration". open.substack.com/pub/thememor...
- On November 11th, I will be a speaker in TUM's Frontier in Philosophy Colloquium, talking more on Conceptual Conflict. Check out this link for details on attendance:
- I am collecting articles that needle conventions about heredity (it ties to my work on memory). "Paternal exercise confers endurance capacity to offspring through sperm microRNAs," is an example, about which I have things to say. Any thoughts? www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
- This October, I will be a speaker in the Colloquium Philosophie und Wissenschaftsreflexion at Leibniz University Hannover. I will talk on "Generative conceptual conflict in science" Follow the link for details:
- This article serves as another reminder that debating how we define cognitive kind terms is pretty darn critical for gaining purchase on a lot of other debates in cog sci, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence:
- Here is a little plug of an article I wrote on this topic, using debates about plant cognition (because why not): link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Another piece by the Quanta author (below), who apparently was/is also a member of YACHT, on memory transfer and the worms. This is the science that I detail and analyze in my book project.
- Recent article on memory in unconventional systems:
- Some of the scholars mentioned in this article have presented at The International Memory Reading Group that @jonathannajenson.bsky.social and I run: sites.google.com/view/memoryr...
- Couldn't make it to ISH this year; it should be good. If anyone wants info on interesting fashion brands coming out of Porto right now, let me know
- Reposted by David ColaçoThis year's BSPS at the University of Glasgow was grand. I had a wonderful time with Jordan Theriault; @davidcolaco.bsky.social; @phaueis.bsky.social; and Patrick McGivern at our symposium (serious Phil of sci pic). @martahalina.bsky.social was missed by all. Up next - the ISH in Porto.
- Reposted by David ColaçoHad a great session on the relation between metabolism and cognition at BSPS Glasgow, organized by @davidcolaco.bsky.social . We presented joint work on using metabolism to constrain and generate cognitive models (1/2)
- Brenda Milner still with us
- My favorite account of the early history is this one: www.jneurosci.org/content/jneu... ALSO: AWARD BRENDA MILNER THE NOBEL PRIZE (for work with H.M. and the discovery that the hippocampus the structure that stores memories) - SHE'S 106!) www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25635
- Reposted by David ColaçoJob Opening at the Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at TUM! Research Fellow for 3 years (renewable). Preferably philosopher w interest in plant, crop & agricultural research (& their history and social studies) All details: www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci #sts
- Tomorrow, we will have a symposium on "The Cognitive Importance of “Non-cognitive” Processes: Reconsidering the connection between metabolism and cognition" at the BSPS. Join us and talk about metabolism.
- Here is the program:
- It's a good book. You should read it.
