#intentionality — Public Fediverse posts

What surprised her was how many of her students, "whether they were an introvert or extrovert, indicated that they wanted to continue practicing intentionality. This illustrates an important life lesson; when we are deliberate in showing kindness — even through simple conversations — it benefits us as much as the recipient."

"I noticed pretty quickly that these small interactions actually seemed to make a difference, especially in a place like the hospital [where I work] where almost everyone is a little stressed," observed Saskia Guikema. "It reinforced something I already believed: People really do appreciate being remembered. Something as simple as using someone's name or taking a few extra minutes to listen can actually mean a lot."

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/g-s1-119761/hello-greeting-strangers-benefit-social-ties

#Humanism #Kindness #Listening #NPR #Intentionality

Thanks to BR - Bayerischer Rundfunk and ARD for inviting me to speak about the topic “Can AI lie? How manipulative are chatbots” in an episode of the IQ -Wissenschaft und Forschung Podcast.

We discussed some recent studies on "deception abilities" in LLMs and I am happy to see that what me and colleagues Benjamin Lange and Katharina Prof. Dr. Zweig had to say wasn't condensed into the clickbait headlines it could have been used for and was rather used to raise awareness about limitations of GenAI and human control and responsibility to decide where to use LLMs and where *not to*.

Some aspects discussed were #hallucinations, #sycophancy, the definition of what a #lie implies, an understanding of #truth, #theory of #mind, #intentionality, and consciousness.

The episode (in German) can be found here

https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/iq-wissenschaft-und-forschung/kann-ki-luegen-so-manipulativ-sind-chatbots/2114996

Dare to be Disconnected.

We are living in a permanent state of emergency, where every notification feels like a demand and every scroll feels like a duty. We have mistaken being informed for being engaged.

True presence is a revolutionary act in an attention economy. When you disconnect, you are not missing out. You are opting back into the physical world. You are choosing the air in the room, the weight of a book, or the person sitting across from you

Silence is not an empty space. Instead, look at it as it is where your own thoughts get a chance to be heard.

What would happen if you gave your full attention to something that couldn't give you a notification in return?

#DareToBeDisconnected #DareToBe #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #SlowWeb #AttentionEconomy #DigitalWellness #Intentionality #NoAI #SimpleLiving #JOMO #TheQuietLife #Mindfulness #LowTech #deGoogle #RightToBeUnreachable #AnalogLife

SciTech Chronicles.. .. . .May 9th, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc050925

#Palau #"Eil Malk island in Palau" #stratified #"hydrogen sulfide" #fruit #alcohol #social #intentionality #N,N-dimethyltryptamine #metabolised #Neuroplasticity #reset #methylmercury #sugarcane #fish #alkaline #Hiking #Camping #urban #rural

#PatrickHaggard - What is the #Problem with #FreeWill?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b24jxQpLZsk

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfFreeWill #Psychology #Neuroscience #Choice #Intention #Intentionality #Cortex #MotorCortex #Decision #Decisions #Mind #PhilosophyOfMind #StrongWill #WeakWill #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#AlanLove - #Philosophy of #Genes & #Biology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gvsaTn0DI

#PhilosophyOfBiology #Genetics #Information #Covariation #Semantics #SemanticContent #Aboutness #Intentionality #Shannon #ClaudeShannon #Error #Noise #Measurement #Stocasticity #Evolution #AnimalCommunication #Communication #Animals #Signals #Signal #Signalling #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#EricSchwitzgebel - What is the #MindBodyProblem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UanDuyeatE0

#Philosophy #PhilosophOfMind #Mind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Consciousness #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Brain #Body #Dualism #Monism #Belief #Intentionality #Experience #Awareness #Qualia #Idealism #Materialism #Physicalism #CommonSense #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#AlvaNoë - What is the #MindBodyProblem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ywUMFEgu0

#AlvaNoe #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #Mind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Consciousness #Neuroscience #Body #MentalCausation #Causation #Qualia #SelfAwareness #Intentionality #Desire #Action #DanielDennett #Dennett #CartesianTheatre #CartesianTheater #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#EranZaidel - Can #Brains Have #FreeWill?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85FOBbN1L7s

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #Mind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Consciousness #Intentionality #IntentionalStates #Neuroscience #Neurons #SplitBrain #Corpuscallosum #Materialism #Determinism #Compatibilism #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#AndyClark - Can #Consciousness be #NonBiological?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odDX8shg9UA

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #Mind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Qualia #SelfAwareness #Awareness #Intentionality #IntentionalStates #Zombie #Substrate #Brain #Neuroscience #InnerMovie #Zomnies #Subjectivism #Physicalism #Information #Searle #JohnSearle #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#PeterVanInwagen - #Mysteries of #FreeWill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwfqeI6aUBQ

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfFreeWill #Will #Causation #Intentionality #Morality #Kant #ImmanuelKant #Compatibilism #Incompatibilism #Determinism #Volition #Frankfurt #HarryFrankfurt #Randomness #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#PeterVanInwagen - #Mysteries of #FreeWill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwfqeI6aUBQ

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfFreeWill #Will #Causation #Intentionality #Morality #Kant #ImmanuelKant #Compatibilism #Incompatibilism #Determinism #Volition #Frankfurt #HarryFrankfurt #Randomness #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#PeterVanInwagen - #Mysteries of #FreeWill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwfqeI6aUBQ

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfFreeWill #Will #Causation #Intentionality #Morality #Kant #ImmanuelKant #Compatibilism #Incompatibilism #Determinism #Volition #Frankfurt #HarryFrankfurt #Randomness #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#PeterVanInwagen - #Mysteries of #FreeWill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwfqeI6aUBQ

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfFreeWill #Will #Causation #Intentionality #Morality #Kant #ImmanuelKant #Compatibilism #Incompatibilism #Determinism #Volition #Frankfurt #HarryFrankfurt #Randomness #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#PeterVanInwagen - #Mysteries of #FreeWill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwfqeI6aUBQ

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfFreeWill #Will #Causation #Intentionality #Morality #Kant #ImmanuelKant #Compatibilism #Incompatibilism #Determinism #Volition #Frankfurt #HarryFrankfurt #Randomness #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#PeterTse - Are #Brain and #Mind the Same Thing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_rGt5dtePA

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Intentionality #Neuroscience #IdentityTheory #Neurons #PatternRecognition #PatternDetection #Functionalism #SynapticWeighting #Synapses #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#NedBlock - Do #Humans have #FreeWill?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaEvSeFGNs

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Mind #Consciousness #Determinism #Indeterminism #Chance #Probability #Will #Intentionality #Compatibilism #Brain #Neuroscience #Materialism #Physicalism #Dualism #Soul #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#ChristofKoch - How #BrainScientists Think About #Consciousness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQUffJI4vSs&ab_channel=CloserToTruth

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Mind #Brain #Neuroscience #Intentionality #Attention #Awareness #Qualia #Information #IIT #IntegratedInformationTheory #Vision #Perception #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn