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Becky Millar

@bexmillar

Philosophy Lecturer at Cardiff University. Thinking about hard-to-articulate experiences, disruptive emotions, flavour and smell, 4E cognition. Otherwise mainly runningπŸƒ.

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It was so lovely to see you ❀

27.09.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolute peak academia at our sad philosophy workshop! The cosiest and kindest contemplation of exbots & heartbreak, grief & negative relations, and AI psychosis that you could wish for. Thanks @bexmillar.bsky.social, @lopezcantero.bsky.social & our lovely participants πŸ–€

hope we can do a part 2 πŸ‘€

26.09.2025 22:37 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is today! Please do come along if you're in Cardiff.

26.09.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please join me, @lucyosler.bsky.social, and @lopezcantero.bsky.social for our Sad Philosophy Workshop next Friday! Sign up info below.

15.09.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨Announcing Picturing Grief: a collaborative project with
Projecting Grief✨

Projecting Grief have produced a series of images to raise awareness of our Grief Survey: a rich searchable database of first-person testimonies of grief. (1/2)

04.05.2025 09:18 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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So excited to see @bexmillar.bsky.social at the Narrative and Beyond workshop at Macquarie University today!!

22.04.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm extremely excited to be speaking at this workshop! If you're in the Sydney area, please do come along.

13.03.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why some animals appear to mourn their dead Grief has long thought to be a human trait, but other animals – from killer whales to crows – also appear to suffer loss when a companion dies.

I was interviewed about my research on animal grief for this BBC Future article, out today. Check it out! www.bbc.com/future/artic...

11.01.2025 12:05 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-dig...

29.11.2024 14:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a great time talking at this event this evening! Thanks to the lovely Cardiff and Swansea philosophy societies for facilitating it.

03.12.2024 21:21 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought it was time! Hope you're well, Keith!

30.11.2024 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0