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HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science | Vol 13, No 2

Our latest issue features work on the 'pregnancy problem' in Descartes, Peano & cardinality, Cassirer & relativity, Rose Rand's academic career, the Bernays-Müller debate, Whewell on natural kinds, hypothetical explanations, & critique of 'German physics'.

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who first used the distinction between the negative and positive program in experimental philosophy?

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Are Mathematical Explanations Causal Explanations in Disguise? | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core Are Mathematical Explanations Causal Explanations in Disguise?

This paper argues for a view I share, but always thought was hard to establish without opening up many related debates. I'll be curious to see responses. #philsci #philsky

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3 PhD Positions in History and Philosophy of Physics, Biology and Science @UtrechtHPS.
ERC Project on Niels Bohr, collab. with ROTO.
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#HPS #histsci

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Glorious Germs, Ready for Their Close-Up The micro becomes macro in Tal Danino’s surreal, mesmerizing photographs of bacteria.

If you were fascinated the first time you saw Hooke’s Micrographia or Arber’s seaweed cyanotypes, check out Tal Danino’s new book Beautiful Bacteria.

🧪🌱🐋🐡 #HistSci

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Diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among major bird groups.

New genome-scale phylogeny of birds! Lots to chew on here, including increased confidence in mostly post-Cretaceous diversification of Neoaves and Mirandornithes as the sister group to other neoavians. The hoatzin is still a problem... www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪶🧪 (📷Stiller et al.)

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Image of test tubes, which is the cover art for all books in this series, with text: "Cambridge Elements Philosophy of Science, Science and the Public, Angela Potochnik"

Newly published: Science and the Public. In this Element, I explore the relationship between science and the public with resources from philosophy of science. Details in thread below. Volume is free online until 4/9. t.co/mKYvwSls3c
#philsci #philsky #histsci #STS #metasci #SciComm

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@edyong209.bsky.social His name is Ozymandias, Tit of Tits.

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The last three pages of Variation Under Domestication summarises their debate well. I do not for a minute think D really thought this was as insoluble as free will and predestination.

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Disputed Inheritance A root-and-branch rethinking of how history has shaped the science of genetics. In 1900, almost no one had heard of Gregor Mendel. Ten years later, he was famous as the father of a new science of here...

I finally found time this afternoon to take a good look at Greg Radick’s Disputed Inheritance. What a magnificent book.

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The Biggest Questions: Is it possible to really understand someone else’s mind? How we think, feel and experience the world is a mystery to everyone but us. But technology may be starting to help us understand the minds of others.

The Biggest Questions: Is it possible to really understand someone else’s mind? by Grace Huckins www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/15/1...

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So, what's good about BlueSky over Mastadon, @jdagg.bsky.social ?

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