Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science

The Mississippi Free Press is looking for new Voices writers. Columns should be between 700-1,200 words and sources fact-checking the included information. Submit opinion columns to the MFP at voices@mississippifreepress.org.

What are your big biology listening habits?

Recent publications from Clarissa Leite, @charbelelhani.bsky.social + @davidludwig.bsky.social 1.Regulation in eco systems- buff.ly/IAIF3gk; 2.Closure of Constraints&Individuation of CausalSystems in Bio; 3.Transformative transdisciplinarity: intro to community-based philos- buff.ly/WWDpmpg

Summary Greg Jenner is joined in twentieth-century America by Dr Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about singer and Hollywood actress Lena Horne. Born into a middle class Black family in New York, a young Lena Horne soon followed in the footsteps of her actress mother and made her début at the famous Cotton Club aged only 16. After making her name as a singer and performer - and following the end of her tumultuous first marriage - Horne transferred to the west coast and bagged a Hollywood contract with MGM. There, she appeared in a number of classic films, including Stormy Weather and Cabin in the Sky. Over the next several years, she would also perform for the troops in the Second World War, fall in love with and marry a white composer and arranger, undertake an international tour, and become one of the most popular nightclub performers of the post-war era.

AHOY-HOY!
International listeners can now hear our episode of You’re Dead To Me about the extraordinary life of renowned singer, actress, and civil rights activist Lena Horne

My guests are comedian Desiree Burch and music historian Dr Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins

Listen on all podcast apps

Volume 51 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

This new @jhppl.bsky.social special edition on "Public Health Under Siege" is awfully timely as I work to finalize my regulatory politics syllabus

Please consider sending an abstract to my panel

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World Literature and the Global South: Frictions and New Horizons

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I'm also looking at other project opportunities outside of the CFP. Please repost if you can!

A few days left (deadline 21 Feb) to apply to the Biology and Models! Camp, a four-day retreat outside Greensboro, NC. No cost to attend! Send an 800-1000 word project proposal and short CV. Email in image. Hosted by a project co-run by @djskills.bsky.social

⏰ Next week!

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#PhilSci #Philosophy #Popper

IPDF Spring 2026: Edoardo Peruzzi, Leibniz University Hannover Formal template accumulation, unification, and scientific progress

Thank you very much to Edoardo Peruzzi for his presentation, and @jasminozel.bsky.social for her commentary, as part of our International PostDoc Forum series. The recording is now available online via the Center's YouTube channel. The next event in this series is on Wed 8 Apr 2026.

YouTube video by Philosophy Talk Science and Gender: Roving Philosophical Report

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, revisit the 2014 episode when sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to ask women scientists about the implicit—and explicit—biases they face every day: youtu.be/sUu4BKz5_lY

#PhilSky #science #gender

This was very very fun and we are so thankful for everyone who come as a panelist or attended and engaged in the vibrant discussion.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science Official Website Join women experts, youth, and professionals in dialogues and discussion to put Science, Technology, and Innovation at the heart of sustainable development programs.

So many ways to celebrate the 11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science #February11. And so much work still to do. This year's theme: “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM & Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”

MN Center for Philosophy of Science Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

@felipedebrigard.bsky.social is joining us in a week to present "Remembering as Inverse Causal Inference" in our in-person colloquia series. Our reading groups are hybrid&many of our events are recorded. Please join us in what way(s) work for you!
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International Postdoc Forum This page contains information about postdoc forums.

Starting in one hour - Edoardo Peruzzi (Leibniz University Hannover) presenting "Formal template accumulation, unification, and scientific progress." Join us online:

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It’s been 100 years since Carter Woodson launched Negro History Week and 50 years since President Gerald Ford expanded it to the whole of February, so this month we’re featuring episodes & thinkers tackling questions of social and racial justice: philosophytalk.org/playlist/bla... #BlackHistoryMonth

Call for abstracts. Guelph's undergraduate philosophy conference.

The Importance of Biological Theory - Biological Theory Biological Theory -

I am happy to share this article, entitled "The importance of Biological Theory". It is my inaugural editorial as the new Editor-in-Chief of @biologicaltheory.bsky.social . In these complex and challenging times, theory is more important now than ever. Enjoy!

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Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

Here is an opportunity to bid on wonderful books and zines, guidance and services from publishing professionals, and more—while supporting Minnesotans. Act fast—bidding ends today!

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This position deadline has been extended, now closing Feb 2. This job's got everything- library systems, cultural heritage metadata, digitization and IIIF, system integration and security, art, dedicated colleagues, AI experimentation, an IM Pei building... what more could you want?

Assistant/Associate Professor of Biology - Plant Biology or Botany ...

We are hiring a plant biology / botany faculty member in my department! Please share widely with your networks :)

Please buy books that are coming out this year.

Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky

Photograph of an American bison standing beside a fence at the London Zoo in 1906.

The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.

Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...

#envhist #envhum

Submit by Feb. 1: Entries open for NASW’s annual awards Each year, the #SciWriAwards recognize some of the best works in science journalism and science writing, as judged by fellow science journalists and science writers. Deadline to enter is Feb. 1, 2026.

LAST CHANCE WEEKEND: Enter your work in the National Association of Science Writers' Science in Society Journalism Awards or Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards by 11:59 PM ET Sunday, February 1. Discounted entry fees for members. Membership not required:

Intnl undergrad research conference on Science,Technology,Medicine&Society (STMS) hybrid event at U.Toronto 27-28 Mar 2026. Theme: The Subjectivity of Science&its Impact on Societal “Truths”. Submit an abstract (250 words) + 50 word bio by Fri 6 Feb via: buff.ly/YyrF57C . More info: buff.ly/YtQjo1L

Reflections on Smallpox and Disease Eradication in an Age of Individualism "Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other." - William Foege

In this piece, I reflect on what smallpox eradication and William Foege’s legacy teach us about why disease elimination is slipping away in an age of individualism, despite unprecedented scientific advances.
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State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more…

Great to see AcademyHealth member Dr. @mirandayaver.bsky.social featured in CBS News on how insurance practices affect health care coverage and access. Our members continue to bring essential evidence to public conversation.

Watch the segment: buff.ly/QjYEUTJ

The Emancipation of the drone: A Dennettian thought experiment This paper presents an extended thought experiment conducted by Daniel Dennett and the author as a way of exploring how consciousness might develop without a central “Cartesian Theater.” The starti...

I'm delighted that @journalphp.bsky.social is the home of this paper, born out of the long-standing & extremely fruitful collaboration between @keithfrankish.com & Daniel Dennett. Open access! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy (soon to appear in our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas)

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Climate Data Scientist | Climate Central Climate Central is seeking a highly-skilled Climate Data Scientist to join our team. Reporting to the Vice President for Science, the scientist will be part of a new initiative in climate services to ...

Very exciting to share that @climatecentral.org is hiring a Climate Data Scientist to join a new climate services effort focused on advancing predictions of risks and hazards on seasonal-to-decadal timescales. The application closes on February 9, 2026 at 5pm ET, & the description can be found here:

Notes on Casta Paintings in the Longue Durée of anti-Blackness — The Caribbean Philosophical Association Shifting the Geography of Reason.

Our new posting of “Caliban’s Readings” is now available. Please join Rosa O’Connor Acevedo in exploring the "anti-Black gendered ontologies" of casta paintings as well as the "ongoing resistance by Black and African descended women" to such depictions.