Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science

2026 European PPE Network Conference Universität Bayreuth

Call for papers open for the European Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) network’s 2026 conference. Theme: Governing the Future. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
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Filosofisch Café: Visions for the future Philosophers Caleb Althorpe, Hannah McHugh, and Catarina Neves discuss alternative economic systems for a new vision of the future.

Looking forward to a 'philosophical cafe' tonight in Utrecht, where alongside Catarina Neves will be hosting a discussion on capitalism, visions for the future, and utopias.

How Journalists Reveal Science as a Human Process through Storytelling - Science Journalism Forum This panel will explore how journalists can portray science as a human process, with all its uncertainties, challenges, and discoveries. Featuring contributors to The Open Notebook’s forthcoming book,...

We’re 2 days away from our panel at #SJF25, where @siricarpenter.bsky.social, @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber-Warren, and @raminskibba.bsky.social will explore reporting strategies and storytelling techniques that reinforce public trust in science. 🧪

Please reach out to Alan Love (aclove@umn.edu) if you would like to be included in the email updates and receive Zoom link information for future meetings.

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This is so fun!! Truth Finder: A Quest of Logic. Game by Ivo Pezlar.
#logic
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Just saw this! Exploring the Future of Philosophy:“A group of academics, mostly philosophers, concerned about cutbacks to institutional philosophy; we're exploring new&complementary ways to support the teaching&study of philosophy. Learn more, stay in touch&volunteer to help.”
futureofphilosophy.org

Essential reading for #histmed #EpiSky

Mary Astell - Philosophy Talk Mary Astell (1666–1731) was an English philosopher and writer who advocated for equal rights for women. While she described marriage as a type of “slavery,” she was also a staunch conservative who cla...

ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast about Mary Astell is—like all the episodes in our #WiseWomen series—free to listen at our website: philosophytalk.org/shows/mary-a....

#PhilSky #philosophy @nehgov.bsky.social @altnehgov.altgov.info

Philosophy in College Beyond the Philosophy Major - Daily Nous It's not just budget cuts that are leading some colleges and universities to get rid of their philosophy major programs. Sometimes its legislation. For example, as reported this summer, the state legi...

When budget cuts and state laws end philosophy major programs, how can philosophy still have a role in the education of undergraduates?

Book cover of "The Riddle of Organismal Agency: New Historical and Philosophical Reflections" (Routledge, 2025). The book belongs to the "History and Philosophy of Biology" series. The editors are Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda, Jan Baedke, Guido I. Prieto, and Gregory Radick. The design features a geometric pattern of interlocking, multicolored triangles and rectangular prisms in shades of red, yellow, teal, white, and pink. The Routledge logo appears in the lower right corner.

Each generation seems to rediscover the riddle of organismal agency: are organisms agents that pursue intrinsic goals—and how could we know? Our 📕 gathers historians, philosophers & scientists to explore this debate—now available in paperback!👇 www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #philsky #HPS #evobio

Philosopher Wins Major Academic Award in Slovakia - Daily Nous Daniela Vacek, a philosopher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Comenius University, has received the award for Outstanding Scientist in Slovakia Under the Age of 35 by the ESET Foundation. Dr. Vac...

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"Within a seminar series, women are interrupted more than men... Interruptions that are negative in tenor or tone, or cutoff the presenter mid-sentence, increase for women presenters"

We could mention these more explicitly- in pharmaceutical funding in the last they have directed causal focus by sponsoring big conferences

Collage of three images. The first reads: "Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. Career. We're hiring." The second image shows bookshelves in the institute's library (Photo by Vivienne Rischke, 2024). The third image shows the MPIWG Summer Publications Slam held in the institute's library (Photo by Marvin Müller (2024).

Three new funded #DoctoralPositions in the International Max Planck School "Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities!"

🗓️ Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
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#HistSci #DH #STS #HistSTM #EnvHum #PolSci #SocSci

A view of the VG&M clocktower with 'University of Liverpool Fellowships: Revolutionising research innovation' written over it.

Fancy joining us at UoL? Our prestigious five-year fellowships are now open (with a permanent post at the end). If you have a compelling vision for harnessing the power of AI for research, we want to hear from you. Get all the details here, and we'll see you soon!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/fel...

You can now enrol on my late '25 & early '26 workshops.
In each class I teach you botanical/bird illustration or casting nature finds in silver, along with how creative activity alters our brain chemistry to improve mental health.
You also get 30% off my etsy shop 1/2🧵:

workshops.emmamitchell.uk

APA leadership nominations deadline October 31

Want to make an impact on the future of the APA? Consider nominating yourself to serve on the board of officers, an APA committee, or the Graduate Student Council. Nominations close on October 31. apaonline.org/nominations

Such a pleasure to talk with @tespiteri.bsky.social on the HPS Podcast about Patriarchy Inc.

@allenandunwin.bsky.social
@wwnortonuk.bsky.social
@atlanticbooks.bsky.social

🎉 50,000 listens! Thanks to everyone supporting The HPS Podcast, we're so grateful

We're proudly graduate-run— & work hard to provide episodes that reflect our community’s questions and passions, and the richness of ideas across HPS

Lots to come! Including some exciting developments for S6
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Cover of Forum Philosophie International 73: The Challenges of Populism (edited by the Association Internationale des Professeurs de Philosophie; publisher: LIT Zürich). The title appears in three languages—English, German, and French. Below the title is a cartoon showing two political scenes: on the left, a politician (next to a bodyguard) asks “Do you want clientele politics…” while addressing a small, serious audience; on the right, the same politician continues, “…or populism for everyone?” while cheerfully engaging with an enthusiastic crowd. Cartoon by Jan Tomaschoff.

In the context of our present global juncture, philosophers are examining the rise of populist movements & their threats to democratic values. Griet Galle & colleagues have edited a trilingual collective volume addressing these issues. Check it out! 📙👇 lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-6... #philsky #polphil

Research article entitled "When Does Fame Not Matter? Examining Gender Differences in Politicians' Social Media Experiences" by Maarja Lühiste, Stiene Praet, Sebastian Adrian Popa, Yannis Theocharis, Pablo Barberá, Zoltán Fazekas and Joshua A. Tucker

🏅In one of our most read articles this week, "When Does Fame Not Matter? Examining Gender Differences in Politicians’ Social Media Experiences", @maarja.bsky.social & co-authors explore the dynamics of gender-based online incivility.

🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟

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A schematic showing “Ten simple rules to follow when cleaning occurrence data im palaeobiology”, each illustrated with a cartoon and arranged around three key processes, in circles. The first stage is Project setup. Here we have: 1. Choose the right data for your question, with a cartoon of an arrow in a bullseye 2. Keep raw data raw, with a cartoon of a hand next to a small ‘no entry’ sign 3. Document your workflow, next to a cartoon of two stacked papers with writing on The second stage is Data exploration & cleaning, which can be performed iteratively: 4. Explore your data, with a cartoon of a magnifying glass over a normal distribution 5. Identify and handle incomplete data records, with a cartoon showing four squares in a larger square, all filled except the one in the bottom right, which is outlined 6. Identify and handle outliers, with a cartoon showing four squares in a larger square, where the one in the bottom right is larger and extends beyond the others 7. Identify and handle inconsistencies, with a cartoon showing three squares in a larger square, with the bottom right quadrant instead featuring a triangle 8. Identify and handle duplicates, with a cartoon showing an opaque square stacked over a transparent (edge only) square The final stage is Reporting and archiving: 9. Report your data and cleaning efforts, with a cartoon of a loudspeaker 10. Deposit your data and workflow, with a cartoon of a safe

🎉 This #FossilFriday we’re happy to share our new paper! 🎉

We take readers through 10 key steps for cleaning palaeontological data ready for computational analyses 🦕🧽

There’s also an R vignette showing you how to put these steps into practice! 💻

Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/pala...

posster session trainees spoke about their research

posster session trainees spoke about their research

posster session trainees spoke about their research

posster session trainees spoke about their research

The 2025 Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat was an amazing opportunity for students and postdocs to learn, present their research, and connect with others!

It's Day 2 of this terrific virtual workshop, and I'm live posting. To catch up on yesterday (lots of wows), check out the thread below. I'll start Day 2 here.

Sign up at this link to watch the live stream (open to all) or follow this 🧵 for the highlights.

www.nationalacademies.org/en/event/451...

Daniel‘s lectures at our GSK Cancer Science Graduate School are always a curriculum highlight! Contemplating the implicit assumptions of modern biological science can foster new ways of thinking, as some of our old go-to concepts become unwieldy and show their limitations. Students loved it!

JUST OUT: Issue 170's theme is Moral Issues, grappling with problems around #DeExtinction, #VaccineMandates, #DisabledRights, #ClimateCrisis and the #ethics of job searches. Also a dialogue with Luce #Irigaray on the mediation of touch. philosophynow.org/issues/170

Understanding brain-body interactions to advance brain health: A workshop. Transparent person, side profile.

Today and tomorrow 11a-3p EST, I'll be live posting this terrific workshop. It's open to all! So register at this link if you'd like to watch too (or follow this 🧵 for the highlights).

Agenda: 16 presentations + overviews, discussions, recaps and reviews.

www.nationalacademies.org/en/event/451...

🚨New paper on AI & copyright

Authors have sued LLM companies for using books w/o permission for model training.

Courts however need empirical evidence of market harm. Our preregistered study exactly addresses this gap.

Joint work w Jane Ginsburg from Columbia Law and @dhillonp.bsky.social 1/n🧵

The Ecosystem Inside of You Scientists want to apply the methods and theories of ecology to the genome—asking genetic questions through an ecosystem lens.

Such an interesting article highlighting work by one of our Agency, Directionality and Function's project PIs, Stefan Linquist. #philsci
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Joining us for the 2025 AAAS Forum on S&T Policy this week? Don't miss LaKisha Odom, Scientific Program Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, giving the Gilbert S. Omenn Grand Challenges Address! https://tinyurl.com/25AAASPolicyForum