Alisa Bokulich

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As described, my linocut print shows Lady Ada, based on engravings made during her lifetime, printed in purple, before gears of the Charles Babbage Analytical Engine, based on one of his blueprints, printed in bronze. Depicted around the gears are equations relating how to calculate Bernoulli Numbers.

Bonus #artAdventCalendar

Happy birthday to Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), who published the first computer program. 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬🧮 #histsci She worked together with Charles Babbage, the inventor of the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine (the first computers), correcting his notes on how to 🧵

Career Opportunities | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Careers

Postdoc: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Cold Spring Harbor, New York) is offering 3-year postdoc for a Historian of Life Sciences at its Center for Humanities & the History of Modern Biology.
#HPS #PhilJobs 🗃️

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Assistant Professor in Philosophy of the Life Sciences Are you seeking a challenging role in a nurturing and collegial setting that supports rigorous philosophical teaching and research as well as opportunities for productive collaborations with social an...

Philosophy group at Wageningen University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences. Position is in the Philosophy (PHI) group led by @rachelankeny.bsky.social Deadline is 12 January 2026
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/a...
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Come work with us! We are looking for a postdoc in #philbio or #philphysics to work on an interdisciplinary project that adopts the lens of self-organization & active matter to explore the boundary between living & nonliving systems www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #academicsky #philjobs #HPS #evosky

“If you encounter ICE, these are the things every New Yorker should know”

This man and his team are, in addition to their manifold other talents, such good *educators*

So cool!! (& future marine biologist in the making 😊)

Hello- I am looking for friends with non-profit experience in the UK who might be willing to have a chat about cic v cio v cooperative org structures. Please DM if you are that person. Thanks!

Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecords essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM

Pleased to endorse the AI Civil Rights Act, comprehensive legislation to prevent companies from using AI for biased and discriminatory life outcomes, ensure algos are tested before and after deployment and increase transparency of algorithms used for critical decisions. #AIBillofRights

A juvenile red tailed hawk with white chest feathers speckled with brown spots & brown wing feathers sitting on a pole, viewed from beneath looking up at the clear blue sky beyond.

Bumped into our neighborhood juvenile red tailed hawk today 🪶🦅

Do I know anyone on here who might be able to get me a digital image of a page (or a few) of a manuscript in the Library of Ahmed III (in Istanbul)? The library doesn’t appear to have digitized much (or any) of the collection?

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Frank Gehry, Architect Whose Eccentric Exteriors Earned Acclaim, Dies at 96 Postmodernist was hailed for designs of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Postmodernist was hailed for designs of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. on.wsj.com/3Mhb9NT

A goodly prize, fit for the devil’s grace!

Some good news on a very chilly day...this weekend brings our earliest sunsets

Slowly they start moving later again next week

Latest sunrises don't occur until early January. #wbz

James Bogen (1935-2025) - Daily Nous James "Jim" Bogen, a longtime professor of philosophy at Pitzer College as well as an adjunct professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, has died. Professor Bogen ...

My friend and mentor, the wonderful philosopher Jim Bogen, has died. #HPS #Philsci
dailynous.com/2025/12/04/j...

Nice write-up on the new article on a volcanic eruption in 1345 and Black Death. But as @monicamedhist.bsky.social states in this piece: the study helps explain why the BD happened when it did, but that it could happen is because of an existing "plague infrastructure" ... 1/2 #histmed

Hello Bluesky! Starting on December 6, we'll share the daily entry from the line-a-day diary kept by John Quincy Adams 200 years ago.

You can start exploring all 51 volumes of JQA's diaries here: www.primarysourcecoop.org/jqa/

A coastal/ocean themed Christmas tree with sea stars, seahorses, whales, fish, sailboats, lighthouses, jellyfish, urchins & more

Xmas tree up!

For those applying to the visiting fellow or postdoctoral positions and unable to access our site, the direct links to apply can be found below.

Visiting Fellow - https://ow.ly/uIna50XBrjT

Postdoctoral Fellow - https://ow.ly/uc9T50XBrjU

Please email us at pittcntr@pitt.edu with any questions.

TT #PhilJobs in Philosophy Dept joint w/ Bouvé College of Health in Ethics & Health @ Northeastern University, Boston. Ph.D. in #Philosophy, #HPS #STS, #Bioethics
To apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Review of applications begins December 15 til position is filled.

Reminder that the CSU system is spending $17 million on ChatGPT.

Could be a solid step toward getting people pissed off enough to demand that surveillance pricing and surge pricing stop for good.

Poster of the MPIWG Institute’s Colloquium. It features the titles of its five events below an image that shows a colorful mixture of liquids in red, orange, yellow, green, and violet.

Next in our Institute's Colloquium series 2025/26 "Rethinking #Time in the History of Science": @profemmakowal.bsky.social on "Freezing Time: A Decade of #Cryopolitics" ❄️🕰️

🗓️ Jan 27, 2025 (14:00 CET)
📍 Harnack Haus, Berlin

🔗 bit.ly/48w3WAR

#HistSci #Anthropology @deakinuniversity.bsky.social

Still just rain in Boston, but eldest kid sent this bucolic scene of calfs in the newly-fallen snow at a farm in the woods.

YouTube video by CrashCourse A History of Indigenous Women with Lily Gladstone: Ep 19 of Crash Course Native American History

Shout out to Crash Course for doing Indigenous history with some incredible free episodes already (starring Lily Gladstone no less!)
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AI is automating injustice. From housing loans to job offers, critical decisions must be free from AI-powered discrimination. That’s why today I reintroduced the AI Civil Rights Act with @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social. No bias, no exceptions.
youtube.com/shorts/eAfyP...

YouTube video by Giant's Shoulder Ranking Evolution’s Most Outrageous Survival Strategies! Tier List

Tony Burnetti and I recorded this super fun podcast in which we rank evolution's craziest adaptations. I think it turned out great! I might make this an exercise for one of my final evolution lectures next time I teach (dynamically rank / debate in class!).

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It looks like the Philosophy of Science Association could use a little help reaching its fundraising goal for #GivingTuesday 😳 Show your pride in #philsci & chip in @ least what you'd pay for a coffee/drink. Every little bit counts & it's easy (& tax deductible) @ link below ⬇️
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