Anya Plutynski

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AI and the Nature of Science Bringing together cutting-edge perspectives and helping set an agenda for future research and application

Excited to welcome @lmesseri.bsky.social, @cameronbuckner.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com to campus a week from today for the “AI and the Nature of Science: Concepts and Controversies” event. 14.11.25, 1400 - 1800.

Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.

🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social

Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
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Check out the program in the thread! 🥳

I am very excited about the upcoming seventh edition of the Institute of Applied Psychology Interdisciplinary Series (IAPIS, ips.uj.edu.pl/nauka/iapis/... & @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social)

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Applying multilevel selection to understand cancer evolution and progression Cancer is a prime example of multilevel selection. At an organismal level, natural selection has led to the evolution of diverse tumor suppression mechanisms, while at a cellular level, it favors trai...

New paper. Thank you Lucie Laplane and co-authors for inviting me to contribute to this paper. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist

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Lecturer in Philosophy: Academic Year 2025-26 (Anticipated) University of California, Merced is hiring. Apply now!

Do you know someone with a PhD in Philosophy who would like to teach in the Central Valley of California this year? We have teaching needs in ethics; "a reasonable estimate for an initial appointment is $70,977". Please share with anyone you think may be interested!

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Oooo Charles Pence & Daniel Swaim are putting together a special issue on the philosophy of the historical sciences (and you can publish in French!).

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Proofs and Research Programmes: Lakatos at 100 This open access book offers new insights into issues raised in philosophy of mathematics and in philosophy of science by Imre Lakatos.

New publication: “Trade-offs and Progress in Cancer Science”, open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Thank you to Adrian Currie for the feedback, and to Frigg and Worrall for their invitation to contribute. (This was the Lakatos lecture.)

Are you a philosopher of mind? Would you like to work at the U of Vienna? Well then, here is a job for you. #philosophy #psychology #cognitivescience

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USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

I really don’t understand how anyone in this administration, or anyone who supports them, sleep at night.

Sending love and peace.

Audience Faves: Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration' The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode

Great interview with Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration':

The idea that we don't often start scientific inquiries from a solid foundation. We knowingly start from an imperfect position, and use the outcomes to refine and correct the original starting point.

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“Only the callow and obdurately scientific believe that data speak for themselves; they should be sentenced for their heresy to six months in a research laboratory or six weeks in a courtroom.” (Smith, et. al. (1980) The Benefits of Psychotherapy, p. 181)

Thank you!

Just a stray! :)

Cousin gray cat Walter sends his greetings

I found Craig Callender’s piece as the PSA President in this latest newsletter really moving. Very funny at the start and serious at the end

Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.

Please share widely.

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Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.

Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.

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Call for IUHPST Essay Prize in History & Philosophy of Science
Submission deadline: 15 January 2025
This biennial prize competition seeks to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science and related areas. Prize of $1,000 US #HPS
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Fun #histsci about Darwin of relevance to #molluscMonday! conchsoc.org/MolluscWorld...

Happy #MolluscMonday! 🐚 The flamboyant Chromodoris annae nudibranch isn't just a pretty face—those vibrant colors warn predators of its toxicity. It's nature's version of 'look, but don't touch!' #MarineLife

So excited about #MolluscMonday decided to post another! The blue dragon sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) is as stunning as it is dangerous. It preys on venomous jellyfish like Portuguese man o' wars, storing their stingers for its own defense. #marinelife

I just learnt my grandmother worked at Hull House in Chicago, probably in the 1920s and early 30s. Can any historians of psychology recommend a good history of Hull House or places like it? #histsci

Thomas Kingston's Death Highlights Challenges in Linking Antidepressants to Suicide And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms

Thomas Kingston’s Death Highlights Challenges in Linking Antidepressants to Suicide

And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms

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Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience The mention of the “C-word” provokes a reaction both absurdly disproportionate and delightfully predictable. Consciousness is one of those…

To conclude this year, here are 2 essays, non-academic, I had a lot of fun writing in 2024.

(1) Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience
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(2) Anything Goes? Why uphold peer review at all
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Fantastic! Curious about your thoughts on the implications for attachment theory!?

PSA Around the World 2025 🌍 Focus: Eastern & Central Europe. Call for Abstracts is now open!

🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).

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