New paper. Thank you Lucie Laplane and co-authors for inviting me to contribute to this paper. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Philosophy of science; history & philosophy of biology, medicine & psychology; mental health; clinical research & practice; Washington U St. Louis
New paper. Thank you Lucie Laplane and co-authors for inviting me to contribute to this paper. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
30.07.2025 04:12 β π 9 π 5 π¬ 0 π 03 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University ποΈ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist
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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!
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02002
Oooo Charles Pence & Daniel Swaim are putting together a special issue on the philosophy of the historical sciences (and you can publish in French!).
pencelab.be/en/events/rp...
#philsci
New publication: βTrade-offs and Progress in Cancer Scienceβ, 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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I really donβt understand how anyone in this administration, or anyone who supports them, sleep at night.
30.06.2025 23:30 β π 1310 π 518 π¬ 69 π 62Sending love and peace.
13.05.2025 05:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great 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.
open.spotify.com/episode/6tbT...
βOnly 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.β (Smith, et. al. (1980) The Benefits of Psychotherapy, p. 181)
09.05.2025 12:11 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you!
19.04.2025 03:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just a stray! :)
07.04.2025 20:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cousin gray cat Walter sends his greetings
06.04.2025 10:58 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I found Craig Callenderβs piece as the PSA President in this latest newsletter really moving. Very funny at the start and serious at the end
01.03.2025 17:50 β π 30 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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...
31.12.2024 00:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy #MolluscMonday! π The flamboyant Chromodoris annae nudibranch isn't just a pretty faceβthose vibrant colors warn predators of its toxicity. It's nature's version of 'look, but don't touch!' #MarineLife
16.12.2024 16:46 β π 51 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0So 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
16.12.2024 18:26 β π 143 π 35 π¬ 4 π 4I 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
23.12.2024 15:57 β π 33 π 7 π¬ 5 π 1Thomas Kingstonβs Death Highlights Challenges in Linking Antidepressants to Suicide
And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/thomas-kin...
To conclude this year, here are 2 essays, non-academic, I had a lot of fun writing in 2024.
(1) Whoβs 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!?
20.12.2024 06:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0PSA Around the World 2025 π Focus: Eastern & Central Europe. Call for Abstracts is now open!
ποΈ Deadline: March 31, 2025
π» Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
More info: www.philsci.org/psa_...
π Submit abstracts: psaatw25.sciencescon...
Job ad for philosophers: PM me for more details, I don't have a link. "The Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary invites applications for a tenure-track transdisciplinary position with a focus on Environmental Ethics at the rank of Assistant Professor (Research).... #philsci #philsky
20.12.2024 04:54 β π 26 π 14 π¬ 4 π 2With California's votes now certified, this appears to be the final popular vote count. The margin of 1.47 percentage points is the smallest since the 2000 election. Kamala Harris received over 75 million votes in this election.
17.12.2024 00:32 β π 1965 π 590 π¬ 120 π 75Sure! Hereβs another really nice review: Defining and assessing adverse events and harmful effects in psychotherapy study protocols: a systematic review.
(2023) Klatte, et. al.
Psychotherapy 60 (1), 130. Curious what you discover!
A Scale for Measuring Positive and Negative Experiences of Psychotherapy (PNEP): First Psychometric Findings of a New Instrument for Monitoring Clients' Experiences. (2024)
Dandachi-FitzGerald B, et al. Clin Psychol Psychother.
No pain, no gain revisited: the impact of positive and negative psychotherapy experiences on treatment outcome (2024) Verkooyen
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