Michela Massimi

Many congratulations @federicabocchi.bsky.social !!

Forthcoming (early 2026) *The Science of Lost Worlds* (BSPSOpen/UCalgary Press). Featuring illustrations by Jim Robins and philosophy by um me!!!

This landmark ruling by ICJ on the right to a clean environment highlights threats climate change poses to other human rights e.g. right to health, and right to food among others. Duties and obligations of States towards communities, esp coastal communities. Text: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

We are doing a special issue on "Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry" in Philosophical Psychology!

Details below. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2026! Please share widely.

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky

Ocean & Us - Scientific Knowledge Across Jurisdictions + Ocean and Us Ocean & Us A two-year cross-disciplinary Research Network A two-year cross-disciplinary Research Network hosted by the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinb...

Sorry to miss it! On history and philosophy of ocean science see our projects www.skaje.uk/ocean-and-us/ funded by RSE. We have a special issue of the journal Marine Policy almost complete on coastal communities and local knowledge www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... plus a book coming out soon!

Ocean & Us - Scientific Knowledge Across Jurisdictions + Ocean and Us Ocean & Us A two-year cross-disciplinary Research Network A two-year cross-disciplinary Research Network hosted by the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinb...

Sorry to miss it! On history and philosophy of ocean science see our projects www.skaje.uk/ocean-and-us/ funded by RSE. We have a special issue of the journal Marine Policy almost complete on coastal communities and local knowledge www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... plus a book coming out soon!

Sorry to have missed the talk! Look forward to reading the paper when ready.

Dismantling the Deficit Model of Science Communication Using Ludwik Fleck’s Theory of Thinking Collectives Numerous societal issues, from climate change to pandemics, require public engagement with scientific research. Such engagement reveals challenges that can arise when expertsExperts communicate with l...

The chapter in which I discuss the persistent problem of deficit thinking in science communication has been published! Let me know if you'd like to take a look but can't access it. Thanks to Jon Tsou, Jamie Shaw and Carla Fehr for editing the book.
doi.org/10.1007/978-... #philsci #philsky #scicomms

Many congratulations to @davidpapineau.bsky.social and Hasok Chang on their election as Fellows of the British Academy. Major recognition for philosophy of science!

Job Opening at the Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at TUM! Research Fellow for 3 years (renewable). Preferably philosopher w interest in plant, crop & agricultural research (& their history and social studies)
All details: www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci #sts

It's possible to follow the symposium live or watch the recording. Links in the pdf attached

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.)

'Fostering trustworthy information: countering #disinformation when there are no bare facts' - this new #RSOS paper focuses on dis- and mis-information related to scientific results: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social‬

Look forward to the next PSA Around the World 2025!! Thanks so much @tmarvan.bsky.social and colleagues all from @eenphilsci.bsky.social 👇

Mark your calendars and plan to join us in Bucharest!

Thanks so much!

does anyone know what this variety of seaweed is? (Assuming it is a seaweed?). The storm of yesterday left on the Mediterranean beach (where I am on holiday) lots of brown coconut-shaped items like this one in the pic. 🧐

The Fundamentals of Thermodynamics This graduate level book provides an accessible account of the fundamentals of thermodynamics for physicists, mathematicians and philosophers of physics

📘 Roman Frigg from #LSEPhilosophy & David A. Lavis (King’s College) have published their new book “The Fundamentals of Thermodynamics” with @springernature.com

👉 Great read for everyone interested in #philsci

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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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Many congrats! There will be a #NAKS book symposium on this edited volume by Sturm @ggava.bsky.social @avesper.bsky.social with me and Paul Hoyningen-Huene on 12 November TBA northamericankantsociety.org

Cover of a hardback with mud bubbles, title is Science for a Fragile World by Robert Northcott

Imagine two worlds. In one, laws, causal relations, and mechanisms are stable. In the other, they are fragile and unreliable. Our actual world is a mixture of the two, but for many of the things we care about most, the relations that matter are fragile. Science for a Fragile World offers a novel re-examination of theory and empirical investigation, opening a new view, and path, for scientific expertise. The ubiquitous fragility in our world means that a successful model or theory in one instance may fail in another: we must re-establish what works on a case-by-case basis through narrow-scope empirical investigations. Espousing a "Case Worker'-as opposed to a Stability-Theorist— approach, this book delves into the impact of fragility in key case studies: economics, big data, and epidemiological modeling in the COVID-19 pandemic. Cutting through the strictures of the classic scientific realist debate, Northcott warns against grand unified theories and makes a thorough case for a science which emphasizes practical know-how and informal knowledge

Robert’s book has arrived! Very proud of him and recommend it to you all enthusiastically. The mud bubbles on the cover are a metaphor for fragility, a central concept organising the argument. #philsci #philsky

#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research!

FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪

Thanks so much Anna!! Reminders of this nature are always very welcome especially in the current financial times for HEI sector in the UK (and Edinburgh in particular).

Look forward to reading it Jim! Many thanks

Thrilled to see the work of my brilliant Edinburgh colleague Mazviita Chirimuuta recognised with the Lakatos Award 2025 @schoolofppls.bsky.social 💫💫💫

Hi Jim I would love to read your manuscript when a version is ready to be pre-circulated. Many congrats to you and Chris!

This looks like a fantastic event on feminist epistemology from @swip-i.bsky.social, with some great keynotes - there's a CFA and CF for submissions to the Maria Baghramian Prize:

Thank you Jun! 🙏🏻🙏🏻Until soon.

Thanks so much to you @junotk.bsky.social and to all the colleagues for having me — it was wonderful to meet the thriving community of philosophers of science in Japan and to learn more about the wide array of topics of cutting-edge research you are all doing 🙏🏻