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Reckoning with Colonial Legacies in Science | NIAS How can science free itself from colonial legacies embedded in its practices? This is the central question driving a new project by Professor Catarina Dutilh Novaes, who joins NIAS in the first semest...

✨Exciting news! ✨
Next year I'll be the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellow at NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study), to work on a project on colonialism in scientific practices. nias.knaw.nl/news/reckoni...

How do chemistry researchers respond to errors you ask? Frédérique asked them:

F. Abshari (Nazanin) MA | Radboud University

✨For tomorrow’s ISiS Colloquium, we will have Nazanin Abshari (RU) to give a talk on “The Iterative Process in Mechanistic Reasoning”. If you’d like to join online, drop us a message!

www.ru.nl/en/people/ab...

🎧 Serge Horbach, assistant prof at @isis-radboud.bsky.social, is part of this podcast episode on the past and future of journal peer review. 👇 #STS #scientificintegrity #peerreview

Journal for General Philosophy of Science JGPS has been a forum for original research and discussion in the philosophy of science since the publication of its first volume in 1970. The journal’s scope ...

Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science: GWP.2022 - Proceedings of the Triennial Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science, TU Berlin, August 2022 -- ed. by @agelfert.bsky.social, Birgit Beck, and @beakr.bsky.social #philsky #philsci

Don’t miss our Annual Lecture Series with Andrea Loettgers!

📅 Tomorrow, September 26th
⏰ 3:30pm EDT
📍 CL-1008

Title: "Model Templates and Model-Based Unification"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/93042...

#ALS #CenterPhilSci

Large physics models: towards a collaborative approach with large language models and foundation models - The European Physical Journal C This paper explores the development and evaluation of physics-specific large-scale AI models, which we refer to as large physics models (LPMs). These models, based on foundation models such as large language models (LLMs) are tailored to address the unique demands of physics research. LPMs can function independently or as part of an integrated framework. This framework can incorporate specialized tools, including symbolic reasoning modules for mathematical manipulations, frameworks to analyse specific experimental and simulated data, and mechanisms for synthesizing insights from physical theories and scientific literature. We begin by examining whether the physics community should actively develop and refine dedicated models, rather than relying solely on commercial LLMs. We then outline how LPMs can be realized through interdisciplinary collaboration among experts in physics, computer science, and philosophy of science. To integrate these models effectively, we identify three key pillars: Development, Evaluation, and Philosophical Reflection. Development focuses on constructing models capable of processing physics texts, mathematical formulations, and diverse physical data. Evaluation assesses accuracy and reliability through testing and benchmarking. Finally, Philosophical Reflection encompasses the analysis of broader implications of LLMs in physics, including their potential to generate new scientific understanding and what novel collaboration dynamics might arise in research. Inspired by the organizational structure of experimental collaborations in particle physics, we propose a similarly interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to building and refining large physics models. This roadmap provides specific objectives, defines pathways to achieve them, and identifies challenges that must be addressed to realise physics-specific large scale AI models.

Our paper "Large physics models: towards a collaborative approach with large language models and foundation models" is now published online! @philsci.bsky.social
@epsaphilsci.bsky.social @hoposjournal.bsky.social @ishpssb.bsky.social @henkderegt.bsky.social @lglopez.bsky.social

Pianeta Lab: Soluzioni Concrete per le Sfide Socio-Ambientali Pianeta Lab è il laboratorio dove nascono idee e diventano azioni. Un luogo aperto che unisce attivistə, cittadinə, imprese, artistə e istituzioni per affrontare insieme le grandi sfide sociali e ambi...

Italians and beyond: this week we launch Pianeta Lab in Modena and Bologna, an experimental space to give people a voice in developing technology & policies that affect our everyday lives. We need your help to get this off the ground! Please consider donating: www.ideaginger.it/progetti/pia...

Tomorrow, to kickstart the new colloquium series, we will have Dr. Laurens Landerweerd and Dr. Pieter Lemmens as they take us through “The History of ISiS”. If you’d like to join, drop us a message!

📝 We are thrilled to share this new publication by Adrian Rinscheid,, Patrick Huntjens & *Noelle Aarts*

"Do stakeholders’ values support transformative change in the food system? Evidence from the Netherlands"

Online: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#sustainability #weekendread

Tickets Koop nu online je ticket voor Kunstnacht en het Nachtfeest. Op 20 september wissel je je ticket in voor een polsbandje waarmee je de hele avond toegang…

For more information and tickets: www.kunstnacht.nl/tickets

Radboud Reflects and BIOMA LAB is hosting “Biohacking: Interfering with Nature” a philosophical tribunal with our very own Luca Consoli and Tessa van Rijssel for a debate on provocative propositions about the ethical dilemmas of biohacking on 20th September, 19:00 at BIOMA Biohacking Museum.

JOB AD: If you research philosophy, history or social studies of biology, with interest in agroecology, crop science or environmental intelligence, consider applying for 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in Munich! Deadline for applications: 31/10, details www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci

Check out our courses for autumn (Q3 & Q4): www.ru.nl/en/isis/educ...

#science.in.society

🤓 Change of title for #1 talk: "Prosthetic Evolution"

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Don't forget to register for PSA Around the World 2025! This year spotlights Eastern & Central Europe 🌍

📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:

New academic year -- new ISiS colloquia with many super interesting talks about AI, human-nature relations, philosophy of physics and social science, research assessment, projects at our institute etc. etc. 👩🏽‍🔬🤖📃🌳 #STS #philsci #ecology

One more tag: @maud--b.bsky.social

📣 Colloquium: Problematic Science (14 October)

Three short lectures on problematic developments in research, with Elisabeth Bik, Stan van Pelt and Maud Bernisson.

#researchintegrity

@elisabethbik.bsky.social
@stanvanpelt.bsky.social
@willemhalffman.bsky.social

halffman.org/rrosa/proble...

Colloquium Problematic Science Details: Elisabeth Bik: “Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Research”Abstract: Science builds upon science. Even after peer-review and publication, science papers could still contain images or oth…

A colloquium on Problematic Science with @elisabethbik.bsky.social @stanvanpelt.bsky.social and @maud--b.bsky.social at the Radboud University.

Access is free and no registration is needed, for more info see:
halffman.org/rrosa/proble...

@isis-radboud.bsky.social

We’re excited to launch the official BlueSky profile of ISHPSSB! Founded in 1998, we connect researchers in philosophy, history, and social studies of biology and medicine worldwide. Follow us for updates and events! #PhilosophyOfBiology, #HistoryOfScience, #STS, #Biology, #Medicine

@chinghank.bsky.social, @willemhalffman.bsky.social and Serge Horbach at #STIENID2025 in Bristol. They presented work on the DISAPEER project, perspectives on the research literature as infrastructure, and the tensions between standardisation and disciplinary diversity in research policy.

🗳️ We are happy to announce that the following members have been elected to the Steering Committee:

- Catarina Dutilh Noaves (President)
- Julie Zahle
- Saana Jukola
- Magdalena Malecka
- Samuel Schindler
- Simon Lohse
- Joanna Karolina Malinowska

Congratulations to them! 👏

Just accepted in Philosophy of Science:

Bschir/ Lohse:
*On 🐘s and 🐙s: Two Models of Pluralistic Policy Advice*

This is a discussion note responding to a great paper by Stephen John on pluralistic policy advice (www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...)

doi.org/10.1017/psa....

#philsci #ebp

Thanks to everyone at #EPSA25 in Groningen. I talked during the AssemblingLife symposium, where we presented the results of the first year of the ERC Project AssemblingLife. Congrats to the organisers of this event for the fantastic experience! @assemblinglife.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social

ISiS Involved in New MSc Science for Sustainability | Radboud University The start of the 2025-2026 academic year marked the launch of a new master’s programme at the Faculty of Science and the Radboud School of Management - Science for Sustainability - in which ISiS is a ...

The start of the 2025-2026 academic year marked the launch of a new Master’s programme at the Faculty of Science and the Radboud School of Management - Science for #Sustainability - in which ISiS is a core partner.

www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...

philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr...

Strong presence of our philosophy group at #epsa25 with Kian Salimkhani, @henkderegt.bsky.social, Karla Weingarten & @simonlohse.bsky.social presenting their work in philosophy of physics and AI. #philsci

Interested in how to make LLMs better through #philsci, but not enough time to read the entire paper by Kristian González Barman, @henkderegt.bsky.social and myself?

doi.org/10.1007/s133...

Join our poster presentation on Pluralistic RLHF tomorrow at #epsa2025!

@epsaphilsci.bsky.social

Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Vol 0, No ja

📢 New publication alert ✨

In her new BJPS paper, Karla Weingarten argues that a representative use of Feynman diagrams can be conceptualized as a use of Feynman diagrams as models that provide modal understanding of their associated target phenomena.

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...