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We need a new vision for mental health measurement where responsible social interactions are the goal and not a lucky byproduct. This is what Femke Truijens and I argue in this new preprint. Feedback welcome, please share! #ClinPsy #MentalHealth #PsycSci #PsychSciSky #PhilSci osf.io/preprints/ps...

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This is a link to a hybrid book launch for the megavolume Methods in Philosophy of Science edited by the amazing @phieveigl.bsky.social and @adrian-currie.bsky.social Chapter 5 is mine with @inkerikoskinen.bsky.social The book will become open access in July 2026: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255224...

Philosophical Perspectives on Values and Mental Health (2025-11-06) Conference on Philosophical Perspectives on Values and Mental Health. Keynotes speakers: Jonathan Tsou (University of Texas at Dallas) & Sofia Jeppsson (Umeå universitet) With the participatio...

An exciting conference in Montreal on values and mental health, organized by Zoey Lavallee and @annemariegj.bsky.social . Nov 6-7. Spread the word! #ClinPsy #MentalHealth #PsycSci #PsychSciSky #PhilSci #PhilSky www.lecre.umontreal.ca/en/event/per...

Now out as preprint in Philosophy of Science. l argue that two central desiderata for measures often conflict: quantitativeness and responsiveness to stakeholder values, forcing a choice between them. The conflict poses a challenge for recent work on "legitimate" measurement. doi.org/10.1017/psa....

Air Canada flight attendants to stay on the picket lines after strike deemed illegal | CBC News The union representing thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants says it will risk jail time and fees but will not order its members back to work, despite the federal labour relations board c...

University teachers, we may very well be next. No one will pay us for sabbaticals and prep time if our right to strike lasts 12 hours. If your flight is delayed, please remember it's because someone else is doing your civil disobedience for you. #cdnpoli #canadasky

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A few of the main findings are in this paper. Additional bits of his thesis are coming out soon. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Job alert: tenure-track opening at the School of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in the area of Applied Measurement on psychology. Apply by September 21. #PsycSci #quantpsych

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My student, Sebastian Rodriguez Duque, has just successfully defended his dissertation on the role of ethical and social values in measurement. Next stop: two-year postdoc at Cambridge U supervised by @annaalexandrova.bsky.social . Congratulations, Dr. Rodriguez Duque! #philsky #philsci

A wonderful postdoc opportunity in #bioethics in Canada and a chance to make a real difference #philsky #philsci

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Speakers include @alexcsiszar.btinyurl.com @morgankthomp.bsky.social @markfabian.bsky.social and Andrea Saltelli. Organized by @miguelohn.bsky.social

Onilne workshop on quantification! The Society for the Study of Measurement is delighted to host an event on the philosophy, sociology, and history of quantification across the sciences on August 9. Free with registration. #philsci #philsky #histsci #histtech #sts #sociology 🧪 tinyurl.com/5rn7p7sk

The value-ladenness of ancestry Clustering humans based on their genetic ancestry is a common practice in human genomics. Genetically similar populations can be seen as statistical c…

I have a new paper out in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 🥳 it is my 1st attempt to understand how "ancestry" is used in scientific practice, borrowing insights from science & values @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #philsci #philbio #hps

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Check out this call for abstracts for a mid august workshop in Cambridge. The questions Harriet and Juliette are posing are so interesting and unusual #philsky #climate #mentalhealth #emotion

Congratulations Ramón! Very well deserved!

Job - Postdoctoral Fellow - Bioethics Today McGill Biomedical Ethics Unit / Studies of Translation, Ethics, and Medicine (STREAM) is inviting applications for postdoctoral research fellows (PDF)

Job alert in Montreal! The McGill Biomedical Ethics Unit is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with background in philosophy, decision sciences, or epidemiology. #philsky #philsci #ethics bioethicstoday.org/jobs/postdoc...

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Thrilled for this upcoming title from @oupphilosophy.bsky.social. I recommend it to you all in my capacity as a philosopher, though I am also partial to the author for personal reasons #philsci #philsky

The brilliant @silviamil.bsky.social is joining us in Munich 🥳 - and this means there’s a faculty post open in #egenis at the University of Exeter, which includes collaboration with our TUM group.. if you do philosophy of data and AI, consider apply! #philsci #UKEUbridges

Postdoc opportunity in #AI ethics! Join a new project on Algorithmic Bias based out of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics. #philsky #philsci ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

Shaping the Future of Data Ethics: EDI Town Hall 2025 - The Ethical Data Initiative The first annual Ethical Data Initiative multi-stakeholder town hall meeting titled “Shaping the Future of Data Ethics: EDI Town Hall 2025” will take place on March 31, 2025, at the TUM Think Tank, Mu...

Just in time for @edinitiative.bsky.social Town Hall on Monday (you can still register to join online! ethicaldatainitiative.org/event/shapin...): a piece explaining EDI & why we need responsible data practices more than ever, now out in Computer 10.0.4.85/MC.2024.3522...

#philsci in practice!

AI models miss disease in Black and female patients Analysis of chest x-rays underscores need for monitoring artificial intelligence tools for bias, experts say

AI models miss disease in Black and female patients: Analysis of chest x-rays underscores need for monitoring artificial intelligence tools for bias, experts say | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Interesting read by @dylanmatt.bsky.social on AI and the future of work that tries to avoid the hype

For our meeting on March 19 at 5pm UK time, we are lucky to be joined by author Leah M. McClimans for a Q and A!

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Pragmatism and Scientific Measurement March 15-16th, 2025 Registration Link: https://forms.gle/55MbMgrkc3jKqFdC7 Program Schedule Saturday March 15th Time Speaker Title Location 9:00am Continental Breakfast 1117 CL 9:40am Sandra Mitchell, Holly Anderson, Dana Mathiessen Introduction 1008 CL 10:10 Keynote 1 - Eran Tal Measuring and Intervening in Mental Healthcare 1008 CL 11:10 Coffee 1117 CL 11:30 Jennifer Jhun The pragmatics of the productivity index 1008 CL 12:00pm Gerald Teng Unit standards: towards a realist conventionalism about measurement 1008 CL 12:30 Federica Bocchi, Carlos Santana When Adequacy is Inadequate 1008 CL 1:00 Lunch (on your own) 2:15 Elihu Gerson & Luke Breuer Measurement as Workflow: A Deweyan Approach 1008 CL 2:45 Josselin Evan Measurement in Citizen Science: A pragmatist approach 1008 CL 3:15 Shimin Zhao Measurement of abortion access: what is it? What do we want it to be? 1008 CL 3:45 Coffee 1117 CL 4:05 Keynote 2 - Hasok Chang Measurement as Action: A Pragmatist View 1008 CL 5:05 End of day 6:30 Dinner Invitation Only Marriott Sunday March 16th Time Speaker Title Location 9:00am Continental breakfast 1117CL 9:45 Keynote 3 - Nancy Cartwright In Defense of Ambiguity. 1008 CL 10:45 Coffee 1117 CL 11:10 Kent Staley and Hugo Beauchemin Making measurement useful: Integrating measurement, uncertainty, and sensitivity. 1008 CL 11:40 Yasmin Haddad Measuring Ancestry. 1008 CL 12:10pm Lunch (on your own) 1:30 Julia Pelletier and William Penn Measuring, Not Measurement 1008 CL 2:00 Rebecca Jackson, Morgan Thompson, and Aja Watkins Heretical Iterations: Pragmatism's Challenge for Measurement Dogmas 1008 CL 2:30 Open Discussion 1008 CL 3:30 End of day End of Conference

Great lineup for this upcoming #Pragmatism & #Measurement conference (including 2 former PhD students of mine Aja Watkins & Federica Bocchi) #philsci

Call for Applications: Editor-in-Chief, European Journal for Philosophy of Science. Editorship begins 1 September 2025 (negotiable) & renewable term of 4 years. Submit applications to the secretary of @epsaphilsci.bsky.social M. Amine Mansour at epsa@philsci.eu.
Deadline is 15 May 2025.
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Canada Would Like a Word About Trump’s Threats Americans should stop treating attacks on their neighbor as a joke.

And not one of the polite ones. We’ve written a response to @nytimes.com’s Peter Baker and every other American who is taking the annexation of Canada as a fun thought experiment. Here in @foreignpolicy.com with my daughter @alicesouthey.com. Gift link.

This looks really interesting and a promising way to think about #AIEthics in healthcare. #Medsky #philsci 🧪

Great tenure track opportunity in Montreal (UQAM) for an ancient philosopher who is fluent in French. Deadline February 7. Spread the word! #philsky philjobs.org/job/show/28402

My family just played the first two boards of Dungeons & Dragons: Bedlam in Neverwinter and are loving it. Great start to 2025! 🐲 #dnd

My family just started the game and loving the art!