This week, we’re joined by Professor Miriam Solomon to discuss stigma and its impact on psychiatry — how it has shaped diagnoses, DSM revisions, and ideas of what counts as disorder linktr.ee/thehpspodcast #hps #philsci #psych

We are grateful to have had @ufeest.bsky.social join for this week's HPS Seminar, where she discussed work from her new book Operationism in Psychology: An Epistemology of Exploration. A stimulating and insightful session. Thanks a lot, Uljana! #iHPS

I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week. We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.

Call for 2025 Hanneke Janssen Memorial Prize for best work in History &/or Philosophy of Modern Physics by a student as part of a Masters Thesis. Prize incl a 2000 euro award, invitation to give a talk at Radboud U, & publish in Foundations of Physics. Nomination by supervisor by October 6 #HPS ⚛️

We’re taking a short mid-season break, but we’ll be back next week with more great conversations! In the meantime, why not catch up on some of our earlier episodes? They’re well worth a listen. www.hpsunimelb.org/the-hps-podc... #HPS #philsci #histsci #sts

🎙️ New HPS Pod! I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions. 🎧 Link in bio! #HOPOS

An absolute privilege to interview the scientist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy for @hpspodcast.bsky.social She was so generous & honest in talking about the shifts she had to experience in order to 'see' that men could be expert carers of babies #philsci #hps #fathertime

Delighted to share that PATRIARCHY INC. is published in North America this week with @wwnorton.com wwnorton.com/books/978132...

This week, @samaragreenwood.bsky.social returns to The HPS Podcast with a special guest: renowned primatologist and evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. Their interview, “Rethinking Our Starting Assumptions,” is available now — link below! #hps #science

This week, Cristian Larroulet Philipi joins us to talk about measurement in the human sciences: why it can be more philosophically complex than in the physical sciences, and how it raises pressing questions about the role of numbers in psychology, social science, and policy #philsci #measurement

This interview brought back happy memories of the three years I spent as a post-doc in Rheinberger's department at the MPI for the History of Science (about 20 years ago). Thank you, @tespiteri.bsky.social. Your smart and thoughtful questions turned this into a delightful conversation.

Grateful to Cristian Larroulet Philippi — our inaugural Seddon Fellow in the HPS program at UniMelb — for a rich and most insightful deep dive… 🎧 Don't miss this one! 🔗 linktr.ee/thehpspodcast @cristianlarph.bsky.social #philsci #hps #measurement

Grateful to Cristian Larroulet Philippi — our inaugural Seddon Fellow in the HPS program at UniMelb — for a rich and most insightful deep dive… 🎧 Don't miss this one! 🔗 linktr.ee/thehpspodcast @cristianlarph.bsky.social #philsci #hps #measurement

Just finished listening to this episode and it’s so great! I’m teaching a course on the social structure of science and values in science to undergraduates in Iceland this fall and this will be super useful to give to the students.

This episode is so great I hardly know where to start!The last ~15mins will be especially interesting to metascientists, including the most thoughtful plan for reforming scientific/research funding I think I’ve ever heard. Wow! #Metascience2025

What happens when the old contract between science and society no longer fits? This week, Prof. Heather Douglas unpacks the legacy of the value-free ideal, examines research ethics & funding — and proposes a new social contract for science. This was an illuminating conversation. Listen now! 🎧

What happens when the old contract between science and society no longer fits? This week, Prof. Heather Douglas unpacks the legacy of the value-free ideal, examines research ethics & funding — and proposes a new social contract for science. This was an illuminating conversation. Listen now! 🎧

This week's HPS Seminar we had A/Prof. Kristian Camilleri present some of his work on the problematic role that the idea of “orthodoxy” and dissent play in histories of quantum mechanics (& science generally). Really great stuff. Always nice to hear from your supervisor! #histsci #hps

Incredibly influential thinker. Her two-volume history of cognitive and computational neuroscience is a goldmine.

This week, distinguished historian and philosopher of science Hans-Jörg Rheinberger joins us to explore how scientific inquiry unfolds through experimental systems. We discuss 'epistemic things', technical objects, and their implications for how science is practiced and understood. #hps #histsci

The HPS Podcast is back for 5th season!

What do monsters have to do with science? Today, Dr Surekha Davies joins us to discuss her new book Humans: A Monstrous History – a sweeping look at how ideas about humanity have been shaped by encounters with that which did not quite "fit". @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social #HPS #history #monsters

Excited for Season 5 of the internationally award winning *The HPS Podcast* with new lead host @tespiteri.bsky.social!! Congrats to Thomas - the season is set to be a cracker!! Check out Episode 1 now in the usual podcast places - or via our website!! #hps #philsci #sts #histSTM #metasci

The HPS Podcast Season 5 is here! Join new lead host @tespiteri.bsky.social for a special episode w/ @samaragreenwood.bsky.social , where they reflect on the podcast, iHPS, & consider the roads ahead. We can't wait to share an amazing line-up of guests with you this season! Episodes out weekly.

Submissions now open for the always wonderful AAHPSSS Conference. Bonus! This year we will be in sunny Queensland 🌞 Come join us! aahpsss.net.au/conference/2... #hps #histstm #philsci #sts #metasci

Very excited about the Call for Papers for the upcoming 2025 conference for the Australasian Association for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science. Come join us in sunny Brisbane QLD this December!! It is always a wonderful event. #hps #histSTM #philsci #STS #metasci 🧪

We are beyond excited to announce that we have won the prestigious 2024 BSHS Ayrton Prize for Digital Engagement! From our 2023-2024 team - @samaragreenwood.bsky.social @cjcontarino.bsky.social @fidlerfm.bsky.social & Indigo Keel - thank you, it means so much #hps #philsci #histSTM #sts 🧪

What a wonderful example of #HPS community! Via Bluesky @penders.bsky.social, @mbarany.com & I developed a better alternative to either *scientific consensus* or *convergent evidence*. Find our proposal below the editorial that started it all - www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #philsci #sts

I have been on a @hpspodcast.bsky.social binge lately. Short (sometimes too much) and w many refreshing pointers to critical reflections on how we do science, and how science as cultural traditions was established. Some highlights (stuff more directly related to my own reflections): 1/

Welcome to Bsky Steve! There's a Philosophy of Science feed, which picks up all posts w/ tag #philsci bsky.app/profile/did:... Can save & pin 📌 feed next to Following feed for easy access. And an HPS starter pack list can help w/ finding folks to follow: go.bsky.app/N9DYvxP

Our founding producer @samaragreenwood.bsky.social now has her own academic website #hps #philsci #histsci

In the lead up to the launch of Season 5, we have re-released some of the most popular episodes from our collection for your listening pleasure. Make sure you've had a listen! Or a re-listen, like @schizosemia.bsky.social #hps #histsci #philsci #sts 🧪

Revisiting this excellent episode of @hpspodcast.bsky.social with the Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Here is a quick lesson in objectivity in science, and why diversity is important to its maintenance. Plus a fascinating case study! @samaragreenwood.bsky.social

Excellent episode on The Philosopher's Zone featuring our own @samaragreenwood.bsky.social is now available on Spotify, Apple & all the usual pod places Highly recommend for those interested in relations between science and society #hps #scicomm #sts 🧪 #biology #primatology #evolution #feminism

Would you like to teach philosophy of science and technology in Vienna? #philosophy #STS jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Writing the next chapter of my PhD on children in the Sussex County Asylum. Knew it would be tough, but this line broke me— From a 5-year-old's case book: “Says she does not know when her birthday is but would like it next Friday.” #History #MentalHealth #HistMed #PhD #Archives #ChildhoodHistory

Another thread on this topic that may be of interest. bsky.app/profile/hpsp...

Another alternative to "scientific consensus" @mbarany.com suggests "convergent understanding" My e.g. 'This is our convergent understanding based on decades of research, debate & critical testing, and supported by substantial lines of diverse evidence' yep, nice suggestion #hps #philsci

"One concept that creates misunderstanding is 'scientific consensus.' It’s time to stop using this shorthand and make clear what it really means," argues @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4jH2WxK

I like the term 'convergent evidence'. On first glance at least, it appears to be doing a lot of good work. But I am interested to hear the views of other historians and philosophers of science? #hps #philsci #histSTM

'"Scientific consensus".. describes a process in which evidence from independent lines of inquiry leads collectively toward the same conclusion... To make that [clearer]... Kathleen Hall Jamieson believes scientists need to talk instead about “convergent evidence"' @holdenthorp.bsky.social #hps

HPS scholars - What do we think of the term 'convergent evidence instead of 'scientific consensus'?? Very interesting editorial from friend of the pod @holdenthorp.bsky.social #hps #philsci #histsci

Looking for insight into current attacks on science? This episode talks about the history of this kind of behaviour. Plus it is just a bloody good conversation with a great scholar @naomioreskes.bsky.social #hps #histSTM #philsci 🧪

We did it! Well actually, *you* did it! Thanks to everyone for your continued support... our goal is to keep bringing you great content from the exciting world of #hps - new season coming very soon!!

A huge welcome to our new host for 2025 Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social! Word is some excellent interviews are coming your way very soon... #hps #philsci #histstm #sts

Help us break 10K! We are just 19 away from reaching a milestone 10,000 follows. If you haven't already joined our wonderful community of people & organisations interested in historical, philosophical & sociological perspectives on science, the time is NOW :) #hps #histSTM #philsci

Anyway, there's a PhD topic for the taking there, if anyone's interested.

Historians of science, technology, & esp. clocks: I thought the pendulum clock wasn't invented until 1656 (by Christiaan Huygens), and yet some sixteenth-century clocks also include a pendulum. Are these later (anachronistic) additions, or was the pendulum invented earlier? #HistSci #HistTech 🗃️