The deadline for papers is this Sunday!

We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Doctoral Scholarship Competition! (The Competition closes at noon on Friday 27 March.) www.thebsps.org/funding/doct... #philsci #philosophyofscience #phdfunding

A fre days left to apply to the Lake Como Summer School in philosophy of economics phileco4.lakecomoschool.org?fbclid=IwZnR...

Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!

Save the Date: JUNE 8–12, 2026. Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics. Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy. Sponsored by INEM, the University of Insubria, and the University of Milan. More information forthcoming. @catemar.bsky.social @rseri.me

Very glad that Caterina Marchionni (Milan U., @catemar.bsky.social) has joined Francesco Guala (Milan U.), Raffaello Seri (Insubria U., @rseri.me), and me as a local organizer of the Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics. Welcome aboard, Caterina!

The East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) is pleased to announce the relaunch of its Mentorship Scheme for Early Career Scholars! 🥳🔥 More info👇 eenps.weebly.com/mentorship.h... #philsci

Call for applications: 3 PhD Scholarships in social ontology / social cognition. Deadline: 9.06. 2025. The scholarships are funded by the University of Milan on the project The Normative Roots of Social Kinds”. More details can be found here: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Early career philosophers of science may be interested in this online series providing career advice organized by EPSA. I will also be speaking at the session discussing postdocs and tenure-track opportunities: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This is excellent and admirable and praiseworthy.

Princeton with a new site to help make the case for academic freedom standup.princeton.edu

Mankiw pledges 10% of salary toward Harvard's defense against the Trump administration. He was chairman of George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors.

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

On my way to give my last talk as a University of Helsinki employee — and at the University of Milan, no less.”

What a great initiative. It's so important to hear the stories of silenced scientists. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬

NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

The Naval Academy has been ordered to remove 381 books from its library. Is yours among them?

"Authoritarian governments around the world know that universities are spaces of independent thought and thus potential threats. From Hungary to Turkey to Russia, breaking their independence is an early step in the consolidation of control."

The anti-DEI crusade didn't take long to get from "You shouldn't force professors to submit DEI statements" to "We're purging Deirdre McCloskey's memoir from a college library."

Happy and proud to announce that the 17th History of Recent Economics Conference will happen at Radboud University, 23-24 October 2025! hisreco.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/c...

Now that it’s as official as it can get (my superior just confirmed my resignation 😅), I am very happy to share that I’ll be taking up the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan, starting May 1st.

The next PSA Office Hour features an entire panel! Mark your calendars for the April Panel Discussion on Philosophers of Science in Industry: Biotechnology, Medical Affairs, and AI! 📅 Thursday, April 4th, 2025 🕛 12:00 PM EST 🔗 docs.google.com/form...

The current team includes Mary Leng, @catemar.bsky.social, @kerrymckenzie.bsky.social, @laurennross.bsky.social, Emily Sullivan, @jackiesullivan.bsky.social & Dana Tulodziecki, who give up their time, patience, and enormous expertise in exchange for a very full inbox. Heroic isn’t the half of it.

📄 Call for Papers: the deadline for our upcoming Topical Collection "Philosophical Perspectives on Climate Economics" has been extended to 31 March 2025. ➡️ philsci.eu/Phil-Climate...

EPSA is on Bluesky!

🔥 2025 call for EPSA fellows: 15 spots are available for Central & Eastern European junior scholars, and scholars of all levels affected by the war in Ukraine, to visit a Western European University for 1m, deadline March 31: philsci.eu/fellowships/...

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Call for papers for the closing workshop of our ESSK (economics as serviceable social knowledge) is now out. Submission deadline: March 7, 2025. See below for further info. Please spread widely!

Jaakko Kuorikoski and I wrote a commentary on Gilboa et al.’s recent reflections on economic models - part of an excellent special issue in the Journal of Economic Methodology

It's been a while since we added any new titles to this pack. Surely there are more philosophy journals in these bluer skies?! #philsky go.bsky.app/KDmWwng

After the great news that the University of Helsinki is leaving TwitterX at the end of January, here is a Starter Pack of colleagues from UH who are already on bluesky go.bsky.app/Skj3WF8 If you want to be added or know folks who should be - Let me know

Don't forget to submit your abstract for the European Philosophy of Science Association Conference #EPSA25. The CfP is closing this Friday, 31st Jan. philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP

Please mark your calendars for the next ReSES online seminar: 3 February 2025, 14:00 (EET). More info later. #philsci #EconSky

From the latest issue: 'The Counterpossibles of Science versus the Science of Counterpossibles' — Daniel Dohrn Read it here: https://buff.ly/3VbGm6I #philsci #philsky

From the latest issue: Halpern and Pearl’s Definition of Explanation Amended – Jan Borner Read it here: https://buff.ly/4hnxHqw #philsci #philsci

Michiru Nagatsu's (@ustagan10.bsky.social) inaugural lecture, "Practical Philosophy in Practice: Thinking, Feeling, Imagining and Acting at the End of the World" is now on the TINT Blog: tint-helsinki.fi/2025/01/23/i... #PhilSci

Institutional Epistemology workshop in Helsinki with outstanding keynote speakers. Deadline for abstract submission: 10 March 2025.

Institutional Epistemology Workshop 2025, June 18-19, University of Helsinki. Our invited speakers this year are Helen Beebee, Jessica Brown, and @kevinzollman.com . Find the call for abstracts here: www.institutionalepistemology.net #philsci #philsky

The new Asian Philosophy of Science Association (APSA) is welcoming membership applications! Learn more from the association’s website, and see the list of forthcoming events already planned for this year. https://buff.ly/4hkOhqQ #philsci

Job-opening at LMU Munich: Assistant Professor in Metaphysics (fixed-term). Please help us spread the word. Further details at: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

I am putting together a special issue for the Journal of Economic Methodology on Responsible Economics: Models, Evidence, and Expertise. Deadline for full papers submission: June 13, 2025. #philsci

So the Research Council of Finland set the deadline of its main round of applications on Jan 8, right after Xmas holidays. Has anyone thought about how it affects those with childcare responsibilities? Not to mention that it promotes the idea that it’s okay to work over the holidays. End of rant.

PSA Around the World 2025 🌍 Focus: Eastern & Central Europe. Call for Abstracts is now open! 🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025 💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22 $50 fee (waivers available). More info: www.philsci.org/psa_... 📄 Submit abstracts: psaatw25.sciencescon...

Upcoming PSA office hours 12pm EST 1. Wed 22 Jan: Engaged Philosophy of Science w/Kevin Elliott & Katie Plaisance 2. Wed 12 Feb: Philosophy of Psychiatry w/ Şerife Tekin & Jonathan Y. Tsou 3. Wed 5 Mar: Epistemology of Scientific Communities / Social Epistemology @cailinmeister.bsky.social

If you missed it, EPSA 2025 (Groningen, 27-30 August) has opened its call for abstracts (deadline January 31)! I'm curious to read the submissions 🤓 #philsci philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP

Check out our website. You can learn more about our project, meet our scientific board, read our latest publications, and more. Thank you in advance for visiting. maps-project.com

Meet advisory board member @catemar.bsky.social. She is a researcher in practical philosophy at the University of Helsinki and a founding member of the Centre for Philosophy of Social Science at the same university. 1/2

Looking forward to attend this on Wednesday

Making a start on a starter pack of philosophy journals. Who have we missed?

European Philosophy of Science Association invites submissions for #EPSA25 in Groningen (the Netherlands) from 27 to 30 August 2025. Deadline for all submissions is by 31 January 2025, 11:55pm GMT. #philsci philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP