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Research group "Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'" based @Utrecht University
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PhilSci-Archive
7 days ago
New on the Archive: Meza, José (2026) Relational ontology of sex, gender, and identity: a proposal from the philosophy of biology. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28488/
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Very much looking forward to reading this! 🦠🌱🐋
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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks
4 days ago
I'm looking forward to celebrating the achievements of historian of science Dan Kevles in Oxford next week. I'll be talking about the mercurial associations between the pursuit of eugenics through the 20th century and ideas about sex selection.
#histbio
#histsci
#sts
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
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UPF-Center for Animal Ethics
4 days ago
On 26 February 2026, the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics hosted the talk Animal Welfare in China: Current Realities and Emerging Voices by Chinese animal activist Shao Ran, with the collaboration and translation of Eric Li.
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ROTO Research Group
4 days ago
Still time to register for our workshop on diversity across the sciences on March 26-27! Everybody is welcome, participation is free and you can also join online. All information here:
rotoworkshop2026.wixsite.com/diversity
#HPBio
#HistSci
#PhilSci
#STS
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Lydia Moland
4 days ago
Day11 of
#WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld
: US economist and pacifist Emily Greene Balch! Balch rethought economic justice for immigrants and working women. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for rethinking international law and leading the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
#herstory
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German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V
4 days ago
⚡Flash talks⚡ Thanks to all presenters for highlighting your posters in rapid fire! We already had some great discussions with you and we are looking forward to chat with you at your posters📈!
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Daniel S. Brooks
13 days ago
I’m excited to finally announce a Festschrift SI at Acta Biotheoretica honoring the work of Bill Wimsatt with the SI’s first publication by
@consume.red
and
@philosofir.bsky.social
! The editors (
@caitlinmace.bsky.social
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#philsci
#hpbio
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Charley Wu | hiring Postdocs
13 days ago
🚀 Postdoc Alert! Are you passionate about social learning & cultural evolution?
@dominikdeffner.bsky.social
& I have a 3-year position with freedom to develop your research and work on cutting-edge multiplayer and immersive experiments. Apply by March 30!
hmc-lab.com/SocialLearni...
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Postdoc position -- Social Learning and Cultural Evolution
Postdoc position -- Social Learning and Cultural Evolution posted on March 2, 2026 We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual...
https://hmc-lab.com/SocialLearningCulturalEvolution.html
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Just starting! The workshop "Postgenomic Intersections: Epistemology and Ethical for the Exposome and Microbiome" with
@stefanocanali.bsky.social
and Thomas Bonnin @Politecnico di Milano. Check the program here:
www.meta.polimi.it/workshop-pos...
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Edouard Machery
14 days ago
It’s a small book but it is nice to hold it in my hands
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Celso Neto
16 days ago
Interested in how race, ethnicity, and ancestry get used and misused in genetics? This talk is for you! Register at
www.hugera.org
#philsky
#philsci
#STS
#HPbio
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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda
18 days ago
It has been argued that what sets model organisms apart from other experimental 🐋🌱 is their high representational power. In our latest 📃, we argue otherwise: the hallmark of MOs lies in the dimensions of modeling versatility they afford to scientists 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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PhilSci-Archive
17 days ago
New on the Archive: Prieto, Guido I. and Fábregas-Tejeda, Alejandro (2026) Modeling versatility as the hallmark of model organisms. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 48. p. 12. ISSN 0391-9714
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28339/
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The symposium "Imagining the Good Life under Uncertainty with Biology & Technology" organized by Zoë Robaey
@w-u-r.bsky.social
created a beautiful zine as output of the event. Check the event and the zine here!
www.ethicsandbiotechnology.com/symposium
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Robin Pranter
16 days ago
How does development affect the evolutionary process? Join our symposium at
www.evodevoconference26.com
in Glasgow this June. We have a strong lineup of invited speakers, chaired by me and
@milocco.bsky.social
Submit your abstract before Thursday! ⏰
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PIK_climate
17 days ago
Recommended reading: The Ocean as System – Overcoming policy fragmentation in the fight against ocean acidification. An essay from the Back to Blue Initiative on ocean policy and why ocean and planetary stewardship matters:
backtoblueinitiative.com/the-ocean-as...
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The ocean as system
Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and absorbed by water lowers its pH level, making the ocean more acidic and less able to sustain life. In 2009 a group of scientists included this ocean aci...
https://backtoblueinitiative.com/the-ocean-as-system/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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Andrew Beale
16 days ago
Since I moved to
@mrclmb.bsky.social
I’ve been trying to answer this: Why are some mammals active at night and others in the day? Today our answer is out
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
. If you’re interested in circadian biology, evolution or how timing shapes physiology, take a look
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A cellular basis for the mammalian nocturnal-diurnal switch
Early mammals were nocturnal while dinosaurs dominated the daytime. Mammalian transition to daytime activity accelerated after the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, but the underlying mechanisms remain...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady2822
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Karoliina Pulkkinen
18 days ago
Heading to ENPOSS this summer? Consider submitting an abstract to the pre-conf workshop organised by Inkeri Koskinen and Katherine Furman 👇 Keynotes by David Ludwig and yours truly.
blogs.helsinki.fi/valuesinscie...
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CFP – Pre-conference workshop: Values in science in the rest of the world
24–25 August 2026, Helsinki – just before ENPOSS 2026 Keynote speakers: David Ludwig (Wageningen University) Karoliina Pulkkinen (University of Helsinki) The idea that social, political and ethical ...
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/valuesinscienceintherestoftheworld/2026/02/19/cfp-pre-conference-workshop-values-in-science-in-the-rest-of-the-world/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQLk59leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9ycGtKnck8qTW0RYdo0aQSswF4C-9qXCBphjg82M55vsPLlYvl9NsJ51hIA_aem_0Kw-G1XCv8sQ2z7keraNTQ
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Our next reading group is on March 4th at 3:30 PM CET! We will read Honda, Eiko. “Minakata Kumagusu and the Microbial Turn in Theories of Evolution and Civilisation, 1887–1892." Join us here:
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Very much looking forward to this event! 🦠👇
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Ioanna Chatzigiannidou
about 1 month ago
👩🔬On this
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
, we celebrate the women who opened doors and recommit to work together to ensure every girl in STEM can rise without barriers!
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInScience
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EADI
about 1 month ago
Decolonising Development Studies must necessarily be an anti-imperialist endeavour, argues
@devikadutt.bsky.social
(
@kings-sga.bsky.social
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www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2509
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Decolonising Development Studies: Why It Matters
By Devika Dutt Calls to decolonise Development Studies have gained increasing visibility across universities, research institutes, and policy spaces. Yet despite its growing popularity, decolonisat…
https://www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=2509
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You can join us tomorrow at 15:30 CET for our reading group! We will be reading “The Allure of Microbiome Research: Promises of Holism and the Potential for Cruel Optimism,” by Tine Fiis, Louise Whiteley, and Adam Bencard. Join the meeting here:
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Universität Wien / University of Vienna
about 1 month ago
#univie
Historiker Oliver Rathkolb gewinnt die Wahl zum besten Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres in der Kategorie: "Geistes-/Sozial-/Kulturwissenschaften"! 📖 🎉 Sein Buch „Ökonomie der Angst. Die Rückkehr des nervösen Zeitalters“ zeigt Parallelen zwischen der Zeit vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg und heute auf. ⤵️
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Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres
Die Wahl zum Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres
https://www.wissenschaftsbuch.at/wissenschaftsbuch/oekonomie-der-angst-die-rueckkehr-des-nervoesen-zeitalters/
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Michela Massimi
about 1 month ago
In beautiful Strasbourg today where this afternoon I will give a seminar at the Institut de science et d'ingénierie supramoléculaires on Bohr’s legacy for the debate on the nature of physical reality (and my Perspectival realism).
qtts.ipcms.fr/qtts4/
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Julia M. Rohrer
about 1 month ago
iDiv Leipzig is organizing a symposium for early career researchers from all fields interested in scientific integrity & reproducibility. Some good stuff, e.g.:
@haesleinhuepf.bsky.social
on generative AI for science,
@rmcelreath.bsky.social
on a guerilla approach to scientific workflow.>
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Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS)
about 1 month ago
We are delighted to announce the 15th edition of the Graduate Student Conference, hosted by the Institute of Philosophy (
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
). This year’s keynote speaker is Sibo Kanobana. Submit an abstract by March 6, 2026, and join us!
hiw.kuleuven.be/cmprpc/event...
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Join us for our next reading group on Wednesday, February 11 at 15:30 CET! We will be reading “The Allure of Microbiome Research: Promises of Holism and the Potential for Cruel Optimism,” by Tine Fiis, Louise Whiteley, and Adam Bencard. Join the meeting here:
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There is still time to send an abstract for our special issue in the South African Journal of Science! Find the call for abstracts for The human diversity dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbiomes, ethics and society in Africa here:
sajs.co.za/call-human-d...
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Warwick Anderson
about 2 months ago
Available soon from Berghahn!
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Roberta Millstein 🌎🌱🐩🏊🏼♀🎶🥾
2 months ago
“Colleges and universities must not relinquish their constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism...In America, the president should not get to decide what professors can teach, what research is conducted or who universities can enroll.” Stand up for the 1st amendment, colleges & universities!
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Microbes.Info
2 months ago
A high-protein
#diet
can defeat
#cholera
#infection
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#protein
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A high-protein diet can defeat cholera infection, according to study
Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-high-protein-diet-defeat-cholera.html
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Center for PhilSci
2 months ago
Our director, Edouard Machery has just published a new on book on the concepts of health and disease. You can download it for free for two weeks at
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/health-and-disease/275DD294A0657AE0A4E12B710677A051
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ROTO Research Group
2 months ago
For the first lecture in 2026, we welcome Libby O'Neil (Mississippi State University) in our ROTO Lecture Series. In her talk next Monday, Libby will speak about boundary crossings in 20th century science. Just register here to participate 👉
rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
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#HistSci
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Vivette García Deister
2 months ago
Latin America’s 'cyborg methods' turn digital precarity into invention—where scientists hack tools, pirate data, and forge collaborative workarounds amidst infrastructural scarcity across five Southern countries. 🦾👾
@tapuya.org
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Brian D. Earp, PhD
2 months ago
New paper 🚨 US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors: Statutory Inconsistencies Involving Intersex and Other Individuals
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Santiago Ginnobili
3 months ago
El aniquilamiento científico -
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El aniquilamiento científico
La baja de los proyectos de investigación
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/2025/12/08/el-aniquilamiento-cientifico/
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Timothy Harvie
3 months ago
A great little piece on the depiction of the human in raced/gendered/linear ways in evolutionary education at the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
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Is Our Picture of Evolution Still Stuck in the Past?
We may have ditched the monkey-to-man meme, but the myth of humans as nature’s “pinnacle of evolution” persists in subtler ways.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-picture-of-evolution-still-stuck-in-the-past/
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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai
3 months ago
New report warns of mounting planetary crises - and pathways to hope
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New report warns of mounting planetary crises - and pathways to hope
A global U.N. report released Dec. 9 warns that the planet is on track for deeper climate shocks, accelerating biodiversity loss, worsening land degradation and deadly pollution — unless countries drastically transform how economies are powered, fed and governed. The...
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/new-report-warns-of-mounting-planetary-crises-and-pathways-to-hope/
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Awesome news! Congratulations🌱🌱🌱
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Microbes.Info
3 months ago
#Mushrooms
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#chemical
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Fungi proposed as solution to New Hampshire pollution - Valley News
Angela Graves proposes using fungi to clean up forever chemical contamination in Merrimack, N.H. as an experimental and natural solution.
https://vnews.com/2025/12/06/mycoremediation-pfoa-contamination-solution/
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Philipp Hölzing
4 months ago
Linda Martín Alcoff widmet sich in ihrem brillanten Buch der Genealogie des Rassismus und seinen Erscheinungsformen in der Gegenwart. Ausgehend vom Kolonialismus durchdenkt sie die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen rassifizierten Identitäten, Geschichte und Kultur neu. Out now!
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Leeds Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science
3 months ago
Special issue of Osiris Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay…
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Special issue of Osiris
Our postdoc Elisabeth Yang and her fellow co-editors, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz, are thrilled to see the final publication of our special issue of Osiris: The Histories of Science and Childhoods. Featured are articles written by an array of brilliant scholars! Stay tuned!
https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/special-issue-of-osiris/
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Sonja van Wichelen
3 months ago
Applications open for Ischia Summer School! Confirmed faculty: Daryn Lehoux (Queen’s), Dániel Margócsy (Cambridge), He Bian (Princeton), Patrick Anthony (Uppsala), Alison Bashford (UNSW), Hannah Landecker (UCLA), Edna Suárez-Díaz (UNAM), Sabina Leonelli (TUM)
#STS
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ischiasummerschool.org
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About the school - Ischia Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences
Ischia 2013 Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences: About the summer school.
https://ischiasummerschool.org/
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Chantal James
3 months ago
It's not eugenics, it's just *gives the definition of eugenics*
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Michael Erard
3 months ago
From April. But you might have missed it.
bigthinkbooks.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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In praise of history’s famous first words
While death-bed utterances are more famous, baby’s first words have influenced us too.
https://bigthinkbooks.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-historys-famous-first
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Catherine Herfeld
3 months ago
💥 The new issue of the Royal Economic Society Newsletter (
@resmedia.bsky.social
) is out. It contains a short summary of my forthcoming book Conversations on Rational Choice (starting on page 4).
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ROTO Research Group
3 months ago
Next week, we welcome
@rebeccasear.bsky.social
in our Lecture Series. Rebecca will talk about 21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology. Just register here to participate 👉
rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
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Marina Joubert
3 months ago
Attending
#WCSJ2025
in Pretoria or online? We need your insights on the future of
#scijourn
and
#scicomm
. Please take the survey here ➤
survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University). Thank you
@wcsj2025.bsky.social
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