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...

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

A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...

The new @ishpssb.bsky.social account is live! ISH (as we affectionately call it) is my intellectual home & the most welcoming international society i ever encountered - Follow for news & dialogue on the history, philosophy and social studies of biology #philsci #histsci 🧪 🧬 🐙 🌳 🌱 🦠 🐘 🐟 🌺

Next week I keynote t international conf. Formal Ontology for Information Systems. I remain enchanted by possibilities & challenges of comp. ontologies & worry about disregard 4 crucial semantics in the wake of genAI. Note: virtual participation is FREE! www.dmi.unict.it/fois2025/?pa... #philsci 🧪

Political attacks, natural risks, computer obsolescence... 🙊🌊 Scientific data is under threat. We provide details of a struggle for its preservation and for #OpenScience with Jürgen Enge, @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social, @rrrrrok.bsky.social und Frank Oliver Glöckner.

Attending the beautiful #EPSA25 session in memory of the extraordinary Helen de Cruz, and still in disbelief that such a session needs to happen without her - what an irreparable loss for #phil #philsci

Big day at #EPSA25 for my group: first presenting joint paper with Emma Cavazzoni on data models & AI for pest monitoring, then symposium with Richard Williams on the role of philosophy in policy, my own paper on the case of Environmental Intelligence - details: philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr... #philsci

Today I am in ever-gorgeous, lively Torino to keynote the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy #SIFA25, discussing empiricism and grateful to be to catching up with the latest philosophical research in my home country - programme fully in English: sifaphilosophy.eu/eventi_sifa/... #philsci

Just out /2: condensing years of thinking, my philosophical examination of “Environmental Intelligence” as framing for foundations of #AI is on @harvarddataverse.bsky.social ! Officially published with commentaries in October, but sneak preview here: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/mx9vpa0b... #philsci 🧪

Just out / 1: “methods in philosophy of science”, #OA heroically assembled by Adrian Currie & Sophie Veigl. Comments welcome on mine & @Rachel Ankeny’s “Research design for philosophy of science in practice”, topic close to our hearts & constant source of questions! mitpress.mit.edu/978026255224...

Soooooooo delighted with Paola Castaño winning Interdisciplinary Session Prize & @elisj.bsky.social winning Callebaut Prize at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social!! Esp given the huge role that Werner Callebaut played in my own journey as a philosopher of biology. So well-deserved for both

Another fantastic mini-plenary, this time on the pros and cons of ecological restoration featuring @alkistiseg.bsky.social and Banu Subramaniam, to conclude a tremendous second day at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social #ishpssb25

Good news! ISHPSSB (ishpssb.org) is still accepting proposals for 2024 off-year workshops. Even better, funding has been increased to help support these workshops. ISHPSSB off-year workshops are intended to support ISHPSSB community meetups and ... #philbio #philsci #evbio #biology #ecology

Here's your chance to download not only my book 'Slime Mould and Philosophy' , but download ALL the books in Cambridge Elements Philosophy of Biology series from the 20th to the 25th of July for FREE! I highly recommend Jan Baedke's (2025) book 'The Organism'. cup.org/4kEgivL #ISHPSSB #philosophy

Utterly delightful to watch ex-student now great colleague @elisj.bsky.social deliver a mini plenary together with the brilliant Sam Muka in closing today’s @ishpssb2025.bsky.social proceedings, asking if there is something special about the ocean as a research target for #philsci 🧪 #HPs #sts

#ISHPSSB25 first sessions! right now #PHIL_OS is hosting “Ecologies of Life in Space” organised by Paola Castaño & “Rethinking Expertise for Data Sharing” w Kim Hajek, Rena Alcalay, Paul Trautmannsdorf & Richard Williams - full listing of our sessions here: opensciencestudies.eu/ishpssb2025-...

The 2025 conference of International Society for the Philosophy, History and Social Studies of Biology #ishpssb25 opens in the gorgeous Botanical Gardens, culminating in a passionate call to understand and resist fascism and authoritarianism - full programme here: ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/program/

Job Opening at the Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at TUM! Research Fellow for 3 years (renewable). Preferably philosopher w interest in plant, crop & agricultural research (& their history and social studies) All details: www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci #sts

Great to see @nature.com exploring practical ways to keep data up to date, including some of my own philosophically inspired tips (and trademark pessimism 😅) : www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #philsci

So @fotis-tsiroukis.bsky.social , whose PhD I have the honour to supervise, has produced a joyful podcast with me about love & philosophy.. perhaps a fun listening experience for those wondering what #philosophy of science in practice may entail open.spotify.com/episode/3kbQ... #philsci 🧪

'Fostering trustworthy information: countering #disinformation when there are no bare facts' - this new #RSOS paper focuses on dis- and mis-information related to scientific results: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social‬

After two really enjoyable days at #Metascience2025, I wrote about how one 🌶️ moment encapsulated the controversy over metascience's issues 📑, inclusivity 🤗and future public value 🔮 #STS #AcademicSky All feedback welcome on here, or by email 😀 warrenpearce.pika.page/posts/what-i...

So excited about this too, thanks Matt for your wonderful introduction, and to the other brilliant scholars who helped us introduce & highlight the field-changing scholarship of the incomparable James Griesemer, a true inspiration hopefully to even more people through this book! #philsci

@sabinaleonelli.bsky.social about the lure of convenience of AI, the risk of AI for AI's sake, and the underestimated cost of validation and maintenance. #metascience25

#metascience2025 is in full swing in London with an exceptionally lively and diverse audience, I look forward to discussions on the role of AI in research assessment and funding (this afternoon at 14) and in discovery (tomorrow evening at 16) metascience.info/programme/ #philsci #metasci 🧪

Thanks so much Shannon, it’s the starter before your talk as the main course tomorrow! Fab to be here and curious to hear reactions from this community

#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research! FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪

The new White Paper by Human Magazin is full of inspiring insights around Resilience in the Age of AI by 49 authors! (my bit is on Environmental Intelligence) English and German versions here: human-magazin.de#consulting so important to have such venues for public discourse #philsci 🧪

Spearheaded by Marcel Boumans, here’s a first outcome from a workshop on Misinformation that we co-organised 2 years ago w Vincent Traag at the Lorenz Institute in Leiden: what does it mean to “counter disinformation when there are no bare facts?” #philsci royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Impressive attendance at APPSA-LMPST conference in Taipei, where my fellow keynote @michelamassimi.bsky.social is presenting on local knowledge in coastal communities, consistent w my talk on prospects of empirical methods in an unequal, fragmented & AI-driven world appsa2025taiwan.mystrikingly.com

What does transdisciplinarity have to do with the effective monitoring of pests in orchards and crop fields? We explain in this new EMBO article looking at the introduction of data-intensive tech (drones, cameras) for monitoring & research efforts #philsci 🧪 🌱 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

We are hosting Marco Tamborini today at our Frontiers of Open Science Colloquium, discussing Modeling practice in biorobotics. If interested in joining online from 14 to 15, see instructions here www.sts.sot.tum.de/sts/arbeitsg.... #philsci

What a joyful moment, and a privilege to work with you Alex and with @shannonvallor.bsky.social of course! Thanks so so much @jud1th.bsky.social and @michelamassimi.bsky.social for all your work as examiners!

Ending the week with a treat, @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social in Milano, giving a talk at Bocconi University! And look, from the room you could see Torre Velasca (the best building in Milan) and the Duomo (if you squint).

For Belgian residents and visitors: we are screening the short film Data Shadows at VUB in Brussels on May 21 at 18, please come along & pass the word! It would be great to see you there. More info on the film: opensciencestudies.eu/datashadowsf... #philsci #art #science @edinitiative.bsky.social

Utterly delighted by the partnership between @edinitiative.bsky.social & @researchdataall.bsky.social, best organisation in the world to ensure bottom-up, practice-oriented, positive change in data work! towards a resilient, responsible, robust, multicultural, transdisciplinary data & AI ecosystem

My article “What to do about data distance? Responsible alternatives to data sharing” now in Harvard Data Science Review as commentary on Groth & Borgman’s feature conceptualising data distance - a stimulating debate which I am grateful to be part of hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/c4t7vqmm... #philsci

Gathering thoughts after a fantastically productive workshop on Open Science, which brought together our team and advisors here in gorgeous springtime Munich! A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful colleagues and team - all slides and materials available here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

About to host a milestone workshop for my Philosophy of Open Science project, bringing together team and advisors to discuss progress so far & plans for the final two years opensciencestudies.eu/landshut-wor... #philsci 🧪

The Philosophy of Science Association extends its heartfelt congratulations to Philip Kitcher on receiving the 2025 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Humanities: www.frontiersofknowl...

Call for registration Research, Values, and Intervention: Navigating AI and Technomoral Futures An Empirical Ethics Workshop with Shannon Vallor and Sabina Leonelli 📅 22 May 2025, 10-15:00, 📍 IAS, UvA ias.uva.nl/content/even...

Listening to Sandra Soon-Jin Lee discussing institutional empathy (and lack thereof) in AI governance, and reeling with horror at the list of terms marked as “flags” for possible termination of USA federal funding - “HISTORICAL” is a problem term?!?! Insanity does not begin to cover it #philsci #hps

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

Italian readers: articolo intervista sul “lato umano della scienza” e la relazione tra #scienza e #filosofia, messo insieme da Sofia Belardinelli a Padova: ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scie... #philsci 🧪

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!

On my way to the German Society for Philosophy of Science 2025 conference in Erlangen - first time I attend and it means a lot now that it has become my own national society! The programme is huge and amazing #philsci www.wissphil.de/de/tagungen/

Yesterday I learnt loads discussing the relation between AI, bioinformatics & biodiversity studies with the biology and engineering students of the University of Padova.. it’s endlessly striking how much one discovers through research and teaching visits, that has not changed these past 200 years

Want to consider “When Open Publishing Is Not Fair”? Join the PCI webinar on Thursday 20/03 at 16 CET where I discuss this issue on the basis of Open Science studies (PHIL_OS www.opensciencestudies.eu). Registration here: univ-cotedazur.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A new review of the film “Data Shadows”, a collaboration with the brilliant artists Jacob van der Beugel and Oliver Page (more info: opensciencestudies.eu/datashadowsf...), is available OA on @Patterns, courtesy of Kim Hajek and Paul Trauttmansdorff: doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...