Via @rachelankeny.bsky.social: Next Society for #PhilSci in Practice conference #SPSP2026 will be in Cambridge UK hosted by HPS Dept @ Cambridge University & SPSP co-founder Hasok Chang. Keep eye out for call next year ⬇️ philosophy-science-practice.org

also: i was, on the basis of this paper, awarded the Nancy Hartsock Endowed Graduate Student Award, which recognizes creative achievements of an emerging scholar doing work in feminist theory.

Some timely reading on authoritarian regimes: ucigcc.org/blog/14-book...

Call for Nominations: Hypatia Board of Associate Editors (deadline: Friday 16th May)

I can't believe this is actually happening. link.springer.com/book/9783031... #philsci

The first article in the special issue @martinkusch.bsky.social and I are coediting is out! Thomas Uebel lays to rest various myths about the Vienna Circle views of social sciences, proving yet again that they were right about pretty much everything. #philsci #philsky #histsci #sts

Sandra Harding, feminist philosopher of science, passed away. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie... Her work on feminist standpoint theory was so important to me. #philsky #feministsky #philsci #STS

Here was the “we’ll see you in court” skeet. —>

New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-german...

What a loss, the passing of the great feminist standpoint theorist Sandra Harding. #philsci #philsky #FeministSky

Federal Dems need to take lessons from Montana

While Tables Burn: On the (Non) Existence of Trans People and the Failure of Philosophy (guest post) dailynous.com/2025/02/10/w...

We asked DeepSeek about dissident contemporary artists and artistic freedom in China. Its replies were terse, repetitive, and seemingly biased in favor of the Chinese Communist Party.

Latest revision of my SEP entry Feminist Perspectives on Science is now online: plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...

Very excited to share that @apotochnik.bsky.social and my element on Public Engagement with Science is out (+ open-access)) I'm really proud of this work of ours. It puts in writing much of the work + thinking done over the last several years @ucpews.bsky.social... www.cambridge.org/core/element...

My review of Hasok Chang’s Realism for Realistic People is available here: nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... #philsky #PhilSci #HistSci

W/ many DEI initiatives being canceled there's never been a more important time to support orgs w/ national & international reach in supporting underrepresented #HPS scholars. This #GivingTuesday please donate to @philsci.bsky.social UPSS & help it grow to meet need ⤵️ mms.philsci.org/members/wish...

A fantastic new CUP Elements volume on Climate Science from Wendy Parker--one of the best philosophers of climate science there is! Free to download through December.

Hello BlueSky! We are a leading feminist academic journal celebrating our 50th anniversary this year. In addition to traditional scholarly work, we also publish freely available work as part of our Feminist Public Intellectuals Project. We have some exciting stuff planned, so give us a follow!

I recently participated in a workshop on animal welfare at the Animal Behaviour Live online conference, talking about 'Evaluating measures of animal welfare' - video now available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrUs...

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

Four philosophers are on the 2024 edition of Vox's list of "innovators from around the world who are tackling our biggest challenges," alongside some well-known cultural figures like Christopher Nolan, Billie Eilish, Jose Andres, and others...

When I was 5, I loved science, which I took to be planets and magnets and chemicals and shit. Soon I realized science was a collective human activity, and these were just the objects of its attention. Anyway, whenever I read an OpEd on how science isn't political, I think "Are you 5 years old?"

If like me you find the Philosophy of Science Association Meeting Program #PSA24 difficult to navigate on the pheedloop website, there is a much nicer, easier to read PDF version of the program available here: ⤵️ drive.google.com/file/d/1tG2N...

In New Orleans for the PSA. I just realized it’s my dad was born here 95 years ago today.

I put in a lot of heart in this presentation. Tried to show that greater awareness of realities of social science improved #philsci in general. Also gave a tiny preview of where I am heading next, namely the identity of social science which where I started at LSE in the 1990s...

Are you or do you know a grad student doing feminist philosophy/theory? Please encourage them to apply to FemPhilAZ 2025 by December 9! All sessions are hybrid. We’re applying for grants to fund travel, can arrange homestays, and hope to pass on reviewer comments! www.femphilaz.com/2025-call-fo...

University of Helsinki used competency assessment tests in the latest PhD positions recruitment. Inkeri Koskinen and Päivi Seppälä analyse these tests from a philosophy of science perspective, offering several reasons why it was a bad decision: tint-helsinki.fi/2024/10/21/c...

Just a reminder that our book is available for those who might be interested. Currently on sale! #philsky #WomeninSTEM #metasci #histsci www.routledge.com/Feminist-Epi...

Marie Curie didn't necessarily aim to hire women in her lab, but she didn't have anything AGAINST women, and so ended up creating a network of more than 45 women trainees who changed (and are still changing) the course of science. By @clarakm.bsky.social with Dava Sobel on her new book 🧪

October @philsci.bsky.social Newsletter is out! mms.philsci.org/msg_detail.p... In addition to fantastic program @ #PSA24, checkout the awesome President's Plenary "Making & Remaking the Mississippi River" w/ @hkandersen.bsky.social + & Public Forum on Disinformation w/ @naomioreskes.bsky.social +

I'll be one of the keynote speakers at the workshop “Scientific Pluralism, Epistemic Diversity, and Progress in Science” in March in Wuppertal in Germany. Their CfP is open until 15 Nov, consider joining us: grk2696.de/scientific-p...

Royal Institute of Philosophy Cardiff Annual Lecture 2024 :: Quiet As Its Kept: On Epistemic Fragility :: – Professor Kristie Dotson – live on YouTube Tuesday 19th November 8.30pm - 10.00pm UK time Full details: bit.ly/TRIPCdf2024

Immensely grateful for President’s Plenary Symposium at PSA2024 in New Orleans (14 November) on ‘Making and remaking the Mississippi River’ - fantastic line-up of speakers incl philosophers of science @hkandersen.bsky.social @katiekendig.bsky.social Emily Parke 🙏🏻 site.pheedloop.com/event/psa24/...

enposs.eu/wordpress/wp... This program looks great. Wish I could be there!

Hold on to your hats - FEMMSS8 is here! FEMMSS and Douglas College Present FEMMSS8: An online Workshop on Technologies and Feminist Thought June 6th and 7th 2024 Register here to attend this workshop: douglascollege-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Newly published: Science and the Public. In this Element, I explore the relationship between science and the public with resources from philosophy of science. Details in thread below. Volume is free online until 4/9. t.co/mKYvwSls3c #philsci #philsky #histsci #STS #metasci #SciComm

Did you read (or write) a great feminist political theory paper in 2023? Please nominate it for APSA's Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory! Any paper published in 2023 in any English-language journal is eligible

I’m pleased to announce the availability of my book Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: An Introduction — co-authored with Kristen Intemann. Discount code SMA22 at Routledge. #philsci #histsci #metasci #WomenInSTEM www.routledge.com/Feminist-Epi...

FEMMSS and Douglas College are jointly hosting an online workshop in Technologies and Feminist Thought, June 6th and 7th 2024. Dr. Tempest M. Henning will give the inaugural Catherine Hundleby Keynote Address. Abstracts due by February 29, 2024. Submit through Easy Chair: easychair.org/cfp/FEMMSS8

Anyone ages 12 – 26 living in the United States can get a San Diego Public Library Books Unbanned card. With the card, the library’s online collection of banned or restricted eBooks and eAudiobooks are available for FREE, no matter where you live in the U.S. libraryfoundationsd.org/news/stories...

FEMMSS and Douglas College are jointly hosting an online workshop in Technologies and Feminist Thought, June 6th and 7th 2024. Dr. Tempest M. Henning will give the inaugural Catherine Hundleby Keynote Address. Abstracts due by February 29, 2024. Submit through Easy Chair: easychair.org/cfp/FEMMSS8

I wrote a review of The Tangle of Science (Cartwright,Hardie,Montuschi, Soleiman, Thresher, OUP 2022). I strongly recommend the central idea in the book - the tangle - though I find their view overly optimistic n I am puzzled by omission of the replication issues. It's for Mind, hence long! #philsci

Spread the work: Philosophy of Science Office Hours! @philsci.bsky.social #philsci #philsky January: Feminist Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Biology and Medicine.

One of my favorites! philosophy-science-practice.org/events/spsp2...

Submission opens on October 25, 2023 for proposals for symposia to be presented at the PSA2024. The deadline for submitting symposium proposals is 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (UTC -12) on January 15, 2024. pheedloop.com/psa24/propos...