Now available OA online, with no fewer than 45 chapters!

In our next week's Perspectives on Science Seminar on Monday, May 4, Kerry McKenzie (University of California San Diego) will give a talk titled “Integrated History and Philosophy of Science: From Arguments to Aesthetics”. All welcome! More here: tint-helsinki.fi/2026/04/28/4... #philsci #philsky

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...

Suzanne Bachelard "educated more than a generation of French historians and philosophers of science". Ties van Gemert writes on her life and work & translates her lecture “Epistemology and the History of the Sciences”. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

In the sixth month of a disastrous reign in the house of money in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money, our great country of money, we (forgive us) lived happily during the war

One of our excellent Science Communication MSc students is leading a free history of science walking tour in London. Sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-wal...

Jargonium asks... Eric Scerri! In this column we ask established scholars to answer a series of questions regarding the nature of their work and how they see the field progressing. Check out our latest interview! www.jargonium.com/post/jargoni...

The way things are going, is there anything that prevents us from incorporating this Finnish proverb into the English language? No, there isn't 📉

I tried to give my take on whether water is wet for the BBC World Service - CrowdScience! The episode hosts chemists and material scientists too so this is a really nice & rounded way to approach the question. Here is the link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Helsinki folks, international folks -- Inkeri Koskinen is presenting at today's PoS, come join us either in person or through zoom!

Colleagues in Sweden — do you happen to know is there anything on Vetenskapsrådet on whether academic research/academics’ actions should not contradict with the state’s official foreign policy and state security?

We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.

Doctored by @charlespiller.bsky.social is a must-read. It lays out a devastating case for widespread corruption and fraud within the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, driven by the single-minded pursuit of the amyloid cascade hypothesis alongside major financial COIs.

#HPS #STS

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

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳 With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

Our new instalment of #JargoniumAsks hosts Marina P. Banchetti-Robino who answers all our questions abt PhilChem plus gives us some cool book suggestions🙏!!! Check it out here: www.jargonium.com/post/jargoni...

Miten uudet tutkimusmenetelmät ja -aineistot valjastetaan yhteiskuntatieteiden moottoriksi? Tule kuulemaan professori Jaakko Kuorikosken juhlaluentoa "Vaikuttava yhteiskuntatiede" ke 4.12. klo 16. 🗺️ Paikka: Fabianinkatu 33, sali F4050 🖥️ Striimi: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...

Perhaps this gives a reason to return back to the socials after pursuing my X-it: my essay review of three recent books on the periodic system and the elements just came out. Here's a link through which it can be accessed for free: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GX9CY...
 Pic from snowy Tuusula 😊

Excited to announce our next ReSES Argumenta Distinguished Lecture, featuring Professor Mariana Mazzucato. Mark your calendars. ℹ️ reses-argumenta.fi?p=1091 🗓️ 20.11.2024 🕑 London 14:00 🕒 Amsterdam 15:00 🕓 Helsinki 16:00 🕔 İstanbul 17:00 #econsky