Michela Massimi
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Philosopher of science, University of Edinburgh. More about me here
https://www.michelamassimi.com/
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Summer coming up and pondering what books to read? Interested in ocean, local communities, epistemic injustices, and ongoing debates around the law of the sea? Our Ways of World Knowing is now available with 30% discount using promotion code AUFLY30
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Eran Tal at Society for Study of Measurement Conference on "When is Measurement Good? Evidence, Validity, and Values" comparing competing vales & standard tradeoffs in measurement evaluation with examples of UTC time & patient well being.
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Alisa Bokulich
6 days ago
Brilliant talk on biodiversity metrics by my former PhD
@federicabocchi.bsky.social
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Alisa Bokulich
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Alan Love on "Measuring Biological Function in Biomechanics: Observations and Consequences" at Society for Study Measurement Conference.
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Summer conference season begins for Philosophy at Edinburgh with this conference this week organised by my excellent colleague Dr Jo Wolff with a fantastic line-up of talks on history and philosophy of measurement đ€©. Welcome everyone to Scotland.
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2026 â Second Biennial Conference â The Society for the Study of Measurement
https://measurementsociety.org/2026-second-biennial-conference/
9 days ago
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Mark Eli Kalderon
12 days ago
Open letter about philosophy job losses at Nottingham. Please consider signing
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Open Letter: Opposing Compulsory Redundancies in the Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
We, the undersigned, call on the University of Nottingham to reverse its plans to impose compulsory redundancies on its staff in the Department of Philosophy. The University threatens to cut around o...
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Philosophy of Science Association
15 days ago
Deadline extended to July 1, 2026! Complete details here -
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PSA Philosophy of Science and Race Prize (Jul 1) -
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PSA26 UPSS Session (Aug 1) -
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And it is a wrap! Many thanks
@daianbica.bsky.social
and Adrien Avramoglou for bringing us together. Au revoir Sorbonne.
17 days ago
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Fascinating talk by
@daianbica.bsky.social
on levels and scales and what binds them together.
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19 days ago
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Adrien Avramoglou presents a new pluralist take on the Best System Analysis of Laws building on Cohen and Callenderâs seminal paper
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This great 2-day conference on the metaphysical challenge of scientific pluralism is happening now in Sorbonne â so grateful to the organisers and wonderful hosts
@daianbica.bsky.social
and Adrien Avramoglouâ with
@msuarez.bsky.social
Anjan Chakravartty, Andrea HĂŒttemann and many more speakers.
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19 days ago
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In Paris where this afternoon I present jointly authored work with
@abbeaberdeen.bsky.social
and Marcel Jaspars on local knowledge and the law of the sea from our
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at the Law Faculty in Sorbonne.
20 days ago
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Philosophy of Science Association
21 days ago
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Bas van Fraassen receives the Rolf Schock Prize 2026 with other laureates in mathematics, music, and visual arts in recognition for creativity in humanities, arts, and science. And tomorrow a symposium will celebrate Basâs lifelong achievements đ
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If you work in phil science and never sent your paper to a generalist journal (because worry your readership isnât there), Philosophy and Phenomenological Research intends to bring more Phil science to its pages, and I have just joined as one of the editors.
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Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/19331592/homepage/forauthors.html
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25 days ago
đ”ïž Happy
#WorldEnvironmentDay
! My new report on
#Food
Systems,
#ClimateChange
#HumanRights
benefitted enormously from consultations with
#Children
and
#Youth
whose voices and clear views are amplified inđ
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đ Full report at
tinyurl.com/497pkm44
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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action
25 days ago
Very much looking forward to reading a few pages from my story âAwd Goggleâ - which has just been published by
@carnyxpress.co.uk
in the anthology Oaths and Offerings - at The Hyde Park Book Club tomorrow as part of the Leeds Literary Festival!
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/oaths...
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Oaths and Offerings with Carnyx Press
Join Carnyx Press for a captivating evening of folklore-inspired short fiction. Six writers from across the North of England read
https://www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/oaths-and-offerings-with-carnyx-press/
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Jo Wolff
27 days ago
Very pleased to see my 'What could a human right to participate in science be?' in Royal Society Open Science (open access) This paper certainly would not exist had it not been for the gentle persuasion and strong support of
@michelamassimi.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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What could a human right to participate in science be?
Abstract. At first sight, the idea of a human right to participate in science may seem absurd. Many assume science must be the preserve only of those with
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/13/6/260669/481969/What-could-a-human-right-to-participate-in-science
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Barry Maguire
about 1 month ago
dailynous.com/2026/05/27/d...
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Does Your Department Have an AI Policy? Hereâs Edinburghâs - Daily Nous
Has your department instituted an AI policy? If so, whom does it govern, and what does it say? What should such a policy say? Has your department considered an AI policy but held off on writing or imp...
https://dailynous.com/2026/05/27/does-your-department-have-an-ai-policy-heres-edinburghs/
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Alejandro FĂĄbregas-Tejeda
about 1 month ago
How would
#psychology
look through the lens of
@michelamassimi.bsky.social
's Perspectival Realism? In her new paper, Suilin Lavelle defends the pursuit of Majority World psychological frameworks and experiments beyond WEIRD biases đ
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#philsci
#philsky
#psysky
#cogsci
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Summer coming up and pondering what books to read? Interested in ocean, local communities, epistemic injustices, and ongoing debates around the law of the sea? Our Ways of World Knowing is now available with 30% discount using promotion code AUFLY30
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John Sutton
about 2 months ago
Come to Glasgow for ICOM-7, the 7th International Conference on Memory, July 2027! Details below. It'll be my 5th ICOM and my 2nd on organizing committee, and we're fixing a brilliant event, keen to expand the range beyond our core psych/ neuro/ cognitive topics so do sign up and please circulate!
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Wonderful exhibit by Joan Eardley at the Modern Two in Edinburgh
www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scotti...
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about 2 months ago
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Jun Otsuka
about 2 months ago
My article "What does it mean to understand AI?" is out now in Harvard Data Science Review! I discuss mechanistic interpretability, representation engineering, world models, and Potemkin understanding from philosophical perspectives.
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/w1tfg5lx...
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What Does It Mean to Understand AI?
https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/w1tfg5lx/release/1?readingCollection=c47533c2
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Victoria Wang
2 months ago
The next instalment of the reading group organised by the Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Health
#CPEMPH
will focus on the philosophy of public health. Schedule here:
cpemph.org/2026/04/30/p...
- please join us!
#philsci
#philsky
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PhilMed RG Schedule (MayâOctober 2026)
The group will hold two weekly online meetings to discuss public health texts, accommodating various time zones. Meetings take place on Wednesday at 5pm BST and Thursday at 10am BST. Attendees can âŠ
https://cpemph.org/2026/04/30/philmed-rg-schedule-may-october-2026/
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Rebekah Higgitt
2 months ago
Metropolitan Science: London Sites & Cultures of Knowledge & Practice, c.1600-1800, by me,
@jasminekt.bsky.social
and Noah Moxham, is available as a paperback from Thursday! A relative snip at ÂŁ26
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...
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Forthcoming in
@hoposjournal.bsky.social
! I discuss the systemic injustice that saw women banned from scientific education in Victorian Britain through the lenses of how artisanal knowledges like weaving and knitting were severed from mathematical knowledge.
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philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29274/
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Knots and Knitting: On the Dangers of Epistemically Severing and Trademarking Artisanal Knowledges from Science - PhilSci-Archive
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29274/
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Angela Potochnik
3 months ago
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science
@ucpews.bsky.social
is hiring a postdoc! Anyone who will earn a PhD in a related discipline with interest in public engagement is encouraged to apply. Please share widely! More details and apply here:
jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoct...
#SciComm
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Public Engagement with Science
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Public Engagement with Science
https://jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoctoral-Fellow%2C-Center-for-Public-Engagement-with-Science/101961-en_US/
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Rebekah Higgitt
3 months ago
Some images of the geology/natural history/scientific instrument inspired installation - in place for the rest of the Edinburgh Science Festival, along with a range of activities linked to scientific instruments and
#histsci
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Alisa Bokulich
3 months ago
Starting soon! Sea Level Rise: Measurement, Understanding, Adaptation Hybrid lectures free to register below
www.conncoll.edu/academics/ma...
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Rebekah Higgitt
3 months ago
Stay to the very end AND the day after for opportunities to visit
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
stores and other trips
#ESHS-HSS
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Adrian Currie
3 months ago
Hey gang! Exeterâs looking for a 4-year postdoc in philsci & AI. Sweet gig at a great place - share around :D
#philsci
#philjobs
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow at University of Exeter
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/postdoctoral-research-associate-fellow
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Philosophy of Science Association
3 months ago
Submit your nominations for the 2026 Hempel Award, a biennial award recognizing lifetime scholars achievement in the philosophy of science! The award will be presented prior to the PSA Presidential Address at PSA 2026 in San Diego. (1/2)
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Huge congrats đ to the brilliant
@vmywang.bsky.social
who one year into the PhD programme has already published a paper on the fair share principle in health research and the challenges it faces.
#HPS
#philsci
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Adrian Currie
3 months ago
Exeterâs got a two-year teaching stint for someone into philosophy of data and related - the jobâs pretty plush as far as non-permanent ones go - and Exeter is an amazing place to do this kind of philosophy - please pass around!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ094/l...
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Lecturer in Philosophy or Sociology of Data and Artificial Intelligence at University of Exeter
Apply for the Lecturer in Philosophy or Sociology of Data and Artificial Intelligence role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science
3 months ago
3 more PSA Office Hours this semester! All at 12pm EDT. April: Scientific Epistemology:KareemKhalifa, Pitt/UCLA: 8 April; May: Philos of Ecology:KarenKovaka (UC SanDiego)&CarlosSantana (UPenn): 7 May; May: Philos of Linguistics:GabrielDupre (UC Davis)&Ryan Nefdt (U CapeTown): 20 May
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PSA Office Hour - Philosophy of Science Association
The PSA Office Hour aims to facilitate interactions between our graduate student membership and prominent philosophers of science, and in a more controlled, accessible, and carbon-conscious settingâŠ
https://buff.ly/sXNG4Fz
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Kate Nave
3 months ago
Reminder that you can submit an abstract to give a talk at our upcoming 'Rewilding the Web' workshop at the University of Edinburgh up until the 31st March. Details in image and alt text. Supported by
@schoolofppls.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
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Daian Bica
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The workshop will be held in person from 11/06/2026 to 12/06/2026, at Sorbonne University. Current undergraduate,graduate students (MA and PhD), and established scholars are welcome to participate. The application deadline is 01/06/2026 (via our website).
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Daian Bica
3 months ago
My wonderful colleague, Adrien Avramoglou, and I are going to organise a two-day conference about the role of pluralism in contemporary metaphysics of science. Come to Paris for the city, stay for the metaphysics!
sites.google.com/view/hhu-sor...
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HHU-Sorbonne Conference
About This conference aims to extend the scientific pluralist stance into the domain of scientific metaphysics. Although the metaphysics of science is a vast field, pluralism offers both a way to pos...
https://sites.google.com/view/hhu-sorbonneconference/
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Packed workshop today in honour of our wonderful colleague Pauline Pheminster who has just retired. Jennifer MarusiÄ presents Pheminsterâs scholarship on Leibnizâs metaphysics, its deeply relational nature, and implications for environmental philosophy
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Delighted to see this volume out and open access with lots of interesting chapters related to the human right to science. My chapter explores the notion of âepistemic jurisdictionsâ as a way of better understanding the interlacing of local knowledge and scientific knowledge under this human right.
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4 months ago
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
4 months ago
The Science, Innovation & Tech committee have written the most amazing letter to DSIT/UKRI/STFC: "What is clear is that, despite your assertions to the contrary... widespread cuts have been proposed before adequate consultation with those affected was undertaken. This is wholly unacceptable" đȘđâïžđ§Ș
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Alisa Bokulich
4 months ago
Submissions (< 10,000 words) invited for 2026 Du ChĂątelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics. Topic Celebrating 300th anniversary of 3rd ed. Newtonâs Principia.
www.duchateletprize.org
Winner will receive $1000, workshop & SHPS pub Open to grad students & w/in 5 yrs PhD Deadline September 1, 2026
#HPS
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Delighted to present our hot off the press coedited volume with
@abbeaberdeen.bsky.social
and Marcel Jaspars âWays of World Knowingâ at the
#BBNJ
Third Symposium 2026 in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
â Preface now Free to read for a limited period (Ch2 is OA)
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Third BBNJ Symposium 2026
https://bbnjsymposium.org/2026
4 months ago
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Philosophy of Science Association
4 months ago
Reminder: the deadline for contributed papers is coming up fast on 15 March!
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Center for PhilSci
4 months ago
This year's Adolf GrĂŒnbaum Memorial Lecture will be given by Professor Wayne Myrvold. Visit our website for more information:
https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/annual-lecture-series-wayne-c-myrvold/
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Jo Wolff
4 months ago
Very pleased to be speaking at his Royal Society conference 'Science as a Global Public Good, March 16th-17th. Hybrid event, organised by
@michelamassimi.bsky.social
and Geoffrey Boulton. I'll be talking on "What could a human right to participate in science be?"
royalsociety.org/science-even...
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https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/03/science-as-a-global-public-good/
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
4 months ago
"Cultivating A Nation: how biodiversity shapes countries" Tue 24 March, 4-5pm at IASH and online A free interdisciplinary roundtable on plant humanities, featuring Dr Alice Wolff, Dr Diego Molina, Dr Hilal Alkan and Dr Molly Rose Bond.
cultivatinganation.eventbrite.co.uk
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Cultivating A Nation: how biodiversity shapes countries
A panel on plant humanities and nationhood, featuring Alice Wolff, Diego Molina and Hilal Alkan, chaired by Molly Rose Bond.
https://cultivatinganation.eventbrite.co.uk
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Our co-edited volume with
@abbeaberdeen.bsky.social
and Marcel Jaspars is out:
academic.oup.com/book/62270#l...
(hardback to follow). Our ch 2 is OA
academic.oup.com/book/62270/c...
. We discuss how to better integrate local knowledge into ocean governance esp
#BBNJ
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Ways of World Knowing: Local Knowledge, Coastal Communities, and Equitable Ocean Governance
Abstract. This collection of cross-disciplinary chapters by philosophers, legal scholars, and marine scientists explore the epistemic value of varieties of
https://academic.oup.com/book/62270#login-purchase
4 months ago
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Celebrating Chryssi Mallouchou Kannellopoulou who has just brilliantly defended her viva on selective realism and starts a postdoc at the University of Rennes in a week. Well-done Chryssi đđ
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Fantastic upcoming conference â check out the super-interesting work that
@vmywang.bsky.social
will present on the Glasgow effect and the tricky choice of causal variables for causal modelling in public health when dealing with complex multifactorial phenomena such as excess mortality.
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