🌍 Scientists agree we cannot reach our climate targets without significantly changing our diets. However, food choice can be complex & controversial, and it’s unclear how to move dietary change up the policy agenda. 📅 20 June, 5pm - 6pm 📍 LSE & online #LSEFestival www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f...

Save the date! Popper Seminar by Stephen John (University of Cambridge): 'Public Trust in #Science: doomed to disappointment' 🗓️ Tuesday 16 June 2026, 2pm - 3.30pm 📍 LSE Campus and online 👉 Abstract and Zoon link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e... #philsci #philosophy #popper

Evidence that the US veterinary profession has been captured by the pork industry? California’s Proposition 12 protects pigs from extreme confinement systems (long recognised as welfare concerns), yet the American Veterinary Medical Association supports federal laws that would override it.

Watch now! The 2026 Giere Memorial lecture in philosophy of science recording is now on the MCPS YouTube channel. Thank you to Dr Roman Frigg! buff.ly/yfRXxh4 @lsephilosophy.bsky.social #philsci

🐶 Starting with a dog called Pip, the LSE iQ podcast explores one of the biggest ethical questions of our time. What do we really owe animals — and is the law keeping up with the #science?

🎟️ Tickets are now live for the #LSEFestival 2026: How to save the planet! Join us 15-20 June at LSE (on campus or online) for a week of panels, talks & workshops on #sustainability, global challenges, communities & more. 👉 Programme: www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f...

Understanding what conditions enable scientific discoveries – from the structure of DNA to cancer research – are vital. New tools and methods, not just intellect or large teams, are what drive breakthroughs, argues Alexander Krauss @lsephilosophy.bsky.social on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

The ethics of foreign intervention: philosophical perspectives on Venezuela and Iran 👉 The video of our public lecture is now available online @somayehtohidi.bsky.social @kieranoberman.bsky.social #ethics #morals #philosophy #lsephilosophy #partoflse www.youtube.com/watch?v=ursZ...

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Had a great first day at LSE for the Common Ground on Animal Ethics workshop with some great discussions and food for thought! Back tomorrow for more: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e... @lseanthropology.bsky.social @lsephilosophy.bsky.social

👋We have more amazing staff news to share. We are pleased to announce that Tom Sterkenburg will join #LSEPhilosophy as Assistant Professor of Philosophy with focus on #AI. More about his research: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/n...

⚖️ When can citizens doubt criminal convictions? 👉 Read the latest paper by LSE Philosophy Associate Professor Lewis Ross for Law and Philosophy: philpapers.org/rec/ROSWCC-2

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NEW: The tools that make science work. Science of Science: Understanding the Foundations and Limits of Science from an Interdisciplinary Perspective by Alexander Krauss @lsephilosophy.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social reviewed by Saswat Barpanda.

👏 We are pleased to announce that @katenicolehoff.bsky.social will join us as Assistant Professor of Philosophy with focus on sustainability. Welcome to #LSEPhilosophy & the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) @gsos-lse.bsky.social! 👉 Learn more about her research: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/n...

When, if ever, is it permissible for states to intervene militarily in the affairs of another? Join our upcoming LSE Public Lecture with @kieranoberman.bsky.social, @somayehtohidi.bsky.social, Paola Romero & Jonathan Parry. 🗓️ 5 May, 6.30pm-8pm 📍 LSE Campus & online 💻 www.lse.ac.uk/events/inter...

UK law requires that animals killed for food should be stunned. An exception is made for religious reasons. But @birchlse.bsky.social @lsephilosophy.bsky.social @lseanimalsentience.bsky.social argues that the resulting high level of non-stun slaughter is unjustified @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

#LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh and VR specialist Lauren Wong joined the Ethical Machines podcast by Reid Blackman to discuss the true impact of #AI on jobs. The two experts argue that there are at least two strong reasons for calming down -find out why: youtu.be/VuHcETDi93w

When, if ever, is it permissible for states to intervene militarily in the affairs of another? Join our upcoming LSE Public Lecture with @kieranoberman.bsky.social, @somayehtohidi.bsky.social, Paola Romero & Jonathan Parry. 🗓️ 5 May, 6.30pm-8pm 📍 LSE Campus & online 💻 www.lse.ac.uk/events/inter...

The ethical quandary of non-stun slaughter, by Jonathan Birch of @lsephilosophy.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Workable welfare gains while respecting religious freedom - mandatory labelling, traceability and export rules to shift economic incentives and align non-stun supply with actual UK demand. New blog post. @lsephilosophy.bsky.social @birchlse.bsky.social

Economists now have a framework for bringing animal welfare into decision‑making. Nicolas Treich introduces a groundbreaking approach, and our panel explore implementation: www.youtube.com/live/1bIePsN... @granthamlse.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social @lsephilosophy.bsky.social

A little over 3weeks until we welcome Professor Roman Frigg, Head of LSE's Philosophy, Logic&Scientific Method, to present “Cyclones,Forecasts,&Uncertainty: How Model-Ensembles Can Be an Effective Guide to AnticipatoryAction.” 24.04, 1530. @lsephilosophy.bsky.social buff.ly/ofrb9qc buff.ly/vfSVdso

Is the veterinary profession truly independent? A central question at the Caring Vets Congress (18 April, Utrecht), with contributions including the latest research from Dr Steven McCulloch - explored in a recent @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social post. @gsos-lse.bsky.social | @lsephilosophy.bsky.social

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A new call for scrutiny: systemic incentives, disincentives and structural pressures may be compromising veterinary independence - and the integrity of decisions that affect us all. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @lsephilosophy.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social

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👀ICYMI: "Even if technologies are successfully commercialised and integrated into one sector, it does not mean that they will be hugely disruptive to the labour market across the board." #AiJobs #AiEfficiency #Disruption @lsephilosophy.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social

Workshop: Common Ground on Animal #Ethics - When #Philosophy Meets #Anthropology 🗓️ 30 April -1 May 📍 LSE Campus Abstract and programme: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e... Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/common-gro... @lseanimalsentience.bsky.social @lseanthropology.bsky.social

Join our upcoming Popper Seminar by Azita Chellappoo (Open University)! 👉 Topic: Bias, Values, and the New Demarcation Problem: Lessons from ‘Obesity’ Science 🗓️ Tuesday 31 March, 2pm - 3.30pm 📍 LAK 2.06, LSE Campus and online 💻 Abstract and Zoom Link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...

Join our Conjectures and Refutations Inaugural Workshop on Scientific Modelling next month! 🗓️ Thursday 2 April 2026, 11am - 7pm 📍 LAK 2.06, LSE Campus Free and open to all! 💻 Abstract and registration: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e... #PhilSci #Philosophy #LSEPhilosophy

How do we incorporate the welfare of animals in our policy decisions? Join the public lecture by Nicolas Treich this month! 🗓️ 24 March, 6.30pm 📍 LSE Campus & online 👉 Register now: www.lse.ac.uk/events/anima... @granthamlse.bsky.social @lseanimalsentience.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social

How to prevent consumption of non-consensual intimate images Helen Frowe @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and Jonathan Parry @lsephilosophy.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

💥New | Will AI replace coders… How to read the next AI jobs hype cycle ✍️Kate Vredenburgh & Lauren Wong #Coding #AIJobs #HypeCycle (@lsephilosophy.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social)

What motivated our director to study animal minds - and when you make evidence‑based recommendations, what shifts first: public understanding, industry standards, or policy? New interview with Professor Jonathan Birch: www.lse.ac.uk/business/con... @birchlse.bsky.social @lsephilosophy.bsky.social

Happening tomorrow! 🔽

Tomorrow! 🔽

📹 Recording online! Sigma Club Seminar by Alexander Niederklapfer from #LSEPhilosophy: 'Localisation of Particles in Quantum Field theory' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebQG... #PhilSci #Philosophy

How do we incorporate the welfare of animals in our policy decisions? Join the public lecture by Nicolas Treich this month! 🗓️ 24 March, 6.30pm 📍 LSE Campus & online 👉 Register now: www.lse.ac.uk/events/anima... @granthamlse.bsky.social @lseanimalsentience.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social

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Submit your nominations for the best monograph in #PhilSci for the Lakatos Award 2027! 👇

📣 We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Lakatos Award 2027! Deadline: 1 September 2026. 📚 Submit in your nominations for the best monograph in the philosophy of science! More information: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/n... #PhilSci #Lakatos #LSEPhilosophy #Philosophy

Taking pace next week! 🔽

Join us for the Oxford-Cambridge-London Philosophy of Medicine Society talk by Stephen John (University of Cambridge) 🗓️ Friday 13 March 2026 3pm - 5pm 📍 In-Person, LSE Campus Abstract: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e... #Philosophy #Medicine #PhilSci #LSEPhilosophy @ox.ac.uk

The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences (CPNSS) is searching for two Research Officers for the ‘Your Boss is a Machine – Protecting Worker Autonomy in an #AI-Driven Economy’ project ⏰ Application deadline: 30 April 2026 💻 Apply via the LSE job page: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Here is the recording of our Inaugural BSPS Popper prize lecture we gave w/ Alex Franklin at the LSE yesterday. This was such an amazing experience!! @lsephilosophy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Sa...

⚛️ Do molecules have structure? Yesterday, @vanessaseifert.bsky.social and Alexander Franklin delivered the BSPS Popper Prize lecture and talked about their award winning research. 📹 Lecture recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Sa... #PhilSci @aliboyle.bsky.social @thebsps.bsky.social

⚗️🔭 How do we spark new scientific discoveries? Why do some breakthroughs seem accidental? The new book 'The Engine of Scientific Discovery' by CPNSS Research Associate Alexander Krauss is for anyone who wants to understand how we make discoveries. ➡ Link to the book: doi.org/10.1093/oso/...

⏰ Tonight! @aliboyle.bsky.social @thebsps.bsky.social @vanessaseifert.bsky.social #PhilSci #Philosophy #Popper