I am quite excited to share a new preprint on the prospects for a 'metaphilosophy of science'—a second-order inquiry into the concepts, assumptions, aims, and methods that underpin philosophy of science itself. 👇📃 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26661/ 1/3 #philsci #philsky #HPS #HPbio #metaphilosophy

Do notions like “programmed #cell death” (PCD) and the endogenous–exogenous death distinction apply to microbes? In our new chapter, we argue that an evolutionary concept of PCD extends across the tree of life, including microbial taxa 👇📃 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #evosky #HPbio #philsci 🦠 🔬

Call for Abstracts #HPS of Biodiversity April 30 — May 2, 2026 Copenhagen, Denmark Abstracts of 200-500 words should be submitted through: tinyurl.com/hpsbio. The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 7, 2025. Co-organized by @federicabocchi.bsky.social

Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky

Animals don’t just live in their environments—they transform them. And in doing so, they may also shape their own evolutionary trajectories. Our new paper in Trends in Ecology & Evolution introduces a framework for zoogeochemical niche construction. A thread 👇

At the Annual Conference of the Cognition & Behavior Evolution Network in Antwerp. Very interesting talk by Willem Frankehuis on the evolution of sensitive periods. There's a postdoc vacancy at the University of Amsterdam to work on this! #evosky #philbio 🧪

CFP on Recent Work in Philosophy of the Historical Sciences special issue Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Abstract 500 words to [email protected] & [email protected], by October 1, 2025. Accepted abstracts full papers due July 1, 2026 pencelab.be/en/events/rp... #HPS #paleosky

We are gearing up for our interdisciplinary workshop next week! Bringing together both established & early-career researchers, the event will explore the theoretical & methodological challenges of studying behavior across the tree of life! 👇 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #philsci #HPbio #evosky

Organisms alter selective pressures in many ways. But can they also shape the drift probabilities of their populations? In our recent paper, we argue that they can—and, in doing so, we expand the scope of #nicheconstruction theory 📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #evobio #ecology #HPS

A thoughtful piece by Colin Barras in the @newscientist.com, disentangling the recent Denisovan headache — including a quick mention of an obscure KU Leuven philosopher with opinions on species delimitation. #evosky #paleosky #philbio

Organisms alter selective pressures in many ways. But can they also shape the drift probabilities of their populations? In our recent paper, we argue that they can—and, in doing so, we expand the scope of #nicheconstruction theory 📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #evobio #ecology #HPS

“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS

We’re excited to launch the official BlueSky profile of ISHPSSB! Founded in 1998, we connect researchers in philosophy, history, and social studies of biology and medicine worldwide. Follow us for updates and events! #PhilosophyOfBiology, #HistoryOfScience, #STS, #Biology, #Medicine

My paper "Models and Analogies in the Reconstruction of Extinct Life" is also out now in this volume dedicated to Hesse ⬇️ #HPS #PaleoSky #Philsky ⚒️ link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Very happy to get this in the mail today! Looks nice! 😀📖 #philsci #HPS #hpbio

With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky

Let’s delve into the epistemology of network analyses (as GPT would say)! My paper on networks as explanatory and non-explanatory is out in Synthese and Open Access :) link.springer.com/content/pdf/... #philsci #networks #philbio #topology

New Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—free to download until August 26! Ingo Brigandt explores how to scientifically represent & explain human cognitive diversity, set against the assumption of a shared human nature 👇🧠 www.cambridge.org/core/element... #HPBio #philsky #neuroskyence #HPS

The KLI published a report on the workshop @fvergara-silva.bsky.social and I organized celebrating Conrad Hal Waddington's legacies, 50 years after his passing. We brought together philosophers, biologists and historians of science & architecture! www.kli.ac.at/content/en/t... #histsci #HPS #evosky

New Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—free to download until August 26! Ingo Brigandt explores how to scientifically represent & explain human cognitive diversity, set against the assumption of a shared human nature 👇🧠 www.cambridge.org/core/element... #HPBio #philsky #neuroskyence #HPS

In humans, bigger teams often mean less effort per person — the #Ringelmann effect. Weaver #ants 🐜 flip the script: #teamwork makes them superefficient! Video + paper out now in Current Biology! @cellpress.bsky.social tinyurl.com/44yrvp6m tinyurl.com/3jnnevfn

Our paper on 🌱🦧ANIMAL MEDICINE🐜🍄 has been accepted for publication in Philosophy of Science! You can find the accepted version here, open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Advocates of @eesupdate.bsky.social claim that standard evolutionary theory leaves important explanatory gaps. In a recent paper, we ask what kind—data-based, implementation-based, or framework-based—and what each might mean for the EES debate 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #evosky #HPS

I'm pleased to share this new article by @svenkasser.bsky.social, Laura Fortunato @anthrolog.bsky.social, Marc Feldman and myself. The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Archaeo/anthro friends! 🏺💀 Exciting 22-month postdoc opportunity to work in Bordeaux with Francesco d'Errico on the origins of quantification systems (ERC Synergy Project #QUANTA). Starting date: 1 November 2025. Application deadline: 2 September. Feel free to distribute further! #paleosky

Advocates of @eesupdate.bsky.social claim that standard evolutionary theory leaves important explanatory gaps. In a recent paper, we ask what kind—data-based, implementation-based, or framework-based—and what each might mean for the EES debate 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #evosky #HPS

CFA The Human Diversity Dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbes, ethics & society ISHPSSB Off-Year Workshop Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa October 1-3, 2025 Abstracts due Aug.18 Organizers @abigailnd.bsky.social & @msimang.bsky.social #philsci #STS 🦠 More info ⤵️

Organismal agency is one of today's liveliest debates in the life sciences. Our volume—published a year ago—brings historians, philosophers & scientists into the conversation, offering the kind of nuanced treatment this complex issue deserves 👇 www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #HPS #evosky #philsky

We had a great time at #ISHPSSB2025! On the last day, Gianmaria Dani discussed methodological standards for investigating associative learning in🪴🌱, and @alejandrofabregastejeda.com & Grant Ramsey revamped the causal foundations of #nicheconstruction. We thank everyone who joined us! #HPbio #philsci

This week @universitypress.cambridge.org has granted free access to all titles in the collection of Cambridge Elements in the Philosophy of Biology, edited by Grant Ramsey. There are many options to choose from! Happy reading! 📕👇 www.cambridge.org/core/publica... #philsci #HPbio #evosky #ISHPSSB2025

@andrameneganzin.bsky.social & Matteo Bedettti on "Homo naledi, Controversial Burials & Responsibility Failures" in session "Abusing Deep Time: Scientific Responsibility in the Paleosciences" at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social #ISHPSSB2025 #philsci #paleosky 🏺

Join our session on the first day of #ISHPPSB2025 to delve into epistemic and non-epistemic abuses of the deep past 👀 🕘 9 am, Anf. 1! Feat: Homo naledi & evidential standards, misinterpretations of the role of women, speculation & risk in the paleosciences. 💀🧪🏺 #philbio #philsky #paleosky

If you're going to #ISHPSSB2025 next week & don't know where to start, consider joining the session on scientific responsibility in the paleosciences that @andrameneganzin.bsky.social put together on Mon. morning! M Bedetti, @adrian-currie.bsky.social & EE Spinapolice will be there! #paleosky #HPbio

“Traits” are central units of biological analysis—but how should they be individuated, and relative to which ontogenetic frame of reference? In my new paper, I argue that answering this isn’t easy—and matters more than it seems. 📃👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPBio #evosky #evodevo

How does #development steer #evolution? Through 'developmental channeling'—organisms’ dispositions to develop in some ways, not others—yielding 'evolutionary dappling,' where only parts of the morphospace get filled. Check out our recent 📃👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #evodevo #philsci #HPbio

3-year Postdoc in philosophy of biology w/ @lucielaplane.bsky.social in Paris on cell lineages; interdisciplinary project w/ mathematicians & biologists. Conceptually-minded historians & social scientists also welcome to apply. Project start in early 2026. Application opens soon #HPS #hpbio #STS

How does #development steer #evolution? Through 'developmental channeling'—organisms’ dispositions to develop in some ways, not others—yielding 'evolutionary dappling,' where only parts of the morphospace get filled. Check out our recent 📃👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #evodevo #philsci #HPbio

🚨What is behavioral innovativeness? And how can we make sense of claims that individuals or taxa are 'more innovative' than others? In their new EJPS paper, Grant Ramsey & @andrameneganzin.bsky.social defend a novel, multidimensional & multilevel account of innovativeness.👇 #philsci #HPbio #evobio

What theoretical and methodological challenges emerge when investigating #behavior across the tree of life? 📢Final days to send your abstract for an interdisciplinary workshop (September 26-27) at KU Leuven! Come join us, and please help us share! hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #HPS #HPbio #evobio

What can slime moulds teach us about biological memory? Quite a bit, it turns out. Matthew Sims (@philosobio.bsky.social) dives into this question in a wonderfully engaging piece for @aeon.co. Give it a read—before it slips your mind! 👇 aeon.co/essays/what-... #HPS #philsky #HPbio #evobio #neurosky

Great paper on the degrees and levels of innovativeness, contributing to the ongoing debate on how to compare innovations & the ability to innovate !! (Nb. to be distinguished from the propensity to invent, which we are studying in chacma baboons @animalinvention.bsky.social ).

New publication: “Trade-offs and Progress in Cancer Science”, open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Thank you to Adrian Currie for the feedback, and to Frigg and Worrall for their invitation to contribute. (This was the Lakatos lecture.)

What theoretical and methodological challenges emerge when investigating #behavior across the tree of life? 📢 Final reminder: CfA for an interdisciplinary workshop (September 26-27) at KU Leuven! Come join us, and please help us share! hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #philsci #HPbio #evosky #ecology

From the new issue: Markus Eronen & Grant Ramsey ‘What Are the "Levels" in Levels of Selection?' Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #philsci #philsky #hps #hpbio

🚨What is behavioral innovativeness? And how can we make sense of claims that individuals or taxa are 'more innovative' than others? In their new EJPS paper, Grant Ramsey & @andrameneganzin.bsky.social defend a novel, multidimensional & multilevel account of innovativeness.👇 #philsci #HPbio #evobio

Excited to share that "Scaffolding: Selected Contributions of James R. Griesemer to History, Philosophy, and Biology" is out. I introduce Jim's chapter on formalization. (My original title, "Undermining Dichotomies and the Friends You Make Along the Way." doi.org/10.1007/978-...

It's July, the month of the #ISHPSSB2025 conference 😊! If you haven't registered yet, don't forget that 10 July is the deadline for registration (for presenters or visitors)! [and if you think this is of interest, please spread the word] #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Folks! Just two weeks left to submit an abstract to this fantastic workshop here at KU Leuven! Gianmaria and @alejandrofabregastejeda.com are cooking up some really cool work... @theramseylab.bsky.social is restless—and so should you be. Please circulate widely! #philsky #philbio #hpbio #philsci🧪

Very happy to see my "Positively Misleading Errors" finally published (it's been a long road). It generalizes an error of statistical reasoning discovered by Joe Felsenstein in 1978. Really happy with how it turned out. Currently free to access and download, so go for it! doi.org/10.1007/s112...

What challenges emerge when investigating #behavior across the tree of life? We have an open CfA for a workshop on comparative behavioral biology (Sept. 26-27). Scientists & philosophers are welcome! Please help us spread the word! 📢👇 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #philsci #evosky #HPbio #Paleosky