Your holiday readings are here! That is, issue 4 of this year's volume of @jgps.bsky.social has just come out. We have a book symposium on John Norton's book on inductive inference, a review of @philippehune.bsky.social's book on death, papers on archaeology, the chemical bond, and much more.

Coming soon-ish (March 2026) to your favorite purveyor of fine reading materials.

The call for applications for 2026 European Advanced School in Philosophy of Life Sciences is now open! Deadline 15 Jan 2026, theme will be “philosophy of biology for a healthy planet”, all info here: www.kli.ac.at/en/events/ev... graduate students &early postdocs, do consider joining us! #philsci

Confirmed Speakers: @matcharbonneau.bsky.social, @hanneand.bsky.social, @cherfeld.bsky.social, @thomasreydon.bsky.social, Armin Schulz Topics for discussion in the workshop include (but are not limited to): - Model transfer as a form of scientific progress 👇

Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi organizes a workshop together with @karimbaraghith.bsky.social: "Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution" 📍 Leibniz Universität Hannover 📅 April 9–10, 2026 Below you’ll find more information about the workshop and the CfP 👇

New Cambridge Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—fully #openaccess! @thomasreydon.bsky.social explores how evolutionary theory crosses over from biology into other fields, showing how these crossovers embody a broader style of reasoning: 'evolutionary thinking' bit.ly/48z3h36 #HPbio #evosky

If anyone is wondering, yes, this is how our news accurately reports how Michiganders talk about our roads.

Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science: GWP.2022 - Proceedings of the Triennial Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science, TU Berlin, August 2022 -- ed. by @agelfert.bsky.social, Birgit Beck, and @beakr.bsky.social #philsky #philsci

Published online today and available soon at your favorite purveyor of fine reading materials. And it's open access.

New paper out on 3D and 4D metaphysics of species - a response to María Cerezo & Vanessa Triviño's criticisms of my view. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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

#ISHPSSB2025 came to an end on Friday, 25 July, and we understand how special the ishkabibbler community is when one hour after the end of the sessions participants still continued conversations. #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Many thanks to @affifi.bsky.social, @kampourakisk.bsky.social, @thomasreydon.bsky.social, Maria-Elice Prestes, Susan Hanisch, William McComas, @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for the talks. Hybrid format didn't work out for the discussion, alas, but I look fwd to following your work! #ISHPSSB2025

#ISHPSSB2025 has been an absolute blast! Here we celebrate the work and mentorship of Marc Ereshefsky, a truly positive model for philosophy of biology! Thank you all for coming along! Cheers to Marc! #philsky #HPbio #philsci

#ISHPSSB2925 program booklet is out! Check it out here ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/wp-content/u... #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Today marks a special anniversary for us. On July 1, 1858, the theory of evolution by natural selection was first presented at a Linnean Society meeting. Papers written by Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace were read, shaping a groundbreaking idea still powering science today: buff.ly/uBdX7N1

Just out: JGPS 56 issue 2 with Darwinian dilemmas, self-subsisting structures, realism for realistic people, and more.

Dehumidifier xkcd.com/3109/

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

📣The #ISHPSSB2025 program has been released! Check it out here ➡️ ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/program/ #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

ASFS-AFHVS Program is here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/2025asfsafhv... I’m looking forward to! Please join us, our panel is on 20 June: Epistemic and ethical function of categorizing and tool use in the agricultural sciences. With wonderful @katiekendig.bsky.social and Paul Thompson #HPS #PhilSci 🌱

And we can think of some discussions on the history, philosophy and social studies of biology extending from #ISHPSSB2025 to a coffee table, accompanied by a pastel de nata... Registrations here ➡️ ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/registration... #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Looking forward to giving a talk in Padua this coming Friday.

#ISHPSSB2025 starts on Sunday 20 July at the Hall of Biodiversity with welcome reception and social events. Stay tuned for information on the opening of registration for the conference in the next few days! #philsci #hpbio #histSTM #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics

My review of Alexander Bird’s book ‘Knowing Science’ just came out @jgps.bsky.social . If you want to get an idea of what’s it about before reading the actual thing, here are my impressions! #msca #creacal link.springer.com/article/10.1...

In our latest editorial, we express our sincere thanks to Guido Bacciagaluppi for his editorial work since 2021 & bid him a fond farewell as he concludes his tenure. We also warmly welcome @simonfriederich.bsky.social as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky

📣 EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS: Towards A Comparative Philosophy of Science Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science (@jgps.bsky.social) Deadline: *31 July 2025 (new)* #philsci #HOPOS philevents.org/event/show/1...

New GWP (German Soc for Phil of Sci) Executive Committee (2025-28), left to right: Michael Jungert (Managing Director), Enno Fischer (Treasurer), Lena Kästner (Vice President), Mathias Frisch, Anna Leuschner, Axel Gelfert (President). (Not pictured: Simon Friederich, JGPS representative) #philsci 👍

In Erlangen, ahead of the GWP.2025 conference (Fifth International Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science) starting tomorrow (photo taken this morning, showing the main venue, Kollegienhaus of FAU University Erlangen-Nürnberg). #philsci #GWP.2025

Does Euclidean geometry hold a more fundamental status than non-Euclidean geometries? 📐🟣 In a recent paper, Mircea Dumitru and Liviu Ornea argue that it does and that Nash’s embedding theorems provide a way to demonstrate this 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky #philsci #mathsky

Final CFP for a special issue of @jgps.bsky.social "Towards Comparative Philosophy of Science" philevents.org/event/show/1... Submission deadline: *March 31* for #philsci approaches comparing scientific disciplines.

@table.media zu unserer Stellungnahme zur Exzellenzstrategie: table.media/research/new...

Die Exzellenz-Strategie setzt Fehlanreize in der Forschung, schwächt die Lehre, unterliegt einem intransparenten Begutachtungsverfahren und ihre Kosten werden durch den Nutzen nicht aufgewogen. Eine Stellungnahme vom *Netzwerk nachhaltige Wissenschaft*. netzwerk-nachhaltige-wissenschaft.de?p=449

I am beyond excited to announce the imminent arrival of my book. Operationism in Psychology. An Epistemology of Exploration: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... Brief chapter summaries below (1/10)

Time for planning for #ISHPSSB2025 - have you already checked information about the city of Porto and the accommodation options? You can do it here: ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/planning/cit... and here: ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/planning/accommodation/ #hpbio #philsci #histsci

Today I reviewed 2 PhD proposals, marked 17 essays, and repaired a dishwasher. By far the most rewarding was repairing the dishwasher. (Maybe, as Mary Midgley mused, philosophy is a bit like plumbing after all?) I also noticed uncanny similarities b/w a clogged drain pipe and Reviewer Number Two...

Pro tip: you can determine where an academic group is located on the Anglophone-Continental spectrum by the percentage of turtlenecks.

Just in time for your holiday reading by the fireplace: JGPS issue 4 of 2024 with something for everyone: papers on structural realism; the ontology of causation; transaction cost economics; coordination, constitution and convention; agency in extended cognitive systems; and fictional models.

@grupoanfibio.bsky.social has created a starter pack of philosophers of science (and #philsci groups & societies) in/from Ibero-America. Please share widely and self-nominate if your name is missing! go.bsky.app/4XmN14i #HPS #philsky #HPBio #LatinskySTEM #LatinoSky

"Sollte ein Hochschulsystem, dessen Betriebsfähigkeit durch akute Finanzengpässe gefährdet ist, jährlich weit mehr als eine halbe Milliarde Euro in einem Wettbewerb verfeuern, in dem es zentral um „Sichtbarkeit“, mit anderen Worten um Prestige geht?"

Out now: Journal for General Philosophy of Science vol. 55 issue 3. Papers on natural kinds, theories, laws, demarcation, time, and much more. @jgps.bsky.social

Trumpet blast: my paper ‘Does the Claim that There Are No Theories Imply that there is no History of Theories to be Written?(!)’ is out in the latest issue of The Journal for General Philosophy of Science (on open access): link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Postdoc position in philosophy of biology with Matteo Mossio in Paris. Deadline for appl. 4 December.

Weekend spent to finish my slides for the PSA Biennial Meeting in New Orleans. My President’s Address will be on Sat 16th at 6pm on the topic of ‘Local Knowledges and the Right to Participate in Science’ — this is based on recent work I did with the UN for this report www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

I wrote an op-ed in one of the main Dutch newspapers today, highlighting that the 1 billion budget cuts to Higher eduction can only be explained as a way to make our universities more submissive. The piece has now been translated into English, and can be read here: crookedtimber.org/2024/11/09/t...

📢 2nd CFP for a Special Issue of the *Journal for General Philosophy of Science* "Towards Comparative Philosophy of Science" philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsci #philsky #HPS @jgps.bsky.social @philsci.bsky.social

Do you know what time it is? Time to go back to Reichenbach! In his new article, Carlo Rovelli argues that Reichenbach's musings on the direction of time and his notion of 'physical cause' still hold value in light of contemporary work in cosmology 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci

The #SOCRATESgroup – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge & Science-Based Information – invites applications for senior & postdoctoral fellowships (2-12 months) at Leibniz University Hannover. Deadline: 15 Nov 2024. t1p.de/pemwd #trustinscience

This is a great article, raising a complex question. "Nature hasn’t created a neat parts list as a human engineer would, and any effort to delineate categories is in some sense artificial." Absolutely. But neither is it arbitrary. So what kind of theory is needed here? www.nature.com/articles/d41...