The origin story of eukaryotes has more plot twists than a Hollywood blockbuster! 🧵 Read more in my new review: doi.org/10.1146/annu.... Only in the 1960s were the terms "prokaryote" and "eukaryote" formalized! As originally defined, eukaryotes had complex architectures, prokaryotes did not.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming PhilInBioMed Seminar: May 5 |5:00-6:30 pm (CET)| hybrid Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh, UK): “A Mark of the Non-Cognitive” Further details here: philinbiomed.cnrs.fr/event/mazvii... If you wish to join the session, please reach out to us.

I just made a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social call: Tell the Senate: Vote to Block Bombs to Israel. Make a call here: actionnetwork.org/call_campaig...

Beyond ecstatic! A huge thanks to the editors @alejandrofabregastejeda.com @ennofischer.bsky.social, the reviewers, and the wonderful team at @philinbiomed.bsky.social for all their feedback!!

PhilInBioMed-Seminar coming up: March 17 | 5:00–6:30 pm (CET) | virtual (Zoom) Join us for a talk by Lucie Laplane (IHPST, Panthéon-Sorbonne Univ., Paris)on "How Much Should Philosophers of Biology Engage with Biology?" More information can be found here: philinbiomed.cnrs.fr/event/lucie-...

Reminder: Master Philosophy in Biology and Medicine – Zoom Q&A We are hosting our second online meeting to share details about the PhilInBioMed Master program on March 3, 11am (CET). More information here: philinbiomed.cnrs.fr/master-zoom-...

Bordeaux Summer School – Philosophy in Biology & Medicine (1–5 June 2026) Join us in collaboratively exploring the conceptual foundations of scientific research at the crossroads of philosophy, biology and medicine! Apply by March 15 More information: bss-philinbiomed.u-bordeaux.fr/en/

Applications open: Bordeaux Master in Philosophy in Biology and Medicine (deadline March 27) The international program is targeted at philosophy and science students interested in integrating both approaches in fields like cancer,immunology,neuroscience, aging. Info: www.philinbiomed.org/teaching

Tuesday, September 16th | 5 pm (French time, UTC+2) | VIRTUAL via Zoom We are excited to announce our upcoming PhilInBioMed-Seminar: Herbert Virgin on "AI for drug discovery and development". Please send us a message if you would like to participate.

Session Submission and registration is now open for BTSCON2025! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/ @abrir.bsky.social @psysciacc.bsky.social @manybabies.org

New paper out! rdcu.be/etKdN Experts in #cancer across the tree of life and philosophers of science teamed up to explore how comparative thinking can improve current approaches to cancer, including conceptually and therapeutically. #evolution #ecology #oncology #philosophy

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️ The 2025 Big Team Science Conference will be October 6-8! More information coming soon about invited speakers, submissions, and schedule. Get excited! (hosted by your BTS friends @manybabies.org @psysciacc.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social)

13 episodes in PBS's Closer to Truth series on the *Philosophy of Biology*, with a fantastic lineup of #philsci #hpbio #evobio speakers & topics, beginning with "Why Philosophy of Biology?" Viewable on website closertotruth.com/project/phil... (via Alan Love) 🧪 #philsky

Impressions of Day 2 of the #PhilInBioMed at University of Bordeaux! (1/?) Full program here: www.philinbiomed.org/event/bordea... Marie Vasse on "Predictions and Unexpectedness" #BSS2025 #Philosophy #Biology #Medicine #SummerSchool

Some impressions of the first day of the #PhilInBioMed at University of Bordeaux! (1/?) Full program here: www.philinbiomed.org/event/bordea... #BSS2025 #Philosophy #Biology #Medicine #SummerSchool

The #PhilInBioMed Summer School has started! Five days of exciting talks, big ideas, and fun crossovers between philosophy, biology, and medicine. @philinbiomed.bsky.social 👉 www.philinbiomed.org/event/bordea... #BSS2025 #Philosophy #Biology #Medicine #SummerSchool

Join us for our upcoming PhilInBioMed-Seminar! 24 March, 2:30 pm | Hybrid Event Carlo Maley (Arizona State University, USA) - How Evolution Can Help Solve All the Biggest Problems in Cancer Further information can be found here: www.philinbiomed.org/event/carlo-...

Greetings from Bordeaux! Here, we will keep you updated on events, publications and everything else of interest for the PhilInBioMed-Community.

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!) democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Motivated by all these other animal-centric starter packs to fill in another niche: comparative cognition! go.bsky.app/5yu5SDr Let me know if you want to be added, or know someone who ought to be in the pack. Would be great to have representation from loads of species and places.

📹🐒 Meet Jafar the Gelada from Edinburgh Zoo. One of our participants in the Many Primates research project, "Inference by Exclusion"! 💡 📹Kate Grounds 👩🏼‍⚕️Emma McEwen #ManyPrimates #PrimateResearch #Gelada #EdinburghZoo #AnimalCognition #InferenceByExclusion #PrimateConservation #ResearchEthics

🚨 Exciting news! The ManyPrimates3 project is now open for data collection! In MP3, we will assess the ability of primates to make inferences by exclusion. Join us to explore primate cognition and promote large scale collaboration!