👇 A persuasive defence of libertarian free will against the luck objection by H. D. Potter & K. J. Mitchell (@wiringthebrain.bsky.social) in my TC " #Agency and #Free Will in an Indeterministic World: New Perspectives from #Philosophy, #Biology and #Neuroscience" link.springer.com/collections/...

Frisch erschienen in @derstandard.at: mein Plädoyer für ein dynamisches Verständnis der Wirklichkeit a.k.a. #Prozessontologie #ProcessOntology

Nein, auch im beruflichen Kontext sind Frauen nicht sicher. Immerhin scheint ja irgendwer geplaudert zu haben aus der Männerriege. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Der Beitrag vom ÖRF ist recht ausgewogen. Aber niemand scheint Bogner auf diesen performativen Widerspruch hinzuweisen, sich gegen Wissenschaftsaktivismus auszusprechen und zeitgleich einen Preis von so einem Netzwerk anzunehmen.

Dieses Interview ist ein einziger Offenbarungseid. Also, irgendwie ist das Netzwerk schon problematisch, aber solange sie ihm einen Preis geben, ist ja alles noch im Rahmen. #LauteWissenschaft

Hintergründe zur Podiumsdiskussion "Grenzen der #Wissenschaftsfreiheit", 12. Mai 2026, 16:30 an der ÖAW @oeaw.bsky.social: science.orf.at/stories/3235...

#Wissenschaftsfreiheit #Demokratie #OeAW

Die ÖAW @oeaw.bsky.social & @ya-oeaw.bsky.social bekennt sich zur Freiheit der Wissenschaft auf dem Boden der demokratischen Grundordnung. Doch wo genau verlaufen die Grenzen der Wissenschaftsfreiheit? Herzliche Einladung zur Podiumsdiskussion am 12. Mai 2026 um 16:30! www.oeaw.ac.at/detail/veran...

Befristete Beschäftigungsverhältnisse beim Uni-Personal: Uni-Bericht 2023: 37.672 (79,7 %) Uni-Bericht 2020: 34.611 (78,6 %) +3.061 befristete Beschäftigungsverhältnisse +1,1 Prozentpunkte Wachstum weiterhin vor allem im (prekären) Projektbereich, der Flaschenhals wird weiter enger. #IchBinHanna

Now available online: Christian List's 2026 Aquinas Lecture at the University of Innsbruck, "The Will of the People Revisited". www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Indeterminism means pervasive indefiniteness, not determinism-plus-randomness. Henry Potter, @wiringthebrain.bsky.social & George Ellis explain why this is so and what it implies for the free will debate in their new paper in my Topical Collection, see link.springer.com/article/10.1... #FreeWill

A lovely review of Henri Bergson's masterwork "Creative Evolution" by @asmeincke.bsky.social, and its relevance to current philosophy of biology

Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Great piece! Reveals a lot about the state of contemporary philosophy of biology, and how studying Bergson can help move it forward! #philosophy 🧪

Why should we read Henri Bergson's "Creative Evolution" today? There is more than just one reason, see my extended book review, just published in Mind: academic.oup.com/mind/advance... #Bergson #philosophy #philbio #ProcessPhilosophy #biology #science #HenriBergson

Was kann Philosophie heute leisten? Eine ganze Menge! Vier Perspektiven - Sozialontologie, Metaphysik (Meincke), Wirtschaftsphilosophie und Angewandte Ethik: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fDK... Dank an ÖAW-Klassenpräsidentin Prof. Christiane Wendehorst für die Einladung! @oeaw.bsky.social

👇Excellent article by Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social, Henry Potter and George Ellis that debunks the pervasive myth of determinism, forthcoming in the Topical Collection in Synthese, which I am guest-editing: link.springer.com/collections/...

Nachhaltigkeit durch Metaphysik: Plädoyer für einen ökologischen Humanismus Warum fällt es uns so schwer, nachhaltig zu leben? Wie könnten wir es doch noch schaffen? Anne Sophie Meincke www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Heute @17:30 online und vor Ort! Was kann Philosophie heute leisten? Drei unserer Forscher:innen – Hans Bernhard Schmid und Angela Kallhoff (beide @univie.ac.at) sowie Julian Reiss @jku.at diskutieren gemeinsam mit Anne Sophie Meincke die Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Philosophie. #knowledgecrisis

Whether our will is free is a question over which generations of philosophers have racked their brains. In this article, philosopher Anne Sophie Meincke explains the puzzling dilemma of free will and argues how biology can contribute to a solution. 🔍 Find out more ⤵

Bringing diff disciplines together, one article at a time. Happy to hear that some conversations are happening behind the scenes between physicist Brukner & philosopher Meincke because of this piece. It's why I do what I do. #scicomm

Doğası Gereği Özgür: Özgür İradenin Biyolojik Kökleri – Anne Sophie Meincke onculanalitikfelsefe.com/dogasi-gereg...

Kick-off of the two Distinguished Lectures on "can biology help us defend free will?" #biology #neuroscience #freewill

Bei #Grundlagenforschung kürzen? Keine gute Idee! so die Philosophin @asmeincke.bsky.social in ihrem Gastkommentar in @diepressecom.bsky.social. Denn Österreich brauche eine starke und vielfältige Wissenschaft. @fwf-at.bsky.social @oeaw.bsky.social Bessere Ideen 👉 www.diepresse.com/20152064/bei...

Warum Österreich eine starke und vielfältige Wissenschaft braucht: mein heutiger Artikel "Bei der Grundlagenforschung kürzen? Keine gute Idee!" in @diepressecom.bsky.social. #Wissenschaft #Grundlagenforschung #Österreich #FTIPakt #Geisteswissenschaften #Frauenförderung @ya-oeaw.bsky.social

#FWF Präsident Christof Gattringer befürchtet starke Budgeteinsparungen für #Grundlagenforschung in Österreich: 800 Arbeitsplätze könnten durch Kürzungen wegfallen. Die Unis würden dadurch weiter an Boden bei der Spitzenforschung verlieren. via @derstandard.at 👉 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Enjoyed being part of a *packed* final session of @ishpssb2025.bsky.social where we all witnessed @asmeincke.bsky.social make a compelling case to @kevinlala.bsky.social (in the room!) as to why he should explicitly adopt a process ontology for the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis! 🌱🐋

Do you think (neuro)biology has killed free will? Think again. In our Young Academy Distinguished Lecture on 10 June 2025, hosted by @ya-oeaw.bsky.social, Alfred R. Mele and I argued the opposite. Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHGR... #FreeWill #philosophy #biology #neuroscience

🚨 Call for Papers: Tech Oligarchy Forum 🚨 Science as Culture invites contributions on how digital elites shape science, tech, and society—from AI monopolies to platform power 🗓️ Deadline: 31 July Details: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #TechOligarchy #ScienceAsCulture #STS

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

@asmeincke.bsky.social following Al Mele, on free will…

I was indeed free to be overexhausted by a child who had not been feeling well, to forego the generous childcare offered by @asmeincke.bsky.social's colleagues, to watch the lecture from one's own home. Thank you for providing this degree of freedom :) #freewill Live www.oeaw.ac.at/veranstaltun...

Signed up for two academic events that offer on-site childcare. Let's hope that this works out for my <2 year old. Many thanks to @wobio-ubb.bsky.social & the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Science (esp @asmeincke.bsky.social) for trying.

#IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan #ExStra #ExitExzellenz

Sind wir frei in unserem Wollen, oder sind unsere Entscheidungen durch Gene und Gehirn determiniert? Warum gerade die Biologie unsere Willensfreiheit nicht untergräbt, erklärt die Philosophin @asmeincke.bsky.social im Standard-Blog der Jungen Akademie. 👇 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

From Café Central to the University of Vienna, philosopher @martinkusch.bsky.social takes us for a walk through Vienna's intellectual scenes. Examining how past #philosophers like Wittgenstein worked through issues of their time, Kusch finds the tools to tackle troubles of our own. ⤵️ #philsky 🗃🧠

Today's the day! Martin Kusch's retirement lecture will take place in person & online at the Main Ceremonial Hall of @univie.ac.at Main Building. Link at the bottom of the article. This piece covers two of the 3 issues he'll address today, in his talk titled "The Road Ahead". #philsky #socialsci

Event information: Interdisciplinary Conference "Free Will: New Perspectives from #Philosophy, #Biology and #Neurosciences" 📅: 11th - 12th June 2025 📍: Johannessaal, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Wien & via Live stream Find out more about the program & registration here: ⤵️

Really looking forward to this workshop on Agency and Free Will in Vienna in June - you should come! Choose to!

In May 21st at 5:30pm (Vienna time), I will give my "Farewell Lecture" on the topic "The Road Ahead". If you are in Vienna, please do come (alcoholic beverage are free of charge!). The talk will be streamed here: vimeo.com/event/5014783 (Just in case you haven't got anything better to do.)

🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

Join us for the graduate conference "From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism" on May 8-10, at the University of Vienna. The conference's schedule, alongside other details about how to register and find the venue, can be found here: mindstomovements.carrd.co #cogsci #philsky

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What does it mean to be an agent endowed with free will in an indeterministic world? Is there empirical evidence for free will? Join us for the interdisciplinary conference "Free Will: New Perspectives from Philosophy, Biology and Neuroscience", 11-12 June 2025, Vienna, Austria @oeaw.bsky.social

Has (neuro-)biology disproved free will? If not, can a case for free be made on the basis of biology? Join Al Mele & me for our YA Distinguished Lecture “Can Biology Help Us Defend Free Will? An Emerging Debate in Philosophy”, 10 June 2025, Vienna, 17:00 CEST, @oeaw.bsky.social @ya-oeaw.bsky.social

Mark your calendars for this event in Vienna, June 10: "Can Biology Help us Defend Free Will? An Emerging Debate in Philosophy." Alfred Mele and Anne Sophie Meincke discuss what philosophers can learn from #biology about #freewill […]

Another important call for scientists to stand up against Eugenics and Scientific Racism. Yet, not much said about the structural changes and the crucial role of humanities in this. #philsci #philsky #STS #metascience #popgen #evosky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

For German readers interested in animal innovation and tool use. My new book is now available ! ( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher) www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...

It has been a pleasure to contribute to addressing the challenges of #QuantumPhysics from the perspective of #ProcessMetaphysics.