Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow

Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh

EuroEvoDevo #EED2026 in Glasgow starts next week! I am organizing Symposium S08: Craniofacial Evo-Devo on 10 June from 9:00. Hope to see you there!

I will attend the EuroEvoDevo conference #EED2026 in Glasgow next week. My poster focuses on a conceptual/methodological issue in cross-species comparisons of in vitro models!

There is a PhD position for philosophy of automated science at the University of Exeter: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... #HPS #PhilSci

Looking forward to presenting at this wonderful meeting in Cambridge, organized by @cassandrazieyang.bsky.social, @yoshinariyoshida.bsky.social , and Patrick Ferree! This will be during the week of the SPSP too, so hopefully you can make it! #philbio #philsci

There will be a workshop on multi-scale modeling and explanation in life sciences in Cambridge on July 14th (the day before SPSP). I will present a joint work with Kohei Morita @koheimorita.bsky.social You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multi-scal... #PhilSci #HPS #PhilBio

The workshop explores the epistemic functions of multi-scale research in contemporary life sciences. It takes place on 14 July, the day before SPSP. More information and registration via link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987542606...

How should models across scales be connected and evaluated? Who gets explanatory priority — the tissue or the cell? What challenges do imaging and sequencing techniques bring to data alignment? We are hosting a one-day philosophy of biology workshop in Cambridge to address exactly these questions:

I am visiting the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich

We decided to make the workshop hybrid. If you are interested in attending remotely, send me a message or email Federica Bocchi, whose contact is available in the poster.

The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc! Anyone who will earn a PhD in a related discipline with interest in public engagement is encouraged to apply. Please share widely! More details and apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoct... #SciComm #philsci 🧪

What are we explaining, and is it what we are trying to explain? (Available open access)

We will hold a workshop: "The Epistemology of Experimentation in Biology" this Friday, April 17 from 13:00-15:00 at UCPH. @federicoboem.bsky.social and I will present on epistemic issues concerning scientific protocols! #hps #philsci @federicabocchi.bsky.social

Cool opportunity to work at the intersections of climate/environmental history and history of medicine! History and Medicine – Associate Professor or Professor with Tenure – McMaster University Apply by March 31st niche-canada.org/2026/03/05/h... #envhist #histmed #climhist #cdnhist

My book review on Plasticity in the Life Sciences (Nicoglou 2024), which analyzes the concept of plasticity historically and philosophically, was published in Acta Biotheoretica link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My talk, "Transferring cells from zoos to laboratories: The issue of accessibility in 'cellular anthropology' and its epistemic consequences," was accepted for presentation at the SPSP conference!

Our symposium: "Scientific protocols: The making and breaking of scientific norms" was accepted for presentation at PSA 2026! I am excited to discuss roles and the nature of scientific protocols in San Diego

Reminder: the deadline for contributed papers is coming up fast on 15 March!

I contributed as a co-author to the revised "Developmental Biology" entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy! plato.stanford.edu/entries/biol...

If you’re interested in practicing the philosophy of science in practice why not come along to an online workshop “the philosophy of science in practice - in practice”? #philsci

I am participating in the online workshop on philosophy of science in practice this afternoon

Assorted drawings I've done but maybe not shared. Fighting elephant seals, the Paleogene pantodont Coryphodon, a Black rough-necked monitor, and the Triassic trilophosaur Teraterpeton.

A month to go to submit abstracts for the 2nd HPS of Biodiversity meeting in Copenhagen, 30.04–2.05.26. Deadline: Fri 7 Nov 2025. Contributions welcome “that reflect on the conceptualization/quantification/classification/measurement/valuation/crisis/conservation of biodiversity.”

I've just launched my new website! It has a page on my Marie Curie project, which I will keep updating as the project progresses. yoshinariyoshida.com

拙訳書、詳しい案内が出ていた： saihatesha.com/books02-37.h...

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Modern Science - UCL - Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV745/a... #skystorians 🗃️

3 year PhD position at U of Copenhagen for a philosophical analysis of animal models in translational neuroscience. Those with MA in HPS, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, STS, etc. are welcome to apply. Application deadline is Oct 31 #HPS #STS employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

"Relinquishing experimental control to improve translation" link.springer.com/article/10.1... A great paper by Jacqueline Wallis! I think it has interesting implications to model organism research, control practices, standardization, etc.

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

I’m thrilled to share that I’m awarded a Marie Curie fellowship! I will research in the HPS Section at the U of Copenhagen over the next two years. It's an honor to receive such a prestigious fellowship, and I’m excited to collaborate with outstanding colleagues here.

EMBL Symposium: Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function, and evolution 24-27 Feb 2026 at Heidelberg This looks interesting. I wonder if I could present something from my philosophical work on collective cell behavior... www.embl.org/about/info/c...

So... I have a new paper on the problem of classifying the Ediacaran biota, which includes a (very selective) historical narrative and some philosophical reflections, as well as a comparison with the problem of Burgess problematica www.extinctblog.org/palaeonews/2...

I left Exeter, where I spent a wonderful two years as a postdoc. I will miss my excellent colleagues, friends, and the city itself. Thank you all and I will definitely come back!

Had a wonderful time at #DinoConUK this Sunday. It was so special to meet and chat with Dougal Dixon, the author of books that I have loved since my teenage!

Had a wonderful time at #DinoConUK this Sunday. It was so special to meet and chat with Dougal Dixon, an author of books that I have loved since my teenage!

Preparing to welcome attendees to “Integrating statistics into philosophy instruction" workshop led by SamuelFletcher (Oxford/UMN) & CoreyDethier (UMN) for “philosophy teachers aiming to integrate concepts/methods from statistics,data science &computing into teaching + mentoring.”

Many thanks to my wonderful collaborators, @yoshinariyoshida.bsky.social and Patrick Ferree, for making it such a joy to be part of our fantastic organised session on developmental time🫀⏳⏰

Today I’m presenting my talk, “Reflections on Crisis Science” at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social, 14:30–15:00. Come and hear about my take on philosophical accounts of science in times of crisis and reflections on conservation biology! #ishpssb2025 #philsci

Today from 14:30-16:00, I will have an organized session: "Time in developmental biology:
Conceptualization and representation" with Patrick Ferree and Cassandra Yang @cassandrazieyang.bsky.social ! #ISHPSSB2025 #hpbio #philsci #histsci #philbio #hbio

The University of Vienna is hiring a full Professor in Philosophy of Mind! Spread the word! philjobs.org/job/show/29293

🚨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

Join us! Sam Fletcher (Oxford): *Quantum Biology* Friday, 27 June 2025, 2pm Central European Summer Time eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/3634599978... More details at www.imseam.uni-heidelberg.de/en/heinzelma...

#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research! FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪

My friend and colleague Remco Heesen once told me study of social epistemology of science made him "less trusting of any particular scientific paper but more impressed by science as a whole." I honestly think that's the right lesson to draw. But I think holding both attitudes doesn't come naturally.

The new Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice Newsletter is out! #philsci sway.cloud.microsoft/JS1vkVhu2qDA...

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

Submitted proofs on my "Models & Analogies in Reconstruction of Extinct Life" forthc. in vol. dedicated to Mary Hesse. Builds on @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social @wiserthanddt.bsky.social @adrian-currie.bsky.social @armanafzadeh.bsky.social + #philsci #hpbio #paleobio #paleosky philpapers.org/rec/BOKMAA

TL;DR? Good news! You can now read a (brief) précis of Mind as Metaphor (OUP, 2023) in Philosophical Psychology. Available here: doi.org/10.1080/0951... @journalphp.bsky.social @journalphp.bsky.social #philsky #philmind #cogsci

It was such a great honor to host Prof. Michela Massimi’s @michelamassimi.bsky.social special lecture at the Japanese Philosophy of Science Association. Her talk was truly inspiring for thinking about a more human-centered form of science—something much needed today.