AAAS is hosting a virtual town hall Wednesday, Aug. 13, 4-5:30 pm EDT, featuring Kelvin Droegemeier, former director White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, to discuss Joint Association Group Financial Accountability in Research’s proposed (FAIR) Model for indirect costs. Register ⬇️ 🧪

What happens when the old contract between science and society no longer fits? This week, Prof. Heather Douglas unpacks the legacy of the value-free ideal, examines research ethics & funding — and proposes a new social contract for science. This was an illuminating conversation. Listen now! 🎧

Starting now!

You can read AAAS CEO Parikh's written testimony here: www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Today at 10:30 am ET, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh will join a panel, as a bipartisan witness, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on how the U.S. can stay competitive in the biomedical research field. You can watch live here: www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio... 🧪

Reminder AAAS-L (HPS) business meeting is tomorrow. All section members welcome to attend. Find zoom link on member page or DM me

AAAS Section L (History & Philosophy of Science) will hold its annual business meeting on Wednesday April 30, 3-4pm ET. All members are welcome & encouraged to join. Ideas for 2026 annual meeting panel & more will be discussed. Zoom link & passcode, etc are on AAAS-L member page (or DM me). #HPS

We are delighted to welcome to the AAAS, Section-L ( #HPS ) Steering Committee #histsci @tiffanynichols.bsky.social (as Early Career Representative) & #philsci Wendy Parker (Member-at-Large). Congrats to them both on their election! 🎉 www.aaas.org/sections/his...

AAAS Fellows: "A Member whose efforts on behalf of advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished & who has been a continuous member for the 4-year period leading up...may by virtue of such meritorious contribution be elected by Council" Become a member #HPS

Proud that the Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social is among the signatories of this letter, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), to members of Congress demanding they protect federally funded scientific research & federal scientists. I hope more join. #HPS #STS 🧪

Great to see #HPS scholars participating in these @aaas.org Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshops, which provide an opportunity to learn from science policy & advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking & the federal policy-making process. #SciPol

Love to see this! @hps-aaas.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le... #science

"After WW II, officials understood need to support fundamental research, the kind that doesn’t lead right away to marketable innovations. But such work is expensive. So universities & the federal government agreed to split costs. Now you’re seeing feds trying to walk away from that,” Dr. Thorp said.

Up today in sessions at #AAASmtg of interest to #philsci are @federicabocchi.bsky.social on "Democratizing Measurements for Environmental Justice" & @eliassi.bsky.social on "Al and Risks to Democracy"

Great turn out at the "The Value of History & Philosophy of Science for a Strong Scientific Ecosystem" session at #AAASmtg #HPS

Great reflections by @historyscience.bsky.social Pres. Evelynn Hammonds @ #HPS session @ #AAASmtg on history of HPS in science efforts; how build trust in science every step of process & need for critical reflection along way; current complicated media world & how HPS needs to engage more w/ media

Third talk in Historical & Philosophical Literacy As Core Elements of Scientific Proficiency session at #AAASmtg #HPS is @williamthomas.bsky.social on importance of researching, teaching documenting, & preserving (!) recent history of efforts to diversify the sciences.

Second talk in Historical & Philosophical Literacy As Core Elements of Scientific Proficiency session at #AAASmtg #HPS is @mjacquart.bsky.social on what philosophy of science can contribute to public engagement with science.

@hanneand.bsky.social kicking off Historical & Philosophical Literacy As Core Elements of Scientific Proficiency session at #AAASmtg #HPS on how to retool our courses in history & philosophy of science for aspiring scientists & how HPS courses are part of required science curriculum in Denmark.

About to head to the airport for this. I will argue for a more constant dialogue between history & policy among other perspectives. In 2020, the Trump administration was touting its focus on DEI even as the seeds of the current campaign were being sown with anti-CRT. Clearly another era.

This Friday 10-11 at #AAASmtg a fantastic session on "The Value of History & Philosophy of Science for a Strong Scientific Ecosystem" with talks by @hanneand.bsky.social @mjacquart.bsky.social @williamthomas.bsky.social Moderated by Evelynn Hammonds #HPS

Join UCS at #AAASmtg #AAAS2025 in Boston Feb 13-15. Stop by our booth to learn about our #SaveScienceSaveLives campaign, fighting back against anti-science action by the new admin. (And to pick up your pro-science swag!) Plus join us for panels on equitable science policy advocacy on Fri & Sat.

2025 AAAS ANNUAL MEETING begins tomorrow at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center February 13-15, 2025 #AAASmtg 🧪 meetings.aaas.org

Attend Lace Padilla's topical lecture to learn cutting-edge techniques in uncertainty visualization and how to communicate complex data effectively! 💡 🗓️ Feb 14 | 1 - 2 PM📍 Room 311, Hynes Convention Center #AAASmtg: https://buff.ly/3WRtwLC

🏆 Congratulations to the 2025 AAAS award winners! The eight AAAS awards and prizes recognize scientists, engineers, innovators and public servants for their contributions to science and society. https://engage.aaas.org/40FLQZ6 Here's a glimpse of this year's award winners ⤵️

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

My latest column just appeared in Science, entitled "Free speech, fact-checking, and the right to accurate information”. (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) I use one of President Trump’s first executive orders to unpack the terrain between misinformation and claims to free speech 1/n

AAAS CEO Dr. Sudip Parikh testified February 5th to House Science, Space, & Technology Committee on state of US Science & Tech. Watch his 5 min summary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=flNM... Fuller written report: republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files... 🧪

"large chunks of websites from the CDC and others that relate to women's health and the like have been disappearing all weekend, and it appears that an even larger purge is underway of all public-facing CDC databases." Read for more on what is to be done ⬇️ 🧪 www.science.org/content/blog...

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Free t-shirt for renewing your AAAS membership #InclusionIsElemental 🧪 #HPS

Reminder to all AAAS members that the AAAS annual election for the general & Section Leaders is open now through Thursday, January 30. Check your email (& spam folder) for your link & login for the ballot & information about candidates. (We've got some great candidates for HPS Section L!)

Just registered finally for the upcoming AAAS @hps-aaas.bsky.social meeting here in Boston February 13-15 (discounted registration rates end today!) Looking forward to Peter Galison's #HPS Sarton Lecture on Friday afternoon.

Discounted registration rates for 2025 AAAS ANNUAL MEETING in Boston’s Hynes Convention Center on February 13-15, 2025 are available through January 22, 2025. meetings.aaas.org

Another #HPS talk of interest at the upcoming AAAS meeting in Boston on Saturday, February 15, 2025 is "Democratizing Measurements for Environmental Justice" by Federica Bocchi @federicabocchi.bsky.social , University of Copenhagen #philsci #philsky

Also several great #HPS sessions at upcoming AAAS meeting in Boston on Saturday, February 15, 2025: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM "Scary Science: Risk, Danger, and Public Communication" organized by Conevery Valencius

This AAAS session may also be of interest to #HPS folks!

Other AAAS sessions of interest to #HPS at the upcoming meeting in Boston include: "Science for the Public & Policy: Oppenheimer, Bates, and Carson" Moderated by Betty Smocovitis Friday, February 14, 2025 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

Favorite #science books of 2024? 📚 🐛 Join our #AAAS member book thread! Members.aaas.org/discussion/favorite-books-of-2024

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the AAAS is in Boston this year on February 13-15, 2025 This year's Sarton Lecture at AAAS meeting will be given by Harvard #HPS scholar Peter Galison on "Visualizing Space/ Time/ Matter in Physics, Film, & History" ⚛️ 🧪 meetings.aaas.org

⏰ Remember a short time remaing for grad students & postdocs in History & Philosophy of Science #HPS to get AAAS memberships for FREE . Just fill out application by 12/22/24 ⤵️

Are you a graduate student, postdoc, or undergrad in #philsci #histsci #HPS or related field? Are you interested in trying out a membership to AAAS to see what it's all about? @hps-aaas.bsky.social is excited to offer FREE memberships to students & postdocs. Just fill out application by 12/22/24 ⤵️

The flagship journal of the AAAS, Science Magazine @science.org, is now on Bluesky! 🧪

Congratulations to new #HPS AAAS Fellows, incl Kevin Elliott, Michigan State Univ Pnina Geraldine Abir-Am, Brandeis Uni Kristine Harper, University of Copenhagen (pic) who were inducted at 150th AAAS Fellows Gala in DC on Saturday Sept 21st. Read more about AAAS Fellows: www.aaas.org/fellows/2023...

Did you know that the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has a Section L devoted to History & Philosophy of Science? www.aaas.org/sections/his... Exec Cmttee includes Hanne Andersen, Conevery Valencius & @alisabokulich.bsky.social Follow us for more info about what we do!