Rita Levi-Montalcini was a neurobiologist who co-discovered nerve growth factor with Stanley Cohen. They both won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986. She was only the 4th woman to receive it. adalovelaceday.subst...

Remembering the late Jeffrey Catherine Jones, born on this date in 1944, who in a better timeline would still be with us. When I was a freshman at SUNY Buffalo in 1973, I crossed the border for the first time to attend a Toronto CosmicCon where I bought this remarkable piece from her — for $20.00.

Ministers stand up and denounce people making dangerous journeys with the help of smugglers at the same time as requiring visa applicants to undertake dangerous journeys with the help of smugglers ....

From a US War Dept pamphlet issued to troops in 1945: “Fascism thrives on indifference and ignorance,” ”If we permit discrimination, prejudice, or hate to rob anyone of his democratic rights, our own freedom and all democracy is threatened.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

It has been truly stunning to watch over the last two decades as “the West” has gone about systematically forgetting everything it spent half a century insisting it would never forget about where it went wrong last time.

NASA’s Opportunity rover, designed for a 90-day mission, ended up exploring #Mars for 15 years, sending its final message: “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.” #NASA

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are experiencing the highest rates of settler and state violence in recent history, as the Israeli government enacts new policies to accelerate the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and apartheid.

"Elon Musk should keep his UK Royal Society fellowship even though the Grok AI image generator developed by his company has generated sexualised images including of minors". I get that @royalsociety.org is cool with this. What I don't get is that they are cool with his attacks on science. Boot him!

While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 35% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

"obey the state and you get to keep your life" is probably the shortest possible description of fascism you can put together

Excited for the Milan Logic & Philosophy of Science Networking Event at Milan Uni, January 15! Informal meetup: short research talks by folks at all career stages + parallel discussion groups on key topics. Join if you're around 🧠🔬 #Logic #PhilScience #AcademicNetworking #UniversityofMilan

We know the world can feel bleak, but nothing is stronger than a dedicated group trying to change the world for the better. Join us for a day-long discussion about writing for social justice. Have you got your ticket? tinyurl.com/bfsjustice

Next weeks new releases are now listed on the OK Comics website. If you don't already have a subscription with us, this is a great way to pre-reserve comics. Tick the boxes, select in-store or mail-order and we'll do the rest... okcomics.co.uk/pages/whats-...

Snow in the Netherlands earlier this week.

Excellent introduction to this special issue, that I already plan to use in the last meeting of my social norms seminar in a couple of weeks. I wonder if not mentioning methodological individualism was a deliberate decision, or am I the only one who thinks there‘s an important connection.

CFP for a special issue of Argumenta, guest edited by @lisabortolotti.com & @lalumera.bsky.social: THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE? Deadline 30th of September.

Rachel Reeves wants budget cuts. Meanwhile, the royals are getting themselves half a billion a year, no strings attached. Are you realising it's all a scam yet? #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

Back in stock and ready to rock! DC’s Absolute range has taken @okcomics.bsky.social by storm. Fresh, out there takes on classic characters. Perfect for new readers, or those that were becoming bored with the status quo. Upcoming volumes also available to preorder okcomics.co.uk/collections/...

We're delighted to announce that the Derek Keene #London Lecture 2026 will be given by Thomas Asbridge (QMUL) on 'The #BlackDeath in London: Understanding a #Medieval Pandemic'. A highlight of our 'Sickness & Health' Summer School week! Lecture is free, all welcome: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Reposting this because the kind replies contain recommendations for so many excellent folk to follow that it may be helpful for others. Thank you to everyone who responded and keep the links coming!

Deeply honored to be delivering this year's Grünbaum Memorial Lecture at the Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science! @center4philsci.bsky.social www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/annual...

Make sure to register for the upcoming conferences hosted by the Center this semester. We look forward to seeing you there! More info here: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/events-and-more/conferences/current-conferences/

Oxygen atoms, Excited electrons pulse, Green and red spectrum. #Photography #AuroraBorealis #Haiku

#NollaignamBan During WWII Kay McNulty was one of the women who devised processing routines for the ENIAC machine, establishing how artificial intelligence developed. At the public launch in 1946 the women programmers were relegated to the role of hostesses. www.dib.ie/biography/mc...

When we moved to Leeds over thirty years ago, we lived in a street just like this (only without the lamppost. Or the makeshift swing. Kids looked pretty much the same tho’)

A man travelling within the lines of a text printed in 1621. Enjoy this short 🧵 for #skystorians and friends of news flows.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).

Alice Murphy at st Andrews is looking for a 2 year postdoc on a super cool aesthetics-meets-values-in-science project, real quick turn around on applications so get in thar! #philsci www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Finally got the National Archives for a quick dig around This one was the winner of the vote among Aug-Oct 2026 releases vote. So what is in JA 617/789, a Department of Health file from 1999 on the “precautionary principle”?

Sylvia Tait FRS was born #OnThisDay in 1917. Tait, a biochemist and endocrinologist, discovered aldosterone, a hormone that is associated with blood pressure regulation. Discover her life and legacy in our biographical memoir. #WomeninSTEM https://bit.ly/4qMkHPV

In case anyone is in London and would like to come, I’ll be giving the Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture and Technology on February 19th at 6pm. Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education philevents.org/event/show/1...

Reykjavík weather update. The average precipitation in January for the city is 75 mm (rain/snow). So far, we've had 0.5 mm this year. Next week's forecast shows zero precip., and one small chance thru the 26th. Great for aurora hunting, terrible for the flora and fauna. #northernlights #iceland

"Ohio" (1971) - written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...

A colleague at Texas A&M pointed out that they will now have to censor their own buildings.

Physicist Marguerite Perey discovered Francium #OTD in 1939. It was the last element to be found in a naturally occurring state, rather than synthesized by humans. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Image: Musée Curie/ACJC Collection

Welcome Back! Check out our upcoming events to start off the new year. We look forward to seeing you there! Learn more here: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/

Added another author Q&A to the interview series on the Big Bearded Bookseller blog #BookSky 💙📚 #Author #writer

2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science" www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #philosophy #philsci

#NollaignamBan The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives

A day to evoke the final lines of Warsan Shire's poem 'Where Does It Hurt?' "i held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the whole world and whispered where does it hurt? it answered everywhere everywhere everywhere."

New on the Archive: Berghofer, Philipp and Wiltsche, Harald (2026) The Mathematization of Nature]{Wave Function Realism and the Mathematization of Nature. A Phenomenological Perspective. [Preprint] https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27798/

CfP for a special issue on scientific bubbles in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science! 🫧🧐 Deadline for submissions is July 15. #HPBio #HistSci #PhilSci

Call for Participation: Brain and Organisms: Neuroscience Beyond Computation, which will take place 16–20 March 2026 at the Lorentz Center@omega in Leiden. Registration required. More info: www.lorentzcenter.nl/brain-and-or... @philsci.bsky.social @battaglialab.bsky.social @sfn.org @fens.org

Welcome to the new year! If you have some time to catch up on reading, please check out the Center's brief newsletter with updates from the last few months of work and events. All the best for 2026!

"When The Clocks Strike, Murder Follows" Agatha Christie’s 'Seven Dials' premieres January 15th on Netflix. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman, and Mia McKenna-Bruce. #SevenDials #AgathaChristie #Netflix

Reminder! PHILOSOPHY PLAYTIME is still on its festive break, we return to playing with ideas on Wednesday 14 January 2026 #philosophy #dundee

Does a theory need to be true to be useful? | https://bit.ly/4jxCJD0 While some physicists say wave functions in quantum mechanics describe reality, philosophers Raoni Arroyo and Jonas R. Becker Arenhart argue that this view is deeply confused. #philsci ⚛️