One of our excellent Science Communication MSc students is leading a free history of science walking tour in London. Sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-wal...

Jargonium asks... Eric Scerri! In this column we ask established scholars to answer a series of questions regarding the nature of their work and how they see the field progressing. Check out our latest interview! www.jargonium.com/post/jargoni...

The way things are going, is there anything that prevents us from incorporating this Finnish proverb into the English language? No, there isn't 📉

I tried to give my take on whether water is wet for the BBC World Service - CrowdScience! The episode hosts chemists and material scientists too so this is a really nice & rounded way to approach the question. Here is the link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Helsinki folks, international folks -- Inkeri Koskinen is presenting at today's PoS, come join us either in person or through zoom!

Colleagues in Sweden — do you happen to know is there anything on Vetenskapsrådet on whether academic research/academics’ actions should not contradict with the state’s official foreign policy and state security?

We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.

Doctored by @charlespiller.bsky.social is a must-read. It lays out a devastating case for widespread corruption and fraud within the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, driven by the single-minded pursuit of the amyloid cascade hypothesis alongside major financial COIs.

#HPS #STS

Latest revision of my SEP entry Feminist Perspectives on Science is now online: plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳 With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

Our new instalment of #JargoniumAsks hosts Marina P. Banchetti-Robino who answers all our questions abt PhilChem plus gives us some cool book suggestions🙏!!! Check it out here: www.jargonium.com/post/jargoni...

Miten uudet tutkimusmenetelmät ja -aineistot valjastetaan yhteiskuntatieteiden moottoriksi? Tule kuulemaan professori Jaakko Kuorikosken juhlaluentoa "Vaikuttava yhteiskuntatiede" ke 4.12. klo 16. 🗺️ Paikka: Fabianinkatu 33, sali F4050 🖥️ Striimi: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...

Perhaps this gives a reason to return back to the socials after pursuing my X-it: my essay review of three recent books on the periodic system and the elements just came out. Here's a link through which it can be accessed for free: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GX9CY...
 Pic from snowy Tuusula 😊

Excited to announce our next ReSES Argumenta Distinguished Lecture, featuring Professor Mariana Mazzucato. Mark your calendars. ℹ️ reses-argumenta.fi?p=1091 🗓️ 20.11.2024 🕑 London 14:00 🕒 Amsterdam 15:00 🕓 Helsinki 16:00 🕔 İstanbul 17:00 #econsky