Looking forward to partipating in conference this week: "Pragmatism & The Philosophy of Science" 27 -29 September 2024, speakers Holly Andersen, Alisa Bokulich, Jenann Ismael, Huw Price, Carlo Rovelli, Laura Ruetsche, Ken Waters, & Jim Woodward. Can register free to join online ⬇️ #philsci#philsky
To join the conference virtually, please click on the ZOOM LINK Conference Theme: Pragmatism, with its focus on the human dimension of inquiry, offers a compelling lens through which to explore ...
I've worked on many of the topics in this volume, but the one invited to write is "Models, Data Models, & Big Data", which was co-authored with my fabulous PhD student Leticia Castillo Brache @leticiacastillo.bsky.social#philsci#metasci 🧪
New Extinct Blog post from our Phi-Geo Research Group grad student @mattbrewer.bsky.social#HPS#philsci#geoscience
New post! Matt Brewer (PhD candidate at BU) writes about the (geological) origin of the phrase "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence," and defends arguments from absence in the context of debates about the origin of plate tectonics. Check it out! www.extinctblog.org/extinct/anci...
In which Matt Brewer discusses the (geological!) origin of the phrase "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" and considers arguments from absence in contemporary paleogeology
What makes a particular scientific experiment 'pursuitworthy? @ennofischer.bsky.socialtu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/iph...#philsci#philsky
Are you a philosopher, historian or 'STS' scholar that is interested in exploring jobs in 'policy'? Here's my guide for on ways to explore working in federal government. I frame it for HPS types, but advice is general to all Please share/comment! www.philscipolicy.com/exploring-sc...
Tune in for the penultimate PhilPalaeo "Roadshow" talk tomorrow, with Matt Brewer of BU. (Apologies to Matilde Carrera, also at BU, whose talk I forgot to advertise last week!) The talk will take place at 11 AM EDT. Link w/i www.extinctblog.org/palaeonews/2...
Updated entry on the Philosophy of Biology in Latin America #philbio#philsciplato.stanford.edu/entries/phil...
Looking forward to presenting this project at #PSA24@alisabokulich.bsky.social@miguelohn.bsky.social, for the many helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper.
So happy to see the field growing and drawing philosophical interest! This would not have been possible without the pioneering work of @alisabokulich.bsky.social!
This week - an exciting new area of HPS! Philosophy of the Geosciences, with Aja Watkins & @miguelohn.bsky.social (with dues to @alisabokulich.bsky.social). Consider the challenges of quantifying earthquakes, comparing past & present climate conditions & measuring Earth! #hps #philsci #histsci ⚒️
Today we are joined by Miguel Ohnesorge and Aja Watkins to talk about a new subfield of HPS - The Philosophy of the Geosciences. Miguel and Aja recently co-authored an article titled 'What is the Phi...