"An extraordinary collection of Darwin manuscripts has been transcribed, edited and added to Darwin Online from the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library." darwin-online.org.uk/whatsnew.html #history #evosky

What's new on Darwin Online

Darwin Online is the largest Darwin publication/resource in the world— and probably the most comprehensive scholarly website on any historical person. As an active research project, countless new…

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Next year is the centenary of the publication of Elton's Animal Ecology - excellent idea for a Special Issue of @animalecology.bsky.social animalecologyinfocus.com/2026/06/30/2...

Celebrating 100 years since the publication of Charles Elton’s Animal Ecology

Reflections from our Executive Editor, Dr Nate Sanders Image of Charles Elton. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Nearly 100 years ago, a 27-year-old Charles Elton published Animal Ecology, a foundational b…

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Whither maladaptation? @imprintedgene.bsky.social reviews Philip Madgwick's 'Maladaptation: Natural Selection in the Wrong Direction?' for BioScience. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Adaptation: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Organisms appear remarkably well designed to live their lives. A seal, which seems all waddle and blubber on land, is transformed when it enters the water.

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Very proud of the special issue of Animal Behaviour I worked on with @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @nicolakoyama.bsky.social on addressing biases in animal behaviour. Thanks to all authors- plenty of cool papers to read. Here's our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @asab.org

"Details, in their singularity and idiosyncrasy, point to the capaciousness of human experience." New today in the Society's journal 'Transactions': Joe Moran 'On Detail in Historical Writing': bit.ly/44UMi8C Now available OA @joemoransblog.bsky.social @massobsarchive.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

If you want to earn a PhD with a study of the medieval readers of the earliest MSS of Aristotle's De anima in Latin, only two days left to apply!

Pieter Beullens@pieterbeullens.bsky.social · 4w ago

We are hiring a PhD-student! #Philosophysky #Medievalsky #philjob www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Philosophy job klaxon! Enquiries welcome to me.

Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer in the Philosophy of Psychiatry

Lecturer in Philosophy of PsychiatryAbout usThe School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University takes a bold and distinctive approach to addressing the complex and multi-dimensional problems facing h...

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"Drawing on an analysis of over 100000 articles in ecology-related disciplines [...], we show that the shift to pay-to-publish OA has already reduced participation by researchers from many middle-income countries." nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Payment‐based open access is biasing scientific participation from the Global South in ecology

Opening access to the products of scientific research is widely considered a key step toward both fairness and better science worldwide. Since the 1990s, different forms of open access (OA) to journa...

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I'm delighted and honoured to share that I've taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief of Animal Cognition! This journal has shaped how we think about cognition across species. Huge thanks to Debbie Kelly for 10 years of vision and leadership, and for all her guidance during my time as associate editor.

“Contrary to the common assumption that journals reject null results, we found that most projects halt during early data analysis or presentation stages.”   New work by @bartekmacka.bsky.social et al.   Open Access: doi.org/10.1007/s112...

The syllabus for my course Philosophy of Scientific Communication is now available here. Please share to anyone who might be interested in teaching a course like this (and kindly give me an acknowledgment if you use it): drive.google.com/file/d/1LDKY...

David Colaço@davidcolaco.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Several people seemed interested in my Philosophy of Scientific Communication course, so here is my schedule of readings. Thanks to everyone for their help; I hope to get to additional topics mentioned using these as the anchors:

Kudos to @science.org for this self-analysis of the peer review process. These kind of data are never shared and don't have to be. Wildly refreshing to see it out in the open. Editorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journals | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Editorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journals

Analyses of deidentified data reveal complex interactions that quantify success at elite general science journals.

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Hello world! 👋 We’re Minds, Machines, and Brains (MMB) 👤🤖🧠 a new open access journal from @mitpress.bsky.social exploring the principles of intelligence and cognition across natural and artificial minds. Submissions open this Fall! 🔗 direct.mit.edu/mmb

My preprint on theory of mind in large language models is up! I argue that we cannot simply transfer a psychological measure designed to test for ToM in biological organisms to a complex artificial system and assume it measures the same thing. Comments welcome. philpapers.org/rec/VANDGH-2

"Do commitments to meta-pragmatism and meta-pluralism generate a vicious reflexivity? Might we also need to be meta-meta-pragmatists and meta-meta-pluralists?" By Matthew Maxwell, Aja Watkins, and @andrewzeppa.bsky.social #PhilSci doi.org/10.1007/s110...

Interesting new paper on cellular memory - link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Of what is “cellular memory” the name? Perspectives across the life sciences - Biology & Philosophy

In contemporary life sciences, memory is increasingly attributed well beyond its paradigmatic uses in psychology and cognitive science.Immunological and epigenetic memory are among the best-known unco...

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My article on Schelling's conception of life and death is now out at European Journal of Philosophy! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Life and Death in Schelling's Philosophy of Nature

F. W. J. Schelling's philosophy of nature (Naturphilosophie) has received significant renewed interest and reappraisal. This research has – like the majority of work in the philosophy of nature and t...

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Ya está el programa del Congreso Asociación Latinoamericana de Filosofía Analítica ALFAn 2026 que empieza el lunes 3 de agosto. ¡¡Échenle ojo!! ¡¡va a estar bueno!! (y para quienes van ¡¡por allá nos vemos!!)

Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultures, including Brazil (Stanford) www.higheredjobs.com/myHigherEdJo...

Interesting conversation with public health folks at Wash u… enjoyed our meeting to discuss ways of knowing. complicatingthenarrative.podbean.com/e/the-inhere...

The inherent values of science and public health with Anya Plutynski | Complicating The Narrative

How do values shape the actions and agenda of public health science?   Anya and Salma begin their conversation by discussing how values are inherently embedded in every decision that scientists make, ...

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Book review 📚 A celebration of Ernst Haeckel’s sketches of life forms, from microscopic to majestic go.nature.com/3RB5Njh

A fever dream of jellies and slugs

A celebration of Ernst Haeckel’s sketches of life forms, from microscopic to majestic.

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In an effort to make our podcast more accessible & reach a broader audience, we're now on YouTube! If you have a moment and enjoy the podcast, it would mean a lot if you could like & subscribe — or leave a comment. This helps more people discover our interviews and our guests' expertise & insights!

The HPS Podcast

Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University ...

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Exhilarated to share a 2nd @science.org cover article this month from our lab @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social! A collaboration with US & Mexico colleagues on the role of a Mexican biogeographic holding pen in shaping the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI)(1/11) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Resources for #philosophy on Bluesky (updated) 1. Feeds bsky.app/profile/did:... (uses #PhilSky & other common hashtags—see profile for others) 2. Lists (NEW) bsky.app/profile/did:... (people) bsky.app/profile/did:... (orgs) 3. Starter packs go.bsky.app/kiKSKZ (people) go.bsky.app/RMuQBg3 (orgs)

The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy is now open for submissions! It is fully open access, with no fees for authors or readers. Please help spread the word, and do consider sending us your work. Very happy to be part of the inaugural editorial board. mathematicalphilosophy.org/mathphil

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Mariano Martín Villuendas@marianomvillu.bsky.social · 6d ago

Paper Alert 🚨 Martín-Villuendas, M. (2026). The overlooked role of metascientific principles in cancer research. Synthese, 208(88) doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Philosophers, spread the word! The next Special Issue of The Philosophical Quarterly will be 'Philosophy and Climate Change' - Guest Editor Stephen Gardiner, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...

1st book review! “Lombrozo unpacks the psychology of explanations in rich detail and sharply analyzes how explaining can help and hinder…The result is a fresh, engrossing take on an important aspect of human behavior.” 😀 www.publishersweekly.com/9780063395008

Why We Ask Why: The Science of Explanation and the Human Drive to Understand by Tania Lombrozo

People explain what they experience, feel, and encounter in order to understand the present and anticipate the future, according...

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Excited to share something I've been working - A new podcast - The Wednesday Society Have a listen to the trailers, tell me what you think. Even better: subscribe so you don't miss the episodes when they land on 12 August! Launch event details and podcast link in comments.

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Mariano Martín Villuendas@marianomvillu.bsky.social · 6d ago

Paper Alert 🚨 Martín-Villuendas, M. (2026). The overlooked role of metascientific principles in cancer research. Synthese, 208(88) doi.org/10.1007/s112...