How do we come to know the hypercomplex object that is the brain? I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta about the history and philosophy of its simplification, its analogy with computers, & the case for theoretical humility in how we study it. Links: linktr.ee/thehpspodcast

Planning to go to #PSA26? Open to add something to that trip? Consider joining us just before PSA (17 Nov) at Caltech for a one-day workshop on Progress in Seismology: between theory and observation. See details here: philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsci

Observation, Theory, and Progress in Seismology

Detailed description:The workshop “Observation, Theory, and Progress in Seismology” will bring together researchers from seismology and from history and philosophy of science to address th...

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The wonderful HPS Poscast is back with Season 6! Magdalena Skipper, EiC of Nature, discusses trust and equity in science with our host @tespiteri.bsky.social This podcast is produced by graduate students in the #UniMelb History & Philosophy of Science program #HPS #Metascience

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After a break, The HPS Podcast is back for Season 6! 🎙️ In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.

Summer conference season begins for Philosophy at Edinburgh with this conference this week organised by my excellent colleague Dr Jo Wolff with a fantastic line-up of talks on history and philosophy of measurement 🤩. Welcome everyone to Scotland. #philsci

New from BJPS Review of Books: Plasticity in the Life Sciences – Antonine Nicoglou Reviewed by Olesya Bondarenko www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook... #hpbio #philsci #philsky

Antonine Nicoglou, Plasticity in the Life Sciences | BJPS Review of Books

Olesya Bondarenko reviews Plasticity in the Life Sciences, by Antonine Nicoglou

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Together w/ @miguelohn.bsky.social, I present the 2nd Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop! We'll trace equilibrium reasoning from Archimedes, (post-)Newton, classical thermo, early QM, GR, to quantum thermo, bio, & econs. Abstracts: www.eugenechua.com/ftg2026-find... #philsky #philphys #philsci

I always forget to add... #philsci #measurement #philsky

Cristian Larroulet Philippi@cristianlarph.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'll be presenting this work at PSA (San Diego, Nov 2026). The question is how to think about "formative" (aggregate) constructs and their empirical measurements in the social sciences (e.g., socio-economic status). The standard view (e.g., Borsboom 2005) requires constructs to be causes of...

I'll be presenting this work at PSA (San Diego, Nov 2026). The question is how to think about "formative" (aggregate) constructs and their empirical measurements in the social sciences (e.g., socio-economic status). The standard view (e.g., Borsboom 2005) requires constructs to be causes of...

PhilSci-Archive@philsci-archive.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New on the Archive: Larroulet Philippi, Cristian (2026) Formative Constructs as Tailored Aggregates. In: UNSPECIFIED. https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29913/

"Mulheres também sabem filosofia" 🇧🇷👩‍🎓 Iniciativa incrível de um banco de dados de filosofas brasileiras. Por favor, compartilhem! Já mandei meu cadastro! #phil #philsky #philsci #HPS #philbio

Mulheres Também Sabem Filosofia

Projeto acadêmico focado em dar visibilidade a pesquisadoras na área da filosofia. Conheça projetos, entrevistas e a produção filosófica de mulheres.

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Online #HPS seminar with Henry-James Meiring: "Piratical Knowledge and the Making of the Darwinian Revolution", 1 April, 12pm (Melbourne time): www.hpsunimelb.org/seminars (join the email list to receive link and password) #histsci

Check out @jswilkins.bsky.social on "Natural classification and the rise of systematics 1735-1900", HPS at Melbourne seminar on Weds., March 18, 12-1pm (Melbourne time): unimelb.zoom.us/j/8612353200... (password: 535693) #HPS #histsci

Now out: How did earthquakes come to have a (quantitative) size? How can we quantify without experimental control? @cristianlarph.bsky.social and I answer both questions and show their implications for human science measurement. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #philsci #histsci #seismology

Lessons for human science measurement from the quantification of earthquake size

It remains controversial whether the human sciences can quantify the phenomena they study. The feasibility of quantification is usually assessed by id…

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A fre days left to apply to the Lake Como Summer School in philosophy of economics phileco4.lakecomoschool.org?fbclid=IwZnR...

Home - 4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of Economics

4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of Economics June 7-12, 2026 Call for Applications is now open The 4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of Economics will take place atVilla de...

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Our special issue with @martinkusch.bsky.social is finally complete and here’s at long last our introduction. I pitched the idea to him in 2019! Thank you for your patience and generosity, Martin. I am proud of this manifesto and hope colleagues will join us in rethinking this old debate #philsci

"Why do we argue about the specialness of the social sciences?"

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Anna Alexandrova@annaalexandrova.bsky.social · last yr.

The third article in the special issue Are Social Sciences Special? which @martinkusch.bsky.social and I co-edit is by @federicobrandmayr.bsky.social. It presents results of a large survey of British academics on how they see their own disciplinary identity wrt social sciences #philsci #sts #histsci

From the new issue: Against Prohibition (or, When Using Ordinal Scales to Compare Groups Is OK) – Cristian Larroulet Philippi Abstract in alt text or read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... #philsci #philsky

Santa has come early! New issue out now, full of festive treats for all the family. Biochemical functions and quantum fluctuations! Weyl tiles and ordinal scales! Mass extinctions, artificial neural networks and much more…Find it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/bjps/cur... #philsci #philsky

Job opportunity — Junior Professorship in Psychological Metascience @zpid.bsky.social leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 h/t @bethclarke.bsky.social

Hello all! The PSA DEI Caucus is coming to BlueSky! Hoping to share news about our wonderful membership and our @philsci.bsky.social community at large! Doggo Pic for attention. #philosophy #hps #dei

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Michela Massimi@michelamassimi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The next conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will take place at Edinburgh on 22-25 June. Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15. Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...

I’ve just uploaded to philpapers my (preprint) chapter titled “Values and Measurement” forthcoming in the Routledge Handbook of Values in Science. It’s an overview of arguments for values playing significant roles in measurement practices. Comments welcome! philpapers.org/rec/LARVAM-2

Cristian Larroulet Philippi, Values and Measurement - PhilPapers

At first sight, measurement might appear to be a natural candidate for a scientific practice that is value-free. This chapter reviews prominent arguments supporting the opposite view, i.e., that value...

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Deadline Extended! Call for abstracts for our Spring Conference - To Be or Not to Be Included in a Causal Model Visit the link for detailed instruction and more information: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-to-be-included-in-a-causal-model/

I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week. We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.

S5 E8 - Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good

Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 11/09/2025 · 48m

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Check out our podcast! Catch up on past episodes as host Dr. Edouard Machery discusses topics with members of the Philosophy of Science community. Spotify - podcasters.spotify.c... YouTube - www.youtube.com/play... Stay tuned for future updates! #PhilosophyOfScience #PhilosophyPodcast

We need a new vision for mental health measurement where responsible social interactions are the goal and not a lucky byproduct. This is what Femke Truijens and I argue in this new preprint. Feedback welcome, please share! #ClinPsy #MentalHealth #PsycSci #PsychSciSky #PhilSci osf.io/preprints/ps...

An exciting conference in Montreal on values and mental health, organized by Zoey Lavallee and @annemariegj.bsky.social . Nov 6-7. Spread the word! #ClinPsy #MentalHealth #PsycSci #PsychSciSky #PhilSci #PhilSky www.lecre.umontreal.ca/en/event/per...

Philosophical Perspectives on Values and Mental Health (2025-11-06)

Conference on Philosophical Perspectives on Values and Mental Health. Keynotes speakers: Jonathan Tsou (University of Texas at Dallas) & Sofia Jeppsson (Umeå universitet) With the participatio...

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A privilege to co-author with the brilliant @alessandrabasso.bsky.social whose mastery of economics of inequality and its philosophy is unparalleled. Our general point: indicators always have more than one ideal to serve, so will have to prioritise and hence sacrifice #philsci #econsky #measurement

Measurement requires compromises: the case of economic inequality

We examine considerations that enter into design and evaluation of measures in social science, categorizing them into four drivers: epistemic, ethical…

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🎙️ New HPS Pod! I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions. 🎧 Link in bio! #HOPOS

S5 E7 - Lydia Patton on HOPOS

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I chat with Thomas Spiteri on measurement in the human sciences. I think the interview came along very well 😊 bsky.app/profile/hpsp... Thanks to Thomas for all the work put into the podcast. #philsci #measurement #philsky

The HPS Podcast@hpspodcast.bsky.social · last yr.

Grateful to Cristian Larroulet Philippi — our inaugural Seddon Fellow in the HPS program at UniMelb — for a rich and most insightful deep dive… 🎧 Don't miss this one! 🔗 linktr.ee/thehpspodcast @cristianlarph.bsky.social #philsci #hps #measurement

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! 🎧

S5 E4 - Heather Douglas on Rethinking Science’s Social Contract

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It was a true privilege to have had the chance to interview Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, whose work has long influenced both my research interests and engagement with this discipline. It's this week's episode of The HPS Podcast – out now! 🎧 @hpspodcast.bsky.social #hps #histsci #experiments

S5 E3 - Hans-Jörg Rheinberger on Epistemic Things

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