Bas van Fraassen has won the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy

Bas van Fraassen Wins Schock Prize - Daily Nous

Bastiaan "Bas" van Fraassen, professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, has been awarded the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy. The Schock Prizes are bestowed by the Royal ...

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It was an honor and a privilege to study under, and work with, Bas at San Francisco State. In particular, his advanced logic course brings back so many wonderful and impactful memories. I can't think of a more deserving philosopher for such a prize! #philsci #philosophy

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Bas van Fraassen has won the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy

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—If anyone can produce a competent empirical paper on any topic, the bottleneck moves to identifying which questions are important to ask ... the question for reviewers and editors is less “is this right?” and more “why does this matter? I think this move was needed even before AI. goo.su/HhdKpET

The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us

what happens when AI automates "normal science"?

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Geldi dezagun zoramena. Erregea biluzik dago eta hezkuntza sisteman guztiok jakitun gaude. www.elsaltodiario.com/educacion/ma...

Tere Maldonado: “La innovación educativa es una invención que responde a las necesidades del capital”

La profesora de filosofía en Secundaria acaba de publicar el ensayo `Pedagogismoaren gezurtapen bat` (Elkar, 2025), una reflexión sobre las nuevas escuelas como el anzuelo neoliberal en el que pica la...

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new paper by Sean Westwood: With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research

Andrew Feenberg on Internet, technology and some of their consequences for education and teaching.

Teresa Maldonado Barahonaren bi liburu guztiz gomendagarriak, azkena aurtengoa. Dos libros del todo recomendables, Hablemos claro (2021) y Pedagogismoaren gezurtapen bat (Una refutación del pedagogismo) (2025).

No dejéis de leer esto de Carlos Fernández Liria. Suscribo hasta las comas. telegra.ph/La-estafa-de...

La estafa de la formación del profesorado

He leído en El País que las Facultades de Ciencias de la Educación van a proponer al Ministerio de Educación y al de Universidades que el Máster de Formación del Profesorado (MFP), actualmente de 60 c...

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Brilliant piece by Dan Williams: What if the truth about AI is more boring than we'd like? open.substack.com/pub/conspicu...

What if the truth about AI is more boring than we'd like?

On the excessively negative, alarmist, and catastrophising discourse surrounding AI and democracy.

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💥New: As Proquest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of big deals for ebooks? 🧑‍💻Kevin O'Donovan (@lselibrary.bsky.social) #AcademicSky #ScholComm #Libraries

As Proquest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of big deals for ebooks?

Proquest recently announced that it will be changing its business model to move away from print textbooks and monographs, solely to ebooks via a subscription-based model similar to a “Big Deal”. Ke…

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Gipuzkoa quantum building and tree... under construction. Donostia-San Sebastián

It is from 2017, but you still may find kind of a tapestry under the ice.

SFI hosted his interview with Oprah in Cowan Campus' library. They discussed his approach to writing, the power of language & the human subconscious. Watch clip here: youtube.com/watch?v=Qidyx3oXqpY

5th Iberoamerican Congress of Philosophy of Science and Technology: Artificial Intelligences. May 12-16, 2025. Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

H-Index in philosophy? (or H-frac, G-index, i-10 or whatever). Socrates (h=0), Wittgenstein (h=1), Gettier (h=1)... poor men!!!

Alguien va a perder su empleo en el @Liceu_cat en 3...2...1... ¿A que no sabéis por qué? 😄