This week, Mike Stuart will be speaking about "Pragmatic Understanding and Scientific Robotics" at the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice in Cambridge. See the full program here: spspcambridge2026.com/program

SPSP Conference 2026 Program | SPSP Cambridge 2026

The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 conference program. Hosted at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.

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Really interesting history of economic debt R/T @martinoneill.bsky.social : www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/06/mich...

World Conference on Research Integrity gets flooded with AI abstracts: "In an ironic and possibly predictable turn of events, the conference has received “an unusually large proportion” of off-topic abstracts that show signs of being written by generative AI." retractionwatch.com/2025/11/18/r...

Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts

The first of three themes for next year’s World Conference on Research Integrity will be the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for research integrity. In an ironic and possibly predicta…

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Please share!! I'm hiring the first two (of four) postdocs for my ERC project on AI and science!!

University of York Department of Philosophy@uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are hiring two postdoctoral researchers, to work on questions about the impact of AI on science! See details here, and direct questions to mike.stuart@york.ac.uk! Please share broadly! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRN637/r...

Tomorrow Mike Stuart will be presenting at "Imagination Day," a workshop hosted by the Department of Philosophy at St. Andrews. He'll be talking about the epistemology of imaginative skills, with an eye to improving science. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/...

Two postdoc positions on the dematerialisation of science at Edinburgh! Deadline April 28th. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Explaining the Most Important Artemis II Photos

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Mike Stuart is giving a talk this Friday at the Institut Jean Nicod. His talk is entitled "Taking imagination seriously: A new epistemology for science." He'll present a diachronic, functional, non-propositional epistemology for science. www.institutnicod.org/seminaires-c...

On Monday, Mike Stuart will give a talk to the ICARUS group at the Institut Jean Nicod. The talk is entitled "Artificial Intelligence as paintbrush, garden, canvas and companion: Making sense of AI imagination metaphors." More here: www.institutnicod.org/seminaires-c...

I'm delighted to share the news that I've been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social In my work I've tried to connect political philosophy to wider debates in the social sciences about inequality, democracy, and economic justice, ... 1/2

This looks great! Mothers as Science Storytellers: a new Cambridge Element, free to download until March 12th: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Mothers as Science Storytellers

Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Mothers as Science Storytellers

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Closing soon: 40+ PhD positions in social science, humanities, cultural studies #SSH AND 20 postdoc positions in #STEEM. Deadline March 2nd, 2026. careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p... careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

Really cool funded PhD position in Nancy on gradable epistemic achievements in science! emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

Great post from Caitlyn Mei, on fish, colonialism, indigenious knowledge. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

We Were Warned

Indigenous Women, Fishing, and the Politics of Regeneration

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So proud of my friend Hugu Sutej, whose translation of Elder Bukun's poetry has made the shortlist for the Poetry in Translation Prize (granta.com/the-poetry-i...). I hope he wins, so that the poems reach the greatest number of people possible!

The Poetry in Translation Prize | 2025 | Granta

The Poetry in Translation Prize, founded by Fitzcarraldo Editions, New Directions and Giramondo, is a...

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Nice: dailynous.com/2026/01/20/o...

On Philosophy’s Importance - Daily Nous

"You want to know why philosophy matters? This is the true answer, and the one upon which we must plant our flag: philosophy is the most productive force ever discovered by human beings and we are res...

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Confessions of an Early Career Researcher is a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Produced by the British Academy, in collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk. You can watch the full episode on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3NkMVTs

Leverhulme Trust@leverhulme.ac.uk · 8mo ago

What makes an Early Career Researcher in today’s ever-changing academic landscape? Hear from Dr Ayşe Burçin Başkurt and @deseonu.bsky.social on finding your voice and defining your academic journey in Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR 🎬 youtu.be/KomUWcQtFvQ?...

Michael Stuart (@miikeessttuuart.bsky.social) from @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social has just been awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant to spend 5 years working on the impacts of artificial intelligence on science. Huge congratulations! www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Project to examine how AI is changing the way science is done

A new research project is set to investigate how artificial intelligence is extending and transforming the abilities that scientists use to investigate the world.

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Groundbreaking work from @oscarw.bsky.social ! Not to mention fun to read!

Oscar@oscarw.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I argue that the role of instruments in science challenges theory-oriented and explanation-centric accounts of understanding, while fitting well with pragmatic understanding, focusing on the skill necessary to perform epistemic activities (building on @miikeessttuuart.bsky.social's work especially)

Excellent. NOW let us think about how problems in education, with or without mental health issues, are correlated to offending. Think about how BORING prison is (frightening, too!), and how imaginative solutions are needed for educational deprivation inside @philosophyinprison.bsky.social

Warren Oates@warrenoates1.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Lord Timpson, Prisons Minister, said: Too many offenders are stuck in a cycle of crime driven by untreated mental health problems or addiction. This new approach brings our NHS into the heart of the justice system so we can better diagnose and solve the problem while cutting reoffending. 2/2

Super cool CFP for a SI of Synthese on Scientific Understanding and ML! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Short interview for That's TV York about AI and science! x.com/ThatsTVYork/...

I can't believe it! Super excited to start this project, and very grateful to the ERC for the vote of confidence!

University of York Department of Philosophy@uoyphilosophy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Mike Stuart has won a 2 million euro ERC Consolidator grant to research how AI is changing science! He'll be recruiting 4 postdocs to help do the research over 5 years. More news on the project when it begins this June! @erc.europa.eu www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

This conference looks amazing, and in such an exciting place! uchumanitiestech.org/2026-confere... And there's still time to submit your abstracts (until Jan. 15)!

2026 Conference

Call for Papers: Science and Technology in the Anthropocene April 2 – 3, 2026 A conference about human experience in a world with non-biological intelligent systems and the environmental prob…

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🚨 The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) seeks nominations for the 2026 Covey Award. The Covey Award recognizes senior scholars with a substantial record of innovative research in the field of computing and philosophy. #philtech limesurvey.mq.edu.au/index.php/23...

Looking for an intro-friendly text on the impact of tech and AI on aesthetic life? Check out this chapter I wrote, just published in the new Routledge Introduction to Contemp Aesthetics by @emmiemalone.bsky.social and @lizscar.bsky.social philarchive.org/rec/CROALI #philtech #techethics

Anthony Cross, Aesthetic Life in the Digital Age: How Emerging Technologies Affect Creativity, Consumption, and Community - PhilArchive

What does aesthetic life look like in the digital age? This chapter explores the impact that AI, algorithms, social networking, and other technological innovations have had on the ways that we ...

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Tomorrow and Saturday in Tartu, there will be a conference on methods for studying imagination. Mike Stuart will be speaking about the use of qualitative methods. More here: filsem.ut.ee/en/news/work...

Workshop on the methods for studying imagination

Workshop on the Methods for Studying Imagination takes place at the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, University of Tartu Jakobi 2, room 336.

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The very exciting Philosophy group at Wageningen University is hiring, encouraging applicants who take a philosophy of science in practice approach! www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/a...

Assistant Professor in Philosophy of the Life Sciences

Are you seeking a challenging role in a nurturing and collegial setting that supports rigorous philosophical teaching and research as well as opportunities for productive collaborations with social an...

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Today, Mike Stuart is speaking at a workshop in Vienna on Analogies, External Validity, and the Future of Experimental Modelling Across the Sciences. His talk is entitled "There's No Baby in that Bathwater: Rejecting Veritism for Philosophy of Science."

Super excited to have this paper with Sabine Winters finally finished! We argue for a new account of scientific progress, where progress is just increasing abilities. A lot of fun examples with space science and AI!

PhilSci-Archive@philsci-archive.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New on the Archive: Stuart, Michael T. and Winters, Sabine (2025) Learning Curves in Orbit: Progress with AI in Space Science. [Preprint] https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27318/