Workshop announcement: Functions and Dysfunctions in Medicine and Psychiatry (11–12 June 2026 at @vlc-lab.bsky.social) with @moody-philosopher.bsky.social, Virginia Ballesteros, @harrif.bsky.social, @frabellazzi.bsky.social, @mjurjako.bsky.social, @hsherl.bsky.social, @emas-b.bsky.social and more.

Last Wednesday I had the honour to receive the #ItalyMadeMe award for innovative research issued by the scientific committee of the Italian Embassy to Italian early career researchers in the UK. My prize was sponsored by Il Circolo London and I am grateful to all who supported me in this journey!

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

So truly happy to be back in Oslo for this workshop on Functionalism, my very cup of tea! Presenting a work with Lorenzo Lorenzetti. www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis... #CPS @assemblinglife.bsky.social #FunMo

Workshop "Functionalism in Philosophy of the Sciences" - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

Functionalism is a tool that is useful across many areas of science, and in the philosophy of science. What can we learn from its use in these different areas?

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New paper accepted in Biology and Philosophy on proteins’ functions. “Shape is everything: on proteins’ functions” develops my account of biochemical functions with a focus on proteins. AMV on PhilPapers. Thanks to @assemblinglife.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk. philpapers.org/rec/BELSIE

Very honoured to share that I got the prize “Italy Made Me 2025” given by the Italian Embassy to Italian early career researchers in the UK with my project FunMo. Thanks to il Circolo for sponsoring my award. @leverhulme.ac.uk amblondra.esteri.it/en/italia-e-...

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Il sito ufficiale dell'Ambasciata d'Italia a Londra

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FunMo Kick-off event “Perspectives on molecular functionality” is coming up this week with a great selection of talks! Thanks to @thebsps.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding this event. www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

FunMo_2025 - Durham University

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I was in Rome for the Emergence in Philosophy&Science summer school and workshop. I gave an overview lecture on emergence in biochemical contexts and a new talk on #AlphaFold and the implications of using AI in science for reductionism. Thanks to the organisers! #FunMo @leverhulme.ac.uk

If you are curious about vitamins or natural kinds in history of science check out my new paper: “What is it about vitamins? Vitamins as investigative kinds” in Philosophy of Science 🎉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @philscijournal.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @assemblinglife.bsky.social

That's me, delivering my keynote lecture during #EPSA25, introducing the idea of the functional atlas of theories. The conference was a blast! (Photo courtesy @bartoszradomski.bsky.social)

Thanks to everyone at #EPSA25 in Groningen. I talked during the AssemblingLife symposium, where we presented the results of the first year of the ERC Project AssemblingLife. Congrats to the organisers of this event for the fantastic experience! @assemblinglife.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social

We had a great time at our symposium “Self-assembly and self-organisation in living systems” at #EPSA25. Here some pics from our talks from Gry Oftedal and @jietongx.bsky.social @sanderoest.bsky.social @frabellazzi.bsky.social and Bendik Hellenic-Aaby. 🦋 @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

If you are in Porto for the #ISHPSSB, look out for our team presenting different works on self-assembly&self-organisation! Interesting talks from @sanderoest.bsky.social @jietongx.bsky.social and Bendik Hellem-Aaby 🦋 @erc.europa.eu @uio.no ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt

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I had a terrific time at #BSPS25 and all the talks were amazing. I am grateful to my fellow symposium speakers in “Functions across scientific contexts”, where I presented on molecular functionality in nutrition. #FunMo 🧬 @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky Full program here: www.thebsps.org/news/2025-gl...

One of my favourite (now yearly) appointment is with the Master in Reproductive Technologies at #UniPv where I am lecturing today about infertility and pregnancy from a philosophical perspective. @leverhulme.ac.uk @durham-university.bsky.social

As every year, I am going to give a lecture on pregnancy at the master in reproductive technology at #UniPV. This year I would like to add a little bit about fertility and infertility as a disease - any reccomended literature? 📚 #philsky #philmedicine

You will find us at #BSPS, #ISHPSSB and #EPSA - ready to present all the work of the last year 🦋 #philsky #philbio #philscience (2/2)

We just concluded our second year project meeting in Copenhagen! It was a great opportunity to get feedback on our drafts and get to know a new project member (details soon). Ahead a summer of conferences and holidays (1/2) 🗣️⛵️ @erc.europa.eu #philsky

Today I presented a short talk on #AlphaFold and biochemical functionality at the Turing Tables of the London AI and Humanities Project at the Institute of Philosophy ~ learning so many things in this program! #philsky #philAI #FunMo🧬

First activity of #FunMo! Starting today my time as AI Fellow of the London AI and Humanity Project organised by the Institute of Philosophy and Google DeepMind. I will try to figure out what #AlphaFold can tell us about proteins and bio-functionality. #philsky philosophy.sas.ac.uk/laihp/summer...

The Summer of AI

The Institute of Philosophy welcome you to the Summer of AI, a three-part series of event from April to July 2025

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My Leverhulme Trust project #FunMo: functions at the molecular scale is officially up and running at the Department of Philosophy at Durham University 🧬 @durham-university.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky #leverhulmetrust (1/2)

Fellow Italian philosophers of science, how do you navigate the clash between #EPSA and #SIFA this summer? Both of them are looking great but also exactly at the same time 😬 #philsky #philscience

Saying goodbye to Oslo for now, I had a fantastic time and will bring everything with me into my next adventure. Very grateful I will keep on collaborating with @assemblinglife.bsky.social as part of my Leverhulme project. The fjord will always be in my heart 💙🇳🇴 #philsky #lovenorway

Our little book is about learning how to listen to those who need our help so we avoid making their lives even harder. Happens to be about healthcare too but the message has wider applications link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #booksky #philsky #epistemicinjustice #openaccess

One year ago we started a small online reading group on functions and now we have our first workshop on biological functions! Proud of the growing functions in philosophy network 💙 thanks to best co-organiser @harrif.bsky.social and @assemblinglife.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky

This week we are hosting a workshop on Biological functions organised by @frabellazzi.bsky.social and @harrif.bsky.social. Check out the program and get in touch if you want to attend remotely 🦋 www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis... In collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky

Cambridge-Oslo Workshop on Biological Functions - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

First meeting of Functions in Philosophy Network

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Super excited to officially share that I will start a new job as Assistant Professor and Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at Durham University from 1/05! I will be running my *dream project* “FunMo: functions at the molecular scale”🤓 🧬 @leverhulme.ac.uk @durhamuniversity.bsky.social

Last week us&CPS organised a great workshop on “ScaM: scales and measurement in the sciences”. We kicked off with some group work and ended up with a panel discussion. Thanks to all the attendees and speakers! @federicabocchi.bsky.social @beccajackson.bsky.social @uio.no

It has been such a great workshop with amazing speakers 🙌🏻 and we all learned so much on measurement and scales in the sciences 📐 @assemblinglife.bsky.social @uio.no #philsky

Federica Rocky Bocchi@federicabocchi.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks, @frabellazzi.bsky.social, for co-organizing a great multidisciplinary workshop on Scale and Measurement at the Center for Philosophy and the Sciences at the University of Oslo. Here's a picture from @beccajackson.bsky.social 's talk on the Apgar Score and "Construct Realization".

So great to see the amazing philosopher Katie Robertson chairing this debate 😍

Institute of Art and Ideas@iai.tv · last yr.

Does science carry a human bias? | iai.tv/video/the-ce... Neil Turok, Lisa Randall, Katie Robertson, and @docmartincohen.bsky.social discuss the anthropomorphic bias in science and the possibility of using AI to better understand the universe. #AI #techsky #philsky 🧪 ⚛️