I'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.

Congratulations to amazing Jessica Lauman-Lairson who received a postdoc at the University of Salzburg 🎉🎉🎉 She works on analogical inference, experimental design, theory choice & much more. A star philosopher from UCI LPS ⭐⭐⭐ @ucirvine.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #HPS jessicalaumanlairson.com

$1.1 trillion in federal grants is on the line, including Medicaid, Head Start, and community health centers. Learn about a free tool that I built to help you write your public comment in <5 minutes. 🔗 drruth.substack.com/p/i-built-yo... Deadline: July 13. Every voice counts. #medsky #2CFR200

I Built You a Tool That Helps You Write Your Federal Comment in 2 Minutes

*Deadline for commenting on OMB rule 2 CFR Part 200 is July 13th.*

drruth.substack.com

Enjoyed this discussion with David Pietraszewski David Pinsof on @epthepod.bsky.social We discussed explanation in science, mechanism & function-related topics. Lots to uncover & consider when it comes to different explanatory why-questions & explanations in science! #philsci #philsky #HPS

Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast) @epthepod.bsky.social · last mo.

This week, we talk to @laurennross.bsky.social about mechanisms, function, and all things surrounding scientific explanation in the evolutionary behavioral sciences. youtu.be/79LH9QMqjds podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... www.podbean.com/eas/pb-6wntm...

Next up, The Epistemology of Medicine conference @ the MCMP, LMU Jun 25-26 @lmu-mcmp.bsky.social @lmu.de 🧬🧪💊 Joining Jacob Stegenga, Benjamin Genta, Ina Jäntgen, @jonwilliamson.uk , @ennofischer.bsky.social & others on the program! #philsci #philsky #HPS www.philosophie.lmu.de/mcmp/en/late...

The Epistemology of Medicine

Detail page of an event

philosophie.lmu.de

Looking forward to "Rethinking Scientific Models' hosted by @beilstein-institut.bsky.social 🧪 🧬 ⚛️ First up is @philipcball.bsky.social on "Biological Complexity", I follow w "Standards for Scientific Explanation", later talks by @vanessaseifert.bsky.social & many others! Live-stream available!

apply for a talk or poster now: amcs-community.org/events/moc7-... #neuroscience #neuroskyence #consci #philsci 🧪

My quote of the day Rosalind Franklin

I am recruiting an exceptional postdoc to join my lab at UC Irvine. Must be a productive researcher with experience in functional neuroimaging, network neuroscience, AI/ML, who is interested in aging, neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative illness. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Looking forward to giving a talk tomorrow at the "Mind the cause" workshop run by the Translational Neuroscience Network (TN2) @ the University of Amsterdam. Organized by @lindadouw.bsky.social w talks by @sloanlab.bsky.social , Susanne de Rooij, Leon de Bruin & many others! tn2.eu/mind-the-cau...

Talk success! Great job to Lauren Wigod for a terrific project and presentation! 🎉 The project focused on cases where spatial features are explanatory in chemistry (and stereochemistry, in particular). #philchem #philbiochem #enantiomers ⚗️🧪

Lauren Ross@laurennross.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking forward to presenting “Causation and Explanation in Chemistry” with Lauren Wigod (UC Irvine LPS) at the Society for the Metaphysics of Science this week in Toronto! 🧪⚗️ #philsci #philsky #hps socmetsci.org/2026

Looking forward to presenting “Causation and Explanation in Chemistry” with Lauren Wigod (UC Irvine LPS) at the Society for the Metaphysics of Science this week in Toronto! 🧪⚗️ #philsci #philsky #hps socmetsci.org/2026

Last weekend I received the Troland Research Award from the @nationalacademies.org. I’m so grateful to the communities who made this work possible. It's strange to receive this award at a time when much of the work being recognized is not eligible for federal funding. My remarks 👇 and a 🧵>>

NAS 163rd Annual Meeting - Awards Ceremony

YouTube video by National Academy of Sciences

youtube.com

Looking forward to the 2026 Rotman Graduate Student Conference at @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social Western University (UWO) with @danisbassett.bsky.social as a keynote. Registration, program (w all talks!), and zoom link w rsvp below: #philsci #philsky #HPS rotman.uwo.ca/events/2026-...

Notice how a book can make you gay, a vaccine can make you autistic, a mask can make you sicker, and a poster of the Ten Commandments can make you moral, but guns don’t kill people.

Next, we are happy to announce that @laurennross.bsky.social will give a keynote at #MoC7! Prof. Ross uses philosophy of science to examine neuroscientific explanation and causation, sparking a wider debate on mechanistic, law-based, and mathematical models in neuroscience.

A bit more time left to apply to the Summer Development Program run by the Logic & Philosophy of Science Dept this summer 2026 @ucirvine.bsky.social #philsci #philsky The SDP runs from August 2nd-8th, 2026 & applications are due by *April 17th, 2026*! See website for more details: lpssdp.com

Hey gang! Exeter’s looking for a 4-year postdoc in philsci & AI. Sweet gig at a great place - share around :D #philsci #philjobs www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD641/p...

Check out our lab #CDS2026! Talks on early intuitions about democracy, consequences of household inequality, and cross-cultural data on intuitive beliefs about social exclusion.

A bit more time left to apply to the Summer Development Program run by the Logic & Philosophy of Science Dept this summer 2026 @ucirvine.bsky.social #philsci #philsky The SDP runs from August 2nd-8th, 2026 & applications are due by *April 17th, 2026*! See website for more details: lpssdp.com

Very excited for this! Thank you for having me!

Models of Consciousness@moc7.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are excited that @meganakpeters.bsky.social is our next keynote speaker at the 7th Models of Consciousness Conference #MoC7! She investigates the mechanisms behind metacognition and perceptual decision-making, shedding light on their links with conscious experience and AI consciousness.

Now available! Deeply interdisciplinary and engagingly written, INTERTWINED CREATURES makes an urgent case for seeing the self as social—especially in the age of AI—with radical consequences for ethics and politics. buff.ly/1aBxyH7 @tonychemero.bsky.social

New BJPS Short Read! Why Does Causal Reasoning Work? Naftali Weinberger, Porter Williams & James Woodward on the role of worldly infrastructure www.thebsps.org/short-reads/... #philsci #philsky

Why Does Causal Reasoning Work? | BJPS Short Reads

Naftali Weinberger, Porter Williams and James Woodward on the role of worldly infrastructure

thebsps.org

I am extremely proud of what Camilo, Moritz, and the whole team have put together for this year's Models of Consciousness #MoC7. Stellar choice of topics and speakers, and an amazing social programme aimed at true exchange among participants. Come join us! #ConSci Talk application is now open.

Models of Consciousness@moc7.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The next Models of Consciousness Conference will take place in Copenhagen! 

 We are excited to bring #MoC7 to the University of Copenhagen on October 12–16, 2026. Call for Abstracts is now open on our website (link below!)

My book advertised in NYRB.

@tonychemero.bsky.social's new book is here. I can't wait to read it 🤗

Dynamic Computation & Explanation in Neuroscience Workshop, @ Stanford.Talks by @engeltatiana.bsky.social @aaronbatista.bsky.social @zoedrayson.bsky.social @bayesianboy.bsky.social @sussillodavid.bsky.social, @lndriscoll.bsky.social Newsome Druckmann Chirimuuta, Barack Cao Burnston Solla & others! 🧠

The deadline for papers is this Sunday!

Philosophy of Science Association@philsci.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Submissions for PSA 2026 in San Diego are now open! ☀️ Link and deadlines below Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026 Papers ✨ 15 March 2026 Posters ✨ 1 June 2026 psa26.oa-event.com/c...

New on the Archive: Ross, Lauren N. (2026) Causal Explanation in Biology: A Control Element Account. [Preprint] https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28496/

Bill Newsome (Stanford) is coming to Purdue to talk about dynamical systems and mechanistic explanation! Details below: