Utrecht History & Philosophy of Science
@utrechthps.bsky.social
History and Philosophy of Science at Utrecht University
We are super happy to be in Venice as part of the event "Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data in Microbiome Research and Post genomics". Warm and sunny day with exciting talks and lovely colleagues
New paper by Abigail Nieves Delgado and colleagues on the philosophy of microbiome science
Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'@localmicrobes.bsky.social · 4mo agoSo exciting to see this published! Thanks to Anna-Ursula Happel and Jo-Ann Passmore @mucosal-group.bsky.social for the invitation. Check it out! #hpbio, #histbio, #philbio link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A call for artists to collaborate with our consortium on emergence (in cosmology) www.d-iep.org/artsciencefe...
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We are starting! Diversity in Motion with @roto-rub.bsky.social join us also online! #philbio #hps 🦠🌿🦫🪴
Just starting! The workshop "Postgenomic Intersections: Epistemology and Ethical for the Exposome and Microbiome" with @stefanocanali.bsky.social and Thomas Bonnin @Politecnico di Milano. Check the program here: www.meta.polimi.it/workshop-pos...
In the middle of a wonderful meeting between staff members of @manchstm.bsky.social and @utrechthps.bsky.social, lead by @ctimmermann.bsky.social and Toine Pieters!
Another year, another Utrecht HPS group photo (credit: Harold van de Kamp)
Happening this Wednesday
Utrecht History & Philosophy of Science@utrechthps.bsky.social · 8mo agoProf Chris Smeenk (Western Uni, London Ontario) will be giving the 2025 Beth Lecture, presenting his upcoming book with @jamesowenweatherall.com on the aim and structure of cosmological theory. 10 Dec 2025, Academiegebouw Utrecht, 19:30-21:00, followed by reception. hpp-nl.nl/events/beth2...
The recording of the UPAC colloquium speaker session on December 2nd, in which Marta Pedroni (University of Geneva) gave a talk titled "Singularity Resolution in Loop Quantum Gravity", has just been uploaded! youtu.be/noh_rdUSRh4?...
UPAC Colloquium December 2025 - Singularity Resolution in Loop Quantum Gravity
YouTube video by Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology
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Beautifully illustrated science communication piece on black hole imaging, by Peter Galison et al. (Best viewed on a laptop/tablet.) planetaryvision.antikythera.org
Planetary Vision
The Event Horizon Telescope: It took a planet to see a black hole.
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Open access collected volume on the conceptual distinction between spacetime and matter to appear in the summer of 2027 with Cambridge University Press www.uu.nl/en/research/...
COSMO-MASTER
Page for the output from the Cosmo-Master project.
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Prof Chris Smeenk (Western Uni, London Ontario) will be giving the 2025 Beth Lecture, presenting his upcoming book with @jamesowenweatherall.com on the aim and structure of cosmological theory. 10 Dec 2025, Academiegebouw Utrecht, 19:30-21:00, followed by reception. hpp-nl.nl/events/beth2...
Ik heb afgelopen paar jaar veel verbreding gevonden in onderwijs. Bij @utrechthps.bsky.social kon ik tussen 2022 en 2024 twee jaar werken aan onderwijs over de geschiedenis en filosofie van de Aard- en klimaatwetenschappen, waarmee mijn proefschrift een hele brede context kreeg. 1/
Cool stuff happening tomorrow! And you can even join online
Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'@localmicrobes.bsky.social · 10mo agoGreat news! Our workshop will also be streamed online! Join us this Wednesday morning from 8:30 by following the link available here: perspectivesrace.wixsite.com/the-human-di...
Join this proposal for an exciting collected volume with CUP. All open access fees would be covered.
EU Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology@eu-phil-cosmo.bsky.social · 11mo agoCall for abstracts for an open access collected volume on the conceptual distinction between spacetime and matter, with Cambridge University Press. We invite philosophers of physics, physicists and any other interested scholars to submit a proposal for a short chapter. www.uu.nl/en/research/...
HPS researchers Diana Taschetto and Stefano Furlan discuss Bohr, Wheeler, and the history of quantum mechanics at the Descartes Colloquium tomorrow (23 Sept 2025, 15h30-17h00). For more information, visit: www.uu.nl/en/events/de...
Descartes Centre Colloquium with Diana Taschetto and Stefano Furlan (UU)
In this colloquium the speakers will highlight his work on the atomic model during the 1910s, and from that vantage point show how we can better characterize and understand the turn that led him to co...
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The final day of the Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy and Cosmology Conference is upon us
What can philosophy do for astronomy and cosmology, and vice versa? Panel happening right now in Utrecht www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Ruward Mulder summarising the divide of responses to Reichenbach on universal forces
On the 12th of September we'll be traveling up north for a dose of history and philosophy of physics: hpp-nl.nl/6th-hpp-nl-w...
6th HPP-NL Workshop (Groningen)
The 6th History and Philosophy of Physics in the Netherlands workshop will take place in Groningen on 12th September, from 13:00-17:40 followed by dinner at 18:00. The location of the workshop will be...
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Looking for some fun and short reads for over the holiday? Why not follow @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social on Bluesky, our long-running blog on interesting finds in the history of science!
Final call for registration: conference on the conceptual distinction between spacetime and matter Registration deadline: 10th of July www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Yet another inspiring New Directions in Foundations of Physics conference concluded. For the second time in the gorgeous Logar Valley, Slovenia
Exciting workshop coming up in South Africa, co-organised by our "Microbiome research and race in the Local South" team
Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'@localmicrobes.bsky.social · last yr.Save the date! Interdisciplinary Workshop: The Human Diversity Dilemma: Navigating the Intersection of Microbiomes, Ethics, and Society in Africa #hpbio #histbio #philbio 🌱🐋 Check the Call for Abstracts for our special issue on our website: perspectivesrace.wixsite.com/the-human-di...
