OTD in 1881, Charles Darwin published his last book, on earthworms. It reflected a long interest in animal minds: “One alternative alone is left, namely, that worms, although standing low in the scale of organization, possess some degree of intelligence.” 🧪 🌱🐋🦋🦫 #HistSTM #philsci #pschsky #cogsci
Philosophy of Science
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The Science of Lost Worlds is out! OA! illustrations by the magnificent Jim Robins, audiobook feat the amazing Boo Jackson as Prof Ichthy. Delicious paleontological #philsci for your reading/listening pleasure. So many people helped me make this - much greatful ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/978...
Five new Darwin books: thedispersalofdarwin.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/f... #HPS #histsci @princetonupress.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
Join us as we sit down with visiting fellow Jamee Elder to learn more about their work here at the Center! #philsci Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GYeql3wpO0A Don't miss Jamee's Lunchtime Talk next Friday: "The Secret Lives of Mass Gap Black Holes"
🚨 Calling philosophers of science with interest in non-academic careers 🚨 The @philsci.bsky.social will be hosting a virtual "Testimonies and Town Hall" on Wednesday, October 21st. I'll also be hosting an Interest Group Lunch on Non-Academic Careers at the PSA 2026 on 11/20. Sign-up links below!
The third research article and fourth item in our Fall issue is Edward Slowik’s “Comparing Early Modern and Contemporary Space Ontologies: Kant, Quantum Gravity, and the Spatial Presence Problem.”
It's rather wonderful to be back at Harvard (as a visiting scholar this term) where I spent so much time 15-20 years ago. We both have aged and are wiser (and look more upmarket), but the intellectual excitement and inspiration remains the same. #philsci #hps #sts #metascience #histscie #philsky
I'm happy to announce the workshop "The Shapes of Understanding" to be held at the @center4philsci.bsky.social — Many thanks to John Norton for making the space available to us! Commentators will be announced soon. #philosophy #philbluesky #philosophyofscience #understanding
This Friday, we continue with our new batch of seminars for the new academic year! Atahan Erbas, one of the organizers of our Brown Bag Seminar, will talk about how Aristotelian diagrams and truth diagrams can interact. Join us! 📆 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #logic #philsky #PhDsky #philsci
Join us as we sit down with postdoc fellow Shimin Zhao to learn more about her work here at the Center! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DrdTvgr4L4E Don't miss Shimin's Lunchtime Talk on Oct. 13: "From probability raising to actual causation" #philsci
🎥 Some highlights from today's Lunchtime Talk with Aditya Jha. Don't miss Friday's Annual Lecture Series with Serife Tekin: "Stability and Intervention in Psychiatry." #philsci
@terezahendl.bsky.social and I are very happy to finally share the full programme of our workshop, “Mind the Gap: Engaging Europe’s East in Global Health Debates”! 29–30 October Berlin or online Free participation Apply until 9 October: www.globalhealth.de/news/view/mi... #philsci
New semester, new lecture series! This time with the fantastic @federicabocchi.bsky.social, @rossbrooks.co.uk, @drandyflack.bsky.social and others. Join us online on Mondays at 4pm (CET). Just click here to register: www.pe.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophie/... #HPBio #HistSci #PhilSci
The second research article in v16n2 is “Kant on the Act of Hypothesizing” by Lucia Oliveri of University of Münster and Davide Dalla Rosa from Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Visit our website for more information about this week's events. #philsci www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/calendar