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Friderike Spang

@friderikespang.bsky.social
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friderikespang.com Postdoctoral Researcher @Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences @Center for Environmental & Technology Ethics Prague Political philosophy, environmental & animal ethics. Also interested in everything on emotions.

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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, this grasshopper certainly knows how to pose 🌟
A green grasshopper perched on a yellow bell pepper in a basket of fruit and vegetables.A green grasshopper perched on a yellow bell pepper in a basket of fruit and vegetables.
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 21/09/2026
I’ve just been named subject editor for the new “Animal ethics” area in the SEP, following my complaint that there are too few articles on this topic (serves me right for complaining). So stay tuned for new entries in the area, and hit me up with suggestions on topics that you think merit one!
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Nico Müller @nicodmueller.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
‼️ Now OPEN ACCESS 🐭 People often think that, if we keep replacing animal models with NAMs, eventually we'll use fewer animals. It's why many people endorse the 3Rs. But as I argue, we also constantly come up with new animal models. There's kind of a pipeline dynamic. And it can go on indefinitely.
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Lane-Petter’s Pipeline: Why reliably decreasing animal research takes more than replacements - European Journal for Philosophy of Science
Programs for the “three Rs” of “replace, reduce, refine” (Russell & Burch 1959) aim to make science more compatible with animal protection. This article draws attention to a major obstacle to that end...
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is it crazy that I'm already starting my to-do-List for 2027???
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy to announce that the website for our conference "Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI" is now live! 🐝 cetep.eu/caring-for-n... #animals #environment #AI #philsky
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy to announce that the website for our conference "Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI" is now live! 🐝 cetep.eu/caring-for-n... #animals #environment #AI #philsky
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
ah too bad, had they gotten it correct I'd have been intrigued 😏
Screenshot of a quarantined email from “Omniscient Editorial-123” welcoming a journal submission.
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How should vegan advocacy go about talking to others? 🐾 I explore this question in my new blog entry for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social blog.apaonline.org/2026/07/23/s... #veganism #animals #advocacy
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Should Vegan Advocacy Meet People Where They Are? | Blog of the APA
When we aim to justify veganism, a crucial question is how to frame the arguments. A widespread and intuitively compelling strategy is to adjust the message so that it fits with the preexisting values...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My heart is heavy that we are making a collective miscalculation in undervaluing the humanities - from my FT piece www.ft.com/content/fbde...
Thinking is hard. Reflection is hard. Perhaps we will persist with our collective miscalculation and ignore all that philosophy, literature, classics and history have to offer us. The humanities have a word for this: tragedy.
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Congrats to Spain for such a well deserved win!!! ⚽🥳
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Abby Innes @abbyinnes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🌻👌 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board
As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My review of Eva Meijer's "Multispecies Dialogues: Doing Philosophy with Animals, Children, the Sea and Others" has just been published in Environmental Ethics 🤓 www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf... AAM available here: zenodo.org/records/1790...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Something deeply troubling & shocking is happening at Exeter University*, where a mass cull of staff is planned, even though it's in surplus. No good justifications given. @jamesgdyke.info provides the details: www.technosphere.earth/the-bonfire-... *Disclosure: I have a Visiting Fellowship here. +🧵
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The bonfire of the humanities
150 academic posts at the University of Exeter are to be cut, most in the humanities but also in social sciences, engineering and environmental sciences
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It feels increasingly surreal to be walking around in this heat with so many cars driving by, seemingly not caring that they're the ones contributing to this mess 🥵
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Mit ein paar Beiträgen von yours truly 😇 #compromise #kompromisse
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Kompromisse – Goldener Mittelweg oder faules Zugeständnis?
Wir treffen jeden Tag Entscheidungen – und gehen dabei Kompromisse ein. In der Politik, im sozialen Miteinander, aber auch bei persönlichen Entscheidungen. Doch nicht immer ist der Mittelweg der besse...
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peterniesen.bsky.social @peterniesen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
In der Politischen Theorie an der Uni Hamburg ist zum 1.10. eine postdoc-Stelle zu besetzen, hier auf Deutsch und im Kommentar auf Englisch: www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Ausschreibung
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
check out this podcast interview with my fabulous colleague Iwona Janicka on ecofeminism and climate change! youtu.be/LzOzoxBfTwU?...
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We are not the masters of nature: ecofeminism and climate change | Iwona Janicka (Zelený drát)
YouTube video by Filosofický ústav AV ČR
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"A habitable, equal and prosperous 21st century is materially possible...Technical impossibility is not what is standing in the way, but rather the absence of a shared vision of social progress, at once concrete and radical. What it will take instead is political choice..."
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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📢 Open positions! I’m recruiting 2 postdocs + 3 PhD positions at C³S, @goetheuni.bsky.social in #ClimateJustice, environmental inequality, #Demography & #ComputationalSocialScience 🌍📊💻 3–4 years + strong support for training🎒 Deadline: 23 June 2026 More: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen...
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Jan-Martin Wiarda @jmwiarda.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"Mutloser Minimalkompromiss" – "Vereinbarter Rahmen ausgeschöpft" – "Arbeitsverweigerung" Was sagen Regierungsfraktionen und Opposition zum WissZEITVG-Entwurf, was Wissenschaftsrat, HRK und Wissenschaftsinitiativen? Ein Überblick zu den Reaktionen. Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/05...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
English painter Emma Haworth known for her parks and semi urban landscapes with a hint of magic #womensart #ParkLife
Painting of trees with shadows on the ground  from sunlight
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
my recent talk on vegan advocacy now on youtube 🤓 youtu.be/KIQsvscwNe4?...
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Friderike Spang - Tailoring to the Audience? Ethics of Argumentation in Vegan Advocacy
YouTube video by Ethics of Argumentation Speaker Series
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
btw how is it that sharing options on youtube still don't include bluesky (but X)??
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics Prague (CETE-P) now has a promotional video 😇 youtu.be/IQ9MIejnP30?... @flu-cas.bsky.social
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About Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics – Prague (CETE-P)
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I'm duly impressed with the delivery service here which apparently can see in the future! I received a notification today around 4pm that a delivery attempt at 7:03 pm was unfortunately not successful.
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
An amazing postdoc opportunity at Cambridge, working on pandemic risk www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in the Centre for Pandemic Risk Management. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary team of scientists, social scientists
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
gentle reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract is end of April! Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI 🗓️ Conference in Prague, October 12-14 2026 philevents.org/event/show/1... please share with interested colleagues!
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
EU Twinning funding application submitted!!!🥳 After some intense months of working on this application, together with our amazing colleagues Alasdair Cochrane & Leonie Bossert, it's finally out. Fingers crossed! 🍀
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
of course, when working on a grant application deadline, the computer must crash, how else would it be 😭
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Rosaleen Duffy @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
📆 are you interested in working with a team on understanding animal-human interactions and health? There is just under one week left to apply for these post doc roles. 🐦‍⬛🐄🐴🐕‍🦺
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Next talk in our new European Environmental Philosophy Series (EEPS)! "Framing animals" by Dr. Silvia Caprioglio Panizza 15 May 2026, 1pm-2:30pm CET Register here for receiving the zoom-link: forms.gle/cbyrSAKLdaXi... Further info here: cetep.eu/european-env...
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EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY SERIES (EEPS)
Event Timing: May 15th, 2026
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Next talk in our new European Environmental Philosophy Series (EEPS)! "Framing animals" by Dr. Silvia Caprioglio Panizza 15 May 2026, 1pm-2:30pm CET Register here for receiving the zoom-link: forms.gle/cbyrSAKLdaXi... Further info here: cetep.eu/european-env...
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EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY SERIES (EEPS)
Event Timing: May 15th, 2026
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
My first podcast interview is out!🎙️ youtu.be/I8aVjZqAw2o?... We talk about animal rights, political representation of animal interests, how to deal with disagreement about animals political status, what emotions have to do with it all, and more :) @flu-cas.bsky.social
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Animal ethics: Should animals have political rights? | Friderike Spang (Zelený drát)
YouTube video by Filosofický ústav AV ČR
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
My first podcast interview is out!🎙️ youtu.be/I8aVjZqAw2o?... We talk about animal rights, political representation of animal interests, how to deal with disagreement about animals political status, what emotions have to do with it all, and more :) @flu-cas.bsky.social
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Animal ethics: Should animals have political rights? | Friderike Spang (Zelený drát)
YouTube video by Filosofický ústav AV ČR
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The last thing you see before the universe explodes
A truck driving “antimatter” in Switzerland.
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Last month, Alfonso Donoso gave a wonderful talk here in Prague: "The Grammar of Animal Oppression: Rethinking Disability and Migration" You can watch it now on Youtube! youtu.be/eVAXHPXQV7c?... #animals #oppression #disability #migration @flu-cas.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
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#lecture | Alfonso Donoso: The Grammar of Animal Oppression: Rethinking Disability and Migration
YouTube video by Filosofický ústav AV ČR
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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
„The USA loses its long-term status as a liberal democracy – for the first time in over 50 years. […] The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history“ (V-Dem 2026)
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Just published an eletter in Science together with @coeckelbergh.bsky.social ! Our comment responds this article: “AI can help humans find common ground in democratic deliberation” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Our claim: A fair Habermas Machine should account for unequal stakes.
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Just published an eletter in Science together with @coeckelbergh.bsky.social ! Our comment responds this article: “AI can help humans find common ground in democratic deliberation” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Our claim: A fair Habermas Machine should account for unequal stakes.
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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Für Kurzentschlossene: Am Montag, 9. März 2026 (18:15 Uhr) darf ich an der Universität St. Gallen eine öffentliche Gastvorlesung zum Thema "Eine Demokratiereform für die Schweiz" halten. Herzliche Einladung! Es wäre mir eine grosse Freude, bekannte Gesichter zu sehen! www.unisg.ch/de/news/vera...
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Entzauberte Demokratie – und jetzt? Perspektiven für die Schweiz
Eine Demokratiereform für die Schweiz
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Super excited to announce our big annual conference! 🥳 "Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI" 📍Prague, October 12-14 Organized by @johndorsch.bsky.social & yours truly 😇 Please share widely! 🙏 cetep.eu/news/cfa-car...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/03/2026
As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong | Joan Smith
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As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong | Joan Smith
New research suggests older people have more progressive views on women’s rights than younger generations. This direction of travel is deeply concerning, says Joan Smith, former co-chair of the Mayor of London’s VAWG Board
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Super excited to announce our big annual conference! 🥳 "Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI" 📍Prague, October 12-14 Organized by @johndorsch.bsky.social & yours truly 😇 Please share widely! 🙏 cetep.eu/news/cfa-car...
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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We are looking for a PhD candidate for my Vidi project on factual belief polarization and its attitudinal consequences. The position will be at the Department of Political Science of Radboud University (Netherlands). Check out the full job profile below! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
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PhD Position: Factual Belief Polarisation and its Attitudinal Consequences | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New article out! 🥳 Compromising to save the climate? doi.org/10.3354/esep... #climate #policy #compromise #philsky #poltheory
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We had the pleasure of hosting Alasdair Cochrane in Prague last month, where he gave a fantastic talk about representing animals informally, e.g. in animal advocacy - now on Youtube! 🐾 #animals #ethics #philsky youtu.be/qSc2tksM4A0?...
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#lecture #animalethics | Alasdair Cochrane: The Informal Representation of Animals (15.1.2026)
YouTube video by Filosofický ústav AV ČR
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Friderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We had the pleasure of hosting Alasdair Cochrane in Prague last month, where he gave a fantastic talk about representing animals informally, e.g. in animal advocacy - now on Youtube! 🐾 #animals #ethics #philsky youtu.be/qSc2tksM4A0?...
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#lecture #animalethics | Alasdair Cochrane: The Informal Representation of Animals (15.1.2026)
YouTube video by Filosofický ústav AV ČR
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Look at these cool philosophy of physics postdocs we're advertising here at LSE! philjobs.org/job/show/30977 and philjobs.org/job/show/30981
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CPNSS Research Officer in Gauge and the Edge of the Universe (Philosophy of Physics 1), London School of Economics - PhilJobs:JFP CPNSS Research Officer in Gauge and the Edge of the Universe (Phil...
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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Simon Lohse @simonlohse.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📣 Upcoming Online Workshop, 19–20 March 2026 *Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for the Transition Beyond #AnimalExperimentation in Research and Safety Testing: What‘s New? What‘s Next?* Register by 17 March: tinyurl.com/nam-workshop #NAM #animalethics #philsci #animalstudies #STS
Workshop poster with an image of a hand holding an organ-on-a-chip.

(Title) Understanding Challenges and Opportunities
for the Transition Beyond Animal Experimentation
in Research and Safety Testing: What‘s New? What‘s Next?

Animal use in science and safety testing persists at high levels – despite decades of advocacy and innovation in alternatives.

Apart from technical challenges, this also raises urgent philosophical, ethical, legal, and social-scientific issues. 

This two-day online workshop focuses on new perspectives that can help to understand the intersection of scientific and human obstacles
that slow down transition. 

Join the discussions to broaden your perspective on the animal experimentation transition and help to explore pathways to a
future of innovative, responsible science. 

Organised by Love Hansell, Radboud U; Simon Lohse, Radboud U; Nico D. Müller, U of Basel

Online, 19–20 March 2026
13:30–17:00 CET each day

Register by 17 March: tinyurl.com/nam-workshop
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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
In a parallel universe, how the rich act
wealthy skunk attributes success to luck, not hard work or intelligence
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