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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you have a moment and would like to have some HPS content work it's way through your YouTube algorithm, subscribe to our channel!

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This week, the UniMelb HPS Seminar was lucky to hear PhD candidate & founding podcast host Samara Greenwood deliver a wonderful completion seminar: 'Working through Context: A Study of Contextual Explanation in HPS' Join us in wishing Samara the best for her final push towards completing her PhD! 🎉

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"But on the night sky, it's like seeing an atom held at arm's length..." This week on the podcast, Peter Galison joins Sophie Ritson to discuss what it took to make the first image of the black hole — and what it means to say we saw it. linktr.ee/thehpspodcast

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I enjoyed speaking to Dr Jahnavi Phalkey about India’s place in the history of modern science, the ways in which that history has been constructed, & how the pursuit of nuclear physics became intertwined with a newly independent nation’s efforts to define its own identity. linktr.ee/thehpspodcast

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

How do we come to know the hypercomplex object that is the brain? I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta about the history and philosophy of its simplification, its analogy with computers, & the case for theoretical humility in how we study it. Links: linktr.ee/thehpspodcast

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Terrific episode! Recommended listen - especially for any neuro or cognitive scientist who hasn’t yet read Chirimuuta’s book (on the topic of what we’re up to and how we’ve been going about it). Also featured is her concept of the Heraclitean brain (always changing), which I find insightful.

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

In an effort to make our podcast more accessible & reach a broader audience, we're now on YouTube! If you have a moment and enjoy the podcast, it would mean a lot if you could like & subscribe — or leave a comment. This helps more people discover our interviews and our guests' expertise & insights!

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Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University ...

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

After a break, The HPS Podcast is back for Season 6! 🎙️ In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.

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S6 E1 - Magdalena Skipper on Scientific Publishing

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The HPS Podcast is back! 🎙️ Season 6 returns at the end of this month, and we've spent the past few months collecting and preparing some exciting new interviews that we can't wait to share with you. Stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, why not revisit some episodes from Season 5? 🎧

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PSA DEI Caucus @psadeicaucus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Call for Nominations: PSA DEI Caucus Prize in Philosophy of Science. The Prize is awarded biennially for the best book, article, or chapter published in English in the area of feminist philosophy of science within the five years prior to each PSA meeting. Please nominate: forms.gle/MbDbZsVtpZgA...

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2026 Philosophy of Science Association's DEI Caucus Prize

The Prize is awarded biennially for the best book, article, or chapter published in English in the area of feminist philosophy of science within the five years prior to each PSA meeting. The winner wi...

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 27/01/2026

📅 Mark your calendars for #SIPS2027! The 2027 SIPS conference, organized in collaboration with the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science @aimosinc.bsky.social, will be held in November at the University of Melbourne, Australia. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

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Carl Joseph @carljoseph.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

My presentation that highlights a lengthy period of hybrid analog-digital photography in astronomy.Includes some interesting examples like JPL engineers colouring an image with crayons, and the first astronomical CCD image. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXX... #histsci #sts #astronomy #hps #photography

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Blurred Visions: Redefining the analogue-digital divide in astronomical imaging

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The repliCATS project @replicats.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Hey folks! We're running a big repliCATS workshop in Melbourne on 16 Dec, evaluating of replicability of published papers. 🐈 metascience, psych, med, health, education, sociol, quant methods, stats ECRs welcome 💰 AU$200 🎫 + travel subsidies ℹ️ forms.gle/9JvoRBKCzYyY... Re-posts appreciated 🌈

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AAHPSSS @aahpsss.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The 2025 AAHPSSS conference starts Wednesday, December 3rd. That's just over a week away! There's still time to register for both in-person and remote attendance! For details and to register, see: aahpsss.net.au/conference/2...

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2025 AAHPSSS Conference The 2025 conference of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (AAHPSSS) will be held in a hybrid format at the Universit…

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🎉 50,000 listens! Thanks to everyone supporting The HPS Podcast, we're so grateful We're proudly graduate-run— & work hard to provide episodes that reflect our community’s questions and passions, and the richness of ideas across HPS Lots to come! Including some exciting developments for S6 (1/2)

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️ We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges

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S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge

Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 19/10/2025 · 50m

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Uljana Feest’s 'Operationism in Psychology: An Epistemology of Exploration' provides a rigorous and insightful analysis of psychological research. This important contribution is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophy and history of science. I’ve jotted dow some brief reflections below

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Operationism recast as method: Feest’s epistemology of exploration - Metascience

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University of Melbourne @unimelb.edu.au · 09/10/2025

What’s the first thing you do when you’re awarded a Nobel Prize? Deliver a first-year chemistry tutorial of course, and then celebrate ⚛️ Tap through to read more about Professor Robson’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry → unimelb.me/46YXtxo

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AAHPSSS @aahpsss.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Registration for the 2025 AAHPSSS conference is now open! For details, and to register, please see: aahpsss.net.au/conference/2...

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Cordelia Fine @cordeliafine.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Such a pleasure to talk with @tespiteri.bsky.social on the HPS Podcast about Patriarchy Inc. @allenandunwin.bsky.social @wwnortonuk.bsky.social @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This week, we’re joined by Professor Miriam Solomon to discuss stigma and its impact on psychiatry — how it has shaped diagnoses, DSM revisions, and ideas of what counts as disorder linktr.ee/thehpspodcast #hps #philsci #psych

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S5 E9 – Miriam Solomon on How Stigma Shapes Psychiatry

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

We are grateful to have had @ufeest.bsky.social join for this week's HPS Seminar, where she discussed work from her new book Operationism in Psychology: An Epistemology of Exploration. A stimulating and insightful session. Thanks a lot, Uljana! #iHPS

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week. We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.

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S5 E8 - Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Call for 2025 Hanneke Janssen Memorial Prize for best work in History &/or Philosophy of Modern Physics by a student as part of a Masters Thesis. Prize incl a 2000 euro award, invitation to give a talk at Radboud U, & publish in Foundations of Physics. Nomination by supervisor by October 6 #HPS ⚛️

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We’re taking a short mid-season break, but we’ll be back next week with more great conversations! In the meantime, why not catch up on some of our earlier episodes? They’re well worth a listen. www.hpsunimelb.org/the-hps-podc... #HPS #philsci #histsci #sts

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🎙️ New HPS Pod! I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions. 🎧 Link in bio! #HOPOS

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S5 E7 - Lydia Patton on HOPOS

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Samara Greenwood @samaragreenwood.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

An absolute privilege to interview the scientist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy for @hpspodcast.bsky.social She was so generous & honest in talking about the shifts she had to experience in order to 'see' that men could be expert carers of babies #philsci #hps #fathertime

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Cordelia Fine @cordeliafine.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Delighted to share that PATRIARCHY INC. is published in North America this week with @wwnorton.com wwnorton.com/books/978132...

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

This week, @samaragreenwood.bsky.social returns to The HPS Podcast with a special guest: renowned primatologist and evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. Their interview, “Rethinking Our Starting Assumptions,” is available now — link below! #hps #science

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S5 E6 - Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on ‘Rethinking our Starting Assumptions’

Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 21/08/2025 · 29m

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This week, Cristian Larroulet Philipi joins us to talk about measurement in the human sciences: why it can be more philosophically complex than in the physical sciences, and how it raises pressing questions about the role of numbers in psychology, social science, and policy #philsci #measurement

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S5 E5 - Cristian Larroulet Philippi on Measurement in the Human Sciences

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This interview brought back happy memories of the three years I spent as a post-doc in Rheinberger's department at the MPI for the History of Science (about 20 years ago). Thank you, @tespiteri.bsky.social. Your smart and thoughtful questions turned this into a delightful conversation.

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Grateful to Cristian Larroulet Philippi — our inaugural Seddon Fellow in the HPS program at UniMelb — for a rich and most insightful deep dive… 🎧 Don't miss this one! 🔗 linktr.ee/thehpspodcast @cristianlarph.bsky.social #philsci #hps #measurement

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Oscar @oscarw.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Just finished listening to this episode and it’s so great! I’m teaching a course on the social structure of science and values in science to undergraduates in Iceland this fall and this will be super useful to give to the students.

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Fiona Fidler @fidlerfm.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

This episode is so great I hardly know where to start!The last ~15mins will be especially interesting to metascientists, including the most thoughtful plan for reforming scientific/research funding I think I’ve ever heard. Wow! #Metascience2025

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

What happens when the old contract between science and society no longer fits? This week, Prof. Heather Douglas unpacks the legacy of the value-free ideal, examines research ethics & funding — and proposes a new social contract for science. This was an illuminating conversation. Listen now! 🎧

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S5 E4 - Heather Douglas on Rethinking Science’s Social Contract

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S5 E4 - Heather Douglas on Rethinking Science’s Social Contract

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

This week's HPS Seminar we had A/Prof. Kristian Camilleri present some of his work on the problematic role that the idea of “orthodoxy” and dissent play in histories of quantum mechanics (& science generally). Really great stuff. Always nice to hear from your supervisor! #histsci #hps

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Incredibly influential thinker. Her two-volume history of cognitive and computational neuroscience is a goldmine.

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

This week, distinguished historian and philosopher of science Hans-Jörg Rheinberger joins us to explore how scientific inquiry unfolds through experimental systems. We discuss 'epistemic things', technical objects, and their implications for how science is practiced and understood. #hps #histsci

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S5 E3 - Hans-Jörg Rheinberger on 'Epistemic Things'

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Fiona Fidler @fidlerfm.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The HPS Podcast is back for 5th season!

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Samara Greenwood @samaragreenwood.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Excited for Season 5 of the internationally award winning *The HPS Podcast* with new lead host @tespiteri.bsky.social!! Congrats to Thomas - the season is set to be a cracker!! Check out Episode 1 now in the usual podcast places - or via our website!! #hps #philsci #sts #histSTM #metasci

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The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The HPS Podcast Season 5 is here! Join new lead host @tespiteri.bsky.social for a special episode w/ @samaragreenwood.bsky.social , where they reflect on the podcast, iHPS, & consider the roads ahead. We can't wait to share an amazing line-up of guests with you this season! Episodes out weekly.

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