Reposted by Jolien FranckenKNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen @knaw-nl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Peter-Paul Verbeek, momenteel rector van de UvA, is door de leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen gekozen als nieuwe president. Lees het nieuwsbericht hier: www.knaw.nl/nieuws/peter... 043
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 30/08/2025The best #EPSA25 Measurement symposium team: Riet van Bork, Miguel Ohnesorge, Marlene Werner <3 thank you for making this a success! #philsci #philsky @rug.nl 0160
Reposted by Jolien FranckenOscar @oscarw.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Hasok Chang delivering the opening keynote talk at #EPSA25! #philsci #philsky 6635
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Workshop announcement! On 25 August 2025 I organize a workshop titled 'Mechanistic explanation and scientific progress in neuroscience and beyond' in Amsterdam. Line-up: Carl Craver, Nazanin Abshari, @joel-h-anderson.bsky.social, Riet van Bork, Umberto Olcese #philsci #neuroscience shorturl.at/6yXVBsils.uva.nl 0116
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Science x Philosophy in the best possible way 🤩 @assc28.bsky.social #assc28 #philsci 061
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 09/07/2025My favourite talk @assc28.bsky.social was just delivered by @matanmazor.bsky.social showing that dualists are warmer 💕 @ronyhirsch.bsky.social #assc28 2144
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Thank you all for attending my talk! I am happy to see many people taking a #philsci perspective here at #assc28 @assc28.bsky.social 1112
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 08/07/2025#ASSC28 provides a great overview of various methods, tasks and measures used to study consciousness. Yet as a result, integrating empirical studies is challenging. On 9/7, 9:40 (Philosophy session) I will present a novel task ontologies approach aiming to address this issue @assc28.bsky.social 170
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Excited to participate in the Meetings of the Alhambra in Granada! Combining an amazing crowd of consciousness researchers and breathtaking views 040
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Very proud to be awarded a L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Award! Looking forward to starting my fellowship at NIAS-KNAW in 2026 @knaw-nl.bsky.social @unesconl.bsky.social @lnvh.nl www.unesco.nl/nl/artikel/v... 051
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Fantastisch nieuws voor alle UvA’ers! www.uva.nl/en/content/n...uva.nlRobbert Dijkgraaf appointed university professor at the UvAFormer Minister of Education, Culture and Science and renowned mathematical physicist Prof. Robbert Dijkgraaf is returning to the UvA: he has been appointed university professor of Science and Society... 020
Reposted by Jolien FranckenUniversiteit van Amsterdam @uva.nl · 17/03/2025Waarom staken we? In het kort: Het kabinet-Schoof brengt de toekomst van Nederland in gevaar. Door de bezuinigingen moet belangrijk wetenschappelijk onderzoek stoppen –onderzoek dat hard nodig om urgente maatschappelijke problemen op te lossen. Dit kunnen we niet laten gebeuren. #DoeHetNiet. 610846
Reposted by Jolien Franckenispsm @ispsm.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Very excited to announce ISPSM’s preliminary programme and call for abstracts for this year’s conference! ✨ Deadline for submission: 01/05/2025 See philevents.org/event/show/1... for full event details. #philsky 22117
Reposted by Jolien FranckenWHO @who.int · 11/02/2025Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM 5647231866
Reposted by Jolien FranckenRose Trappes @rosetrappes.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Don't forget to submit your abstract for the European Philosophy of Science Association Conference #EPSA25. The CfP is closing this Friday, 31st Jan. philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP 03124
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 25/01/2025IAS Annual Report featuring our measurement workshop magazines.uva.nl/magazine/ias... @iasamsterdam.bsky.social @huubdijstelbloem.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Jolien FranckenNicole McNeil @nicolemmcneil.bsky.social · 24/12/2024“Women leave or consider leaving [faculty positions] because of workplace climate more often than work-life balance.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgGender and retention patterns among U.S. facultyWomen faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance. 9493181
Reposted by Jolien FranckenSPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 14/12/2024SPAN 2025: Call for papers 🧠 Submission deadline: February 1, 2025 Keynote and invited symposia schedule coming soon! Visit: philandneuro.com/submissions 02514
Reposted by Jolien FranckenPhilipp Haueis @phaueis.eurosky.social · 16/11/2024Our symposium on exploratory research is in full swing! Currently speaking: @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on new ways of building cognitive ontologies in neuroscience #PSA24 2283
Reposted by Jolien FranckenBeate Krickel @beakr.bsky.social · 12/08/2024Call for Papers! NeuroExp 2025 - Explanation in Cognitive Neuroscience: From empirical case studies to philosophical analysis 19.-21. Februrary 2025 Further info: neuroexp2025.sciencesconf.org #philsci #neurosky #cogsci #neuroscience #compneuro #compneurosky #philsky #philCognition #philMemory 🧪neuroexp2025.sciencesconf.orgNeuroExp 2025 - Explanation in Cognitive Neuroscience: From empirical case studies to philosophical analysis - Sciencesconf.org 064
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 16/05/2024www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/filos...voxweb.nlFilosoof Daniel Dennett krijgt laatste eerbetoon van Radboud Reflects - Vox magazineVorige maand overleed Daniel Dennett. De wereldberoemde Amerikaanse filosoof had heel wat bewonderaars in Nijmegen. Met een avondprogramma brengt Radboud Reflects een laatste eerbetoon aan de bebaarde... 030
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 21/04/2024A beautiful remembrance by Doug Hofstadter garymarcus.substack.com/p/daniel-den... 010
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 20/04/2024I am touched by Daniel Dennett’s obituary. My work derives its entire raison d'etre from him, and now he's gone. I will always regard his curiosity, open mind, modesty and kindness as ideals to continue to strive for, as a human being and as a scientist 060
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 11/04/2024Review of Mitchell’s and Sapolsky’s #freewill books in Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad with Marc Slors @radbouduni www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/... 120
Reposted by Jolien FranckenEran Tal @erantal.bsky.social · 29/03/2024Highly recommended workshop! A rare opportunity to think collaboratively about measurement concpets and how to operationalize them. The organizers have an interdisciplinary background in psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. #psychscisky #philsci 042
Jolien Francken @jolienfrancken.bsky.social · 27/03/2024Workshop announcement: We organize a workshop on the interaction between conceptualization and measurement across all scientific disciplines for early-career researchers located in Europe. More info and application here ias.uva.nl/content/even... Thanks for sharing! 02410