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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'

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Research group "Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'" based @Utrecht University

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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 3h
This semester's Colloquium of History & Philosophy of Science will start in 2 weeks! We have 9 amazing speakers and great topics, so come around to room GA 1/128 at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de and join us for great talks and interesting discussions! 🤗 #HistSci #PhilSci #HPBio #HPS
Poster for the Colloquium of History & Philosophy of Science. It takes place on Thursdays at 6pm CET in GA 1/128 at Ruhr University Bochum. Two of the talks will be hybrid talks and will be streamed online via zoom. The Colloquium is organized by Prof. Dr. Jan Baedke, Sen. Prof. Dr. Helmut Pulte and PD Dr. Rudolf Meer.
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 10h
So happy to be in Prague participating in the interdisciplinary event "Perspectives on microbiome" organized by Martin Zach @utrechthps.bsky.social
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
After a workshop in March in Milan, we are meeting next week in the woods of Leusden (ISVW) to continue our discussion of the epistemic and ethical challenges in microbiome and exposome research! Thanks to the Descartes Centre's Seed Money, this collaborative work can thrive! #hpbio #philbio 🐋🌱
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
One ancient alerce tree supported more than 300 unique fungal species beneath its roots. Now imagine the invisible extinctions caused by cutting half the forest.
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Scientists looked beneath one of the oldest trees on Earth. What they found is astounding
The researchers discovered a hidden world of life among the roots of Chile’s ancient alerce trees. Here’s why that’s important The towering conifers of Chile’s southern rainforests do far more than shape the skyline. Research in Biodiversity and Conservation reveals that these ancient trees are hubs of hidden biodiversity, highlighting their crucial role in the forest ecosystem. The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to many unique and important species, including an
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Roberta Millstein 🌎🌱🐩🏊🏼‍♀🎶🥾 @cepaea.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A very belated repost and thanks for a great conference! Keep an eye out for next year’s. 🌱🐋
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Marshall Abrams @marshall0i.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#hpbio
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Philippe huneman @philippehune.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A great paper about Lovelock and Margulis’ Gaia and its first formulation in Tellus 50 years ago. Where do we stand now ? Who are the Gaians and what do they do ? By Tim Lenton and Sebastien Dutreuil In Tellus #geoscience #philsci #philbio #ecology storage.googleapis.com/jnl-su-j-tad...
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Aline had the honor to receive the Faculty Innovation Award 2025 🏆 from Johannes Kepler University #jku for her paper "Different kinds of data: samples and the relational framework" link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philbio 🐋🌱 Congrats! 🎉 www.jku.at/en/institut-...
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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📣Interested in studying history and philosophy of science and/or logic? Come around to learn more about our HPS+Logic M.A. program at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de on Thurs, 11/06, 12:00 (CET)! In person and zoom: ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/6842065321... More info: www.hpsplus.org #PhilSci #HistSci #HPS #STS
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It was lovely meeting you in Venice @drsueishaq.bsky.social! We hope to continue this conversation 🦠💗#Philbio #HPB
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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
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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
5 days left to apply for PhD and Postdoc positions in a cool project about herbaria, plants and digitization!🌿😎 Postdoc: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9... PhD: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/c... More info: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... #Jobs #HPBio #HistSci #DigitalHumanities #PhilSci
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We are so much looking forward to reading this book! #HPS #HPBio Congratulations @alejandrofabregastejeda.com 🌱🦠🙌🎉
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
From the new issue: Biological Mistakes – David Oderberg, Jonathan Hill, Christopher Austin, Ingo Bojak, François Cinotti & Jonathan M Gibbins Abstract in alt text or read it here (open access): www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #philsci #hpbio #philsky
ABSTRACT. Organisms and other biological entities get things wrong, while the entities of pure physics, such as atoms and inorganic molecules, do not make mistakes. We set out a novel framework for understanding biology and its demarcation from physics: mistake-making. We distinguish biological mistakes from mere failures. We then propose a definition of mistakes that is compatible with various views about functions. The definition of mistake-making is agential, since mistakes do not just happen—in the sense analysed here—but are made. We offer a definition of the minimal biological agent. Two key features of our theory are, first, that it is a supplement to, not a replacement for, existing general frameworks within which biology is understood and practised. Second, it is designed to be experimentally productive, and we end with case studies showing mistake theory can be useful in the generation of research questions and novel hypotheses for biologists.
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Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New study challenges common view that some Ediacaran fossils are traces of complex worm-like animals, saying they are assemblages of bacteria and algae. If true, this would suggest that the Cambrian Explosion may have marked a more major transition than had recently been thought. 🧪🌱🐋 #EvoBio
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Stunning fossil discovery challenges the origins of animal life
Scientists revisiting mysterious 540-million-year-old microfossils from Brazil have overturned a major idea about early animal life. What were once thought to be trails left behind by tiny worm-like c...
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Interested in the economy of Eugenic movements? Join us for Steve Sturdy’s talk! #philsky #HPBio #STS
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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Interested in herbaria, plants and digitization? Come work with us! 3 PhD & Postdoc Positions in History & Phil. of Biology & Digital Humanities! #ERC Project BOTLEG; @ruhr-uni-bochum.de! Deadline: 25 May '26 #HistSci #PhilSci #HPBio #EnvHist #DigitalHumanities #AcademicSky #PhDSky Details below 👇
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We are thrilled to see our paper "The limits of diversity in science" published in the "The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science", ed. Kevin Elliot and Ted Richards. with @roto-rub.bsky.social @acfischer.bsky.social and @abigailnd.bsky.social. Check it out! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
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The Limits of Diversity In Science | 17 | The Case of Human Microbiome
In this chapter we analyze downsides and trade-offs of the aim of diversity and inclusion in science. In biomedical research, diversity is often linked to the
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New from the BJPS Review of Books The Units of Life – Ellen Clarke Reviewed by John Dupré www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook... #phisci #hpbio #philsky
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Ellen Clarke, The Units of Life | BJPS Review of Books
John Dupré reviews The Units of Life, by Ellen Clarke
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Humanities & Social Sciences @hss.springernature.com · 22/04/2026
To celebrate #InternationalEarthDay, discover some of our book series on our environment and sustainability list #OurPowerOurPlanet: 'Palgrave Studies in Environmental Transformation, Transition and Accountability'—edited by Siddharth Sareen and Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg. bit.ly/3Qka6Pf 💙📚
Palgrave Studies in Environmental Transformation, Transition and Accountability
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
¡Gran oportunidad de participar en un proyecto de investigación super interesante! Checa el link abajo 👇Great opportunity to do exciting research! Check the call below! 👇 #HistSci #PhilSci #HPBio 💗🌱
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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
REMINDER nominations for the Hempel Award are due April 30! Check the thread for more details 👇
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Humanities & Social Sciences @hss.springernature.com · 15/04/2026
💙📚 A timely and important #OpenAccess book that transcends the simplistic boundaries between “right” and “left” science and revises the internally contradictory impact of racialist/racial thinking on knowledge about humanity. bit.ly/4siVxIN #Blumenbach #PhilSci 🏺
A photo of two copies of the book held out by the author. Some nice garden flowers visible in the backgroundBlumenbach’s Racial Classification
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Very cool line-up! @roto-rub.bsky.social #HPBio #HistSci #PhilSci 🦠🌱🐋
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So 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...
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Ethical design as a prerequisite for translational microbiome science - Microbiome
Human microbiome research is expanding globally, yet remains dominated by samples, institutions, and leadership from the Global North. This imbalance undermines scientific validity, as microbiomes are...
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We are starting the second day with a talk by David Ludwig on pluralism as transgression! @roto-rub.bsky.social #philbio #hps 🦫🌿🦠🪴
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
We are starting! Diversity in Motion with @roto-rub.bsky.social join us also online! #philbio #hps 🦠🌿🦫🪴
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Our next reading group on April 1 at 15:30 CET! We will be reading: Wylie, Alison. “Humanizing Science and Philosophy of Science: George Sarton, Contextualist Philosophies of Science, and the Indigenous/Science Project.” doi.org/10.1017/can.... teams.microsoft.com/meet/3738493... #philbio #hpbio
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Very exciting workshop happening this week on diversity in science! Check it out! 👇 #hpbio #Philbio #PhilSci
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Paula Villa Braslavsky @paulita.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This has just been published in “Theory & Society” (formerly) considered THE top #sociology /theory journal, after Springer Nature redid the board, installing Steven Pinker among them. Shame shame shame
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Ann-Christin Fischer @acfischer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This semester our reading group reads selected chapters from "Everything flows", edited by @djnicholson.bsky.social l and John Dupré. I was in charge of the poster design, while the amazing @yavannakemi.bsky.social was in charge of the content decisions! #HPBio #PhDSky
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Oscar Silva @oscar-silva.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"We also describe why most POB* is of little use to biologists due to deficits of biological knowledge on the part of the philosophers and because most work is tied to philosophical traditions that are irrelevant to biology." 🔥🔥🔥🔥 *Philosophy of Biology academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Biology Needs Philosophy, But What Philosophy?
Abstract. Philosophy of biology has the potential to contribute to biology by improving scientific reasoning. However, this potential is largely unrealized
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New season of BJPS Short Reads! Death in Mind – Susana Monsó and Laura Danón on what the opossum’s playing dead tells us about animal minds. Read or listen here: www.thebsps.org/short-reads/... #philsci #philsky #hpbio
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Daniel J Nicholson @djnicholson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It was a pleasure to talk to Phil for an hour and a half about the conceptual foundations of the life sciences as part of his New Biology project. It's an exciting time to be a philosopher of biology! #hpbio #philsci #philsky
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Audiobooksoul.com @audiobooksoul.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎧 Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany by Agnes Arber ★★★½ 3.5/5 Reviewed by Sarah Chen audiobooksoul.com/reviews/herbals-t… #audiobook #bookreview #audiobookreview
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🎧 Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany - Audiobook Review
By Agnes Arber • 3.5/5 stars
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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 20/03/2026
Big Biology strains common accounts of pursuitworthiness. @parvathi.bsky.social & Arrabito argue that these projects blend inquiry, infrastructure development & community platforms and propose a new framework to capture how scientists assess their value👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #HPS
Article header from the European Journal for Philosophy of Science (2026), showing the title “What makes big biology worth pursuing? New dimensions of scientific value,” by Parvathi Vijay and Ignazio Arrabito. A grey banner labels it “Paper in Philosophy of Science in Practice,” with DOI, submission dates, and a “Check for updates” icon on the right.
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our History and Philosophy of Biology @utrechthps.bsky.social course was awarded as the best evaluated in Biology year 3 🎉@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #philbio #hps 🌿🦠🦫
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We had a great day at Micropia in Amsterdam. We are convinced, microbes are the best! #hpbio #histbio #philbio 🦠 🔬@utrechthps.bsky.social
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Please join us for our next reading group meeting on April first (no joke!) at 15:30 CET. Reading TBA, if you have any suggestions, be sure to let us know!🪴🌳 Join the meeting here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3738493... #philbio
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PhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
New on the Archive: Meza, José (2026) Relational ontology of sex, gender, and identity: a proposal from the philosophy of biology. [Preprint] philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28488
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Very much looking forward to reading this! 🦠🌱🐋
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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 11/03/2026
I'm looking forward to celebrating the achievements of historian of science Dan Kevles in Oxford next week. I'll be talking about the mercurial associations between the pursuit of eugenics through the 20th century and ideas about sex selection. #histbio #histsci #sts @oxmedhum.bsky.social 🗃️
Front cover of the December 1928 edition of the New York-published popular science magazine Science and Invention. Under the headline 'Can We Control Sex?' the image features a god-like man carrying a test tube reaching towards a group of young children. It's really quite creepy.
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UPF-Center for Animal Ethics @upf-cae.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
On 26 February 2026, the UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics hosted the talk Animal Welfare in China: Current Realities and Emerging Voices by Chinese animal activist Shao Ran, with the collaboration and translation of Eric Li.
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RUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Still time to register for our workshop on diversity across the sciences on March 26-27! Everybody is welcome, participation is free and you can also join online. All information here: rotoworkshop2026.wixsite.com/diversity #HPBio #HistSci #PhilSci #STS
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Lydia Moland @lydiamoland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Day11 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: US economist and pacifist Emily Greene Balch! Balch rethought economic justice for immigrants and working women. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for rethinking international law and leading the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. #herstory
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German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V @gasb-synbio.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
⚡Flash talks⚡ Thanks to all presenters for highlighting your posters in rapid fire! We already had some great discussions with you and we are looking forward to chat with you at your posters📈!
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Daniel S. Brooks @dsbrooks.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I’m excited to finally announce a Festschrift SI at Acta Biotheoretica honoring the work of Bill Wimsatt with the SI’s first publication by @consume.red and @philosofir.bsky.social! The editors (@caitlinmace.bsky.social and I) are delighted! #philsci #hpbio link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Portrait of Bill Wimsatt
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Charley Wu @thecharleywu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🚀 Postdoc Alert! Are you passionate about social learning & cultural evolution? @dominikdeffner.bsky.social & I have a 3-year position with freedom to develop your research and work on cutting-edge multiplayer and immersive experiments. Apply by March 30! hmc-lab.com/SocialLearni... Pls share 🙏
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Postdoc position -- Social Learning and Cultural Evolution
Postdoc position -- Social Learning and Cultural Evolution posted on March 2, 2026 We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual...
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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...
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