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Matilde Carrera

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Postdoc at the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science. From Italy 🌒🌊

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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide, edited by the inestimable @phieveigl.bsky.social (and me!), has 27 chapters from super-cool philosophers of science explaining how they do their thing, and is now open access! Our baby is free! #philsci direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
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Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide
A guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.The last twenty years have seen multiple
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Season 2 of our online talk series starts this Tuesday! #philsci #philsky #STS #HPBio
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Five incredible years in Boston — a city that truly became home and taught me so much, personally and professionally. Hard to say goodbye, but I’m thrilled for what’s next: starting my postdoc at the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science! @mcps-philsci.bsky.social
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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New 📄 🚨! #CellBio is teeming with simulations comprising an extraordinarily high number of components. We argue that model complexity will not automatically lead to a better understanding of biological systems & discuss how modeling practices could be repurposed: arxiv.org/abs/2608.06998 #philsci
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Simulating is not always understanding: When model complexity obscures biology
In cell biology, computational models of biological systems range from minimal representations with a handful of parameters to whole-cell simulations tracking thousands of molecular species across a c...
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We have published an open letter to the University of Exeter Executive Board expressing our concerns about proposed redundancies. Read it here: www.thebsps.org/news/open-le...
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Open Letter to University of Exeter Executive Board regarding proposed redundancies
- BSPS
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Federica Rocky Bocchi @federicabocchi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Stiamo sollecitando chiunque si interessi di filosofia delle scienze della vita (biologia, medicina, ma anche antropologia, dati & tecnologia, conservazione ecc) a iscriversi al nostro network di PIPoLS. L’iscrizione è ovviamente gratuita e permette di rimanere aggiornat sulle attività del network.
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
📣 CfP: Teaching Philosophy in the Age of AI: Labor, Judgment, and Resistance We're inviting interactive Teaching Hub sessions for the 2027 APA Eastern Meeting in Boston on how generative AI is reshaping the work of philosophy educators. Deadline: 08/01/26 www.apaonline.org/page/Teachin...
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2027 AAPT-APA Teaching Hub CFPs
The AAPT-APA Teaching Hub is a series of interactive workshops and conversations designed specifically for philosophers and created to celebrate teaching within the context of the APA divisional meeti...
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Science coverage of this open letter with quotes from @bayesianboy.bsky.social @cailinmeister.bsky.social Craig Callender, Matthew Liao @naomioreskes.bsky.social and me. Journals, the ball is in your court now.
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Philosophers call for their journals to require conflict of interest disclosures
A new petition urges greater transparency amid growing ties to AI and other companies
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Today I defended my PhD! 🎓 I’m so grateful to Alisa, Miguel, and Adrian for their incredible support, and thoughtful feedback. My graduate school journey at BU has been truly formative, shaping my research and the person I am. Thank you for believing in me every step of the way!
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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
And it’s out - our homage to the inimitable John Dupré, a giant of contemporary philosophy, from his loving colleagues and a stellar cast of contributors link.springer.com/book/10.1007... : #philsci
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Life Beyond Human Boundaries: John Dupré’s Philosophy and the Interdisciplinary Study of the Life Sciences
This open access book is self-standing as the only substantive anthology of writings centered on John Dupre’s work.
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Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
As philosophy rushes to claim expertise on AI, AI companies rush to control the philosophical narrative. Unlike other disciplines, philosophy has no standards for reporting conflicts of interest. This petition endeavors to change that: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Open Letter about Industry Funding and Disclosure in Philosophy
*For full list of signatories, updated every few hours, please click here.* In recent years, philosophical writing on areas such as climate change, technology, misinformation, and artificial intellige...
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PIPoLS: People of the Italian Philosophy of Life Sciences @pipols-italy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🔥Call for PIPoLS Workshop!🔥 📆17-18 dicembre 2026 Il primo workshop PIPoLS è all'orizzonte! 🗒️In occasione del nostro primo evento in presenza, invitiamo dottorande/i e studentesse/i di laurea magistrale a inviare una proposta per un flash talk, un poster o un breve video da presentare all’incontro.
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Importanti novità per la filosofia della scienza in Italia (e non solo)!
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Happy to welcome Dr. Mason Majszak as visiting researcher to our Phi-Geo Research Group this term! He's currently working on a Swiss National Science Foundation/NYU project "Understanding risk perception & decision-making for climate change adaptation under uncertainty" www.masonmajszak.com #philsci
photo of Mason smiling
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Springer Nature @springernature.com · 22/01/2026
Writing is a big part of being a researcher, but grad students are rarely trained to do it well. Three researchers who double as writing instructors share their strategies for making the process more productive than painful: spklr.io/633238aIlD #AcademicSky #SciWri #AcademicWriting
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Three tips for scientific writing: a guide for graduate students
Do you struggle with the blank page? These strategies could help.
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PhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
New on the Archive: Bocchi, Federica and Currie, Adrian (2026) Ecologies of the Past. [Preprint] philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27880
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Registration is open for this event 16-17 March @royalsociety.org with programme (titles and abstracts) available online: royalsociety.org/science-even.... In person and online.
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Science as a global public good? From the right to participate in science to science governance | Royal Society
Science+ meeting organised by Professor Geoffrey Boulton FRS and Professor Michela Massimi FRSE
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Kathleen Creel @kathleencreel.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Thanks to generous funding from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, John Basl and I are thrilled to be running the AI and Data Ethics summer school in 2026! ~12 graduate students, $10k stipend, 9 weeks to learn about scientific and ethical issues raised by AI. Please apply! aidesummer.org
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AIDE Summer
AI + Data Ethics (AIDE) Summer is intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, metascience, epistemology, or other areas with potenti...
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Federico Boem @federicoboem.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We (Miles MacLeod, YJ Erden, @ccmmody.bsky.social and me w/ editorial contributions by Yagmur Ozturk) are putting on a special issue! In Studies in History & Philosophy of Science! Ab/ scientific @nanobubbles.bsky.social Deadline July 15 - spread the word! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
In his forthcoming 📃 in @jrnlofphil.bsky.social, Grant Ramsey shows that a long-standing thesis held by philosophers of biology & evolutionary biologists—that fitness depends on population size, n—is based on conceptual & mathematical errors 👇 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27701/ #philsky #HPBio #evosky
Promotional black-and-white image announcing the publication of an article in The Journal of Philosophy. The text displays the journal title, the article title "Much Ado About ‘N'othing," and the author’s name, Grant Ramsey, in a clean, minimalist layout.
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Biological Theory @biologicaltheory.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
➡️New article out⬅️ The Fate of Behavioral Modernity by Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social Free reading link: rdcu.be/eUOUH
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The next conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will take place at Edinburgh on 22-25 June. Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15. Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
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Events – The Society for the Study of Measurement
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Still time to sign up for the talk tomorrow! #philsky #philsci #STS #humangenetics #sciencesky #HPBio
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be spending a few months as a visiting PhD at Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences at the university of Exeter. I am joining prof. @celsoneto.bsky.social’s ERC-funded project HUGERA (Human Genomics Without Racism) hugera.org
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Home - HUGERA
The Human Genomics without Racism (HUGERA) project brings together geneticists, philosophers, and social scientists to create tools for an ethically sound science of human variation. Latest News Homep...
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Miguel Ohnesorge @miguelohn.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
New History & Philosophy of Physics network in Boston! Join us: open to locals and visitors. Check out the inaugural colloquium program & sign up to our mailing list and register for the inaugural lecture given by Peter Galison: www.bu.edu/cphs/boston-... #philsci #histsci #philsky
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
My paper "Models and Analogies in the Reconstruction of Extinct Life" is also out now in this volume dedicated to Hesse ⬇️ #HPS #PaleoSky #Philsky ⚒️ link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Models and Analogies in the Reconstruction of Extinct Life
How can we reconstruct what long extinct animals, such as dinosaurs, looked like, how fast they moved, and what ecological role they played in their paleoenvironment? These features are not preserved ...
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
In Groningen for #EPSA25. I am extreamely happy of being part of the symposium on “Race in Genomics” organized by @celsoneto.bsky.social. Very engaging, detailed and thought provoking talks on the use and misuse of race and ancestry labels in genomics studies. #philsci
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Congratulations to @matildecarrera.bsky.social on her superb defense today of a fantastic dissertation prospectus! She is now officially ABD! 🎉 #philsci #phigeo
A woman smiling in front of ppt screen that reads "Philosophy of
Paleoanthropology
Data, Underdetermination and Evidence about Past Human Populations

Prospectus Defense
Matilde Carrera
BU
PHILOSOPHY OF THE
GEOSCIENCES
RESEARCH GROUP
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Coming out of my dissertation project, I propose to distinguish population concepts according to the different stages of the modeling process and that this highlights epistemic and ethical challenges in inferring human ancestry and past demographic histories.
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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Coming *very* soon #philsci
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Frequently, geneticists defend the objectivity of “ancestry” over the subjective and loaded notion of “race.” This framing of the opposition is very misleading, however. Below, collaborator @yashaddad.bsky.social explores how values and biases can shape ancestry. #popgen #evobio #STS #philsky
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
In the last two days, I had the opportunity to learn about science policy and advocacy and put it into practice visiting Capitol Hill as part of the @aaas.org Case Workshop. Working alongside the delegation of fellow PhD students from BU, UMass Amherst and MIT was truly inspiring. #MakingOurCase
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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Starter pack for @aaas.org Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop, where #STEM students are learning tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. Just ask @hannaherf.bsky.social or comment to be added! #MakingOurCASE #DefendResearch go.bsky.app/GMNpSh3
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Congrats to Phi-Geo grad Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social for being accepted to the competitive AI & Data Ethics Summer Institute at Northeastern this summer, as well as accepted to the upcoming AAAS Workshop: Catalyzing Advocacy in Science & Engineering, April 6-9 in D.C. 🙌 #philsci
Matilde Carrera has been offered to be part of a competitive summer program at Northeastern University intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, or other areas with potential research applications to Al and big data. (AIDE Summer - the Ethics Institute -Northeastern University,_Summer 2025)
• Matilde Carrera has also been selected as one of four PhD students from Boston University through a competitive, merit-based process to attend the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop.
This workshop, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), focuses on the role of science in policy making and the federal policy-making process. (CASE Workshop: Catalyzing Advocacy inScience and Engineering, April 6-9, 2025, Washington, D.C.)
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
New publication OA #philsci — where I discuss the epistemic nature of three possible varieties of ‘local knowledges’ and defend their importance for fulfilling human rights — from the right to participate in science to the right to food and right to clean water www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Local knowledges and the right to participate in science | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Local knowledges and the right to participate in science
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Applying to grad school can be challenging, especially for first-gen and minority students. BU Minority&Philosophy chapter organized a workshop w/ faculty members and current grad students to help our junior&seniors students navigating the process! Good turnout and productive conversations!
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A nice Phi-Geo group trip to @harvardmuseums.bsky.social to see exhibit Measuring Difference & hear a wonderful presentation by @chattyprofessor.bsky.social, artist Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez & #histmed Pablo Gómez, who spoke about roots of medical data about bodies in Atlantic slave trade. #philsci
Alisa, Leticia, Matilde & Matt standing in front of Mexico's standard of length the Castilian vara brass bar. Sign says Measuring Difference. This vara was seized during the 1847 U.S. invasion of Mexico City by an army engineer.Gabriela Soto Laveaga | Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez | Pablo Gómez sitting on stage in conversationThree grad students next to display with Humboldt's famous Mount Chimborazo elevation diagram.
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I am thrilled to share that I was selected as one of four BU PhD students to attend the 2025 #CASEWorkshop organized by @aaas.org. Looking forward to contributing a #HPS & #philsci perspective to the discussions on #SciencePolicy. #MakingOurCASE @hps-aaas.bsky.social www.aaas.org/programs/cat...
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Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Great lineup for this Spring's Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science on Decentering the Human in the Human Sciences on May 2-3. #philsci
BOSTON COLLOQUIUM FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
DECENTERING THE HUMAN IN HUMAN SCIENCES
Aliya Dewey
POSTDOC., CENTRE FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Grant Ramsey
PROFESSOR, CENTRE FOR LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, KU LEUVEN
Rachell Powell
PROFESSOR, INTERIM CHAIR, TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Irina Mikhalevich
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, RELIGIOUS STUDIES, NC
STATE UNIVERSITY
Carrie Figdor
PROFESSOR, DUS, PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, NEUROSCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Marta Halina
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Albert Newen
PROFESSOR, RUHR-
UNIVERSITAT BOCHUM
May 2nd 10-5:30 p.m.
May 3rd 9:30-2 p.m.
Metcalf Science Center
590 Commonwealth Ave.
Rm. 117
Free & open to the public
Patrick Forber
PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR,
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Giving comments to a paper on plagiarism in generative AI systems at the #TexneCon Conference at #MIT this morning computing.mit.edu/cross-cuttin...
MIT dome and Boston skylineSnowy day in Boston
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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Chris Stringer & I have a paper in the Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society (the typeset version will be available soon!) It’s a perspective on species & speciation in paleoanthropology, with a particular focus on HS & Neanderthals. #Homosapiens #Neanderthals @chrisbstringer.bsky.social 🧪🏺
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Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Speciation Complexity in Palaeoanthropology
Abstract. Tracking the origins of new species and delimiting taxa across space and time present well-trodden sources of controversy for palaeoanthropology.
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It was great having some of the Phi-Geo grads give short presentations of some relevant material from their research to my "Gender, Race, & Science" class today (Thank you @mattbrewer.bsky.social @matildecarrera.bsky.social & @leticiacastillo.bsky.social!!!)
Leticia in front of screen "incorering Hidden Narratives in the Use of Unethical Geoscientific
Research Practices"Matt in front os screen text
""Women's Work" in Science
Two Cases: The "Hobbyist" and the "Computer"
Matt Brewer brewer@bu.edu
PH 436/636
December 3
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BU
PHILOSOPHY OF THE GEOSCIENCESMatilde in front of chalkboard. &
screen "Debunking Racial Thoughts  in Population Genetics"
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A belated post of @matildecarrera.bsky.social great talk at #PSA24 on "When do data count as evidence? A taxonomy of evidential criteria in human evolution research"
Woman talking in front of screen about "Evidential assessment" h/t Federica Bocchi for photo.
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The fantastic @michelamassimi.bsky.social beginning her PSA Presidential Address on "Local Knowledges & the Right to Participate in Science" #PSA24
Michela in front of screen giving her PSA presidential address on "Local Knowledges & the Right to Participate  in Science"
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Grateful for the incredible opportunity to present my work on evidence assessment in human evolution at #PSA24, the insightful feedback received and the so many amazing scholars I had the chance to talk to!
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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Thank you to everyone who attended the DEI caucus meeting at #PSA24! It is so exciting to see how diverse and vibrant our society has become!
Woman speaking to large audienceAudience eating lunch SameSame
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Wonderful evening with so many great scholars and good friends! #PSA24
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Some of the Boston University #PSA24 group out on Bourbon St.
6 people standing on Bourbon St. from left: Matt, Federica, Kailyn, Alisa, Leticia, Matilde
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The #PSA2024 Poster Forum is at 6.30pm in Acadia Ballroom. Come and explore fascinating topics. Very welcome to all grad students, some of whom are presenting for their first time. Among them the excellent Victoria Wang from @schoolofppls.bsky.social on research priorities in democratic societies.
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Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Heading to NOLA for #PSA24!
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