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METIS is a research group in analytic philosophy based at the Department of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science of UNED, in Madrid. Find out more about us at blogs.uned.es/metis Posts by: @ignasigil.bsky.social & @marcoportillo.com

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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📣Este viernes @jsramos.bsky.social conducirá la presentación del libro ''Videojuegos y Filosofía'', de Esther Sánchez González, surgido de su tesis doctoral realizada en la UNED bajo la dirección de @lanadanadea.bsky.social. 📍 La Central de Callao (Madrid) 🕖 19:00 h ¡¡Todo el mundo es bienvenido!!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🟢¡¡Ya está disponible el calendario de sesiones del Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos-METIS 2026-27!! + info en nuestra página web y en la de @biokoinos.bsky.social: 🔗https://blogs.uned.es/metis/about/ 🔗https://www.biokoinos.org/
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📣We’re very happy to announce that Josep Gasol will be joining us at UNED for a research stay with METIS from October to May! Welcome, @josepgasol.com !!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🔹 María Jiménez Buedo & Saúl Pérez (UV): “Breastfeeding Promotion and the Limits of Evidence-Based Policy: Lessons for Evidential Pluralism” 🔗 filosofia.us.es/agenda-comun...
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Causality and Causal Inference in Medicine (Causemed) | Facultad de Filosofía
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our METIS members Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com) and María Jiménez Buedo (@mjbuedo.bsky.social) are participating in the CauseMed 2026 Conference at the University of Seville! 🔹Losner Briones & Guillermo Marín Penella (UIB): “Mechanistic Discarding and Target-to-Target Extrapolation” 1/2🧵
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🟢 ¡Mañana arrancamos los Seminarios METIS 2026/27! Mario Villalobos (Universidad de Tarapacá) hablará sobre: «La brecha entre la autopoiesis y la conciencia fenomenológica: primeros pasos para salvarla»
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🟢 METIS Seminar Series 2026/27: October Talks
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BioKoinos @biokoinos.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🍃BioKoinos Research Group begins a new academic year with new members, ongoing research stays, seminar series, and more. Thank you to everyone who follows and supports us. Keep up with our activities on this account and at biokoinos.org @filosofiaucm.bsky.social
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎓 ¡Enhorabuena a nuestro nuevo doctor, David Romero! El martes 28 defendió con éxito su tesis doctoral, titulada “El camino a Walden”, dirigida por Armando Menéndez y tutorizada por David Teira. ¡Muchas felicidades, David! 🎉
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🟢 Conferencia de María Jiménez Buedo @mjbuedo.bsky.social (METIS, UNED): “Ciencia, pseudociencia y negacionismo en la sociedad actual” En el ciclo “Encrucijadas de la razón. Ciencia y Filosofía en la cultura española actual” 📍 Santander 🗓️ 1 oct. 🕖 19:00 h www.santandercreativa.com/eventos/24770
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🟢 METIS Seminar Series 2026/27: First Semester Talks Everyone is welcome to attend! 📍 In person: Sala B, Edificio de Humanidades Paseo Senda del Rey, 7, Madrid 💻 Online: Email metis@fsof.uned.es or subscribe to our mailing list.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Term’s speakers: • Mario Villalobos • Luis Mireles-Flores • Matheus Valente • Claire Field • Samuele Chilovi & Dan López de Sa • Javier González de Prado • Davide Vecchi • Andrés Soria Ruiz • Chrysostomos Mantzavinos • Carme Isern-Mas • Mariano Martín Villuendas • Pilar López-Cantero
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🟢 METIS Seminar Series 2026/27 We’re pleased to announce the calendar for the first term of the METIS Seminar Series at UNED, Madrid. 📅 Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. (CET) 💻 Hybrid format 📌 Full programme: goo.su/otlA To join online, email metis@fsof.uned.es or subscribe to our mailing list.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🟢 New paper Our graduate student Francesc Roig, with David Teira, argues in a new Studies in HPS paper that conflict-of-interest disclosures reveal the lack of consensus on what constitutes the public good in biomedical research. Disclosure statements are just disclaimers. Read it: n9.cl/rl42y8
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📣 LANMR 2026 Umberto Riviccio (UNED, METIS) will give an invited talk, “Logics of Indicative Conditionals and Ordinary Discourse”, at the 17th Latin American Workshop on New Methods of Reasoning. 📅 October 6–8, 2026 📍 Mexico City, Mexico 🔗 www.lanmr.unam.mx/invited-spea...
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To you all, for all your hard work, congratulations on the book!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🟢 Book review Sharing Thoughts (Oxford University Press, 2025), edited by José Luis Bermúdez, Matheus Valente @mthsvlnt.bsky.social & Víctor M. Verdejo @victormverdejo.bsky.social, has been reviewed by Victor Tamburini in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Read it: lix.li/UcLGcu
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Sharing Thoughts: Philosophical Perspectives on Intersubjectivity and Communication
This welcome collection addresses the question of how to individuate thoughts and their constituents, concepts, to explain intersubjective phenomena such as co…
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
💚 Good news for animals and for all of us who read and study the SEP. Congratulations, Susana!
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La nada nadea 🕳️ @lanadanadea.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nada tiene sentido. youtu.be/OoQkAiuKCz8
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¿Por qué levantarse si NADA tiene sentido? | no hay libre albedrío… Jesús Zamora, FILÓSOFO | Ep. 41
YouTube video by El Común de los Sentidos
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 10/09/2026
We have a new little paper out: an introduction to the philosophy of comparative psychology. If you're tired of artificial intelligences, you can read about biological ones instead.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎉 We’re ending this week with good news! Paloma Atencia has a new contribution out in Estetika, as part of the symposium Exploring the Geography of Taste, alongside Bence Nanay, Dominic Lopes, Murray Smith, Samantha Matherne, James Harold, and Mohan Matthen. estetikajournal.org/articles/10....
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Exploring the Geography of Taste | Estetika: The European Journal of Aesthetics
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📣This is today! Feel free to register to attend the main conference for free on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📢 ¡Nuevo artículo de divulgación! Sophie Keeling ha publicado en The Conversation este interesantísimo artículo sobre teatro y epistemología: ''Teatro del Oprimido: cómo analizar la desigualdad en escena'' theconversation.com/teatro-del-o... ¡Os animamos a leerlo y compartirlo!
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Teatro del Oprimido: como analizar la desigualdad en escena
¿Qué papel pueden desempeñar las artes a la hora de generar conciencia política dentro de los grupos marginados y de compartir esta comprensión?
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📢 Today we are hosting the launch of Jeremy Butterfield's The Multiverse, a new installment in the BSPS Open collection co-edited by David Teira! All the details here: philevents.org/event/show/1...
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Jeremy Butterfield's The Multiverse: Book launch
Jeremy Butterfield’s The Multiverse is an introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. He presents and assesses three versions of the idea of the multiverse: on...
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🎉We’re ending the week with some good news! Our METIS member @lauradelgadoverges.bsky.social has just published a new paper in the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy: “From Conceptual Lacuna to Conceptual Distortion: The Case of Self-Illness Ambiguity” 🔗 hrcak.srce.hr/en/clanak/50...
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From Conceptual Lacuna to Conceptual Distortion: The Case of Self–Illness Ambiguity
Epistemic injustice has received considerable attention in the philosophy of psychiatry in recent years. While testimonial injustice, and epistemic injustice more generally, have been widely discussed, hermeneutical injustice has received comparative...
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🟢 Conference talk Our PhD student Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com) (UNED, METIS) and Guillermo Marín Penella will present their paper: “Mechanistic Discarding and Target-to-Target Extrapolation” at the 13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference. 💻 Online 📅 16 Sept.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🟢 Workshop José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED, METIS) will present: “Mathematical Explanations, Laws, and Law-Like Principles: An Underexplored Connection in Biology” 📍 London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 📅 15 Sept. More information: goo.su/pPz0
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Workshop: New Directions in Law-Based Explanations in the Sciences
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🟢 Workshop Our PhD student Marco Portillo (@marcoportillo.com) (University of Milan & UNED, METIS) will participate in the Biological Modality Workshop at the University of Leeds (@leedsprhs.bsky.social / @universityofleeds.bsky.social).
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🟢 Conference talk Our PhD student Josep Gasol (@josepgasol.com) (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice & METIS, UNED) will present at EurSafe 2026 “Can Some Nonhuman Animals Be Considered Epistemic Agents? Conceptual Analysis and Ethical Implications” 📍 Cappadocia University, Türkiye 📅 Friday, 11 Sept.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨PhD job alert! Feel free to check this out or send it to someone who might be interested!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📣Este martes, @susanamonso.com dará la conferencia inaugural del Grado en Filosofía de la Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife) con la ponencia “Juegos animales”!
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 04/09/2026
The website of our research project is live! We will be announcing soon a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD with us. Stay tuned!
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EVACCS
ecological validity in comparative cognitive science
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 07/09/2026
Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia? We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science. Please consider applying if this is up your street!
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Call for expressions of interest: PhD position
The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🟢 Upcoming event Claudia Picazo (UNED, METIS) will participate in the event “Communicative Paths to Righting Epistemic Wrongs”, organised by IFILNOVA at NOVA University Lisbon. 📍 NOVA University Lisbon @novaunivers More information: ifilnova.pt/en/events/co...
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 27/08/2026
I wrote a little something on the value of philosophy for animal cognition. Out now in Science’s Expert Voices column.
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Science is based on assumptions. Philosophy can make sure they’re the right ones.
When I was a postdoctoral researcher, I spent several years teaching at an interdisciplinary research institute in Vienna, Austria. There, my main course sought to train master’s students—mostly biolo...
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Losner Briones @losnerbriones.com · 01/09/2026
Guillermo Marín Penella and I will present our work on pluralistic causal extrapolation! Join us to learn about 'mechanistic discarding' and 'target-to-target extrapolation' in EMA and FDA authorisations of Vaxzevria for COVID-19 prevention during pregnancy and Palbociclib for male breast cancer.
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Jesús Zamora @lanadanadea.bsky.social reflexiona sobre los riesgos actuales de nuestra civilización y las visiones apocalípticas sobre su futuro en La Opinión de Málaga! 🔗 www.laopiniondemalaga.es/opinion/2026...
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¿Una mosca cojonera?
El profesor Jesús Zamora nos zarandea ante la presencia de un «diagnóstico equivocado»: el que sostiene que hay razones morales para que se produzca el colapso de nuestra civilización
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
ENPOSS 2026 started today! Losner Briones @losnerbriones.com presented “Evidence-based policy and the evaluation of redistributive interventions.” We’re also delighted that María Jiménez-Buedo @mjbuedo.bsky.social is part of the Steering Committee. 🔗https://blogs.helsinki.fi/enposshel/
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Eight members of METIS will be participating in #ECAP12: Samuele Chilovi, Laura Delgado-Verges, Ignasi Gil, Javier González de Prado, Sophie Keeling, Claudia Picazo, Marco Portillo, and Matheus Valente. Wishing them all the best!!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🟢 Nuestro doctorando Marco Portillo (@marcoportillo.com) codirigió e impartió esta semana el curso "Metafísica Analítica y Realidad (MAR)" en la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (Santander) ¡Enhorabuena!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🟢 Two new papers by M. Martín-Villuendas (@marianomvillu.bsky.social): 📄 “The Overlooked Role of Metascientific Principles in Cancer Research” goo.su/RM7JhKM 📄 “A Pragmatist-Artifactualist View of Experimental Model Organisms: The Case of Epigenetic Inheritance” goo.su/Y2Hp Well done, Mariano!
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🟢 New publication. Matheus Valente (@mthsvlnt.bsky.social) (UNED, METIS) has published a new article in Theoria (@theoriajournal.bsky.social). Asymmetries between ’you’ and ’I’ Read the paper 👇 ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/TH...
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Asymmetries between 'you' and 'I' | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🟢Today, our PhD student Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social is presenting the talk "Practice-Grounded Metaphysics of Biology" at the Philosophy of Biology at Madison (POBAM) workshop at University of Wisconsin-Madison!! 🔗https://sites.google.com/view/pobam2026/home?authuser=0
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
2️⃣ “The Overlooked Role of Metascientific Principles in Cancer Research” (Synthese) link.springer.com/article/10.1... Check them out!!
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The overlooked role of metascientific principles in cancer research - Synthese
This paper addresses the complexities involved in conceptualizing the relationship between theories that aim to account for the same putative phenomenon. More specifically, I discuss how the relations...
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🟢Our METIS member Mariano Martín-Villuendas @marianomvillu.bsky.social has just published two papers!! 🧵1/2 1️⃣ “A Pragmatist-Artifactualist View of Experimental Model Organisms: The Case of Epigenetic Inheritance” (History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A Pragmatist-Artifactualist view of experimental model organisms: the case of epigenetic inheritance - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Model organisms have long occupied a central place in the life sciences, driving major discoveries and stabilizing knowledge about biological mechanisms conserved across taxa. However, their dominance...
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ECAP 12th European Congress of Analytic Philosophy @ecap12th.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The programme for #ECAP12 is now available on our website! While it remains subject to minor changes, the schedule is now largely finalized. We invite you to take a look and start planning your participation. 🔗https://analyticphilosophy.eu/ecap12/
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THE 12ᵀᴴ EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY | ESAP – European Society for Analytic Philosophy
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
🟢 Conference talk Today, Sophie Keeling (UNED, METIS) will present the paper: “Standpoint Know-How” at the VIII Congreso ALFAn in Lima (Perú) 📅 2 August 2026 More information: alfan.org/congreso-alf...
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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🟢 Our PhD student Marco Portillo (@marcoportillo.com) will speak at the International Association for Philosophy of Time (IAPT) Conference 2026, hosted by Yamaguchi University (Japan). His talk is titled: “Temporal Dynamism in Biological Organisation: An Emergentist Account of Real Passage.”
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 17/07/2026
My book Playing Possum has been nominated for the German Wissensbuch des Jahres (non-fiction book of the year) award! If you think it deserves to win, you can vote for it here under the category Überraschung. Thank you kindly 😇
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Wahl zum Wissensbuch des Jahres 2026
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 15/07/2026
Delighted to learn that our project 'Ecological validity in comparative cognitive science' (co-led by @segundo-ortin.bsky.social and yours truly) has been funded! 👇
A picture of a woman and a man, somewhere in Shanghai, drinking liquorice tea from what looks like two serum bags. They look friendly and slightly mischievous.
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