pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Many thanks to @seanhmcmahon.bsky.social for highlighting this. Research led by @durham.ac.uk . 000
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Filming at Seaton Delaval Hall for the Newcastle Life Centre planetarium film about extraterrestrial life. 000
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 15/09/2025On BBC radio Newcastle talking about the search for extraterrestrial life. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukRadio Newcastle - Listen Live - BBC SoundsListen live to BBC Radio Newcastle on BBC Sounds 100
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialFintan Mallory @fintanmallory.com · 10/09/2025Don't forget to add this white text to all your publications. 219059
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 22/05/2025It was a privilege to be interviewed for this article, published today in Science: www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgSocial media consensus paper causes social media uproarPreprint reporting common ground among researchers on smartphones and teen mental health is premature and flawed, critics say 121
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialFrederick Britt @fbritt.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Our keynote speakers are Sandy Boucher, Anjan Chakravartty, Curtis Forbes, Leah Henderson, Stathis Psillos, Kyle Stanford, and @pvickers.bsky.social But there's more—just look at that program above☝️ 011
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Released in paperback on Monday...! www.waterstones.com/book/identif...waterstones.comIdentifying Future-Proof Science by Peter Vickers | WaterstonesBuy Identifying Future-Proof Science by Peter Vickers from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. 021
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 01/05/2025An interesting possible future, not implausible: as global warming gradually takes hold & destroys our natural world in so many ways, we at the same time acquire more & more evidence that K2-18b is indeed a waterworld teeming with life. A completely pristine environment on a planetary scale. 000
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 10/04/2025More "Philosophy of alien life" coming out of @durham-university.bsky.social Department of Philosophy: academic.oup.com/aristotelian...academic.oup.comIV—Optimism in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life? A Philosophical PerspectiveAbstract. The large number of planets in our galaxy is often appealed to as the basis for optimism that life exists beyond earth in sufficiently large quan 0121
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Something obvious I hadn't considered until now: we can have an infinite number of universes *sequentially*, via big bangs and big crunches. This infinite number of universes can do a lot of the work the 'multiverse' is postulated to do, such as explaining why our universe is suited for life. 010
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Heading to Seaton Delaval Hall. Filming for the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. #astrobiology 020
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 22/03/2025"Innovators need a little naivety" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Life Scientific - Jonathan Shepherd on a career as a crime-fighting surgeon - BBC SoundsSurgeon Jonathan Shepherd on developing the Cardiff Model of Violence Prevention. 010
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialHenry Taylor @htaylorphil.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Proud to announce Philosophy Smash! It's a series of video interviews with leading philosophers, about topics that matter to everyone. Designed for classrooms, especially at Key Stage 2 and 3. Each video comes with a lesson plan! henrytaylorphilosophy.com/philosophy-s...henrytaylorphilosophy.comPhilosophy Smash with Henry!Philosophy Smash with Henry is my YouTube channel where I talk to leading philosophers about topics that matter. Hear from world experts. Every interview is with a leading expert in the topic. How … 32014
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Fantastic initiative by my old PhD student @htaylorphil.bsky.social . A great pleasure to be part of this. If you're involved in KS2-3 provision please do take a look! 020
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Part of the Durham-Edinburgh Leverhulme Trust funded 'EURiCA' project. (Exploring Uncertainty and Risk in Contemporary Astrobiology). #transformativehumanities 051
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think theconversation.com/do-aliens-ex...theconversation.comDo aliens exist? We studied what scientists really thinkOnly 10.2% of astrobiologists disagree with the claim that intelligent aliens likely exist. 010
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 19/01/2025EarthSky sums up our research in 1min15s. #transformativehumanities #sciencehumanities #DUresearch youtu.be/Ugv16a3F0ak?...youtu.beAre We Alone in the Universe? Here's What Scientists ThinkYouTube video by EarthSky 010
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Our new extra-terrestrial life paper can be accessed (with no paywall) via this link: rdcu.be/d6aYsrdcu.beSurveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial lifeNature Astronomy - During February–June 2024 we conducted four surveys among researchers regarding the likely existence of basic, complex, and intelligent extraterrestrial life. Our results... 020
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 14/01/2025New article just out this morning: 'Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life' www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSurveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life - Nature AstronomyDuring February–June 2024 we conducted four surveys among researchers regarding the likely existence of basic, complex, and intelligent extraterrestrial life. Our results offer a snapshot of community... 031
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialUljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 11/01/2025I am beyond excited to announce the imminent arrival of my book. Operationism in Psychology. An Epistemology of Exploration: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... Brief chapter summaries below (1/10)press.uchicago.eduOperationism in PsychologyAnalyzes psychological research to offer insights into how methodological and ontological questions are intertwined. Psychology has seen an intense debate about the lack of replicability of results ... 2520971
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialWomen In Logic @womeninlogic.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Two #WorldLogicDay events: @saraluckelman.bsky.social on the History of Logic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K1D... @saraluckelman.bsky.social on Why Logics Matter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMSJ...youtube.comPublic Lecture : World Logic Day 2025YouTube video by Filsafat UGM 1219
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialEdouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Peter Vickers defends our paper against Sabine Hossenfelder’s silly attack.m.youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 194
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Did a video with Digital Gnosis. Responses to Sabine's video. Perspectives on surveys, scientific consensus, historical lessons, evidence, & truth. www.youtube.com/live/2coeT3c...youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 164
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Just before Christmas, Sabine Hossenfelder posted this video attacking my work. I have since responded. My response can be found in the comments under her video. Also in those comments (caution!) the worst aspects of social media are on display for all to see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucX...youtube.comSociologists Want to Establish Scientific ConsensusYouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder 051
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialHarald A. Wiltsche @haraldwiltsche.bsky.social · 23/12/2024@hossenfelder.bsky.social, a German YT blogger, criticized a paper I co-authored. However, her critique misses the claims made in the paper. This leaves only two possibilities: either she did not read the paper, or she intentionally misrepresented it for clickbait. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucX...youtube.comSociologists Want to Establish Scientific ConsensusYouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder 043
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 19/12/2024With 8Bn people in the world, if you have a million followers on social media who agree with you it means nothing. It is compatible with an absolutely solid consensus of 99.9% to the contrary. 000
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 17/12/2024link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comExpert Consensus in ScienceThis open access book explores how expert consensus shapes science, guiding truth, policy, and practice, while proposing improvements. 162
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialHarald A. Wiltsche @haraldwiltsche.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Share! Apply! 054
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialHarald A. Wiltsche @haraldwiltsche.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Very happy to be among the authors of this paper on a new methodology for ascertaining scientific opinion and extent of expert agreement. (And an Erdös number of 4 is a nice bonus.) journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgDevelopment of a novel methodology for ascertaining scientific opinion and extent of agreementWe take up the challenge of developing an international network with capacity to survey the world’s scientists on an ongoing basis, providing rich datasets regarding the opinions of scientists and sci... 2145
Reposted by @pvickers.bsky.socialProf Maz Hardey @thatprofmaz.substack.com · 07/12/2024Our new paper is #OpenAccess Development of a novel methodology for ascertaining scientific opinion and extent of agreement. #AcademicSky #DurhamUni journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgDevelopment of a novel methodology for ascertaining scientific opinion and extent of agreementWe take up the challenge of developing an international network with capacity to survey the world’s scientists on an ongoing basis, providing rich datasets regarding the opinions of scientists and sci... 161
pvickers.bsky.social @pvickers.bsky.social · 10/12/2024New methodology for ascertaining scientific opinion and consensus: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @durham-university.bsky.socialdurham.ac.ukGlobal scientific consensus - Durham University 072
