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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Why can self-assembly explain so much in the living world? In this new paper, I deal with this question. The result is what I call an "explanatory reservoir": a loosely structured, multi-purpose set of explanatory patterns that researchers can draw on and refine together. doi.org/10.1016/j.sh...

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Alice Murphy @alicemurphs.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science" www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #philosophy #philsci

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Research Fellow - AR3233

Research Fellow - AR3233, Unit: Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784-£42,254 pa Full time Fixed term: 24 months, <p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Application...

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Philippe huneman @philippehune.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A great new journal just out - philosophy of complex systems Now issue #1 just out! Read - and consider submitting a paper !

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Esther Mondragón @e-mondragon.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

A quick summary for busy people: We propose a mathematical framework for learning representations by extracting the algebra of transformations of worlds from the agent's perspective. 1/n www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Algebras of actions in an agent's representations of the world

Learning efficient representations allows robust processing of data, data that can then be generalised across different tasks and domains, and it is t…

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Itay Budin @ibudin.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Very excited to share new work out today in @natchembio.nature.com on a new approach - FACES - for selectively imaging of phospholipids and other biomolecules at spatial resolutions down to individual membrane leaflets (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Leaflet-specific phospholipid imaging using genetically encoded proximity sensors - Nature Chemical Biology

An approach combining bioorthogonal chemistry with genetically encoded fluorogen-activating proteins enables subcellular imaging of phospholipids and glycans, as well as the visualization of lipid tra...

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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

We had a lovely symposium earlier today on self-assembly and self-organization 🦋 Thank you to everyone for making #EPSA25 such a great place!

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Silicon Valley is run by people who genuinely think the world as we know it is going to end in the next few decades. Many also WANT this to happen: they WANT the biological world to be replaced by a new digital world. They WANT "posthumans" to take the place of humans. A 🧵:

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 Looks like a must read if only for the history. By Bechtel and Bich, among the best philosophers of life out there. www.cambridge.org/core/service...

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The team is growing - last month we welcomed our new PhD researcher Hilde Langengen Teigen. Hilde will explore the explanatory role and scope of the predictive processing framework by identifying self-assembly processes in the brain in relation to brain function. 🦋 www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis...

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Welcome Hilde! - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

Hilde Langengen Teigen is our new PhD student.

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Call for Applications: Postdoc (3 Years) at the Institute of Philosophy, @univie.ac.at as part of Knowledge in Crisis. Deadline: March 20, 2025, 11:59 PM CET More details & application: philjobs.org/job/show/28733 #PhilJobs #PhilSky

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Post-doctoral Researcher (3 year position), University of Vienna - PhilJobs:JFP

An international database of jobs for philosophers

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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Are you interested in the philosophical and theoretical foundations of life? Then consider applying for a postdoc in our #AssemblingLife ERC project 🦋 We now have two positions open! Feel free to get in touch.

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Ehud @duhe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This is a very NEAT piece about biomolecular condensates from @philipcball.bsky.social chronicling fascinating discoveries. On the philosophical implications of a lot of this you should read @djnicholson.bsky.social. A brief ego thread on how this relates to my work on genomes follows. 1/4

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Mysterious Blobs in Cells Are Changing the Way We Understand Life

Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are leading to a new understanding of the cell

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Ann-Christin Fischer @acfischer.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

🚨 Philosophy of Science alert! 🚨 The European Philosophy of Science Association is calling for papers for #EPSA25 in Groningen (27–30 August 25)! 🧠 📅 Deadline: 31 January 2025 🌐 Details & submission guidelines: philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP Share your research and connect with colleagues! 📝 #philsci #hps

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European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Submissions

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I'm trying to put together a history and philosophy of biology and medicine starter pack! Let me know who to add, including if that is you! go.bsky.app/UCbEmtj

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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Had a great time at the PSA24 poster session today. Thank you to everyone who came by and to @philsci.bsky.social for organising it!

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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I am super excited for my first #PSA24 tomorrow in New Orleans 🎺 If you are there, keep an eye out for our poster during the poster session!

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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

So happy to announce I'll begin a Ph.D. Fellowship in Oslo from January as part of the project 'AssemblingLife'! I'll be investigating self-assembly processes in living systems, its explanatory features and relationship to self-organization.

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Sebastian Sander-Oest @sanderoest.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Hello! I am a philosopher trained in process-ontology for special science issues. Especially interested in the theoretical foundations of complex systems. Currently working on the relationship between organizational models of life and biological normativity while applying for Ph.D. scholarships.

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