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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The irony that Director Paul Verhoeven said his 1997 Starship Troopers was about ‘fascists who aren’t aware of their fascism’, and then the American president coming up with this as the new space force service dress uniform - you can't make this up. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/...

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thank you for reading the article and the kind words Pierrick, much appreciated.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wonder is the gentle antidote to slackening attention, to withering, to selfishness and self-centeredness. You may not be able to force it, but you can go looking for it. My plea: whenever it suits you, let yourself wonder now and then. spacephilosopher.substack.com/p/the-gentle...

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A philosophical framework for the sun-reflecting satellites of Reflect Orbital. #philsky #philosopy spacephilosopher.substack.com/p/the-landlo...

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The title is somewhat triggering - I'm invested! Thank you for this read.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I wonder: To me as well? I'm not sure. I imagine preenk (between green and pink), and then I mix and match paint - Will I ever find the colour exactly the same as I imagined it? And if I claim I have found the same colour, is it the same colour? Haha. More questions!

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

There is nothing more motivating than a supervisor who expresses their trust in your process, while saying things like 'that's perfectly normal', and 'I have this all the time'. I am very much aware of how much depends on having the right supervisors, and I count my blessings. #research #Philsky

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Instead of stories that reflect on what it means to be human, stories that question power structures, reveal vulnerability, and allow for doubt, science fiction narratives are sometimes invoked as arguments for leaving Earth behind. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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I Spy with My Little Eye: Visualizing the Future Through Science Fiction.

Or: Why Science Fiction Should Be an Inspiration, Not a Blueprint.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Aliens as a mirror for ourselves. What does how we visualize aliens tell us about ourselves and society? Looking for highly recommended alien films by female directors (feminist aliens = big bonus 👽). Preparing a film and philosophy lecture with the theme 'Know Thyself'. Tips welcome : )

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

On the left: IceCube, one of the world’s most prestigious neutrino observatories, located in Antarctica. On the right: Google Reviews of IceCube. 😆#philsci #Science #SciSky

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I was stunned when on formerly Twitter, professors (like key figures) of philosophy got in really nasty fights with each other. Lot's of people seem to enjoy it, but honestly? I really lost a ton of respect watching how quickly rigor gave way to ego. However, time for a #philjuice thread? ; -) haha!

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Ah, yes! He mentions that the term 'analogies'is dated and replaced by phrases such as 'we can conjecture that' (p.95), which is as I read it, even worse than metaphors and indeed, aligns with what you're saying. 😅

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A necessary evil, then, perhaps? Dismantle, - yes. But I wonder what that actually means. In interdisciplinary research and public communication, tools like these can be very helpful for conveying an idea, for making something abstract tangible. Or are they, still and above all, misleading?

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

'What's behind the tendency of physicists to distrust and dismantle metaphors?' (P.92) - are you, dear physicists? And then indeed, what's behind the tendency? #philsky #philsci

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Personally, studying philosophy was the best choice I ever made, constantly challenging your own thinking, engaging in discussions, and reading about the ideas of others is invaluable.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

In the category books you need ro read, NOW: The Girl With the Red Hair, about Hannie Schaft, a girl who joined the resistance in the Netherlands during WWII ( Het meisje met het rode haar). Also, little acts of resistance: Buy your books at a local seller ❤️ #books www.amazon.nl/Girl-Red-Hai...

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The Girl with the Red Hair: The powerful novel based on the astonishing true story of one woman’s fight in WWII (English Edition) eBook : Jackson, Buzzy: Amazon.nl: Kindle Store

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Confirmed: I’ll be visiting five (and possibly more) telescope sites across Ireland this summer. I’m really looking forward to this research trip. Just look at these incredible locations, so much history, and so many scientific and sci-historical stories!

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Verwacht van mij geen klassieke filmanalyse of uitleg over de keuzes van de regisseur. Ik vertel juist over échte ruimtewetenschappers, over hoe en waar sciencefiction en wetenschap elkaar raken én over de cruciale rol van verbeelding en visualisatie. www.focusarnhem.nl/agenda/2001-...

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2001: A Space Odyssey (50th Anniversary) - Focus Filmtheater Arnhem

Stanley Kubrick's meesterwerk uit 1968 over onze groeiende afhankelijkheid van technologie, een absolute mijlpaal in de filmgeschiedenis.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I'm past the 'I can't believe this is happening phase', since late 2025. I'm entering in my 'we saw this coming from miles away era.'

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Ik denk dat het hoog tijd wordt om deze eindelijk eens te lezen.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

AHHHHHHHHHHH

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

At a party, I spoke with someone who is traveling to the US this summer. When I asked about his social media, he said, “My family and I agreed not to post anything about politics in the coming year, so I think we should be okay.” The implications of that statement hit me like a ton of bricks.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

'Strive to be a creative rebel with a cause', - on how to be authentic according to Simone de Beauvoir. Authenticity is the topic of choice for the next semester of philosophy teaching at the art academy. So what is authenticity, really? Can it be applied to design, or recognized within it?

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

What connects pioneer and photographer Berenice Abbott, the iconic Earthrise photograph, and Onsala in Sweden? Science and photography, and above all the moment when those two reinforce one another. spacephilosopher.substack.com/p/science-on...

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Science on the West Coast: Onsala, Sweden

About Photography and Astronomy

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Kristina Šekrst @epiphenomenal.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I'll start replying to my emails like this. #science #academia #academic #philosophy #philsky

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Jasmijn - Complexity of game worldbuilding

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Onno - Complexity of determinism and randomness

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Oh, the love of messy, unreadable notebooks. The students presented their process notebooks on my course 'philosophy of complicatedness and complexity', and I'm so proud of the philosophy being done. I present a few of the 2nd years here Carmen - researched the complexity of social interactions

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The very reason I'm reluctant to travel to the US (and won't, actually), because I also heard that they can detain you or deny you access when you uttered criticism on the Trump administration.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

What is it with tech billionaires and their bizarre fantasies that seem to revolve around violence and an obsession with (fragile) masculinity? I find it deeply disturbing that these thoughts can be voiced openly without any consequences.

independent.co.uk

Palantir co-founder calls for public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’

‘If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes,’ Lonsdale wrote on X

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A broader description; www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

One more, because these telescopes are just so aesthetically pleasing as they are interesting! I visited the Onsala telescopes (Chalmers.se) in Sweden together with astronomer Nikki Arendse, and met with artistic researcher Kerstin Hammilton there to talk about the stories of these telescopes.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New paper out, together with the amazing Mike Stuart: AI methods are being touted as a powerful new source of scientific progress. Are they? If so, what kind of progress do they facilitate? philarchive.org/rec/WINLCI

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

In a few days time, I visited 6 locations and seen over 12 telescopes in Sweden. And I have to say, Kvistaberg Observatory is a beautiful place, where the magic of its history is still very palpable. Take a look, I made a short compilation video: www.instagram.com/p/DRtZdmYiD6_/

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Actual footage of me presenting my first findings on visualization and imagination in space research, for a group of philosophy professors.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

So, Substack is not here to stay either - amazon fuelled and prone to alt-right. I might be going back to the printed newsletter eventually.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Just learned about the Chesire Cat Galaxy - a galaxy that is shaped like the smiling feline. Some of the cat-like features are actually distant galaxies whose light has been stretched and bent by the large amounts of mass contained in foreground galaxies. chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/c...

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

'Mom, when I close my eyes, I still can see the Moon', that's how bright she was, yesterday evening. Shining so bright, it was like someone was pointing a flashlight directly at our telescope.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

How can artists and designers cut through the mystification and hype of artificial intelligence? I wrote a contribution for Algorithmic Imaginations, the book offers an in-depth exploration of AI through the lens of art and design practice, take a look here: artezpress.artez.nl/books/algori...

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I’ve been collaborating with the amazing Mike Stuart on an article exploring the philosophy of scientific progress and the role of AI in space exploration. As that piece nears completion, we’re already drafting a new paper on AI and space science - such an interesting field! #phil #space #philsci

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

'In Astronomy, you can’t run lab experiments in the traditional sense. If something explodes, you can’t rewind and repeat the event. It might be a unique occurrence, and you may need to wait another 100,000 years to see it again, which is, of course, beyond the length of a PhD.'

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

In the category places to visit, I present to you the Super Kamiokande Neutrino Detector, in the Mozumi Mine in the Hida's Kamioka area, where after an exposure of 503 days, on a depth of 1km this picture of the sun was taken through neutrino measurement. Woa.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thank you for your response : ) I have Wordpress sites and quite some subscribers via MailChimp - but I'm searching for something more between social media and publishing. Medium could maybe also be an option. Atm I'm a bit lost in relation to where to publish.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Just delved into the Horn Antenna in New Jersey- a radio telescope that was used by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson when they discovered strong evidence for the Big Bang theory in 1964. Now I desperately want to visit the site (the future of the site is uncertain because of redevelopment of the area)

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