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Soazig Le Bihan

@soaziglebihan.bsky.social
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Professor of #Philosophy, University of Montana. Models, ecology/conservation, science and values. Strong interest in animal issues and philosophy of law. Working on a book on scientific understanding. PSA DEI Caucus Senior Co-Chair. www.soaziglebihan.org

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Register for “Philosophers of Science at Work: Found in Translation.” This session will be focused on the problem of translating your skills and experience to facilitate the development of job application materials. The webinar will be held August 19th from 2pm - 3pm (EDT). forms.gle/a6Zzy9QPKWZA...
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Philosophers of Science at Work - Found in Translation
Building on the success of our first webinar in June, “Philosophers of Science at Work: Exploring Non-Academic Careers”, we are excited to announce the second session: “Philosophers of Science at Work...
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It's always a bit uncanny to receive a notification that X cited one of your papers in a publication in Journal Y at the exact time you are reading (and planning to cite) one of X's papers. A quiet giggle from the universe follows.
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David Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The syllabus for my course Philosophy of Scientific Communication is now available here. Please share to anyone who might be interested in teaching a course like this (and kindly give me an acknowledgment if you use it): drive.google.com/file/d/1LDKY...
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Colaco Philosophy of Scientific Communication Syllabus.pdf
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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The symposium schedule for PSA26 San Diego is now live! Preview it here (and check back later for the contributed paper schedule) ☀️🌴https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/e/PSA2026/program
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
New in @philscijournal.bsky.social. Garson, Kneeland, and Shroder: the “biomedical” model of mental health has two aspects: a dysfunction aspect and a biogenic one. The former, not the latter, causes the model’s negative outcomes. #philsci
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/08/2026
In The Atlantic’s Books Briefing, @boriskachka.bsky.social explores two works with animal narrators that teach us something funny about human beings:
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Two Unexpectedly Hilarious Kafka Stories
The animal narrators in these works teach us something funny about human beings.
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Borut Trpin @boruttrpin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy is now open for submissions! It is fully open access, with no fees for authors or readers. Please help spread the word, and do consider sending us your work. Very happy to be part of the inaugural editorial board. mathematicalphilosophy.org/mathphil
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
oh for crying out loud [you'll never guess what technology generated the map! Oh, no, wait, you will.] www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Planck..used exact same title..even tho contents of 2 essays differ..Springer's internal policing software removed paper..w/o human supervision. [Instead of just marking RETRACTED but leaving text Springer postd blank pg & charged $39.95 for PDF] Springer"also nixed an editorial..about retractions"
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The movement against higher education is a movement against competent citizenry. As Martha Nussbaum explains in "Not For Profit", the humanities help students become critical thinkers, perspective takers, and innovators, not the pliant servants of authority, which tyrants would rather have.
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Philosophy in Review @philosophyinreview.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
ICYMI - inanimate objects being notoriously poor at self-assessment. This is where you come in. Review for us! 1,500 words, a free book, and a 4-month deadline. Here are our titles for review: buff.ly/ucwh0N3 #Philosophy #BookReview
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Welcome to our PSP10 students! Next month, we'll be hosting this exceptional group for a week of study, discussion and exploration at the Center for Philosophy of Science. #philsci #psp10
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Nancy Cartwright, professor of philosophy at Durham University and the University of California, San Diego, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Humanities. dailynous.com/2026/06/15/c...
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Cartwright Wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award - Daily Nous
Nancy Cartwright, professor of philosophy at Durham University and the University of California, San Diego, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in th...
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
2 #HPS faculty positions @ U of Sydney "We are particularly interested in candidates working in areas of early modern science, or science or medicine in Asia, or Indigenous knowledge systems. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in History & Philosophy of Science" Sept 1st deadline #PhilJobs
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Deadline for submissions for the Philosophy of Science & Race Prize has been extended to July 1st. Please consider submitting your own recently (2021-2026) published work in this area or nominating a scholar whose work on this topic you admire. #HPS
UPSS Philosophy of Science & Race Prize
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Now is the time to stop procrastinating :-)
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
⏰ 5 days left to submit your recently published work for PSA UPSS Philosophy of Science & Race Prize! #HPS
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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Under which conditions do AI tools save researchers’ time and effort? And at what cost? Alex Mussgnug and I just published a philosophical analysis of #Convenience in #AI #philsci Paywalled: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29890/
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Convenience AI - Erkenntnis
This paper considers cases where AI is used to automate tasks perceived to be “mere routine” and inconvenient to researchers. We term such uses “Convenience AI” and characterise the set of assumptions...
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Adrien Avramoglou presents a new pluralist take on the Best System Analysis of Laws building on Cohen and Callender’s seminal paper #philsci
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Just one week left to nominate work in feminist philosophy of science. We already received some strong submissions. Please consider submitting your favorite work in fem phil sci from the past 5 years!
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Call for nominations (including self-nominations!) for Philosophy of Science & Race Prize for best recent (w/in 5 yrs) published work on #philosophy of race &/or history/critiques of scientific racism (incl. medical/techno racism, etc.) *Deadline June 15* #HPS More info 👇 philsci.org/psa_prize_in...
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PSA Prize in Philosophy of Science & Race - Philosophy of Science Association
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Please nominate your favorite article, book, or chapter in feminist philosophy of science for the 2026 Caucus prize!
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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We're excited to announce the Spring 2026 PSA office hours! Come learn, ask questions, and connect with leading voices in philosophy of science! Details in the 🧵 Registration at this link: www.philsci.org/psa_...
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Ramón Alvarado @ramonalvarado.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Please share. The International Association for Computing and Philosophy is one of the best communities to engage with if you are doing any philosophy (epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, etc.) related to computational technologies. Submit your abstract! #philsci #philsky #philtech #AIethics
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Lucia C. Neco (Luba) @luciacneco.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
New piece out today in #Sagacity Magazine! I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Chris Letheby at #UWA about his work in the #Philosophy of #Psychedelics. I had a lot of fun with this one, and I hope you enjoy reading it too. Part II (with more questions!) is coming soon ✨ #philsky #philsci
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An Interview with Dr. Chris Letheby
Dr. Chris Letheby is a superstar philosopher at UWA. He is not just a great person to interact with but he clearly has one very intriguing research topic: the philosophy of psychedelics. Below is the,...
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Important article by @malinowska.bsky.social : "I demonstrate that the uncritical use of the White category – as a default homogenous comparator category – in global health equity research reproduces epistemic injustice and misrepresents complex dynamics of racialisation..."
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
From the latest issue: Are We in a Sixth Mass Extinction? The Challenges of Answering and Value of Asking – Federica Bocchi, Alisa Bokulich, Leticia Castillo Brache, Gloria Grand-Pierre & Aja Watkins Abstract in alt text or read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... #philsci #philsky
ABSTRACT. Although the urgency of our present environmental crises is not in doubt, claims that we are in the midst of a sixth mass extinction are highly controversial. Our aims here are, first, to shed philosophical light on this scientific debate—the many conceptual and methodological challenges involved in answering this scientific question—and, second, to offer new perspectives on what the value of asking this question has been, and if that value persists. We argue that a straightforward answer to the question of whether we are experiencing a mass extinction is undermined by the challenges in defining ‘mass extinction’, uncertainties in past and present diversity assessments, and data incommensurabilities. Further, an excessive focus on the mass extinction framing can be unhelpful to conservation efforts, leading us to miss out on the many other valuable insights that Earth’s deep time can offer in guiding our future.
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Check out the lecture series by postdoc fellow Marta Bielinska on the philosophy of spacetime, released by Jagiellonian University. There are three episodes on YouTube, with more coming soon. ow.ly/942V50YcvGe (Lectures are in Polish with English subtitles and dubbing available.) #philsci
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Very grateful to be featured as the inaugural guest of the "Good Morning and May It Please the Court" radio show, directed by Ryan Aikin, and which aired this morning on KBGA. Such a fun conversation! open.spotify.com/show/5UzGwGM...
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Journal of Applied Philosophy @the-joap.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
#NewArticle available on our website #OpenAccess Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention | Tristan Katz #philsky #philosophy Read it here👇 doi.org/10.1002/japp...
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention
Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in...
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
#HPS
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
#philsci #philsky
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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
This will be an extraordinary volume.
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Southern Epistemologies - HAU Books
H. Clark Barrett is Professor of Anthropology at UCLA. He studies contemporary variation in social and moral judgment as a window into the evolution of human cognition. His current project asks how ev...
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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
CfP: Interesting workshop about representation and understanding sure-workshop.weebly.com/current-work... #philsci
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Current Workshop
CFA: 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop   Call for abstracts        We invite authors to submit abstracts of up to 750-words for the upcoming...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16/12/2025
This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Kevin Elliott is one of those philosophers whose work branches outside of philosophy. Nice work! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Improving Consumer Engagement in Health Technology Assessment and Decision Making: Lessons from ‘Values in Science’ - Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
Health technology assessments (HTA) and related decision making by regulators, payers and clinical policymakers (henceforth HTA-DM) are not simply technical processes, but normative ones, shaped by ec...
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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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From cages to fields: Lab mice lose their anxiety after a week outdoors
When postdoctoral researcher Matthew Zipple releases lab mice into a large, enclosed field just off Cornell's campus, something remarkable happens.
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New from the BJPS Review of Books: The Einstein Paradox – Guido Bacciagaluppi & Elise Crull Reviewed by Thomas Ryckman Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook... #philsci #phisky #hps
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Guido Bacciagaluppi and Elise Crull, The Einstein Paradox | BJPS Review of Books
Thomas Ryckman reviews The Einstein Paradox, by Guido Bacciagaluppi and Elise Crull
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Domingos Faria @dfaria.eu · 16/12/2025
Funded postdoctoral positions (FCT) at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Porto – Call for expressions of interest: ifilosofia.up.pt/news/funded-...
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
New and interesting article on ViS by Kristina Rollin in EJPS #phisci #scienceandvalues #ViS #trust link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Expert trustworthiness and the value-free ideal of science - European Journal for Philosophy of Science
I examine critically a received view of expert trustworthiness and the value-free ideal of science. According to this view, to be epistemically trustworthy in the eyes of citizens, scientific experts ...
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Become a Visiting Fellow or Postdoc! Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows! More info and application link is available on our website at www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs… #PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
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eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I will be offering a graduate seminar during the winter quarter on the politics of civil disobedience, nonviolence, and civility (and its critics). If you know any graduate students who might be interested, please let them know! www.humanities.uci.edu/critical/cte...
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Soazig Le Bihan @soaziglebihan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Interesting article, by Vera Matarese: Machine-Learning-based experimental strategies "can be epistemically salient with respect to understanding" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Machine learning in experimental physics: from optimization to understanding - Synthese
Synthese - The pervasive employment of machine learning (ML) in experimental physics raises questions about its epistemic impact. While ML techniques are accelerating scientific progress at an...
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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Theodoros Stamos, Sacrifice, 1948 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont…
Gift of William Rubin
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Matt Weiner @mattweiner19.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
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French authorities charges X over Holocaust-denial comments by AI chatbot Grok
On Monday, Elon Musk's social media AI chatbot posted in French that the gas chambers in Nazi death camps were designed for 'disinfection' against typhus, rather than for mass executions.
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 20/11/2025
On #WorldPhilosophyDay2025 learn about project EPIC: here is our website with details of our seminar series, our open access articles and books, our six case studies and many online resources for everyone epistemicinjusticein... #philsky #epistemicinjustice
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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“How science is changing” Exciting event available to view via livestream on Thursday 20 November from the University of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement with Science. Alan Love, director of the MCPS, is a panellist! @ucpews.bsky.social #philsci buff.ly/uMkmXd8
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How Science is Changing | Panel Discussion | Philosophy of Science Association/PEWS Event
An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion. Join scholars from institutions across North America as they discuss the ways in which science is changing in their fi...
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PSA DEI Caucus @psadeicaucus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hello all! The PSA DEI Caucus is coming to BlueSky! Hoping to share news about our wonderful membership and our @philsci.bsky.social community at large! Doggo Pic for attention. #philosophy #hps #dei
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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Kate Finley a center fellow is not only giving a talk today at the @center4philsci.bsky.social which you can follow on line but she is also recorded a five minute fellow video Watch it.
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5 Minute Fellow - Kate Finley
YouTube video by Center for Philosophy of Science
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