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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Insight from my friend Dirk - how we miss him in Sydney....

Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Decided today to cut the par in the intro to my new book, Waste in Space, on influences of Ivan Illich and Ted Kaczynski! Too distracting. As a teenager I admired Illich, but a class he taught at Penn left me disillusioned. At History of Science at Harvard in 90s, FBI told us not to open any mail...

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This feuilleton appears open access in @anthrotheory.bsky.social today. A story of doing theory with Fore people, but really a homage to Mary Steedly, who’s greatly missed. www.at-commons.com/pub/i4x6y8m8... #anthro #sts @americananthro.bsky.social @acadsocsci.bsky.social @sydsts.bsky.social

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Theory in Suspension?

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hans Pols will deliver the 2026 Dyason Lecture for @aahpsss.bsky.social, Nov 2, 5-9 pm (includes reception!) at CCW Museum, U of Sydney. 'Medicine without Physicians: Do-it-Yourself Doctoring in the Dutch East Indies' Register at: events.humanitix.com/2026-aahpsss... #histmed @anzshm.bsky.social

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sophie Chao delivers 15th Archipelago lecture at KTH Stockholm on Multispecies Justice in Worlds Beyond Bios. Dec 9, 2026. 'How might thinking beyond secular scientific definitions of life open new ways of imagining justice in this age of planetary unraveling?' #envhum www.kth.se/philhist/his...

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Paul N. Edwards @avastmachine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just out: my Bernal Prize lecture (2025), "The End of Science? Agnosis and American Fascism." Free access. Snippet : "In January 2025, fascists led by Donald Trump took over the United States federal government for the second time. Following the Heritage Foundation blueprint Project 2025, 🧵

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Looking forward to this workshop in a few weeks....

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Harry Croft @harrycroft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Last week at the Universität Augsburg it was my great pleasure to host a really interesting 2-day hybrid workshop on "theorising uncharismatic species in environmental history". Here are some words I wrote: www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet...

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International Scientists Engage in Exchange at the Workshop “Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History”

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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am delighted to share our fall 2026 lineup for the #Harvard Science and Technology in Asia online seminar series! Join us over Zoom for six terrific talks from October through December. All are welcome. Details and registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts 🧪

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oh this is so sad. I'm pleased I got to vote three times for this good, honest man before I left Melbourne

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Floyd, of the K floyds @floydthek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Extremely sad. I first saw Tim at uni. John Howard was giving a speech to a roomful of braying sycophantic trinity students. Tim was the only one to ask a tough question. Really lovely guy, as a doctor and as a politician

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

How terribly sad. I've known Tim since our days as medical students, then as colleague at Doutta Galla community health centre. Funny, wise, politically committed. Great doctor and Greens rep in Victoria. Devastating that he died so young, still fighting for VicHealth, which Labor betrayed #greens

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Victorian Greens MP Tim Read dies aged 64

Health promotion campaigner and Victorian Greens MP Tim Read has died after a high-profile battle with cancer.

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to my brilliant colleague Sophie Chao: last week an ARC Future Fellowship for 4 years, this week a University Research Excellence & Inclusion Prize - Thompson. The Prize is awarded to high-performing women for researcher development @arc-gov-au.bsky.social @acadsocsci.bsky.social

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ertruitt.bsky.social @ertruitt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🚨🚨🚨JOB ALERT: The HSS Department at Penn is hiring a tenure-track or tenured professor in the history of data/info science, computing, or AI. Please share widely! apply.interfolio.com/192132

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...

A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Finishing a fascinating workshop on uncharismatic animals at Augsburg today organised by the charismatic @harrycroft.bsky.social and including equally charismatic @sighmonger.bsky.social Now understand charisma as a process or as schlepper dragging some organisms from one social world to another

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Huge. Huge testament to the power of organising. Huge relief for Exeter friends and colleagues. Huge waste of time and resources. Huge reputational damage done. Huge warning to universities who want to treat their staff like they don’t matter.

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I don't expect to be catching the train today to Augsburg after all. Maybe I'll get to @harrycroft.bsky.social workshop early tomorrow though.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 29/08/2026

Professor Gregory Radick is awarded the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture 2026 for his exemplary work as a historian and philosopher of science, and his contributions to our understanding of genetics and evolutionary theory. #RSMedals bit.ly/4xqum2n

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Harry Croft @harrycroft.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Consider this the first of many posts from me on my upcoming workshop on "Theorising Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History"! If you'd like to join in-person in Augsburg, Melbourne, or online, let me know! www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet...

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"Hideous, Invasive, Forgotten: Theorising Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History"

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Harry Croft @harrycroft.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wow, isn't this the best lineup you've ever seen?! Don't be jealous! The programme for our workshop, "Hideous, Invasive, Forgotten: Theorising Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History", is now live! Get in touch if you'd like to take part, I'll be very happy to share participation details

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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...

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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University

We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“Today we have released a plan that would enable the Australian Government to rapidly deploy the $200-million investment that leading nature groups have been calling for since July in response to H5N1 bird flu.” @biodivcouncil.bsky.social More here lnkd.in/g6Pgixmd

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Lisa Cox @lisacox.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The seal was found dead at Beachport on Wednesday on the state’s Limestone Coast.

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Fur seal’s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia presages ‘significant losses’, minister warns

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#HPS #STS #HPBio Postdoc in history, philosophy & sociology of race & science at Stellenbosch University in South Africa working with fantastic @msimang.bsky.social

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's been interesting watching people discover Things about Gajdusek for the first time. I realise that I often veer more towards "I know this so presumably so does everyone else" rather than the more common "I have just discovered this so it's new for everyone" (neither approach being useful...)

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is a depressing read but we all need to be aware of the terrible potential of the bird flu that has finally made its way to Australia and New Zealand. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

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'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads

A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads.

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SYD STS NETWORK @sydsts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

CFP: “LEGIBILITY” : The Inaugural STS Sydney Network Symposium, 11-12/2/2027. We invite contributions that explore “legibility” as a critical analytic, and consider the ongoing work of translation, classification, and inscription that make socio-technical worlds readable. tinyurl.com/ytu66umx

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Legibility STS Symposium 2027.pdf

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SYD STS NETWORK @sydsts.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

STS Event: @drgokcegunel.bsky.social speaks on her new book: Floating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations (dukeupress.edu/floating-power). A SSSWARM seminar. Join us 13 August, in-person at Uni of Sydney, or online. More details: tinyurl.com/tv9wk23e #sts #GlobalSouths

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The RHSV's annual Hugh Anderson lecture will take place on Tuesday August 18, 5.30-7, in Melbourne. Andrew Lemon will speak on 'Hugh Anderson's many minstrels' - an intriguing title. @austhistassoc.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social #austhist #folklore www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/hugh-a...

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Lisa Onaga @lisaonaga.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

How do current standards of decision-making processes produce consequences for who thrives on this #planet? Join the Max Planck–NTU Singapore Centre for Biocultural Worlding bioculturalworlding.org to research with #law #science #art #KnowledgeHolders (Deadline 10 Aug) www.mpg.de/26862008/two...

copy of program of the inaugural Max Planck–NTU Singapore Centre for Biocultural Worlding with two yellow sticky-notes with information about the postdoctoral fellowship application deadline. The program is set upon the branch of a tree.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"Worlds Beyond Bios," edited by Sophie Chao, @winterchristine.bsky.social, and @dschlosberg.bsky.social, explores how entities not traditionally recognized as “alive” play active roles in shaping multispecies worlds. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/Gjsa8v2

Cover of Worlds Beyond Bios: The Life of Matter and the Matter of Life edited by Sophie Chao, Christine J. Winter, and David Schlosberg. The cover features a photograph of a sandy beach with a city skyline stretched out in the distance. The foreground shows wet sand, footprints, and a large pile of organic material. The title is written in a bold sans serif font in grey blue aligned left. The subtitle is written in black and all caps above and aligned right. The editors names are in white in the bottom left.

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