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Yasmin Haddad

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・@FRQSC Postdoctoral Fellow @UQAM ・Philosophy of science; philosophy of biology; bioethics; data ethics. ・Runner, amateur tango dancer, vinyl collector, nature lover. yasminhaddad.com

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jun 23

I have a new paper out in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 🥳 it is my 1st attempt to understand how "ancestry" is used in scientific practice, borrowing insights from science & values @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #philsci #philbio #hps

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The value-ladenness of ancestry

Clustering humans based on their genetic ancestry is a common practice in human genomics. Genetically similar populations can be seen as statistical c…

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HUGERA @hugeraproject.bsky.social · 9d

Hello BLue-Sky, are you interested in the study of the social implications of genomics? Our project brings together philosophers, social scientists, and geneticists to address this question. Follow us here and sign-up for our mailing list at Hugera.org/contact/ #philsky #STS #metascience

Contact - HUGERA

The HUGERA team welcomes new collaborators and partners, within and outside academia. Most of our activities, such as lectures and workshops, are open. To know more about our activities, join our mail...

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ROTO Research Group @roto-rub.bsky.social · 2d

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Next Monday, @celsoneto.bsky.social will speak in our lecture series on race reification and population descriptors in human genomics. Come around!
Register here: rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#PhilSci #PhilMed #race

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ROTO Research Group @roto-rub.bsky.social · Sep 10

New semester, new lecture series 🎉Starting next month, we welcome amazing scholars to give online talks in the history and philosophy of life sciences. Find all dates and registration links here: rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
We look forward to seeing you there 🤗
#PhilSci #HistSci #HPBio

Overview of the ROTO Lecture Series in the winter semester 2025/2026.

The talks will be:
- "Race Reification and Population Descriptors in Human Genomics" by Celso Neto (University of Exeter)
- "Understanding plant holobionts through complexity science" by César Marín (Universidad Santo Tomás)
- "What is Dialectical Biology?" by Chris Shambaugh (University of Oregon)
- "Learning from Partial Overlaps Between Knowledge Systems" by Charbel El-Hani (Federal University of Bahia)
- "21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology" by Rebecca Sear (Brunel University London)
- "The Organism and the System: Boundary Crossings in 20th Century Science" by Libby O’Neil (Mississippi State University)

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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚨Paper🚨 What is social constructionism about race?

Philosophers of race usually treat constructionism as a theory about what exists. This misses something important: race constructionism is a practice - a way to investigate human activities.

#philsky #STS

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What is social constructionism about race? A reply to Hochman - Biology & Philosophy

This paper reconceptualizes social constructionism about race (hereafter SCR). While SCR is considered a hegemonic view in philosophy and academia more broadly, Hochman (2022) argues that this hegemon...

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · 26d

So great to see this published! Congrats!! 🥳

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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our International Postdoc Forum is a virtual seminar series for early career researchers to share their work w/commentary by MCPS community members. Excited to welcome @rosetrappes.bsky.social (University of Bergen, Norway) at 1215 CT Wed 24 Sept. Sign up for Zoom link. buff.ly/MSAXLgY

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Charbel El-Hani @charbelelhani.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am pleased to announce that the book "Transformative Transdisciplinarity: An Introduction to Community-Based Philosophy", written by David Ludwig and Charbel N. El-Hani, has just been published by Oxford University Press.https://academic.oup.com/book/60871

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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · Aug 21

With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky

The Organism-Environment Pairing

In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congrats dear @alejandrofabregastejeda.com ! I can't wait to read it! 👏🏼🤸🏽🥳

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Aug 11

Huge congratulations to my dear & brilliant friend Sebastian on his thesis defence today, "Values in psychosocial measurement". It's been a privilege to be a part of this journey, Dr. Duque! 🤍 #philsci @erantal.bsky.social

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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · Jul 30

We got great news! @ishpssb2025.bsky.social gave us funding to support early career travel to our event in October! Deadline for abstract submission is extended until Aug 18. Don't miss this chance! #phibio #hps #microbiome #philsci 🦠

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · Jul 22

This week @universitypress.cambridge.org has granted free access to all titles in the collection of Cambridge Elements in the Philosophy of Biology, edited by Grant Ramsey. There are many options to choose from! Happy reading! 📕👇 www.cambridge.org/core/publica... #philsci #HPbio #evosky #ISHPSSB2025

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jul 20

Hello, Porto! #ishpssb25

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jul 20

see you at the lovely ISH conference!

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jul 18

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 so lucky to be a collaborator in this amazing project! congrats my friend!!

Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jul 18

Looking forward to our co-organized symposium on Monday "Values, bias and controversies in human genomics" with @celsoneto.bsky.social. Porto here we come! @ishpssb2025.bsky.social #philbio #philsci #ishpssb25

Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨Project 🚨My project “Human Genomics without Racism” kicks off during #ISHPSSB25.

Join us for the Symposium “Values, Bias, and Controversies” on Monday 21, 14:30.

#philsky
#popgen
#evosky
#STS
#biological
#HPbio

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The Human Genomics without Racism (HUGERA) project brings together geneticists, philosophers, and social scientists to create tools for an ethically sound science of human variation. Latest News

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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · Jul 16

Not long now until #ISHPSSB2025! Safe travels, All!
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨Reaging Group🚨

This Wednesday, July 9, 16:00 BST, I will join the online “Reading Decoloniality” Group (Warwick, UK) to discuss how biological race continues to be a misguided idea.

To join the discussion, just register at readingdecoloniality.warwick.ac.uk/join/

#philsci
#STS
#evosky

Join a reading group – Reading decoloniality

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Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jul 7

See you soon, Porto!

ISHPSSB2025 @ishpssb2025.bsky.social · Jul 6

In two weeks, #ISHPSSB2025 is about to start 😊
Please note registration closes 10 July and for the conference/celebration dinner on 11 July!
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jun 26

I look forward to reading your paper (or a draft)!

Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jun 25

thank you!!

Yasmin Haddad @yashaddad.bsky.social · Jun 23

The value-ladenness of ancestry

Clustering humans based on their genetic ancestry is a common practice in human genomics. Genetically similar populations can be seen as statistical c…

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · Jun 16

Closer To Truth (CTT) recently broadcast a 13-part Philosophy of Biology series on Public Broadcasting Service stations nationwide in the US. These free resources may be of interest to PSA members for teaching, research, and/or outreach purposes.

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Philosophy of Biology - Closer To Truth

Philosophy of Biology has two sides: the process of science and the content of biology. We address key questions. What is the nature of life? How does evolution work and what… video Why Philosophy of ...

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · May 15

Today @alejandrofabregastejeda.com will present work-in-progress from our lab at the workshop on philosophy of biological lineages, organized by @javiersuarez.bsky.social and @albap93.bsky.social. If you're in Oviedo, come around! There will be many great speakers! #philsci #HPBio #evobio

Poster for a workshop titled "The Philosophy of Biological Lineages", held on May 15–16 at the Department of Philosophy, El Milán. The schedule includes talks by philosophers and biologists across two days. Day 1 (Thursday) features presentations by Javier Suárez, Matt Haber, Ronald Jenner, Elisabeth Lloyd, Alba G. Padrós, and Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda. Day 2 (Friday) includes talks by Sophie Veigl, Celso Neto, Carlos R. Landa, Adrian Stencel, and Gaëlle Pontarotti, ending with a final discussion. The venue for all sessions is the Sala de Juntas.

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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · May 5

Looking forward to reading it! 🤓🦠🐋🌱
#philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci

ROTO Research Group @roto-rub.bsky.social · May 5

A Teaser: Jan Baedke’s Element book on “The Organism” at @cambridgeup.bsky.social will be available in print & Open Access on July 8th!
It discusses philosophical, historical and social dimensions of the organism concept.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
#philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci

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