Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social
Postdoc in philosophy of science at @vitenskapsteori.bsky.social, University of Bergen, Norway.
philosophy of biology, sometimes feminist philosophy, mostly animals and stuff. she/her
philosophy of biology, sometimes feminist philosophy, mostly animals and stuff. she/her
Ali Teymoori and I wrote up a piece for @markrubin.bsky.social's excellent Critical Metascience blog. We summarise our new paper on disciplinary crises in psychology and some of the key take-homes for psychologists.
“Methodological and administrative solutions are valuable, but they are not enough. Rather, we need to engage with the epistemic processes and ideals at the heart of psychological knowledge production and engage very closely with critical perspectives...”
#PsycSci #Methodology #MetaSci
#PsycSci #Methodology #MetaSci
Psychology’s Recurring Crises: Lessons from History and Philosophy of Science
We examine what generated crisis discussions, how they tended to unfold, and how they were resolved. And we derive some lessons from history for the current replication crisis.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Ali Teymoori and I wrote up a piece for @markrubin.bsky.social's excellent Critical Metascience blog. We summarise our new paper on disciplinary crises in psychology and some of the key take-homes for psychologists.
We've all heard about the replication crisis in psychology. But psychologists have been calling "crisis" for as long as the discipline has been around. Ali Teymoori and I look at this history and what it means for today's crisis. #philsky doi.org/10.1177/1089...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM
We've all heard about the replication crisis in psychology. But psychologists have been calling "crisis" for as long as the discipline has been around. Ali Teymoori and I look at this history and what it means for today's crisis. #philsky doi.org/10.1177/1089...
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PhilPapers categorisation update! The 'Feminist Philosophy of Science' leaf has been moved up from the miscellaneous sub-category into the main category of 'General Philosophy of Science' on PhilPapers. 🧡
January 30, 2026 at 12:47 PM
PhilPapers categorisation update! The 'Feminist Philosophy of Science' leaf has been moved up from the miscellaneous sub-category into the main category of 'General Philosophy of Science' on PhilPapers. 🧡
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Department “Artifacts, Action, Knowledge” seeks to appoint a #PublicationsManager with work experience in:
✍️ Editorial leadership
📚 Publication management
🌐 Multilingual experience
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4k5DWSs
#HistSci #STS #SocSci #Humanities
✍️ Editorial leadership
📚 Publication management
🌐 Multilingual experience
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4k5DWSs
#HistSci #STS #SocSci #Humanities
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Department “Artifacts, Action, Knowledge” seeks to appoint a #PublicationsManager with work experience in:
✍️ Editorial leadership
📚 Publication management
🌐 Multilingual experience
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4k5DWSs
#HistSci #STS #SocSci #Humanities
✍️ Editorial leadership
📚 Publication management
🌐 Multilingual experience
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4k5DWSs
#HistSci #STS #SocSci #Humanities
Inequalities in the funding landscape are actually a major barrier to OA publication. The author-pays model for OA means only those with access to resources get their research out there for all to read for free. OA should become truly open, for authors too! #OpenScience
Always fascinating to see people still publishing non-OA articles. Didn't your funder stipulate OA outputs (or did you have the luxury of unfunded research)? Don't you need to put together a REF submission? I know that not every employer will agree to pay but it seems such a strange choice.
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Inequalities in the funding landscape are actually a major barrier to OA publication. The author-pays model for OA means only those with access to resources get their research out there for all to read for free. OA should become truly open, for authors too! #OpenScience
I especially appreciate the policy to not accuse people of using AI in the comments thread, but to contact the editor instead. The same should apply in peer review.
New AI section in the comments policy. In short: "don't use, don't accuse" (sort of).
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On the Use of AI in Comments - Daily Nous
I've updated the Comments Policy at Daily Nous with a passage about using AI to write comments here. The update was occasioned by a recent discussion in which a few accusations were tossed around that...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I especially appreciate the policy to not accuse people of using AI in the comments thread, but to contact the editor instead. The same should apply in peer review.
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Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org
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CFP for a special issue of Argumenta, guest edited by @lisabortolotti.com & @lalumera.bsky.social:
THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE?
Deadline 30th of September.
THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE?
Deadline 30th of September.
THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE? - Argumenta - Journal of Analytic Philosophy
The notion of epistemic injustice introduced by Miranda Fricker in 2007 raised interest in the harmful effects of prejudice within analytic philosophy and beyond. It inspired various projects linking ...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
CFP for a special issue of Argumenta, guest edited by @lisabortolotti.com & @lalumera.bsky.social:
THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE?
Deadline 30th of September.
THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEGENERATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE?
Deadline 30th of September.
We got the PhilPapers feminist philosophy of science category philpapers.org/browse/femin... moved up from "miscellaneous" to "general philosophy of science" proper 🎉 Combatting disciplinary marginalisation and recognising the strength of feminist work on sciences! #philsky
PhilPapers
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December 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We got the PhilPapers feminist philosophy of science category philpapers.org/browse/femin... moved up from "miscellaneous" to "general philosophy of science" proper 🎉 Combatting disciplinary marginalisation and recognising the strength of feminist work on sciences! #philsky
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@erc.europa.eu has decided to fund my research on how AI is transforming scientific problem-solving! #erc www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life...
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@erc.europa.eu has decided to fund my research on how AI is transforming scientific problem-solving! #erc www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life...
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The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) invites submissions to its 15th Conference at the University of Helsinki, 26-28 August 2026. blogs.helsinki.fi/enposshel/
European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) 2026
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December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) invites submissions to its 15th Conference at the University of Helsinki, 26-28 August 2026. blogs.helsinki.fi/enposshel/
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More evidence of the benefits of lottery elements in funding.
'The new procedure required applicants to submit only an expression of interest...before 500 were selected, via lottery, to submit a full proposal for peer review....the number of female applicants increased 10 per cent, while the number of funded projects by women rose by 23 per cent.' 2/2
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line - Nature Communications
The authors show evidence from a German funding line that a lottery-first approach followed by peer review is accompanied by increased female representation both at the submission stage and among fund...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
More evidence of the benefits of lottery elements in funding.
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Despite Prepublication Peer Review being a core part of science, training materials for it are sparse. This open source guide is very valuable for ECRs!
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ECR Reviewers Platform
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December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Despite Prepublication Peer Review being a core part of science, training materials for it are sparse. This open source guide is very valuable for ECRs!
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
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Are you an evolutionary biologist? Would you like to support your society journal? We are looking for new editorial board members across the field of evolutionary biology:
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Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣
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Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Are you an evolutionary biologist? Would you like to support your society journal? We are looking for new editorial board members across the field of evolutionary biology:
🧬🌿🪰🐀🦀🔬🧫🦠🐟🐦🧑💻🪸🦎
Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣
🧬🌿🪰🐀🦀🔬🧫🦠🐟🐦🧑💻🪸🦎
Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣
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📢 Hello #STSers!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
Call for Assistant Editors for 4S Backchannels (Global South)
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 Hello #STSers!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
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Tomorrow 6 November is the first of three meetings of the PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.
Check out the program in the thread! 🥳
The PSA Around the World 2025 is coming soon: Nov 6, 14 & 22 (online)!
Hosted by @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it highlights #philsci from, about, and connected to Central and Eastern Europe.
Great lineup, still time to register!
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
Hosted by @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it highlights #philsci from, about, and connected to Central and Eastern Europe.
Great lineup, still time to register!
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tomorrow 6 November is the first of three meetings of the PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.
Lots of citizen science is gamified: points, scores, leader boards, and even levels. But what does this do to citizen science and its participants? Tomorrow I'll be talking about this online, at the PSA Around the World conference www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
www.philsci.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Lots of citizen science is gamified: points, scores, leader boards, and even levels. But what does this do to citizen science and its participants? Tomorrow I'll be talking about this online, at the PSA Around the World conference www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
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How to conceptualise research environments for transdisciplinary work? How do researchers negotiate such spaces, and with which implications for knowledge produced? @rosetrappes.bsky.social and I answered by proposing the idea of "multiplex research environments"! See: rdcu.be/eN8ie #philsci
Research in the multiplex: navigating tensions and opportunities in transdisciplinary environments
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November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
How to conceptualise research environments for transdisciplinary work? How do researchers negotiate such spaces, and with which implications for knowledge produced? @rosetrappes.bsky.social and I answered by proposing the idea of "multiplex research environments"! See: rdcu.be/eN8ie #philsci
Is #citizenscience exploitative? I gave a talk on this the other week and now you can check it out online. And hopefully soon I'll get around to writing the paper :)
Our latest International PostDoc Forum recording is on our YouTube channel now. In this episode, @rosetrappes.bsky.social discusses whether or not citizen science is exploitative. 17 videos in this playlist if you want to do a deep dive.
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#philsci
IPDF Autumn 2025. Rose Trappes, University of Bergen Basic
Is Citizen Science Exploitative?
24 Sept 2025
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October 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Is #citizenscience exploitative? I gave a talk on this the other week and now you can check it out online. And hopefully soon I'll get around to writing the paper :)
Up in the arctic circle for a conference on feminist philosophy. Spaces like these with institutional visibility and support are crucial for feminist research, especially today. uit.no/tavla/artikk...
Conference on Feminist Philosophies and Methods | UiT
Velkommen til UiT, bli bedre kjent med studiehverdagen ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet!
uit.no
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Up in the arctic circle for a conference on feminist philosophy. Spaces like these with institutional visibility and support are crucial for feminist research, especially today. uit.no/tavla/artikk...
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If you’re interested in practicing the philosophy of science in practice why not come along to an online workshop “the philosophy of science in practice - in practice”? #philsci
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you’re interested in practicing the philosophy of science in practice why not come along to an online workshop “the philosophy of science in practice - in practice”? #philsci
In #citizenscience, members of the public are doing menial scientific labour for free. Does this make it exploitative? Find out in my online talk tomorrow evening (European time) at @mcps-philsci.bsky.social
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
September 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In #citizenscience, members of the public are doing menial scientific labour for free. Does this make it exploitative? Find out in my online talk tomorrow evening (European time) at @mcps-philsci.bsky.social
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Book launch for “Methods in the Philosophy of Science: a user’s guide”. Ftf in Exeter and online on the 29th of Sept feat Sophie Veigl, Kerry McKenzie, Hasok Chang, and me. It should be fun! (the book will be open access in July, contact me in the meantime) www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai... #philsci
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Book launch for “Methods in the Philosophy of Science: a user’s guide”. Ftf in Exeter and online on the 29th of Sept feat Sophie Veigl, Kerry McKenzie, Hasok Chang, and me. It should be fun! (the book will be open access in July, contact me in the meantime) www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai... #philsci
The new Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice Newsletter is out! #philsci sway.cloud.microsoft/JS1vkVhu2qDA...
SPSP Newsletter # 23
June 2025
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June 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The new Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice Newsletter is out! #philsci sway.cloud.microsoft/JS1vkVhu2qDA...