Torsten Voigt
@thvoigt.bsky.social
Sociologist w/ focus on science, technology, biotech, medicine, health, social (in)equality, diversity. Lover of the outdoors. he/him/his 🇨🇦🇩🇪
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This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 19/10/2025 · 50m
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October 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
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We'll be celebrating (and critically reflecting on) 100 years of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, 9 October 2025. A great program! From Radcliffe-Brown ('Anarchy Brown') to ... who knows? An Indigenous professor of anthropology, maybe.
The Sydney Anthropology Centenary: 100 Years of Anthropology at the University of Sydney
Join us in marking the centenary of Anthropology at the University of Sydney—Australia’s first anthropology department.
events.humanitix.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We'll be celebrating (and critically reflecting on) 100 years of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, 9 October 2025. A great program! From Radcliffe-Brown ('Anarchy Brown') to ... who knows? An Indigenous professor of anthropology, maybe.
Thrilled to share new work by brilliant Catherine Lee & Brandon Kramer!
They analyzed 2M biomedical abstracts over 30 years and found fascinating shifts in how we talk about diversity in research - diversity terminology is rising while race/ethnicity terms plateau.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401805122
They analyzed 2M biomedical abstracts over 30 years and found fascinating shifts in how we talk about diversity in research - diversity terminology is rising while race/ethnicity terms plateau.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401805122
The rise of diversity terminology in biomedical research | PNAS
Recent scholarship has highlighted the rise of “diversity projects” across various
educational and business contexts, but few studies have explored...
doi.org
August 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Thrilled to share new work by brilliant Catherine Lee & Brandon Kramer!
They analyzed 2M biomedical abstracts over 30 years and found fascinating shifts in how we talk about diversity in research - diversity terminology is rising while race/ethnicity terms plateau.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401805122
They analyzed 2M biomedical abstracts over 30 years and found fascinating shifts in how we talk about diversity in research - diversity terminology is rising while race/ethnicity terms plateau.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401805122
Looking for sociologists & STS scholars (science & technology studies) to join us for 2 yrs of fully funded research at RWTH, one of Europe’s top technical universities.
Deadline: Oct 5, 2025 | Start latest Mar 2026
www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/botjje...
Deadline: Oct 5, 2025 | Start latest Mar 2026
www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/botjje...
Open Call: RWTH ”Port to Europe” Postdoc Fellowship | RWTH Aachen University | EN
RWTH Aachen University invites early-career researchers from outside the European Union to conduct their next research project at an institution where academic freedom, reliable long-term funding, and European culture and values come together.
www.rwth-aachen.de
August 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Looking for sociologists & STS scholars (science & technology studies) to join us for 2 yrs of fully funded research at RWTH, one of Europe’s top technical universities.
Deadline: Oct 5, 2025 | Start latest Mar 2026
www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/botjje...
Deadline: Oct 5, 2025 | Start latest Mar 2026
www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/botjje...
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Die neue Suhrkamp-Vorschau ist da für den Herbst 2025, die Wissenschaft findet ihr ab S. 74!
media.suhrkamp.de/mediadeliver...
media.suhrkamp.de/mediadeliver...
media.suhrkamp.de
April 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Die neue Suhrkamp-Vorschau ist da für den Herbst 2025, die Wissenschaft findet ihr ab S. 74!
media.suhrkamp.de/mediadeliver...
media.suhrkamp.de/mediadeliver...
Are you working on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of recent medical research and emerging medical technologies? This is your chance to join an inspiring community of researchers in a serene and collaborative environment! Deadline 2025-03-06
brocher.ch/calls/
brocher.ch/calls/
Brocher
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January 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Are you working on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of recent medical research and emerging medical technologies? This is your chance to join an inspiring community of researchers in a serene and collaborative environment! Deadline 2025-03-06
brocher.ch/calls/
brocher.ch/calls/
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🚨 I'm recruiting 2x postdocs and 1-2 DPhil (PhD) students at Oxford to work on AI, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, and public interest technology research.
Interested in human-centred and critical approaches to study the impact of data and algorithms on society? Join us next year!
Interested in human-centred and critical approaches to study the impact of data and algorithms on society? Join us next year!
Recruiting 2x three-year postdoctoral researchers and 1-2 PhD students – Synthetic Society
The Synthetic Society research team at the Oxford Internet Institute invites applications from enthusiastic and motivated candidates for two postdoctoral positions and 1-2 PhD positions in 2025, worki...
syntheticsociety.oii.ox.ac.uk
December 17, 2024 at 11:23 AM
🚨 I'm recruiting 2x postdocs and 1-2 DPhil (PhD) students at Oxford to work on AI, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, and public interest technology research.
Interested in human-centred and critical approaches to study the impact of data and algorithms on society? Join us next year!
Interested in human-centred and critical approaches to study the impact of data and algorithms on society? Join us next year!
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APPLY NOW! Applications for our spring internship are due December 11.
Interns gain exposure to the world of magazine editing and publishing by assisting with fact checking, proofreading, evaluating submissions, and more. Pay is $15 per hour.
Interns gain exposure to the world of magazine editing and publishing by assisting with fact checking, proofreading, evaluating submissions, and more. Pay is $15 per hour.
Jobs and Internships - Boston Review
Learn more about jobs, internships, and fellowships at Boston Review.
www.bostonreview.net
December 2, 2024 at 8:33 PM
APPLY NOW! Applications for our spring internship are due December 11.
Interns gain exposure to the world of magazine editing and publishing by assisting with fact checking, proofreading, evaluating submissions, and more. Pay is $15 per hour.
Interns gain exposure to the world of magazine editing and publishing by assisting with fact checking, proofreading, evaluating submissions, and more. Pay is $15 per hour.
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So grateful to @labortech.bsky.social for this recognition and also honored to be in such amazing company with everyone else on this powerful list of awards
Book Award honorable mention: Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times by Erin McElroy (Duke University Press) @erinmcel.bsky.social
www.dukeupress.edu/silicon-vall...
www.dukeupress.edu/silicon-vall...
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December 2, 2024 at 8:16 PM
So grateful to @labortech.bsky.social for this recognition and also honored to be in such amazing company with everyone else on this powerful list of awards
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The coolest postdoc I know is now accepting applications:
🧪🔬THE WITTIG POSTDOC IN FEMINIST BIOLOGY🧪🔬
Our interdisciplinary program @ UW Madison seeks to train the next generation of feminist scientists/scholars of science
Please share widely and read more here: crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...
🧪🔬THE WITTIG POSTDOC IN FEMINIST BIOLOGY🧪🔬
Our interdisciplinary program @ UW Madison seeks to train the next generation of feminist scientists/scholars of science
Please share widely and read more here: crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...
December 2, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The coolest postdoc I know is now accepting applications:
🧪🔬THE WITTIG POSTDOC IN FEMINIST BIOLOGY🧪🔬
Our interdisciplinary program @ UW Madison seeks to train the next generation of feminist scientists/scholars of science
Please share widely and read more here: crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...
🧪🔬THE WITTIG POSTDOC IN FEMINIST BIOLOGY🧪🔬
Our interdisciplinary program @ UW Madison seeks to train the next generation of feminist scientists/scholars of science
Please share widely and read more here: crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...
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For my criminology folks, University of Vienna is looking for a tenure-track professor in Criminology, check it our www.researchgate.net/job/1017025_...
TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY at University of Vienna in Vienna, AUSTRIA
Nov 7, 2024 | The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all... | NEW JOB
www.researchgate.net
November 19, 2024 at 7:26 AM
For my criminology folks, University of Vienna is looking for a tenure-track professor in Criminology, check it our www.researchgate.net/job/1017025_...
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You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:21 AM
You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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When vaccines blunted their impact, we forgot the fear of the disease, and in our comfort, people began to forget why we needed the vaccines in the first place.
November 16, 2024 at 8:38 AM
When vaccines blunted their impact, we forgot the fear of the disease, and in our comfort, people began to forget why we needed the vaccines in the first place.
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What this means is that the bird flu virus (H5N1} has*potentially* found a mutation that brings it closer to infecting humans more easily.
The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 8:47 PM
What this means is that the bird flu virus (H5N1} has*potentially* found a mutation that brings it closer to infecting humans more easily.
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Welche Bedingungen müssen erfüllt werden, damit transdisziplinäre Projekte gelingen? Für unseren Themenschwerpunkt "Transdisziplinäre Forschung" hat der Soziologe @andreasbischof.bsky.social seine Sicht auf die Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität zusammengefasst. Mehr dazu 👇
Paradoxe Partizipation - Drei Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität | VolkswagenStiftungSchließenWeiterWeiter
Für unseren Themenschwerpunkt "Transdisziplinäre Forschung" hat der Soziologe Andreas Bischof seine Sicht auf die Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität zusammengefasst.
www.volkswagenstiftung.de
August 7, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Welche Bedingungen müssen erfüllt werden, damit transdisziplinäre Projekte gelingen? Für unseren Themenschwerpunkt "Transdisziplinäre Forschung" hat der Soziologe @andreasbischof.bsky.social seine Sicht auf die Herausforderungen gelingender Transdisziplinarität zusammengefasst. Mehr dazu 👇
If you’re interested in mental health and clinical psychology , tjis is sn important read www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/h...
The Gamer and the Psychiatrist
Did Dr. Alok Kanojia's livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line?
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2024 at 9:20 PM
If you’re interested in mental health and clinical psychology , tjis is sn important read www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/h...
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More info on our cross-cultural ERA-NET NEURON project on psychedelic transformations PsyTrans:
www.neuron-eranet.eu/projects/Psy...
www.neuron-eranet.eu/projects/Psy...
March 23, 2024 at 9:34 AM
More info on our cross-cultural ERA-NET NEURON project on psychedelic transformations PsyTrans:
www.neuron-eranet.eu/projects/Psy...
www.neuron-eranet.eu/projects/Psy...
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Pre-job-ad announcement: soon advertising 2 x 3-year research posts to work with me & Ethical Data Initiative at the Technical University of Munich (really fun & supportive environment!). Closing date for applications 1st April, start in September. Pls spread the word! Details v soon #philsky 🧪
February 22, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Pre-job-ad announcement: soon advertising 2 x 3-year research posts to work with me & Ethical Data Initiative at the Technical University of Munich (really fun & supportive environment!). Closing date for applications 1st April, start in September. Pls spread the word! Details v soon #philsky 🧪
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Diversity is the DNA of the Humboldt Foundation, it is the engine for innovation in science. We say #YesDiversity and #NoHate. Openness – in our hearts, society and in politics are the basis for #peace and understanding in the world.
No #Remigration
#ScienceDiplomacy
No #Remigration
#ScienceDiplomacy
January 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Diversity is the DNA of the Humboldt Foundation, it is the engine for innovation in science. We say #YesDiversity and #NoHate. Openness – in our hearts, society and in politics are the basis for #peace and understanding in the world.
No #Remigration
#ScienceDiplomacy
No #Remigration
#ScienceDiplomacy
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Been offline most of today but seen a bunch of new users in the followers tab. here's a godo guide to getting started on bsky from-over-the-horizon.ghost.io/bluesky-soci...
Bluesky Social New User Guide
A comprehensive user guide to Bluesky Social. Updated periodically with new info as the app continues to evolve.
from-over-the-horizon.ghost.io
January 11, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Been offline most of today but seen a bunch of new users in the followers tab. here's a godo guide to getting started on bsky from-over-the-horizon.ghost.io/bluesky-soci...
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Amazing Digital Sociology jobs at Bristol with fantastic people:
We're recruiting for four roles:
✔ Professor in Digital Futures
✔ Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Futures and AI
✔ Lecturer in Digital Futures (x2)
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We're recruiting for four roles:
✔ Professor in Digital Futures
✔ Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Futures and AI
✔ Lecturer in Digital Futures (x2)
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
January 9, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Amazing Digital Sociology jobs at Bristol with fantastic people:
We're recruiting for four roles:
✔ Professor in Digital Futures
✔ Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Futures and AI
✔ Lecturer in Digital Futures (x2)
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We're recruiting for four roles:
✔ Professor in Digital Futures
✔ Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Futures and AI
✔ Lecturer in Digital Futures (x2)
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Oh wow! @alondra.bsky.social has been elected to the Board of Directors for The @innocence.bsky.social Project. This is huge great news for everyone involved, quite frankly.
innocenceproject.org/team/alondra...
innocenceproject.org/team/alondra...
Alondra Nelson - Innocence Project
innocenceproject.org
December 4, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Oh wow! @alondra.bsky.social has been elected to the Board of Directors for The @innocence.bsky.social Project. This is huge great news for everyone involved, quite frankly.
innocenceproject.org/team/alondra...
innocenceproject.org/team/alondra...
