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Andra Meneganzin

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Philosopher of Biology interested in Human Evolution 💀🧬🏺• Postdoctoral Fellow at KU Leuven • PhD from DiBio 🧪, University of Padova • Science Writer and Communicator (Collab MicroMega, Le Scienze, Pikaia)

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · Jul 2

🔥New paper out!🔥

Here, Grant & I defend a novel, multidimensional account of behavioural innovativeness that is multilevel too. This complicates comparative claims, as the links btwn individual & group innovativeness are far from straightforward.

Yes, #Neanderthals do pop up in the mix 💀🏺
#philsky

The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚨What is behavioral innovativeness? And how can we make sense of claims that individuals or taxa are 'more innovative' than others? In their new EJPS paper, Grant Ramsey & @andrameneganzin.bsky.social defend a novel, multidimensional & multilevel account of innovativeness.👇

#philsci #HPbio #evobio

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 12d

The 'Behavior Across the Tree of Life' Workshop has finally kicked off! Here Gianmaria Dani maps the problem space for the event. How should we address behavior beyond animals and avoid the risks of anthropomorphic projection?

#hpbio #philsky #evosky #philbio 🧪

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 13d

If these topics pique your interest, you can browse the program here 👇📆 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/...

Workshop Programme

hiw.kuleuven.be

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 13d

Great workshops are on a roll at KU Leuven 👀✨️ 🚀

Looking forward to 'Behavior Across the Tree of Life' kicking off tomorrow!

#philsky #hpbio #philbio #evosky🧪

The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 13d

Tomorrow we kick off the workshop "Behavior Across the Tree of Life"! We have a stellar lineup of philosophers & scientists who will discuss theoretical and methodological challenges for building a cross-kingdom comparative behavioral biology. Exciting developments to follow! #philsci #evobio #HPBio

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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 15d

I am quite excited to share a new preprint on the prospects for a 'metaphilosophy of science'—a second-order inquiry into the concepts, assumptions, aims, and methods that underpin philosophy of science itself. 👇📃 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26661/ 1/3 #philsci #philsky #HPS #HPbio #metaphilosophy

Toward a Metaphilosophy of Science - PhilSci-Archive

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 16d

Do notions like “programmed #cell death” (PCD) and the endogenous–exogenous death distinction apply to microbes? In our new chapter, we argue that an evolutionary concept of PCD extends across the tree of life, including microbial taxa 👇📃 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #evosky #HPbio #philsci 🦠 🔬

Cover page of the book chapter titled "Conceptual Foundations of Cell Mortality" by Pierre M. Durand and Grant Ramsey.

The page includes a table of contents with sections: Introduction; Microbes, Cells, Death, and Mortality; Two Kinds of Microbial Cell Death: Endogenous and Exogenous (with subsections on distinguishing causes and endogenous microbial death); Conceptualizations of Programmed Cell Death; Endogenous Death, Programmed Cell Death, and Microbial Cell Fate (with a subsection on alternative terms for programmed cell death in microbes); and Toward an Overarching Framework of Cell Mortality, followed by References.

Durand, P.M., Ramsey, G. (2025). Conceptual Foundations of Cell Mortality. In: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/82_2025_328

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 19d

Call for Abstracts
#HPS of Biodiversity
April 30 — May 2, 2026
Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstracts of 200-500 words should be submitted through: tinyurl.com/hpsbio. The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 7, 2025. Co-organized by @federicabocchi.bsky.social

Second HPS of Biodiversity Meeting

Use this form to submit your abstract

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 19d

Gerd Gigerenzer delivering his keynote lecture at #CBEN, Antwerp on Ecological Rationality and Evolutionary Psychology.

"Modelling a world of uncertainty by simple risk problems is a waste of time"

#evosky #heuristics #philcogsci 🧪

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 20d

The CLPS at KU Leuven has landed on Bluesky🦋 ✨️

Follow the page to stay updated on the latest research!

#philsky #philbio #academicsky

Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) @clpskuleuven.bsky.social · 20d

Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky

Cobblestone pathway leading to the red-brick Institute of Philosophy building at KU Leuven in Belgium (home of the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science), framed by ivy-covered walls, arched windows, and lush greenery with purple wisteria flowers in the foreground.

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 20d

@zannaclay.bsky.social delivering the first Frans de Waal lecture at #CBEN in Antwerp. Terrific talk on the evolution of empathy and a fantastic homage to Frans de Waal's work and legacy. #evosky #philsky #animalbehaviour 🧪

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 20d

Jorg Massen (University of Utrecht) arguing against the use of questionnaire data to address questions of comparative personality in primatology (macaques).

#evosky #comparativepsychology
#animalbehaviour 🧪

Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 20d

At the Annual Conference of the Cognition & Behavior Evolution Network in Antwerp.

Very interesting talk by Willem Frankehuis on the evolution of sensitive periods.

There's a postdoc vacancy at the University of Amsterdam to work on this!

#evosky #philbio 🧪

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 26d

JOB AD: If you research philosophy, history or social studies of biology, with interest in agroecology, crop science or environmental intelligence, consider applying for 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in Munich! Deadline for applications: 31/10, details www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci

Jobs

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 26d

A thoughtful piece by Colin Barras in the @newscientist.com, disentangling the recent Denisovan headache — including a quick mention of an obscure KU Leuven philosopher with opinions on species delimitation.

#evosky #paleosky #philbio

Welcome to the family

Could Denisovans, rather than Neanderthals, be our closest ancient relatives? Colin Barras looks at what this would mean for our family tree

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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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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · Aug 13

Archaeo/anthro friends! 🏺💀

Exciting 22-month postdoc opportunity to work in Bordeaux with Francesco d'Errico on the origins of quantification systems (ERC Synergy Project #QUANTA).

Starting date: 1 November 2025. Application deadline: 2 September.

Feel free to distribute further!

#paleosky

Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Postdoctoral contract on the origin of quantification systems M/F

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · Jul 27

Digest here: defector.com/innovation-s...

Innovation Strikes In The Field Of Chimpanzee Rectum Adornment | Defector

Fifteen years ago in a sanctuary in Zambia, inspiration struck a chimpanzee named Julie. She plucked a stiff blade of grass, stuck it inside her ear, and left it there. There the grass dangled as Juli...

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · Jul 27

It appears that grass-in-ear has become vintage #chimp fashion. Welcome grass-in-rectum!🍑

Such a shame this didn't come in on time for Grant Ramsey's and mine latest paper on behavioural innovativeness... 🙃

#animalculture #animalbehaviour #innovation #philsky #hpbio 🧪

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Jul 25

CFP on theme of Recent Work in Philosophy of the Historical Sciences special issue Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Abstract 500 words to [email protected] & [email protected], by October 1, 2025.
Accepted abstracts full papers due July 1, 2026
pencelab.be/en/events/rp...
#HPS

Call for Papers: Recent Work in the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences

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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · Jul 25

Forthcoming (early 2026) *The Science of Lost Worlds* (BSPSOpen/UCalgary Press). Featuring illustrations by Jim Robins and philosophy by um me!!!

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Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · Jul 26

Deeply inspired by the excellent Israeli scholars at #ISHPSSB2025 who have not remained silent about the horrors and war crimes happening in the Gaza strip. Thank you for continuing to raise your voices and uphold the values of academia.
None of us should stay silent.
@duhe.bsky.social

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Kevin Lala @kevinlala.bsky.social · Jul 25

I'm happy to share our latest manuscript "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience", coauthored with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marcus Feldman.

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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · Jul 25

Sometimes when we’re trying to explain the evolution of human cognition we rely on intuitive judgements about how our ancestors thought that our current cognition might not be well-suited to make, or so argues Margaret Farrell in this cool new paper… link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What would imaginary ancestors do? Thought experiments and intuitive plausibility in human cognitive evolution - Biology & Philosophy

The reconstruction of the evolutionary history of human cognition is a complex, interdisciplinary science. Human evolutionary theorists generally use a wide variety of evidential sources to construct ...

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Jul 24

Well-timed for #ishpssb2025 👇 these authors are among the few academics actively trying to tackle the scourge of scientific racism. Would be great to see more historians and philosophers of science engage with this problem

Dr Sarah Myers @drsarahmyers.bsky.social · Jul 24

Excited to see 1st of the Evoluionary Human Sciences special issue on scientific racism come out! @kevinlala.bsky.social @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marcus Feldman discuss impediments to countering racist pseudoscience & present 5 solutions www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core

Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience

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Chiara Pertile @chiarapertile.bsky.social · Jul 24

Had such a fantastic time at ISHPSSB 2025 in Porto!
Great talks and inspiring conversations about philosophy of biology (and cultural coevolution) with amazing people.

#ISHPSSB2025 #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

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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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