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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Aug 28

We had a great time at our symposium “Self-assembly and self-organisation in living systems” at #EPSA25. Here some pics from our talks from Gry Oftedal and @jietongx.bsky.social @sanderoest.bsky.social @frabellazzi.bsky.social and Bendik Hellenic-Aaby. 🦋 @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thanks for the amazing organisation so far @ishpssb2025.bsky.social 🎉
#philsky

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Jul 22

If you are in Porto for the #ISHPSSB, look out for our team presenting different works on self-assembly&self-organisation! Interesting talks from @sanderoest.bsky.social @jietongx.bsky.social and Bendik Hellem-Aaby 🦋 @erc.europa.eu @uio.no

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Jun 18

You will find us at #BSPS, #ISHPSSB and #EPSA - ready to present all the work of the last year 🦋 #philsky #philbio #philscience (2/2)

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Jun 18

We just concluded our second year project meeting in Copenhagen! It was a great opportunity to get feedback on our drafts and get to know a new project member (details soon). Ahead a summer of conferences and holidays (1/2) 🗣️⛵️ @erc.europa.eu #philsky

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · May 29

We are very proud of her and looking forward to all the exciting work she will do! Here a couple of links to this group:
www.compnano.kit.edu/845.php
www.itas.kit.edu/english/rg_p...
#philsky

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · May 29

Our research assistant Jietong Xu is going to start the coolest PhD program at #KIT where she will work on the relationship between the simulations/computer models and target systems in the subproject “Philosophical Issues of Multiscale Modeling and AI” in the PHILETAS group 🎉 @jietongx.bsky.social

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Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · Apr 11

It also included my last talk at UiO as full time postdoc and I feel very grateful to have been part of this community this year 💙🦋 @assemblinglife.bsky.social @uio.no #philsky

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Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · Apr 11

One year ago we started a small online reading group on functions and now we have our first workshop on biological functions! Proud of the growing functions in philosophy network 💙 thanks to best co-organiser @harrif.bsky.social and @assemblinglife.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Apr 9

This week we are hosting a workshop on Biological functions organised by @frabellazzi.bsky.social and @harrif.bsky.social. Check out the program and get in touch if you want to attend remotely 🦋
www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis...
In collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk #philsky

Cambridge-Oslo Workshop on Biological Functions - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

First meeting of Functions in Philosophy Network

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 31

Last week us&CPS organised a great workshop on “ScaM: scales and measurement in the sciences”. We kicked off with some group work and ended up with a panel discussion. Thanks to all the attendees and speakers! @federicabocchi.bsky.social @beccajackson.bsky.social @uio.no

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you, @federicabocchi.bsky.social for a great talk and lovely conversation!

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Federica Rocky Bocchi @federicabocchi.bsky.social · Mar 30

Thanks, @frabellazzi.bsky.social, for co-organizing a great multidisciplinary workshop on Scale and Measurement at the Center for Philosophy and the Sciences at the University of Oslo. Here's a picture from @beccajackson.bsky.social 's talk on the Apgar Score and "Construct Realization".

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 24

Exciting week of #AssemblingLife events ahead:
📖 Reading group on AssemblingLife&Medicine with Sara Green, Rebecca Jackson and Harriet Fagerberg
🗣️ Science Colloquium with Sara Green
📐📏 ScaM workshop organised with #CPS
www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis...

ScaM workshop: on scale and measurement in the sciences - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

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Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · Mar 12

One of the last outputs of #Metascience has just been published! Here an article with our take on “Unification Principles for Biochemical Kinds” for the the edited volume “Special Objects” ⤵️
@ttahko.bsky.social #philsky #philbio

philpapers.org/rec/BELUPF

Francesca Bellazzi & Tuomas E. Tahko, Unification Principles for Biochemical Kinds - PhilPapers

Biochemical kinds present an interesting case study in the philosophical literature on natural kinds and functions, as they fall between chemical kinds, defined by their intrinsic microstructural prop...

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 17

Another #AssemblingLife talk this week at the CPS Lunch time seminar. This time @frabellazzi.bsky.social was applying comparative philosophy of science to the problem of biochemical structure. 🦋 #philsky

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 10

Today our postdoc Bendik Hellem-Aaby gave a fantastic talk on the interplay between self-organisation and natural selection at the CPS LunchTime seminar 🦋
www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis...

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 5

The team is growing - last month we welcomed our new PhD researcher Hilde Langengen Teigen. Hilde will explore the explanatory role and scope of the predictive processing framework by identifying self-assembly processes in the brain in relation to brain function. 🦋
www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis...

Welcome Hilde! - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

Hilde Langengen Teigen is our new PhD student.

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Mar 4

Thanks to everyone that applied for our #postdoc and #researcher positions! It is great to see such good research proposals and stimulating ideas on #selfassembly and #selforganization 🦋

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · Nov 23

I'm trying to put together a history and philosophy of biology and medicine starter pack! Let me know who to add, including if that is you!
go.bsky.app/UCbEmtj

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Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · Feb 27

Last days to apply for the #postdocs in @assemblinglife.bsky.social at UiO! It is a great project in a fantastic team! 🦋 #philjobs

www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/om/org...

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Feb 26

New #AssemblingLife article on the Metaphysics of Pregnancy now out on #PhilosophyCompass. Embryogenesis is often mentioned as a case of self-organisation and in mammals it is intrinsically linked to pregnancy, so this article explores how we can think about pregnancy in the first place. 🦋 #philsky

Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · Feb 24

My article for #PhilosophyCompass on the Metaphysics of Pregnancy has been accepted for publication! It has been the result of some years of teaching and I think it’s such a cool topic. 🎉 Here is the link to the AAM version: philpapers.org/rec/BELTMO-20
@assemblinglife.bsky.social 🦋

Francesca Bellazzi, The Metaphysics of Pregnancy - PhilPapers

Pregnancy is a one of the most complex phenomena of life and is essential to the life cycle of mammals. Pregnancy is also a crucial aspect of humans’ life and experience. ...

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Feb 20

We are hiring one 3yr post doc and one 2yr researcher to work on philosophy of science in the AssemblingLife project! Please distribute to possible applicants! Deadline: Feb 28
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow and Researcher in Philosophy of Science -  "AssemblingLife" (271935) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow and Researcher in Philosophy of Science -  "AssemblingLife" (271935), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025

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AssemblingLife @assemblinglife.bsky.social · Feb 20

The @AssemblingLife project is on Bluesky! Excited to share our activities and work on philosophy of self-assembly and self-organization in living systems. Follow us here for updates on project research and events, and have a look at our website: www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/englis...

Assembling Life - Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas

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