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Ivan Moscati @ivan-moscati.bsky.social · 12d

Save the Date: JUNE 8–12, 2026.

Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics.
Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy.

Sponsored by INEM, the University of Insubria, and the University of Milan.

More information forthcoming.

@catemar.bsky.social
@rseri.me

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Ivan Moscati @ivan-moscati.bsky.social · 11d

Very glad that Caterina Marchionni (Milan U., @catemar.bsky.social) has joined Francesco Guala (Milan U.), Raffaello Seri (Insubria U., @rseri.me), and me as a local organizer of the Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics.

Welcome aboard, Caterina!

Ivan Moscati @ivan-moscati.bsky.social · 12d

Save the Date: JUNE 8–12, 2026.

Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics.
Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy.

Sponsored by INEM, the University of Insubria, and the University of Milan.

More information forthcoming.

@catemar.bsky.social
@rseri.me

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eenphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social · Jun 13

The East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) is pleased to announce the relaunch of its Mentorship Scheme for Early Career Scholars! 🥳🔥

More info👇
eenps.weebly.com/mentorship.h...

#philsci

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Caterina Marchionni @catemar.bsky.social · May 20

Call for applications: 3 PhD Scholarships in social ontology / social cognition. Deadline: 9.06. 2025. The scholarships are funded by the University of Milan on the project The Normative Roots of Social Kinds”. More details can be found here: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Apply

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · May 17

Early career philosophers of science may be interested in this online series providing career advice organized by EPSA. I will also be speaking at the session discussing postdocs and tenure-track opportunities: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Students: EPSA Online Series

Thriving as a Junior Scholar – EPSA Online Series Students Are you looking to build essential skills for your academic career? Join Thriving as a Junior Scholar, an online event series designed to su...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · May 17

This is excellent and admirable and praiseworthy.

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Apr 30

More than 80 Harvard faculty members have signed on to a pledge to donate 10% of their paycheck to support staff and students, as long as the University resists Trump's unlawful demands. I am so proud of my colleagues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senior Faculty Pledging to Donate a Portion of Salary in Defense of University Community

Senior Faculty Pledging to Donate a Portion of Salary in Defense of University Community We are heartened by the University’s rejection of the Trump administration’s unlawful demands. We also recogn...

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Justin Purnell @justinpurnell.com · Apr 30

Princeton with a new site to help make the case for academic freedom standup.princeton.edu

Stand Up for Princeton and Higher Education.

Join a community of Princeton alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends who are committed  to making the case for America’s great colleges and universities.

standup.princeton.edu

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Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · Apr 30

Mankiw pledges 10% of salary toward Harvard's defense against the Trump administration. He was chairman of George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors.

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Apr 30

More than 80 Harvard faculty members have signed on to a pledge to donate 10% of their paycheck to support staff and students, as long as the University resists Trump's unlawful demands. I am so proud of my colleagues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senior Faculty Pledging to Donate a Portion of Salary in Defense of University Community

Senior Faculty Pledging to Donate a Portion of Salary in Defense of University Community We are heartened by the University’s rejection of the Trump administration’s unlawful demands. We also recogn...

docs.google.com

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Martin Kusch @martinkusch.bsky.social · Apr 28

Would you like to teach philosophy of science and technology in Vienna? #philosophy #STS

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science and Technology

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Caterina Marchionni @catemar.bsky.social · Apr 22

Based on joint work with the great @mariongodman.bsky.social

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Caterina Marchionni @catemar.bsky.social · Apr 22

On my way to give my last talk as a University of Helsinki employee — and at the University of Milan, no less.”

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Apr 21

What a great initiative. It's so important to hear the stories of silenced scientists. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬

Portraits of dismissed scientists personalize US government cuts to science

A hurricane researcher. An invasive-insect entomologist. An e-cigarette toxicologist. A biomedical librarian. Those are some of the people included in Silenced Science Stories, a visual storytelling p...

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · Apr 11

NEW 🧵

The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.

Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Apr 5

The Naval Academy has been ordered to remove 381 books from its library. Is yours among them?

Philosophers’ Books among those Banned from US Naval Academy Library - Daily Nous

In January, Donald Trump issued an executive order banning certain books on race, gender, and other topics from public schools for kindergarten through grade 12. Last week Defense Secretary Pete Hegse...

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · Apr 5

"Authoritarian governments around the world know that universities are spaces of independent thought and thus potential threats. From Hungary to Turkey to Russia, breaking their independence is an early step in the consolidation of control."

Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · Apr 5

Michigan's decision to roll back DEI has to be understood as part of a larger effort to force universities into ideological submission.

From @scottlgreer.bsky.social and I in the Detroit Free Press.

University of Michigan caved to Donald Trump on DEI programs | Opinion

Trump's attacks on DEI at University of Michigan is part of a larger deployment of misinformation and government threats to weaken universities.

www.freep.com

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Jesse Walker @notjessewalker.bsky.social · Apr 5

The anti-DEI crusade didn't take long to get from "You shouldn't force professors to submit DEI statements" to "We're purging Deirdre McCloskey's memoir from a college library."

These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library

The office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the college to adhere to an executive order from President Trump banning educational material related to diversity, equity and inclusion topics.

www.nytimes.com

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Ivan Boldyrev @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social · Mar 24

Happy and proud to announce that the 17th History of Recent Economics Conference will happen at Radboud University, 23-24 October 2025!
hisreco.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/c...

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Caterina Marchionni @catemar.bsky.social · Mar 26

Now that it’s as official as it can get (my superior just confirmed my resignation 😅), I am very happy to share that I’ll be taking up the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan, starting May 1st.

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · Mar 22

The next PSA Office Hour features an entire panel! Mark your calendars for the April Panel Discussion on Philosophers of Science in Industry: Biotechnology, Medical Affairs, and AI!

📅 Thursday, April 4th, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM EST
🔗 docs.google.com/form...

PSA Office Hour - Student Signup Form

Thank you for your interest in the PSA Office Hour. Please note that this is intended to be a research-focused discussion, not an informal chat or salon style interaction. Please complete all questions fully and accurately and we will be in touch with the results!

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · Mar 10

The current team includes Mary Leng, @catemar.bsky.social, @kerrymckenzie.bsky.social, @laurennross.bsky.social, Emily Sullivan, @jackiesullivan.bsky.social & Dana Tulodziecki, who give up their time, patience, and enormous expertise in exchange for a very full inbox. Heroic isn’t the half of it.

Pictures of the philosophers named in the post. Quite a lot of smiling. Presumably, photos taken before they became editors.

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European Philosophy of Science Association @epsaphilsci.bsky.social · Mar 5

📄 Call for Papers: the deadline for our upcoming Topical Collection "Philosophical Perspectives on Climate Economics" has been extended to 31 March 2025.

➡️ philsci.eu/Phil-Climate...

European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - Philosophical Perspectives on Climate Economics

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Caterina Marchionni @catemar.bsky.social · Feb 17

EPSA is on Bluesky!

European Philosophy of Science Association @epsaphilsci.bsky.social · Feb 13

🔵 For our first post on Bluesky, we are delighted to announce that the call for applications for our 2025/2026 Fellowship Scheme is now open:

👥 15 spots are available!
⏳Deadline: Monday 31 March 2025

Find out how to apply 👇
philsci.eu/fellowships/...

European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - Fellowships

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Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social · Feb 14

🔥 2025 call for EPSA fellows: 15 spots are available for Central & Eastern European junior scholars, and scholars of all levels affected by the war in Ukraine, to visit a Western European University for 1m, deadline March 31: philsci.eu/fellowships/...

European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - Applications

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Caterina Marchionni @catemar.bsky.social · Feb 3

Call for papers for the closing workshop of our ESSK (economics as serviceable social knowledge) is now out. Submission deadline: March 7, 2025. See below for further info. Please spread widely!

Teemu Lari @teemulari.bsky.social · Feb 3

Call for Papers:

Workshop "Assessing economics as a serviceable social science"

Helsinki, 22-23 Aug 2025

Possible themes range from policy-relevance, evidence & models to institutional structure of economics

Submission DL: 7 March

Details: blogs.helsinki.fi/essk-project...
#philsci #econsky

Call for papers: ESSK 2025 Workshop – ESSK

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