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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 7h

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

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Sebastian Lundsteen @sebmergence.bsky.social · 11d

Call for Applications!

@esehnextgate.bsky.social is seeking new members to join its committee for a two-year term 2025–2027.

More info below!!

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 16d

I hope Melvin Bragg's retirement will not end In Our Times. He has a lovely voice and manner but it's the people he invites that hold the show. I'll take this chance to post a thread of some of the more memorable episodes for me. Starting with Schaffer, Worrall, and @michelamassimi.bsky.social

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Scientific Method

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 17d

#HPS program at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for Postdoc in History and Philosophy of Science as part of research project Human Variables in Biodiversity Assessment (PI: Joeri Witteveen): employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
#philsky #PhilJobs #philsci

Deadline is November 7, 2025.

Post-doc position in History and Philosophy of Science

employment.ku.dk

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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 21d

Frostbite by Nicola Twilley: "Exemplary writing showcased in a book with a very clear thesis that brings together some fascinating and unexpected tales from the history of refrigeration."

book cover of Nicola Twilley's book "Frostbite. how refrigeration changed our food, our planet, and ourselves"

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Robert Groß @robertgro5.bsky.social · Sep 4

***CfP***

Spannender Workshop zur Lehre an der Schnittstelle Umwelt- und Technikgeschichte nächstes Frühjahr in Karlsruhe, siehe: www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

#envhist
#histtech
#envhum

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're hiring a new lecturer @stsucl.bsky.social. We're looking for someone with particular interests in the environment. Please share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Zoe Thomas @zoethomas.bsky.social · Aug 26

CFP deadline coming up on 1st September for our “Power Couples” workshop next Spring. Do think about submitting a paper (work in progress stuff very welcomed!) We’ve had some wonderful proposals sent in relating to a wide array of different global contexts and methodological approaches - exciting!

Zoe Thomas @zoethomas.bsky.social · Jul 16

Reposting our CfP for the “Power Couples” workshop - now with a new poster advertising the event kindly made for us by designer Marta Bartkowska!

Poster of “Power Couples Workshop” with a picture of Marie and Pierre Curie. He is holding up a glowing specimen of radium. Colour lithograph by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son after J. M. Price [Imp, JMP], 1904. Wellcome Collection.

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Wilko Hardenberg @wilko.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 23

Great session yesterday at #eseh2025 #boardgaming empathy and uncertainty in the Anthropocene with Sven Seelinger (Uni Augsburg). So much fun! #envhist

Overview of the board, a dice, and a couple of cards

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Call for Papers for 'Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive', a symposium at The National Archives in London, 4 December 2025, is now open!

Submission deadline: Friday 19 Sept

See the CFP and details about bursaries for speakers here: orlo.uk/Z8StS

#envhum #envhist

Image of Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company workshops with smoke escaping from tower. Reference: CO 1069/280 from The National Archives, UK.

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Aug 17

Ha, yes! We'll be in carriage 22 😉

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Aug 17

No pretty snowflake pictures from me this time, but I'm super excited about these two sessions and very curious to see where the discussions will lead us. If you're planning to attend in person do drop by!

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Aug 17

On the train up to Uppsala for #ESEH2025 🛤️ Together with Albert van Wijngaarden, I'll be convening two sessions:

🧊 Wednesday @ 11:00-12:30: "Historians in the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Science"
🌦️ Thursday @ 09:00-10:30: "Should We Rethink Histories of Weather and Climate Modification?"

Historians in the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Science
History Café
13th European Society for Environmental History Conference
21 August 2025 | Uppsala, Sweden
With an opening statement by
Sverker Sörlin
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Convenors:
Albert van Wijngaarden
University of Cambridge

Floris Winckel
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Should We Rethink Histories of Weather and Climate Modification?
Roundtable Discussion
13th European Society for Environmental History Conference
20 August 2025 | Uppsala, Sweden
Kristine Harper
University of Copenhagen
Johan Gärdebo
University of Cambridge
Fiona Williamson
Singapore Management University
Meredith McKittrick
Georgetown University
Chairs:
Albert van Wijngaarden
University of Cambridge

Floris Winckel
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

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Harry Croft @harrycroft.bsky.social · Aug 6

Travelling to Uppsala for ESEH later this month? Please consider filling this VERY short survey so the ESEH Sustainability Committee can better understand delegates travel options! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ESEH Conference Travel Survey

The ESEH Sustainability Committee is gathering data on ESEH conference delegates' travel plans and would be grateful for your responses to the below questions. Thank you in advance.

docs.google.com

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Sebastian Lundsteen @sebmergence.bsky.social · Aug 14

I am developing a course titled “Anthropocene Histories, History in the Anthropocene” at UCPH.
My idea is to structure the it thematically through planetary boundaries.

But what are the best texts around these days. I have the obvious stuff: Chakrabarty, Bonneuil & Fressoz, McNeill, Brown

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Katy Duncan 🍉 @katysduncan.bsky.social · Aug 13

@naomioreskes.bsky.social's brilliant @rigb.org lecture: how military secrecy delayed plate tectonic theory for 3 decades - a narrative that remains ever relevant to science today...

⚒️ 🧪 #histsci #skystorians #science #academicsky #STS #geoscience @miguelohn.bsky.social

Rethinking the origin of plate tectonics - with Naomi Oreskes

YouTube video by The Royal Institution

youtu.be

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Aug 7

@farsouthhistory.bsky.social

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Aug 5

Spotted this recently from @fabribald.bsky.social www.rsa.org/forms/FormRe...

Renaissance Society of America

365 Fifth AvenueRoom 5405New York, NY 10016 • USA

www.rsa.org

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Sarah Pickman @sarahmpicks.bsky.social · Aug 4

I'm thrilled that @issygapp.bsky.social are co-editing the *fifth* series for @nichecanada.bsky.social on Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North-this time, on "States of the Field–New Research in Arctic Pasts." We want to hear from up and coming Arctic researchers! niche-canada.org/2025/08/04/c...

Call for Submissions: Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North Part V

In Part V, we want to assess the current state of the field of Arctic history.

niche-canada.org

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · Jul 20

ACADEMIC BOOK SALE

I am moving and want to move less books if at all possible...

Please get in touch if you are interested in the following titles (all prices include postage and I am open to offers)

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 27

www.darciebernhardt.com

Darcie Bernhardt

www.darciebernhardt.com

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Really excited to start reading @sprucehen.bsky.social 's new book 'Ice Geographies'! From reading the prologue I can tell this is exactly the kind of narrative I hope to see more of in the coming years - and I'm sure this book'll help achieve that :) Plus the cover art is wonderful!

Cover of Jen Rose Smith's Ice Geographies book, featuring blue, white, and pink swirls (detail from artist Darcie Bernhardt's Beluga Hunting.

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Dr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · Jul 21

An excellent opportunity to join the curatorial team at the Science Museum has come up! Please spread the word.

🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences
⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial
⌛ Permanent, Full-Time
💲 £41k p/a

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · Jul 16

We’re hiring! Join AIP’s research team as an Archives Fellow or Intern to help highlight women’s contributions to the physical sciences. Great part time opportunities for grad students.

Apply here:
- Fellow: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
- Intern: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

tinyurl.com

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · Jul 15

Job Opening at the Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at TUM! Research Fellow for 3 years (renewable). Preferably philosopher w interest in plant, crop & agricultural research (& their history and social studies)
All details: www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci #sts

Jobs

www.sts.sot.tum.de

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