Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
@ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
1K followers 330 following 21 posts
Post-doc at Michigan State University, Department of Philosophy. PhD in Philosophy, PhD in Biology. 🌱
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
A comprehensive account of the concept of organism should involve a botanical part: Check out my paper on #plantorganism #organicism
It is open access.
#philsci
🌱
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
rosetrappes.bsky.social
In #citizenscience, members of the public are doing menial scientific labour for free. Does this make it exploitative? Find out in my online talk tomorrow evening (European time) at @mcps-philsci.bsky.social
mcps-philsci.bsky.social
Our International Postdoc Forum is a virtual seminar series for early career researchers to share their work w/commentary by MCPS community members. Excited to welcome @rosetrappes.bsky.social (University of Bergen, Norway) at 1215 CT Wed 24 Sept. Sign up for Zoom link. buff.ly/MSAXLgY
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
msupri.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who attended the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference and helped make it a success! This inaugural meeting brought together 416 registrants from 55 institutions. Together, we’ve built momentum for the future of #plantscience in the Great Lakes region and beyond! #GLPSC2025
GLPSC 2025 attendees pose together on the sidewalk in front of the Grand River for a group photo
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
Super happy to attend the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! Great to learn about some of the latest research in different plant science branches.. my presentation is about control in experiments and soil heterogeneity
(I guess I’m the only one from a philosophy department) #GLPSC2025
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
sabinaleonelli.bsky.social
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
www.sts.sot.tum.de
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
mcps-philsci.bsky.social
Our International Postdoc Forum is a virtual seminar series for early career researchers to share their work w/commentary by MCPS community members. Excited to welcome @rosetrappes.bsky.social (University of Bergen, Norway) at 1215 CT Wed 24 Sept. Sign up for Zoom link. buff.ly/MSAXLgY
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
roto-rub.bsky.social
New semester, new lecture series 🎉Starting next month, we welcome amazing scholars to give online talks in the history and philosophy of life sciences. Find all dates and registration links here: rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
We look forward to seeing you there 🤗
#PhilSci #HistSci #HPBio
Overview of the ROTO Lecture Series in the winter semester 2025/2026.

The talks will be: 
- "Race Reification and Population Descriptors in Human Genomics" by Celso Neto (University of Exeter)
- "Understanding plant holobionts through complexity science" by César Marín (Universidad Santo Tomás)
- "What is Dialectical Biology?" by Chris Shambaugh (University of Oregon)
- "Learning from Partial Overlaps Between Knowledge Systems" by Charbel El-Hani (Federal University of Bahia)
- "21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology" by Rebecca Sear (Brunel University London) 
- "The Organism and the System: Boundary Crossings in 20th Century Science" by Libby O’Neil (Mississippi State University)
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
philsci.bsky.social
Don't forget to register for PSA Around the World 2025! This year spotlights Eastern & Central Europe 🌍

📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
Philosophy of Science Association
<div style="font-size: 40px;"><h1 class="fr-text">Philosophy of Science Around the World - 2025</h1></div>
form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
If you would like to read a brief paper on environmental complexity and plant and animal cognition, please see below
I argue for the importance of the concept of stress in understanding evolution of cognition. Please dm me if you don’t have access #philsci 🌱 🌾 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
tespiteri.bsky.social
So delighted to welcome Prof. Heather Douglas to The HPS Podcast!

In this illuminating conversation, we explore the history & legacy of the “value-free ideal.” Heather offers insights on the evolving responsibilities of scientists, and presents her bold vision for a new social contract for science.
S5 E4 - Heather Douglas on Rethinking Science’s Social Contract
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode
open.spotify.com
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
philsci.bsky.social
Time to register for PSA AW 2025 with three online dates in November. Look forward to seeing many of you there! 👇
tmarvan.bsky.social
Registration is now open for Philosophy of Science Around the World 2025; waivers applicable

www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...

#psaaw25 #philsci @eenphilsci.bsky.social
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
cepaea.bsky.social
Tomorrow! (Wednesday) #ishpssb2025
cepaea.bsky.social
I'm sorry not to be able to attend #ISHPSSB2025 in Porto this week, but glad to be able to present virtually in this awesome 2-part Wed session on soil w/ Katie Kendig, Aja Watkins & me (part 1 14:30-16:00) and Ozlem Silverman (also virtual), Robert Meunier & Denise Hossom (part 2 16:30-18:00). 🌱🐋
Organized: How Does Dirt Become Soil? Categorizations of Soil in the Agricultural Sciences — Session 1
July 23, 14:30–16:00 · Anf. 1
Chair: Catherine Kendig
Social Ontologies of Soil: What Is Soil?, What’s It For?,
and What Should We Do With It?
Catherine Kendig
Controlling Soil: Lab vs Field Experiments and the Het-
erogeneity of Soil [Virtual]
Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
Soil Fertility as a Cause of Land Health in Ecological
and Agricultural Contexts: Solving Puzzles Concerning
the Origins of Aldo Leopold’s Views on Soil [Virtual]
Roberta L Millstein
Finding Common Ground in Soil: Leopoldian Land
Health as a framework to address free-roaming horse
management policy conflicts in the US and Australia
Denise Hossom
Soil Quality Indicators as Hybrid Facts: Integrating the
Epistemology and Axiology of Usable Knowledge
Robert Meunier
Criteria for Soil Classification
Aja Watkins
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
Thank you! Please see the attached whole program: there are six talks including mine. @katiekendig.bsky.social is the organiser. “How does dirt become soil? Categorizations of soil in the agricultural sciences” is the name of the session. #philsci 🌾 🌱
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
If you are attending #ISHPSSB2025 don’t miss our session on #soil Wednesday afternoon. My talk (virtual) is “Controlling soil: lab vs field experiments and the heterogeneity of soil” a philosophy paper building on my experiences in a plant physiology and nutrition lab. 🌱🌾 #philsci
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
alisabokulich.bsky.social
3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist

networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
Texas State University - Cluster Hire: Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment | H-Net
networks.h-net.org
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
Thank you! Please see the attached whole program: there are six talks including mine. @katiekendig.bsky.social is the organiser. “How does dirt become soil? Categorizations of soil in the agricultural sciences” is the name of the session. #philsci 🌾 🌱
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
If you are attending #ISHPSSB2025 don’t miss our session on #soil Wednesday afternoon. My talk (virtual) is “Controlling soil: lab vs field experiments and the heterogeneity of soil” a philosophy paper building on my experiences in a plant physiology and nutrition lab. 🌱🌾 #philsci
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
drlynnchiu.bsky.social
Read all Elements in The Philosophy of Biology series for FREE during the ISHPSSB conference 20 - 25 July. You can find all of these Elements free to download and read here: cup.org/4kEgivL
Philosophy of Biology
Welcome to Cambridge Core
cup.org
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
Great! #Ishpssb is great! My first Ish was 10 years ago in Montréal. I am at the same session with Aja. I am attending virtual this time. My talk’s title is: Controlling soil: lab vs field experiments and the heterogeneity of soil #ISHPSSB2025 🌱🌾 #philsci
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
cepaea.bsky.social
I'm sorry not to be able to attend #ISHPSSB2025 in Porto this week, but glad to be able to present virtually in this awesome 2-part Wed session on soil w/ Katie Kendig, Aja Watkins & me (part 1 14:30-16:00) and Ozlem Silverman (also virtual), Robert Meunier & Denise Hossom (part 2 16:30-18:00). 🌱🐋
Organized: How Does Dirt Become Soil? Categorizations of Soil in the Agricultural Sciences — Session 1
July 23, 14:30–16:00 · Anf. 1
Chair: Catherine Kendig
Social Ontologies of Soil: What Is Soil?, What’s It For?,
and What Should We Do With It?
Catherine Kendig
Controlling Soil: Lab vs Field Experiments and the Het-
erogeneity of Soil [Virtual]
Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
Soil Fertility as a Cause of Land Health in Ecological
and Agricultural Contexts: Solving Puzzles Concerning
the Origins of Aldo Leopold’s Views on Soil [Virtual]
Roberta L Millstein
Finding Common Ground in Soil: Leopoldian Land
Health as a framework to address free-roaming horse
management policy conflicts in the US and Australia
Denise Hossom
Soil Quality Indicators as Hybrid Facts: Integrating the
Epistemology and Axiology of Usable Knowledge
Robert Meunier
Criteria for Soil Classification
Aja Watkins
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
alisabokulich.bsky.social
Excited to be heading to the International Society for the History, Philosophy, & Social Studies of Biology (aka ISH) conference in Porto (my 1st!). Check out the great program & these talks by members of our #PhiGeo research group ⬇️ #HPS #ISHPSSB2025

ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/wp-content/u...
Phi-Geo at ISH Porto
Matilde Carrera
Boston University, USA
Defining Ancestry: Conceptual Clarity to Minimize Harms [Virtual]
Organized: Conceptual Challenges in the Field of Human Evolution, 14:30-16:00 Monday, 21
July, 2025
Conceptual Challenges in the Field of Human Evolution Organized: Conceptual Challenges in the Field of Human Evolution, 14:30-16:00 Monday, 21 July, 2025
Federica Bocchi
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Relationship-Building and the Limits of Participatory Science
Organized: Participation in Conservation in Postcolonial and Settler Colonial Contexts —
Session 1, 14:30-16:00 Monday, 21 July, 2025Organized: Participation in Conservation in Postcolonial and Settler Colonial Contexts — Session 2, 16:30-18:00 Monday, 21 July, 2025
Matthew Brewer
Boston University, USA
Classification, Uniqueness, and Analogical Reasoning: Lessons from Biology and Geology [Virtual]
Individual: Classification, 11:00-12:30 Tuesday, 22 July. 2025
Aja Watkins
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Criteria for Soil Classification
Organized: How Does Dirt Become Soil? Categorizations of Soil in the Agricultural Sciences — Session 1. 14:30-16:00 Wednesday, 23 July, 2025Organized: How Does Dirt Become Soil?
Categorizations of Soil in the Agricultural Sciences — Session 2, 16:30-18:00 Wednesday, 23
July, 2025
Alisa Bokulich
Boston University, USA
Reconstructing, Extinct Life: Analogues, Homologues, & Biomechanical Models Organized: Evolutionary Reconstruction and Explanation, 16:30-18:00 Wednesday, 23 July.
2025
ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
Great! #Ishpssb is great! My first Ish was 10 years ago in Montréal. I am at the same session with Aja. I am attending virtual this time. My talk’s title is: Controlling soil: lab vs field experiments and the heterogeneity of soil #ISHPSSB2025 🌱🌾 #philsci
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
alisabokulich.bsky.social
2 tenure-track Asst or Assoc professor jobs in History/Anthropology of Science, Technology & Medicine at
Carnegie Mellon U to begin in August 2026. Tech & social change or environmental & social impacts of STM; time period & geographic specialization open.
#HPS #HistSTM #STS
Deadline: Sep 15, 2025
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio
apply.interfolio.com
Reposted by Özlem Yilmaz Silverman
ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#ISHPSSB2925 program booklet is out! Check it out here ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/wp-content/u...
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
Cover of the program booklet for ISHPSSB 2025.