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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons

hptsociety.bsky.social
On this day in 1924, Gilbert Simondon was born. A pioneering French philosopher of technology, Simondon challenged us to see machines not as passive tools but as entities with their own modes of existence.
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Alan Richardson

hworliczek.bsky.social
#Job #PhilSci #HPS
Fully funded PhD-position at Bielefeld University, Philosophy of the Biomedical Sciences), deadline Oct 30, 2025
Job ad: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/451...
On the program: blogs.uni-bielefeld.de/blog/isosnew...
Doctoral Researcher in Philosophy of the Medical S...
The History and Philosophy of Medicine Group, led by Prof. Lara Keuck, is looking for a highly motivated candidate for a three-year PhD project in phi...
uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org
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fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
How did #computers go from niche machines to everywhere, all at once? It turns out one of the oldest technologies, #books, was key.

Join our MUSTS colloquium by @patrickmccray.bsky.social on Wednesday 8 October in which we will explore how literature shaped the rise of computing.

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Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Modern Science - UCL - Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV745/a... #skystorians 🗃️
Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Modern Science at UCL
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Modern Science at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Elisa Freschi

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#Postdoc at Technische Universität Berlin in digital humanities & history/philosophy/sociology of science #philsci #STS. ERC project investigates digital communication within the ATLAS collaboration at CERN

Deadline: October 13, 2025
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti...
#PhilJobs
Job Posting I-390/25: Research Associate - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen – Job Postings at Technische Universität Berlin
Faculty I - Humanities and Educational Sciences, Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Literature / History and Philosophy of Modern Science
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons

hptsociety.bsky.social
On this day in 1889, Martin Heidegger was born. Heidegger holds a prominent place in the history of the philosophy of technology as he is often taken to be one of the first philosophers to take technology seriously.
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by Massimiliano Simons

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Would read it
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Alan Richardson

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PhD project in philosophy of science in practice. The main PI is Sara Green. Check it out!

employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
PhD Project in Philosophy of Science: Philosophical Perspectives on Animal Models in Translational Neuroscience
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by Massimiliano Simons

masssimons.bsky.social
Cannot but disagree
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masssimons.bsky.social
Goes on my reading list! Very much in favor of more metaphilosophy of science!
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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
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Kathleen Kennedy, François Guesnet

onslies.bsky.social
AN #EARLYMODERN POST!! They still exist! And a lovely one at that, for five years and with the brilliant people at KCL who have turned that place in quite the hub of exciting early modern research.

Run, don’t walk.
Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at King's College London
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Fabián Muniesa

hptsociety.bsky.social
Today, we celebrate the life and contributions of Mario Bunge (1919–2025), a prominent philosopher of science who also reflected on technology.
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Steven French, Lesley A. Hall , and 2 more

eayers0.bsky.social
36 mo postdoc / research fellow position in Philosophy, History, and/or Social Studies of the Life Sciences in the STS dept. at Technical Universtiy of Munich, apps due Oct 31: #histphil #histsci #histSTM

www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei...
Jobs
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Peter Adamson, Steven French , and 4 more

clpskuleuven.bsky.social
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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ferrydanini.bsky.social
Le mood board que j'ai envoyé et la couverture qu'on a eu ✨ poke @samlepine.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Mark Rubin

penders.bsky.social
"Epistemic oligarchies: capture and concentration through science reform", a new preprint by Sven Ulpts (not here), Sheena Bartscherer (also not here), @nicolecnelson.bsky.social and me. Read it here: zenodo.org/records/1713... 1/
Epistemic oligarchies: capture and concentration through science reform
In this paper we describe how current efforts to reform science create oligarchic power structures within science and prepare scientific products for the uptake by existing oligarchic actors like Big ...
zenodo.org
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hoposjournal.bsky.social
In the latest #HOPOS Fenner Tanswell, Brendan Larvor & Colin Rittberg "examine the origins of the dialectical approach to the philosophy of mathematics."

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons

bayesianboy.bsky.social
The vision of human-out-of-the-loop science fundamentally mistakes what knowledge production is. It aims at the production of, wait for it, knowledge: a thing that definitionally involves an epistemic agent or agents, unless you are theistic about it.
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by Massimiliano Simons

masssimons.bsky.social
If only Latour would have defined his own project as a revival of Descartes, all would have been fine
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masssimons.bsky.social
I also see it regularly in Francophone conferences.. do not underestimate the French loyalty to some kind of rationalism that they see threatened by a social study of science
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by Sabina Leonelli — Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Michela Massimi, Alan Richardson , and 2 more

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
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by Sabina Leonelli — Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Richard McElreath, Ingo Rohlfing

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A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September

opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments
opensciencestudies.eu
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Geraint Rees, Steve Peers , and 7 more

hetanshah.bsky.social
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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When a parrot wanted to connect with a distant friend, a touchscreen showed a selection of other birds available online. The parrots learned to activate the screen, designed specially for them, by touching it gently with their tongues rather than pecking aggressively with their beaks. "We had 26 birds involved," said Hirskyj-Douglas. "They would use the system up to three hours a day, with each call lasting up to five minutes." The interactions ranged from preening and playing with toys to loud vocal exchanges. "When we went through the data, we found that most of these parrots had favourite friends," said Hirskyj-Douglas.
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by Massimiliano Simons

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There is an ongoing 'discussion' on the French #philsci mailing list about 'anti-Latourism' that is hilarious. Some people really hate Latour and feel the need to publicly express their dislike in the most ridiculous ways.
plankton from spongebob is sitting in a chair holding a bucket of popcorn
ALT: plankton from spongebob is sitting in a chair holding a bucket of popcorn
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So chuffed to get my hands on a physical copy of @klingebeil.bsky.social's beautiful "Hype: A Critical Field Guide" 💫 Since putting it together, Johannes has sent out over 700 copies 🔥 get yours here: johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
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odedrechavi.bsky.social
Full professor complaining to an assistant professor on how hard it is to get funding nowadays
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Richard Pettigrew

impractknow.bsky.social
New paper on what it is to ask a question.

TLDR: teachers' asking, self-directed asking, and shared agenda-setting asking require us to rethink what it is to ask a question.

philpapers.org/rec/HABAAQ
Joshua Habgood-Coote, Asking a Question is a Proposal in Shared Inquiry - PhilPapers
What is it to ask a question? We might think about asking a question as the expression of an interrogative attitude towards a question that articulates the speaker’s aim of resolving ...
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by Mark Alfano — Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Huw Price, Catarina Dutilh Novaes , and 3 more

markalfano.bsky.social
I am advertising two PhD positions in philosophy -- one for a domestic student, one for an international student. Both positions are 1 + 3 years, meaning that the first year is an MRes and the next three years are for the PhD.

www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
PhD on the philosophy of networks of trust
This PhD scholarship is intended to benefit a researcher in empirically-oriented philosophy. Learn more and submit an expression of interest.
www.mq.edu.au
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Reposted by: Massimiliano Simons, Sabina Leonelli, Lesley A. Hall , and 2 more

ishpssb.bsky.social
We’re excited to launch the official BlueSky profile of ISHPSSB! Founded in 1998, we connect researchers in philosophy, history, and social studies of biology and medicine worldwide. Follow us for updates and events! #PhilosophyOfBiology, #HistoryOfScience, #STS, #Biology, #Medicine
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