Alisa Bokulich
@alisabokulich.bsky.social
Professor @ Boston U, History & Philosophy of Science—esp Philosophy of Geosciences, Director Phi-Geo Research Group, Assoc @ Harvard U. Hist Sci, Radcliffe Fellow Alum. Settler, wife, & mother. 📸s my crappy phone.
Webpage: https://bokulich.org/
Webpage: https://bokulich.org/
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Another scientist of unknown birthday: my #linocut of Chinese Han Dynasty #polymath & statesman Zhang Heng (78-139) who invented a seismoscope (simplified seismometer which does not make a record of earth motions) to detect distant earthquakes & indicate their direction 2000 years ago! 🐡🧪⚒️#histsci
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Now that we're officially in 2026, it's time to start locking in your 2026 conference travel plans, starting with BSPS 2026 in Leeds! Calls for Symposia and Abstracts are now open (CFS closes on 14 Jan, CFA closes 11 Feb). www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...
#philosophyofscience #philsci #philosophy
#philosophyofscience #philsci #philosophy
Annual Conference | 2026 | BSPS
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 21–23 July 2026 at the University of Leeds
www.thebsps.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Now that we're officially in 2026, it's time to start locking in your 2026 conference travel plans, starting with BSPS 2026 in Leeds! Calls for Symposia and Abstracts are now open (CFS closes on 14 Jan, CFA closes 11 Feb). www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...
#philosophyofscience #philsci #philosophy
#philosophyofscience #philsci #philosophy
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the extremely capable, performing better than a human, and close to achieving conscientiousness AI systems, y'all
“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
the extremely capable, performing better than a human, and close to achieving conscientiousness AI systems, y'all
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In March, Dr. Alondra Nelson joined Justin Hendrix to discuss the trajectory of AI policy under the Trump administration and the need to develop policies that keep people—not technology or corporations—at the center.
A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was key to the Biden administration’s AI strategy. Justin Hendrix spoke with her about today’s developments and her vision for the future.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
In March, Dr. Alondra Nelson joined Justin Hendrix to discuss the trajectory of AI policy under the Trump administration and the need to develop policies that keep people—not technology or corporations—at the center.
Kicking off the new year having dim sum with our neighbors 🥟🥢🍚
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Kicking off the new year having dim sum with our neighbors 🥟🥢🍚
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Take a break from scrolling at New Bedford’s 25-hour ‘Moby Dick’ marathon trib.al/o5QIcWy
Take a break from scrolling at New Bedford’s 25-hour ‘Moby Dick’ marathon
Some 2,500 people are expected at the Whaling Museum in New Bedford for a free marathon reading of Melville’s classic "Moby Dick."
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January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Apply by Jan. 15! The acclaimed MBL Logan Science Journalism fellowships immerse journalists, writers, producers & editors in biomedical or environmental research training. Get invaluable, hands-on experience with scientific discovery on Cape Cod!Apply at mbl.edu/sjp
January 2, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Apply by Jan. 15! The acclaimed MBL Logan Science Journalism fellowships immerse journalists, writers, producers & editors in biomedical or environmental research training. Get invaluable, hands-on experience with scientific discovery on Cape Cod!Apply at mbl.edu/sjp
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ACTUAL GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: The Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth have made it through the crisis!
Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI
www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...
Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI
www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...
‘Every Single Dollar Mattered’: Donations Save Museum of the Earth From Foreclosure
Just days before a year-end foreclosure deadline, the Museum of the Earth has paid off its mortgage following a wide fundraising campaign that rescued the Ithaca area landmark.
www.ithaca.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 AM
ACTUAL GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: The Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth have made it through the crisis!
Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI
www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...
Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI
www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...
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As we begin the 250th anniversary year of American independence:
On New Year’s Day, 1776, George Washington ordered the first American flag raised to the top of a 76-foot liberty pole at the summit of a hill in Charlestown (now Somerville), Massachusetts
On New Year’s Day, 1776, George Washington ordered the first American flag raised to the top of a 76-foot liberty pole at the summit of a hill in Charlestown (now Somerville), Massachusetts
The First American Flag: George Washington, Prospect Hill and the Birth of the United States - New England Historical Society
On New Year’s Day 1776, George Washington raised the first American flag over Prospect Hill. Discover how it united the colonies—and fooled the British.
newenglandhistoricalsociety.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
As we begin the 250th anniversary year of American independence:
On New Year’s Day, 1776, George Washington ordered the first American flag raised to the top of a 76-foot liberty pole at the summit of a hill in Charlestown (now Somerville), Massachusetts
On New Year’s Day, 1776, George Washington ordered the first American flag raised to the top of a 76-foot liberty pole at the summit of a hill in Charlestown (now Somerville), Massachusetts
New Year's Day walk in the feels like temp of 2F/-16.7C 🌬️🥶
January 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
New Year's Day walk in the feels like temp of 2F/-16.7C 🌬️🥶
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Ring in the new year with the greatest and wildest pamphlet that ever blasted monarchy at the root. 9 days until COMMON SENSE turns 250
Thomas Paine began 1776 with _Common Sense_ and the call to reject monarchy, and ended with _The American Crisis_, warning that "these are the times that try men's souls."
Like many in my field, I've spent the last dozen years preparing for 2026, sure that the fullest histories serve us best. 1/
Like many in my field, I've spent the last dozen years preparing for 2026, sure that the fullest histories serve us best. 1/
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Ring in the new year with the greatest and wildest pamphlet that ever blasted monarchy at the root. 9 days until COMMON SENSE turns 250
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Happy new year 🎊. And may the genocidal and fascist governments of this world fall in 2026. Cheers 🥂
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Happy new year 🎊. And may the genocidal and fascist governments of this world fall in 2026. Cheers 🥂
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📢 @barnesandnoble.com is offering 25% off 📙 preorders from today through January 1st. You can get The Organism–Environment Pairing at a discount! Many thanks for supporting @mitpress.bsky.social—we need university presses now more than ever! 👇 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-organi... #HPS #philsky 📚💙
The Organism-Environment Pairing: A Historical and Philosophical Reappraisal|Paperback
A historical and philosophical exploration of the organism-environment relationship and its role in shaping biological thought.In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environm...
www.barnesandnoble.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
📢 @barnesandnoble.com is offering 25% off 📙 preorders from today through January 1st. You can get The Organism–Environment Pairing at a discount! Many thanks for supporting @mitpress.bsky.social—we need university presses now more than ever! 👇 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-organi... #HPS #philsky 📚💙
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This was a fun story to write, stick around to the end for a speed run through the past 500 million years of climate history
Paleoclimatologist Jessica Tierney recently published a global temperature record covering almost the past half-billion years. According to her model, 50 million years ago, inland temperatures approached 122 degrees Fahrenheit. www.quantamagazine.org/climate-extr...
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This was a fun story to write, stick around to the end for a speed run through the past 500 million years of climate history
A lovely walk this morning around the Blue Iguana Conservation Facility & Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park 🌺🌴
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A lovely walk this morning around the Blue Iguana Conservation Facility & Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park 🌺🌴
CFP: Society for the Study of Measurement will be held at the University of Edinburgh
June 22-25, 2026. Submit proposals for papers, symposia, & poster on any topics in the theory, history, philosophy, & application of measurement by January 15, 2026 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80364...
#HPS
June 22-25, 2026. Submit proposals for papers, symposia, & poster on any topics in the theory, history, philosophy, & application of measurement by January 15, 2026 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80364...
#HPS
December 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
CFP: Society for the Study of Measurement will be held at the University of Edinburgh
June 22-25, 2026. Submit proposals for papers, symposia, & poster on any topics in the theory, history, philosophy, & application of measurement by January 15, 2026 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80364...
#HPS
June 22-25, 2026. Submit proposals for papers, symposia, & poster on any topics in the theory, history, philosophy, & application of measurement by January 15, 2026 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80364...
#HPS
Also stopped by the Cayman Parrot Sanctuary, which had more than parrots...
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Also stopped by the Cayman Parrot Sanctuary, which had more than parrots...
Last day snorkeling...🤿🐟🐠
December 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Last day snorkeling...🤿🐟🐠
Beautiful scales 🐟🐠🤿
December 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Beautiful scales 🐟🐠🤿
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Last #HoPWaG episode of the year, on Blaise Pascal!
He was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought?
www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascal
#philsky #philosophy #pascal #podcasts
He was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought?
www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascal
#philsky #philosophy #pascal #podcasts
December 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Last #HoPWaG episode of the year, on Blaise Pascal!
He was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought?
www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascal
#philsky #philosophy #pascal #podcasts
He was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought?
www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascal
#philsky #philosophy #pascal #podcasts
Also visited hell...🔥
December 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Also visited hell...🔥
Some pics from today's snorkeling on the west side of the island. 🤿🐟🐠
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Some pics from today's snorkeling on the west side of the island. 🤿🐟🐠