Anna Alexandrova
@annaalexandrova.bsky.social
Philosophy of science, methodology of social sciences, wellbeing/happiness studies, evidence based policy, measurement/quantification. Professor at Cambridge HPS, Fellow of @kingscollege.bsky.social
https://philpeople.org/profiles/anna-alexandrova
https://philpeople.org/profiles/anna-alexandrova
Pinned
The dataset of this survey (data anonymised) is open and available to anyone. Please use it! Federico and I conceived of it and carried it out in 2021 while at @crasshlive.bsky.social. Part of Expertise Under Pressure project. Many UK colleagues, namely 1188, completed it. Thank you! #openscience
The Ukrainian name for November is listopad, literally leaf fall. So apt
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Ukrainian name for November is listopad, literally leaf fall. So apt
The humanism, the pain, the humour... a wonderful documentary heroically filmed and narrated by Pavel Talankin, now safely (i hope) in Prague. How great that it's on BBC iPlayer. Strongly recommend
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The humanism, the pain, the humour... a wonderful documentary heroically filmed and narrated by Pavel Talankin, now safely (i hope) in Prague. How great that it's on BBC iPlayer. Strongly recommend
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The Bolshevik Revolution was exactly 108 years ago today.
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Bolshevik Revolution was exactly 108 years ago today.
definitely not, LSE! If you too received an invitation like this I suggest we boycott it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
definitely not, LSE! If you too received an invitation like this I suggest we boycott it.
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Another not-at-all dated reference from today's lecture.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Another not-at-all dated reference from today's lecture.
Listening to the first panel on history of #philsci in CEE. Inspiring that so many colleagues around the world tuned in. A wonderful first talk by Marta Sznajder on Janina Hosiasson (her heartbreaking story below). Now Angela Potochnik on the role of Marie Neurath (Reidemeister) in the Vienna Circle
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Listening to the first panel on history of #philsci in CEE. Inspiring that so many colleagues around the world tuned in. A wonderful first talk by Marta Sznajder on Janina Hosiasson (her heartbreaking story below). Now Angela Potochnik on the role of Marie Neurath (Reidemeister) in the Vienna Circle
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The rumours are true: Leeds is hosting BSPS 2026! Make sure you put the date in your calendars (21-23 July) and, while you're at it, consider submitting a symposium proposal (CFS closes on 14th January 2026)! www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...
Annual Conference | 2025
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 15-17 July 2025 at the University of Glasgow
www.thebsps.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The rumours are true: Leeds is hosting BSPS 2026! Make sure you put the date in your calendars (21-23 July) and, while you're at it, consider submitting a symposium proposal (CFS closes on 14th January 2026)! www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
www.philsci.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Took this photo today and turned it upside down
November 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Took this photo today and turned it upside down
This Wednesday I look forward to the launch of this network which brings together scientific, humanities and clinical research on mental health. Our remarks with Sebastian Rodriguez Duque are called Why Mental Health is Hard to Measure
Bridging Mental Health Network
The Bridging Mental Health Network is a recently founded initiative aiming to promote interdisciplinary exchange of mental health research undertaken at the University of Cambridge.
bridgingmentalhealth.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This Wednesday I look forward to the launch of this network which brings together scientific, humanities and clinical research on mental health. Our remarks with Sebastian Rodriguez Duque are called Why Mental Health is Hard to Measure
Good to see this by @cristianlarph.bsky.social published. The Stevens prohibition against averages from ordinal scales is hereby lifted. Albeit only when you have evidence that your scale is not purely ordinal #philsi #metascience #measurement
Against Prohibition (or, When Using Ordinal Scales to Compare Groups Is OK) | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
There is a widely held view on measurement inferences that goes back to Stevens’s theory of measurement scales and ‘permissible statistics’. This view defends the following prohibition: you should not...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Good to see this by @cristianlarph.bsky.social published. The Stevens prohibition against averages from ordinal scales is hereby lifted. Albeit only when you have evidence that your scale is not purely ordinal #philsi #metascience #measurement
A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
www.cam.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
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CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science seminar series) is now on Bluesky! Please see our upcoming talks here: www.hps.cam.ac.uk/news-events/...
CamPoS | Department of History and Philosophy of Science
CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science) is a network of academics and students working in the philosophy of science in various parts of the University of Cambridge, including the Department of Histor...
www.hps.cam.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science seminar series) is now on Bluesky! Please see our upcoming talks here: www.hps.cam.ac.uk/news-events/...
River Wye as seen from Symonds Yat Rock
October 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
River Wye as seen from Symonds Yat Rock
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Team member Philippe van Basshuysen's paper has just been published: Performativity in Science: Past and Future in Philosophy Compass. doi.org/10.1111/phc3...
Performativity in Science: Past and Future
Performativity is the capacity of science to exert influence on the very phenomena it seeks to describe, for instance, when an economic prediction of a recession creates expectations which, in turn, ....
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Team member Philippe van Basshuysen's paper has just been published: Performativity in Science: Past and Future in Philosophy Compass. doi.org/10.1111/phc3...
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I'll be giving a Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Lecture at Lancaster next month.
"Polymath from Lancaster: The Life and Philosophy of William Whewell"
Wednesday 19th November 2025, 7pm–8pm
Storey Lecture Theatre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH
"Polymath from Lancaster: The Life and Philosophy of William Whewell"
Wednesday 19th November 2025, 7pm–8pm
Storey Lecture Theatre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I'll be giving a Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Lecture at Lancaster next month.
"Polymath from Lancaster: The Life and Philosophy of William Whewell"
Wednesday 19th November 2025, 7pm–8pm
Storey Lecture Theatre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH
"Polymath from Lancaster: The Life and Philosophy of William Whewell"
Wednesday 19th November 2025, 7pm–8pm
Storey Lecture Theatre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH
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#AcademicJob Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine joint between Departments of Sociology and History & Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge. Apply by 17 November
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
A great job, application due November 17th. Please spread and help me with the right hashtags
Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine
This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Sociology and History and Philosophy of Science are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine in a
www.cam.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#AcademicJob Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine joint between Departments of Sociology and History & Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge. Apply by 17 November
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
A great job, application due November 17th. Please spread and help me with the right hashtags
Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine
This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Sociology and History and Philosophy of Science are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine in a
www.cam.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A great job, application due November 17th. Please spread and help me with the right hashtags
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Today's new episode: Cartesian Science!
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-sc...
#hopwag #philsky #descartes #historyofscience #podcasts
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-sc...
#hopwag #philsky #descartes #historyofscience #podcasts
October 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Today's new episode: Cartesian Science!
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-sc...
#hopwag #philsky #descartes #historyofscience #podcasts
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesian-sc...
#hopwag #philsky #descartes #historyofscience #podcasts
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This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 19/10/2025 · 50m
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October 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
This is a beautiful read. Garcia’s voice is simple and lyrical and his focus is only on his own redemption and self-understanding, with the help of his g/f and Taylor Swift’s music. But the details of the life of the prisoner seeking parole, which he describes with neutrality, are striking 1/n
In a new essay, Joe Garcia—the author of a viral piece about becoming a Swiftie in prison—writes about earning parole, reconnecting with the love of his life, and seeing the Eras Tour.
From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour
While serving time for murder, Joe Garcia heard Taylor Swift’s music and thought of the woman he loved. Last year, they were reunited.
www.newyorker.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is a beautiful read. Garcia’s voice is simple and lyrical and his focus is only on his own redemption and self-understanding, with the help of his g/f and Taylor Swift’s music. But the details of the life of the prisoner seeking parole, which he describes with neutrality, are striking 1/n
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Finally transferring my mastodon book thread on Hasok Chang's Is Water H2O? Evidence, Realism and Pluralism over here. My notes are somewhat haphazard, just remarking on things I found interesting at first read. And the thread appears to end abruptly. Been a while; can't remember why.
October 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Finally transferring my mastodon book thread on Hasok Chang's Is Water H2O? Evidence, Realism and Pluralism over here. My notes are somewhat haphazard, just remarking on things I found interesting at first read. And the thread appears to end abruptly. Been a while; can't remember why.
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
www.philsci.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
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