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For the next two days, I will be at 'The human phenomenon. Plessner's crossroads' conference in Cologne, talking about Helmuth Plessner's reception history in Dutch philosophy of technology and science #hopot #hopos #philsci #philtech philevents.org/event/show/1...
The human phenomenon. Plessner's crossroads
Among the great European thinkers of the 20th century, HelmuthPlessner occupied a special position. Having studied medicineand zoology and then turning to philosophy, his thought articulatesvarious ce...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
For the next two days, I will be at 'The human phenomenon. Plessner's crossroads' conference in Cologne, talking about Helmuth Plessner's reception history in Dutch philosophy of technology and science #hopot #hopos #philsci #philtech philevents.org/event/show/1...
The botanical garden of Meise is hosting an exhibition on Belgian biologist Jean Massart, a pioneer of nature preservation, and his photography. Long before the word “ecology” existed, he captured our natural world with his camera.
More information via the link below! 👇
bit.ly/4oLxbWI
More information via the link below! 👇
bit.ly/4oLxbWI
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The botanical garden of Meise is hosting an exhibition on Belgian biologist Jean Massart, a pioneer of nature preservation, and his photography. Long before the word “ecology” existed, he captured our natural world with his camera.
More information via the link below! 👇
bit.ly/4oLxbWI
More information via the link below! 👇
bit.ly/4oLxbWI
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The journal History of Humanities invites proposals for Special Issues aka Theme Issues. A Theme can comprise, for instance, 8-10 papers of 10,000 words each, by different authors on a coherent theme of current interest in history of the humanities.
See: www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/hoh...
See: www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/hoh...
History of Humanities: Instructions for Authors
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The journal History of Humanities invites proposals for Special Issues aka Theme Issues. A Theme can comprise, for instance, 8-10 papers of 10,000 words each, by different authors on a coherent theme of current interest in history of the humanities.
See: www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/hoh...
See: www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/hoh...
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[NL] ✨Enkele weken opende de tijdelijke tentoonstelling FLIGHT geopend in het Koninklijk Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen!
[FR]✨Il y a quelques semaines, l'exposition FLIGHT temporaire a ouvert ses portes à l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles !
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
[FR]✨Il y a quelques semaines, l'exposition FLIGHT temporaire a ouvert ses portes à l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles !
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
[NL] ✨Enkele weken opende de tijdelijke tentoonstelling FLIGHT geopend in het Koninklijk Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen!
[FR]✨Il y a quelques semaines, l'exposition FLIGHT temporaire a ouvert ses portes à l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles !
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
[FR]✨Il y a quelques semaines, l'exposition FLIGHT temporaire a ouvert ses portes à l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles !
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social
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Pour bien commencer la semaine, voici la vidéo de l'intervention de Nathalie Grandjean, PhD, philosophe de l' #UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain sur l'Intelligence artificielle et ses rapports avec la médecine
youtu.be/Ks3TryfHaZw #IA #AI #medsky 👩🔬
youtu.be/Ks3TryfHaZw #IA #AI #medsky 👩🔬
Nathalie Grandjean : Liberté, égalité, fiabilité : quand l’IA reconfigure les pratiques médicales
YouTube video by Académie de Médecine (ARMB)
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November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pour bien commencer la semaine, voici la vidéo de l'intervention de Nathalie Grandjean, PhD, philosophe de l' #UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain sur l'Intelligence artificielle et ses rapports avec la médecine
youtu.be/Ks3TryfHaZw #IA #AI #medsky 👩🔬
youtu.be/Ks3TryfHaZw #IA #AI #medsky 👩🔬
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Who was Katharine Way, and how was she involved with John A. Wheeler and nuclear physics? In today's post, Stefano Furlan tells us about an unknown nuclear physicist with a large impact on others. Read it on the blog: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/10/22/t...
The Discovery of Fission and Katharine Way, “Dear to the Community of Nuclear Physicists”
Tell me where all times past are. – John Donne1 1. Introduction: a missed epoch-making discovery? As the century that saw the dawn of the nuclear age was drawing to a close, John A. Wheeler (…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Who was Katharine Way, and how was she involved with John A. Wheeler and nuclear physics? In today's post, Stefano Furlan tells us about an unknown nuclear physicist with a large impact on others. Read it on the blog: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/10/22/t...
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CFP: Ethical regimes. Doctors, patients and ethics in colonial and postcolonial medicine
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158042
Leiden, 22.01.2026-23.01.2026, Fenneke Sysling; Caroline Schep, Leiden University, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.11.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158042
Leiden, 22.01.2026-23.01.2026, Fenneke Sysling; Caroline Schep, Leiden University, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.11.2025
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October 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
CFP: Ethical regimes. Doctors, patients and ethics in colonial and postcolonial medicine
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158042
Leiden, 22.01.2026-23.01.2026, Fenneke Sysling; Caroline Schep, Leiden University, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.11.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158042
Leiden, 22.01.2026-23.01.2026, Fenneke Sysling; Caroline Schep, Leiden University, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.11.2025
Call for papers!
The times, they are a-changin’. But is research changing with them? At the 11th Gewina Woudschoten Conference, Gewina will investigate how daily research routines are affected by shifting world orders, environmental disasters, pandemics, wars and other types of fun.
More info 👇
The times, they are a-changin’. But is research changing with them? At the 11th Gewina Woudschoten Conference, Gewina will investigate how daily research routines are affected by shifting world orders, environmental disasters, pandemics, wars and other types of fun.
More info 👇
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Call for papers!
The times, they are a-changin’. But is research changing with them? At the 11th Gewina Woudschoten Conference, Gewina will investigate how daily research routines are affected by shifting world orders, environmental disasters, pandemics, wars and other types of fun.
More info 👇
The times, they are a-changin’. But is research changing with them? At the 11th Gewina Woudschoten Conference, Gewina will investigate how daily research routines are affected by shifting world orders, environmental disasters, pandemics, wars and other types of fun.
More info 👇
A century ago, Irène Van Der Bracht (1891-1941) became the first female professor in Belgium, at the University of Ghent.
Read more about this pioneer on Bestor:
NL: bit.ly/4oEh51c
FR: bit.ly/4302wNf
Read more about this pioneer on Bestor:
NL: bit.ly/4oEh51c
FR: bit.ly/4302wNf
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A century ago, Irène Van Der Bracht (1891-1941) became the first female professor in Belgium, at the University of Ghent.
Read more about this pioneer on Bestor:
NL: bit.ly/4oEh51c
FR: bit.ly/4302wNf
Read more about this pioneer on Bestor:
NL: bit.ly/4oEh51c
FR: bit.ly/4302wNf
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My department (Computer science) is recruiting a postdoc (18 months) on any topics related to trust and AI (could be a philosophical project or a more empirically minded one). Belgian postdoc salaries are competitive. To apply: jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2025-...
18 Months Postdoc in AI and Trust (Social Sciences and Humanities) — UNamur
Faculté d'informatique -
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October 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
My department (Computer science) is recruiting a postdoc (18 months) on any topics related to trust and AI (could be a philosophical project or a more empirically minded one). Belgian postdoc salaries are competitive. To apply: jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2025-...
🎙The DHST has launched a podcast designed to support early career scholars. Each episode features conversations with experts in the history of science and technology on a wide range of topics relevant to academic life today. Give it a listen via the link.
👉 bit.ly/4hq7hFR
👉 bit.ly/4hq7hFR
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🎙The DHST has launched a podcast designed to support early career scholars. Each episode features conversations with experts in the history of science and technology on a wide range of topics relevant to academic life today. Give it a listen via the link.
👉 bit.ly/4hq7hFR
👉 bit.ly/4hq7hFR
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We are excited to share our latest paper contributing to the debate on the representational status of model organisms! Drawing on and refining the DEKI account of scientific representation, we argue that MOs are best understood as 'model carriers' 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPBio
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are excited to share our latest paper contributing to the debate on the representational status of model organisms! Drawing on and refining the DEKI account of scientific representation, we argue that MOs are best understood as 'model carriers' 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPBio
Collection of essays on HIV viruses now in open access, including a chapter on the Emergence of HIV-1 in Colonial Kinshasa.
ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/69/
ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/69/
The Histories of HIVs : The Emergence of the Multiple Viruses That Caused the AIDS Epidemics
This new collection of essays on HIV viruses spans disciplines to topple popular narratives about the origins of the AIDS pandemic and the impact of the disease on public health policy.With a death to...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Collection of essays on HIV viruses now in open access, including a chapter on the Emergence of HIV-1 in Colonial Kinshasa.
ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/69/
ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/69/
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The Quarterly Review of Biology turns 100! We are celebrating our anniversary with free-to-read articles from the archives, through 2026. Learn more: ow.ly/xXli50X7Z5B
The Quarterly Review of Biology: QRB 100th Anniversary
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October 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The Quarterly Review of Biology turns 100! We are celebrating our anniversary with free-to-read articles from the archives, through 2026. Learn more: ow.ly/xXli50X7Z5B
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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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September 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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
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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
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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
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#OTD in 1564, Andreas Vesalius died. Born Andries van Wesel in Brussels, he became one of the fathers of modern anatomy after publishing ‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem’ in 1543
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#OTD in 1564, Andreas Vesalius died. Born Andries van Wesel in Brussels, he became one of the fathers of modern anatomy after publishing ‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem’ in 1543
Does Bestor have a lemma on Joseph Plateau and on his monument in Brussels, "Le Centenaire du Cinéma", in the Rue Joseph Plateau?
Of course we do!
👉 www.bestor.be/wiki/index.p...
Thanks @vincenzodm.bsky.social for refreshing our memory.
Of course we do!
👉 www.bestor.be/wiki/index.p...
Thanks @vincenzodm.bsky.social for refreshing our memory.
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Does Bestor have a lemma on Joseph Plateau and on his monument in Brussels, "Le Centenaire du Cinéma", in the Rue Joseph Plateau?
Of course we do!
👉 www.bestor.be/wiki/index.p...
Thanks @vincenzodm.bsky.social for refreshing our memory.
Of course we do!
👉 www.bestor.be/wiki/index.p...
Thanks @vincenzodm.bsky.social for refreshing our memory.
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De "Nobelprijs voor de verpleegkunde" gaat dit jaar naar de Belg Walter Sermeus! Luc De Munck vertelt u in zijn nieuwe blog meer over de geschiedenis van de Florence Nightingale-medaille. 🏥🇧🇪
cultuurgeschiedenis.be/nobelprijs-v...
cultuurgeschiedenis.be/nobelprijs-v...
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
De "Nobelprijs voor de verpleegkunde" gaat dit jaar naar de Belg Walter Sermeus! Luc De Munck vertelt u in zijn nieuwe blog meer over de geschiedenis van de Florence Nightingale-medaille. 🏥🇧🇪
cultuurgeschiedenis.be/nobelprijs-v...
cultuurgeschiedenis.be/nobelprijs-v...
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📣 Gezocht: jonge topwetenschappers of kunstenaars, mét visie én engagement, die 5 jaar lang impact willen maken op samenleving, beleid en de academische wereld! Kandidaten uit alle disciplines en kunstvormen welkom. ❗ Deadline 21 nov. 2025. www.jongeacademie.be/oproep-nieuw...
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
📣 Gezocht: jonge topwetenschappers of kunstenaars, mét visie én engagement, die 5 jaar lang impact willen maken op samenleving, beleid en de academische wereld! Kandidaten uit alle disciplines en kunstvormen welkom. ❗ Deadline 21 nov. 2025. www.jongeacademie.be/oproep-nieuw...
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What happens when you ask ChatGPT questions about homosexuality? What does this tell us about biases in AI? Read all about it today on the blogpost by Paola Altomonte: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/09/23/a...
A Chat with ChatGPT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been increasingly present in columns of magazines and newspapers, in posts shared thousands of times on social media, and in the preoccupied voices of politicians, …
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September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What happens when you ask ChatGPT questions about homosexuality? What does this tell us about biases in AI? Read all about it today on the blogpost by Paola Altomonte: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/09/23/a...
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🌐 Online Lecture: Artemis Project
📅 Wed 15 Oct, 12:00 CEST
CUH member Iason Jongepier presents “A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps” as part of the Environmental Digital Humanities Seminar series.
🎟️ Free attendance! More info + tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artemis-pr...
📅 Wed 15 Oct, 12:00 CEST
CUH member Iason Jongepier presents “A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps” as part of the Environmental Digital Humanities Seminar series.
🎟️ Free attendance! More info + tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artemis-pr...
Artemis Project: A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps
Join us for a discussion with Iason Jongepier (University of Antwerp) & Vincent Ducatteeuw (Ghent University)
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🌐 Online Lecture: Artemis Project
📅 Wed 15 Oct, 12:00 CEST
CUH member Iason Jongepier presents “A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps” as part of the Environmental Digital Humanities Seminar series.
🎟️ Free attendance! More info + tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artemis-pr...
📅 Wed 15 Oct, 12:00 CEST
CUH member Iason Jongepier presents “A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps” as part of the Environmental Digital Humanities Seminar series.
🎟️ Free attendance! More info + tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artemis-pr...
Nobel Prize week!
A good occasion to re-read our article on Belgian Noble Prize laureates like Christian de Duve and Ilya Prigogine.
NL: bit.ly/42PIwwL
FR: bit.ly/4pZ38MO
A good occasion to re-read our article on Belgian Noble Prize laureates like Christian de Duve and Ilya Prigogine.
NL: bit.ly/42PIwwL
FR: bit.ly/4pZ38MO
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Nobel Prize week!
A good occasion to re-read our article on Belgian Noble Prize laureates like Christian de Duve and Ilya Prigogine.
NL: bit.ly/42PIwwL
FR: bit.ly/4pZ38MO
A good occasion to re-read our article on Belgian Noble Prize laureates like Christian de Duve and Ilya Prigogine.
NL: bit.ly/42PIwwL
FR: bit.ly/4pZ38MO
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Een nieuwe blogtekst van @christiaanengberts.bsky.social over 600 jaar KU Leuven! 📜🌎
Deze keer duikt hij de zee in, om te onderzoeken hoe het grootste zeemonster ooit (of dat leek het toch even) in de collectie van een Leuvense zoöloog terechtkwam. 🦈
▶️ cultuurgeschiedenis.be/een-amerikaa...
Deze keer duikt hij de zee in, om te onderzoeken hoe het grootste zeemonster ooit (of dat leek het toch even) in de collectie van een Leuvense zoöloog terechtkwam. 🦈
▶️ cultuurgeschiedenis.be/een-amerikaa...
October 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Een nieuwe blogtekst van @christiaanengberts.bsky.social over 600 jaar KU Leuven! 📜🌎
Deze keer duikt hij de zee in, om te onderzoeken hoe het grootste zeemonster ooit (of dat leek het toch even) in de collectie van een Leuvense zoöloog terechtkwam. 🦈
▶️ cultuurgeschiedenis.be/een-amerikaa...
Deze keer duikt hij de zee in, om te onderzoeken hoe het grootste zeemonster ooit (of dat leek het toch even) in de collectie van een Leuvense zoöloog terechtkwam. 🦈
▶️ cultuurgeschiedenis.be/een-amerikaa...
Biologist Jane Goodall, renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees and as a trailblazing female scientist, passed away yesterday.
👩🔬Read more about pioneering Belgian female scientists like Hortense Van Risseghem or Isala Van Diest in our file on science and gender.
Link in comments!👇
👩🔬Read more about pioneering Belgian female scientists like Hortense Van Risseghem or Isala Van Diest in our file on science and gender.
Link in comments!👇
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Biologist Jane Goodall, renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees and as a trailblazing female scientist, passed away yesterday.
👩🔬Read more about pioneering Belgian female scientists like Hortense Van Risseghem or Isala Van Diest in our file on science and gender.
Link in comments!👇
👩🔬Read more about pioneering Belgian female scientists like Hortense Van Risseghem or Isala Van Diest in our file on science and gender.
Link in comments!👇