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Catherine Herfeld
@cherfeld.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at Leibniz University Hannover; ERC project (2023-29) on MODEL TRANSFER in Science (#ERCStGr; @ERC_research), co-editor of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought
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Welcome to the Bluesky account of the ERC-funded project “MODEL TRANSFER and its Challenges in Science: The Case of Economics.” The project, led by Catherine Herfeld, is hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at the Leibniz University Hannover.

Our webpage:
model-transfer.uni-hannover.de/en/
Homepage – MODEL TRANSFER: Model Transfer and its Challenges in Science: The Case of Economics – Leibniz Universität Hannover
model-transfer.uni-hannover.de
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Our PI, @cherfeld.bsky.social, is giving a talk today on model transfer and its challenges in science at the University of Kansas, as part of the workshop “From Biology to Economics and Back: Internal Conflicts and Collective Agency Across Disciplines."

collectiveagents.weebly.com/schedule.html
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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CfP: for a special issue on Quantitative Methods and Data in the History, Philosophy, and Methodology of Economics
journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/19...
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The HISRECO conference was a blast! Some new exciting people, old friends, thoughtful conversations, and still another reason for me to be fascinated with this field
October 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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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
🔥 Our team members Murat Bakeev and Edoardo Peruzzi are busy this month w presenting their ideas at HISRECO & Pittsburg's center for philosophy of science (links👇). Meanwhile, I am looking forward to my visit to the Uni Kansas for a talk at the Conference From Biology to Economics and Back Again!
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Our new team photo!

#ModelTransfer #ERCStG
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Save the Date: JUNE 8–12, 2026.

Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics.
Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy.

Sponsored by INEM, the University of Insubria, and the University of Milan.

More information forthcoming.

@catemar.bsky.social
@rseri.me
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I hope philosophers of science will chime in on the Prize Committee's discussion about kinds of knowledge, and its dissemination, as drivers of innovation and competition: www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2025... #PhilSci #NobelPrize
October 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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CfP for a Workshop on "Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution", April 2026 in Hannover 👇 #philsci #philsky
Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi organizes a workshop together with @karimbaraghith.bsky.social:

"Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution"

📍 Leibniz Universität Hannover
📅 April 9–10, 2026

Below you’ll find more information about the workshop and the CfP 👇
October 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Are you curious about what computational methods can offer to #HPS? Then check out the edited volume by Grant Ramsey & @andreasdeblock.bsky.social, published by @upittpress.bsky.social, showcasing key tools, questions, and investigative perspectives 👇📕💻 upittpress.org/books/978082... #philsky #DH
October 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi organizes a workshop together with @karimbaraghith.bsky.social:

"Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution"

📍 Leibniz Universität Hannover
📅 April 9–10, 2026

Below you’ll find more information about the workshop and the CfP 👇
October 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Our two-day online workshop has wrapped up. Huge thanks to everyone who joined and contributed to the lively discussions!

These discussions tackled some core challenges for those using computational methods in the history & philosophy of economics 👇

@erc.europa.eu #FrontierResearch #ERCStG
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🔥 Our workshop on computational methods in history and philosophy of economics just started! Two days of great talks and interesting discussions ahead!
We’re excited to announce the third workshop in our series, Computational Approaches in History and Philosophy of Economics!

This online event will take place on October 9–10, exploring how computational methods can be applied in the history and philosophy of economics.
October 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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The Leibniz Center for Science and Society (LCSS) at @unihannover.bsky.social invites international researchers in science studies & higher educ research to apply for the fellowship program “Disruptions in Science and Society” (research stays: 1–18 months).

www.lcss.uni-hannover.de/en/fellowshi...
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🔥 We have a great #ERC_Research workshop this week on Computational Methods in History and Philosophy of Economics organized by Murat Bakeev. Our team gives presentations on how to study #ModelTransfers with network analysis, simulations, & knowledge graphs (co-authored w Simon Walo & Malte Doehne).
We’re excited to announce the third workshop in our series, Computational Approaches in History and Philosophy of Economics!

This online event will take place on October 9–10, exploring how computational methods can be applied in the history and philosophy of economics.
October 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Just came out of two hours of teaching early humans and primates to hear that Jane Goodall has sadly died. The legacy and impact of this human is beyond measure. She brought us closer to each other, closer to primates and face to face with our evolutionary inheritance.
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week.

We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.
S5 E8 - Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 11/09/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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We were delighted to share our research at the #ModelTransfer Symposium at the #INEM conference! Huge thanks to @unibayreuth.bsky.social and the organizers for hosting such a stimulating event that brings together so many in the philosophy of economics community.

#FrontierResearch #ERCStG
September 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🔥 Watch out for the launch of this great book (Sept 29) on Methods in the Philosophy of Science (btw. it also contains a hands-on intro on using emp network analysis in Philosophy of Science by M. Doehne and myself).
Book launch for “Methods in the Philosophy of Science: a user’s guide”. Ftf in Exeter and online on the 29th of Sept feat Sophie Veigl, Kerry McKenzie, Hasok Chang, and me. It should be fun! (the book will be open access in July, contact me in the meantime) www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai... #philsci
September 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#PhilJobs TT Asst Prof @ U South Carolina in philosophy of #AI anchored in core philosophical debates such as #philsci, #epistemology, #bioethics, political philosophy, environmental philosophy, #philtech, #philmind & phi llaw. 2/2 load
Apply by October 20th
uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
Assistant Professor/Philosophy of AI
uscjobs.sc.edu
September 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Mark your calendars: our Perspectives on Science Seminar schedule for Autumn 2025 is up! The topics of the talks will be posted a week before each talk. tint-helsinki.fi/2025/09/22/a... All are warmly welcome! #philsci #philsky
Perspectives on Science Seminar: Autumn 2025 Schedule – Centre for Philosophy of Social Science
tint-helsinki.fi
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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#HPS program at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for Postdoc in History and Philosophy of Science as part of research project Human Variables in Biodiversity Assessment (PI: Joeri Witteveen): employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
#philsky #PhilJobs #philsci

Deadline is November 7, 2025.
Post-doc position in History and Philosophy of Science
employment.ku.dk
September 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The September issue of JHET is out (vol. 47:3)

We have six new articles (4OA), on the Road(s) to Serfdom, the origins of financial economics, Fred Taylor and Frank Knight, Teaching GE Theory, Smith on the East India monopoly and Hayek and Aristotle. As well as five OA book reviews.

Check it out!
Latest issue | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core
Journal of the History of Economic Thought
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Our team is at the #INEM conference in Bayreuth! This morning, Bele Wollesen spoke on manipulation in collective decision mechanisms. Tomorrow morning, Edoardo Peruzzi, Catherine Herfeld (online), and Murat Bakeev join a symposium on #ModelTransfer and its Challenges in Economics. Don’t miss it!
September 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM