Lynn Chiu
@drlynnchiu.bsky.social
Recovering philosopher staying with the trouble. PhD #philbio. Worked on niche construction, holobiont, gut mind, co-immunity, EES. Now curating & communicating research @univie.ac.at as Intl Sci Comm manager + #Rudolphina editor. #Philscicomm #scicomm
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Lynn Chiu
@drlynnchiu.bsky.social
· Nov 12
My biggest piece yet for the #Rudolphina research magazine of #UniVienna on Rupert Riedl and thread of meta-inquiry that led to the creation of marine biology, theoretical biology, electron microscopy and cognitive biology at the University of Vienna. rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel... #evobio
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Philosophy & neuroscience of smell, some of my key refs
(1) Smellosophy (book) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
(2) Smell is spatial link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(3) No odor objects www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
(4) No neural map/representation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(1) Smellosophy (book) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
(2) Smell is spatial link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(3) No odor objects www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
(4) No neural map/representation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Smellosophy — Harvard University Press
An NRC Handelsblad Book of the Year“Offers rich discussions of olfactory perception, the conscious and subconscious impacts of smell on behavior and emotion.”—ScienceDecades of cognition research have...
www.hup.harvard.edu
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Philosophy & neuroscience of smell, some of my key refs
(1) Smellosophy (book) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
(2) Smell is spatial link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(3) No odor objects www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
(4) No neural map/representation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(1) Smellosophy (book) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
(2) Smell is spatial link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(3) No odor objects www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
(4) No neural map/representation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
"The endless pursuit of life's hidden order:
Why theory is necessary to understand the hidden structure of life"
Short piece on the evolutionary biologist Rupert Riedl by Lynn Chiu (@drlynnchiu.bsky.social)
LINK: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
Why theory is necessary to understand the hidden structure of life"
Short piece on the evolutionary biologist Rupert Riedl by Lynn Chiu (@drlynnchiu.bsky.social)
LINK: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM
"The endless pursuit of life's hidden order:
Why theory is necessary to understand the hidden structure of life"
Short piece on the evolutionary biologist Rupert Riedl by Lynn Chiu (@drlynnchiu.bsky.social)
LINK: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
Why theory is necessary to understand the hidden structure of life"
Short piece on the evolutionary biologist Rupert Riedl by Lynn Chiu (@drlynnchiu.bsky.social)
LINK: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
Airports need yarn shops.
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Airports need yarn shops.
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
We got the PhilPapers feminist philosophy of science category philpapers.org/browse/femin... moved up from "miscellaneous" to "general philosophy of science" proper 🎉 Combatting disciplinary marginalisation and recognising the strength of feminist work on sciences! #philsky
PhilPapers
philpapers.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We got the PhilPapers feminist philosophy of science category philpapers.org/browse/femin... moved up from "miscellaneous" to "general philosophy of science" proper 🎉 Combatting disciplinary marginalisation and recognising the strength of feminist work on sciences! #philsky
Quite excited about Lydia Patton's talk @univie.ac.at, happening right now! Here's the live-stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve8g...
#ViennaCircleLecture
#ViennaCircleLecture
Vienna Circle Lecture with Lydia Patton: Testing Scientific Theories | Uni Wien Live
YouTube video by Uni Wien live
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Quite excited about Lydia Patton's talk @univie.ac.at, happening right now! Here's the live-stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve8g...
#ViennaCircleLecture
#ViennaCircleLecture
Gentle reminder that John Odling-Smee, who is now in his 90s (!) published his big update on #NicheConstruction last year.
It's open access and can be downloaded here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
( #pleasecite )
It's open access and can be downloaded here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
( #pleasecite )
Niche Construction: How Life Contributes to Its Own Evolution
How niche construction theory extends evolutionary theory beyond natural selection to a more general theory about the coevolution of organisms with their e
direct.mit.edu
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Gentle reminder that John Odling-Smee, who is now in his 90s (!) published his big update on #NicheConstruction last year.
It's open access and can be downloaded here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
( #pleasecite )
It's open access and can be downloaded here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
( #pleasecite )
Oh gosh, I'm really doing this! First podcast recorded for a new @univie.ac.at podcast series, by supervisors, for supervisors. Stay tuned.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Oh gosh, I'm really doing this! First podcast recorded for a new @univie.ac.at podcast series, by supervisors, for supervisors. Stay tuned.
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
there is not any particularly strong evidence that study of the humanities make people good people. the elites of many brutal empires were extremely well-read!
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
there is not any particularly strong evidence that study of the humanities make people good people. the elites of many brutal empires were extremely well-read!
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
Was sollen wir lernen, wenn sich alles ändert? 🤔
Was gehört eigentlich auf den #Lehrplan von morgen? 🏫
Im Rahmen der aktuellen #Semesterfrage haben wir Expert*innen der Uni Wien gefragt, welche Future Skills Jugendliche brauchen, um Herausforderungen in Zeiten von #Krise und #KI zu meistern. ⤵️
Was gehört eigentlich auf den #Lehrplan von morgen? 🏫
Im Rahmen der aktuellen #Semesterfrage haben wir Expert*innen der Uni Wien gefragt, welche Future Skills Jugendliche brauchen, um Herausforderungen in Zeiten von #Krise und #KI zu meistern. ⤵️
Was sollen wir lernen, wenn sich alles ändert?
In einer sich schnell verändernden Welt: Welche Rolle sollen Schulen spielen? Uni-Wien-Expert*innen laden zur Debatte über Lernen und Zukunft ein.
rudolphina.univie.ac.at
December 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Was sollen wir lernen, wenn sich alles ändert? 🤔
Was gehört eigentlich auf den #Lehrplan von morgen? 🏫
Im Rahmen der aktuellen #Semesterfrage haben wir Expert*innen der Uni Wien gefragt, welche Future Skills Jugendliche brauchen, um Herausforderungen in Zeiten von #Krise und #KI zu meistern. ⤵️
Was gehört eigentlich auf den #Lehrplan von morgen? 🏫
Im Rahmen der aktuellen #Semesterfrage haben wir Expert*innen der Uni Wien gefragt, welche Future Skills Jugendliche brauchen, um Herausforderungen in Zeiten von #Krise und #KI zu meistern. ⤵️
Had a great time moderating the #NOItechtalk on #Robotics at work! Many thanks to the #EURAC Center for Advanced Studies & NOI Techpark for organizing such a meaningful event with social scientist Astrid Weiss and robotics researcher Andrea Giusti.
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Had a great time moderating the #NOItechtalk on #Robotics at work! Many thanks to the #EURAC Center for Advanced Studies & NOI Techpark for organizing such a meaningful event with social scientist Astrid Weiss and robotics researcher Andrea Giusti.
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
For decades the Philosophy of Science Association has supported under-represented groups through grants from the National Science Foundation. Any guesses on how much support we'll get this year?
Please help us continue our important mission, especially when the government is hostile to it.
Please help us continue our important mission, especially when the government is hostile to it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For decades the Philosophy of Science Association has supported under-represented groups through grants from the National Science Foundation. Any guesses on how much support we'll get this year?
Please help us continue our important mission, especially when the government is hostile to it.
Please help us continue our important mission, especially when the government is hostile to it.
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
Thanks to dear friend Alina, who leads a non-profit, I learned so much about the history of the #Augustin street paper, the spirit of the content it carries & the people behind it at the Wien Museum. Viano, a cheerful & kind constant at the Volkstheater Ubahn entrance, is prominently featured!
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thanks to dear friend Alina, who leads a non-profit, I learned so much about the history of the #Augustin street paper, the spirit of the content it carries & the people behind it at the Wien Museum. Viano, a cheerful & kind constant at the Volkstheater Ubahn entrance, is prominently featured!
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
Vampires in the Deep: An Ancient Link Between #Octopuses and #Squids 🧛🦑🐙
A "genomic living fossil" reveals how evolution of octopuses and squids diverged more than 300 million years ago: ⤵️ #evobio 🧪🧬
A "genomic living fossil" reveals how evolution of octopuses and squids diverged more than 300 million years ago: ⤵️ #evobio 🧪🧬
Vampires in the Deep: An Ancient Link Between Octopuses and Squids
A "genomic living fossil" reveals how evolution of octopuses and squids diverged more than 300 million years ago
www.univie.ac.at
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Vampires in the Deep: An Ancient Link Between #Octopuses and #Squids 🧛🦑🐙
A "genomic living fossil" reveals how evolution of octopuses and squids diverged more than 300 million years ago: ⤵️ #evobio 🧪🧬
A "genomic living fossil" reveals how evolution of octopuses and squids diverged more than 300 million years ago: ⤵️ #evobio 🧪🧬
German version is out!
100 Jahre Rupert Riedl 👨🔬🔬
Der Abenteurer, #Biologe, Freigeist und #Philosoph Rupert Riedl wäre dieses Jahr 100 Jahre alt geworden. Zum Jubiläum reflektieren Biolog*innen an der Universität Wien, wie seine #Systemtheorie des Lebens zur #Evolutionsbiologie beigetragen hat. 🧬
Zum Artikel: ⤵️
Der Abenteurer, #Biologe, Freigeist und #Philosoph Rupert Riedl wäre dieses Jahr 100 Jahre alt geworden. Zum Jubiläum reflektieren Biolog*innen an der Universität Wien, wie seine #Systemtheorie des Lebens zur #Evolutionsbiologie beigetragen hat. 🧬
Zum Artikel: ⤵️
Evolution verstehen: Warum es außer Big Data auch Big Ideas braucht
Der Abenteurer, Biologe, Freigeist und Philosoph Rupert Riedl wäre dieses Jahr 100 Jahre alt geworden. Zum Jubiläum reflektieren Biolog*innen an der Universität Wien, wie seine Systemtheorie des Leben...
rudolphina.univie.ac.at
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
German version is out!
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
The T. H. Huxley Award recognizes an outstanding evolution education resource and provides funding for the awardee to attend the Evolution or NABT conference to present their work! Apply by February 2nd: bit.ly/2kP2pPM
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The T. H. Huxley Award recognizes an outstanding evolution education resource and provides funding for the awardee to attend the Evolution or NABT conference to present their work! Apply by February 2nd: bit.ly/2kP2pPM
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With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky
The Organism-Environment Pairing
In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...
mitpress.mit.edu
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky
"And then came Rupert Riedl, who presented morphology as a systems science capable of formulating laws and intimately intertwined with epistemology. An almost audible sigh of relief from the beleaguered community of morphologists accompanied the reading of [his book]" (eng translation, Schmitt 2007)
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"And then came Rupert Riedl, who presented morphology as a systems science capable of formulating laws and intimately intertwined with epistemology. An almost audible sigh of relief from the beleaguered community of morphologists accompanied the reading of [his book]" (eng translation, Schmitt 2007)
Günter Wagner started the symposium talking about Riedl & the importance of "an intimate feel of the organism" for theory and philbio... and (to me) the golden period of evolution I was raised on by my mentors: the beginning of critical reflections on Darwinism in the 70s and 80s.
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Günter Wagner started the symposium talking about Riedl & the importance of "an intimate feel of the organism" for theory and philbio... and (to me) the golden period of evolution I was raised on by my mentors: the beginning of critical reflections on Darwinism in the 70s and 80s.
100 years of Rupert Riedl:
Systems Conditions for Evolution
phylogenetic-symposium-vienna-2025.univie.ac.at/program/
Here we go! @univie.ac.at #evobio
(we all get mugs!)
Systems Conditions for Evolution
phylogenetic-symposium-vienna-2025.univie.ac.at/program/
Here we go! @univie.ac.at #evobio
(we all get mugs!)
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
100 years of Rupert Riedl:
Systems Conditions for Evolution
phylogenetic-symposium-vienna-2025.univie.ac.at/program/
Here we go! @univie.ac.at #evobio
(we all get mugs!)
Systems Conditions for Evolution
phylogenetic-symposium-vienna-2025.univie.ac.at/program/
Here we go! @univie.ac.at #evobio
(we all get mugs!)
Reposted by Lynn Chiu
Wonderful! I am a huge admirer of Rupert Riedl’s writings. bsky.app/profile/mrag...
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Wonderful! I am a huge admirer of Rupert Riedl’s writings. bsky.app/profile/mrag...
What a great honor to be here at the kick-off event of Rupert Riedl's 100th anniversary symposium hosted by the Theoretical Biology unit @univie.ac.at. Sabina Riedl, his daughter, made a new documentary on his life. The screening is now held @nhmwien.bsky.social.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What a great honor to be here at the kick-off event of Rupert Riedl's 100th anniversary symposium hosted by the Theoretical Biology unit @univie.ac.at. Sabina Riedl, his daughter, made a new documentary on his life. The screening is now held @nhmwien.bsky.social.
A new podcast in the works by the doctoral schools of @univie.ac.at to service scholars interested in improving their supervision skills, to become leaders who guide with value and heart.
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A new podcast in the works by the doctoral schools of @univie.ac.at to service scholars interested in improving their supervision skills, to become leaders who guide with value and heart.
The importance of substantial European alliances. Hopeful optimism in the air as #CircleU leaders & projects come together to see each other in person & understand what a complex alliance system can do to foster cohesion based on multicultural but common values in research, teaching, societal impact
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The importance of substantial European alliances. Hopeful optimism in the air as #CircleU leaders & projects come together to see each other in person & understand what a complex alliance system can do to foster cohesion based on multicultural but common values in research, teaching, societal impact
Had the opportunity to once again stare intensely at the #Klimt artwork adorning the ceiling of our Grosser Festsaal. @univie.ac.at
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Had the opportunity to once again stare intensely at the #Klimt artwork adorning the ceiling of our Grosser Festsaal. @univie.ac.at