Losner Briones
@losnerbriones.com
He/him. Vegan.
Predoctoral researcher in Philosophy of Science at UNED, Madrid.
🔎 Measurement, evidence, and validity in causal-effect evaluation of redistributive policy, with a focus on basic income experiments.
🌐 www.losnerbriones.com
Predoctoral researcher in Philosophy of Science at UNED, Madrid.
🔎 Measurement, evidence, and validity in causal-effect evaluation of redistributive policy, with a focus on basic income experiments.
🌐 www.losnerbriones.com
Last days to submit proposals to the XIV PBCS (Madrid, 18–19 June)!
🗣️ Keynotes: Enara García (SDU), @alejandrofabregastejeda.com (KU Leuven), and José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED).
🌐 Details and submissions: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
🗣️ Keynotes: Enara García (SDU), @alejandrofabregastejeda.com (KU Leuven), and José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED).
🌐 Details and submissions: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Last days to submit proposals to the XIV PBCS (Madrid, 18–19 June)!
🗣️ Keynotes: Enara García (SDU), @alejandrofabregastejeda.com (KU Leuven), and José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED).
🌐 Details and submissions: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
🗣️ Keynotes: Enara García (SDU), @alejandrofabregastejeda.com (KU Leuven), and José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED).
🌐 Details and submissions: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
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A fre days left to apply to the Lake Como Summer School in philosophy of economics
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4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of Economics June 7-12, 2026 Call for Applications is now open The 4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of Economics will take place atVilla de...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A fre days left to apply to the Lake Como Summer School in philosophy of economics
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In her latest 📃, HyeJeong Han argues that in regulatory science (e.g., 💊 regulation), economic considerations shape decisions to halt experimentation. She shows how costs become integrated into evidential standards & impact institutionalized judgments👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In her latest 📃, HyeJeong Han argues that in regulatory science (e.g., 💊 regulation), economic considerations shape decisions to halt experimentation. She shows how costs become integrated into evidential standards & impact institutionalized judgments👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
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Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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El gobierno regala dinero a los rentistas y lo presenta como una politica de vivienda ambiciosa.
Después se quejarán de que otros capitalizan la desesperación
Después se quejarán de que otros capitalizan la desesperación
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
El gobierno regala dinero a los rentistas y lo presenta como una politica de vivienda ambiciosa.
Después se quejarán de que otros capitalizan la desesperación
Después se quejarán de que otros capitalizan la desesperación
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📢 New publication by Metis members!
Claudia Picazo (UNED) and Laura Delgado (University of Lisbon) have published “Blocking meaning creation: impostor concepts and hermeneutical injustice” in Synthese (2026) 207:38.
🔗 rdcu.be/eX6bB
Claudia Picazo (UNED) and Laura Delgado (University of Lisbon) have published “Blocking meaning creation: impostor concepts and hermeneutical injustice” in Synthese (2026) 207:38.
🔗 rdcu.be/eX6bB
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
📢 New publication by Metis members!
Claudia Picazo (UNED) and Laura Delgado (University of Lisbon) have published “Blocking meaning creation: impostor concepts and hermeneutical injustice” in Synthese (2026) 207:38.
🔗 rdcu.be/eX6bB
Claudia Picazo (UNED) and Laura Delgado (University of Lisbon) have published “Blocking meaning creation: impostor concepts and hermeneutical injustice” in Synthese (2026) 207:38.
🔗 rdcu.be/eX6bB
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🔔 We're launching our Bluesky account today! Can you help us spread the word by retweeting this post? 😀
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🔔 We're launching our Bluesky account today! Can you help us spread the word by retweeting this post? 😀
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
Starting the winter semester in a great mood: I'll be able to combine co-teaching in Philosophy of the Social Sciences with @mjbuedo.bsky.social and my first two research stays. First at @tint-philosophy.bsky.social under Jaakko Kuorikoski, and then at @vlc-lab.bsky.social with @saulpg.bsky.social ✌️
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Starting the winter semester in a great mood: I'll be able to combine co-teaching in Philosophy of the Social Sciences with @mjbuedo.bsky.social and my first two research stays. First at @tint-philosophy.bsky.social under Jaakko Kuorikoski, and then at @vlc-lab.bsky.social with @saulpg.bsky.social ✌️
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⭐ Cerramos el año con buena compañía y muchas razones para celebrar. Desde METIS, os deseamos unas felices fiestas y un excelente comienzo de año.
Wrapping up the year with great company and lots of reasons to celebrate. Warm holiday wishes from all of us at METIS. 🎄✨
Wrapping up the year with great company and lots of reasons to celebrate. Warm holiday wishes from all of us at METIS. 🎄✨
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
⭐ Cerramos el año con buena compañía y muchas razones para celebrar. Desde METIS, os deseamos unas felices fiestas y un excelente comienzo de año.
Wrapping up the year with great company and lots of reasons to celebrate. Warm holiday wishes from all of us at METIS. 🎄✨
Wrapping up the year with great company and lots of reasons to celebrate. Warm holiday wishes from all of us at METIS. 🎄✨
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New publication alert! 🚨
José Antonio Pérez Escobar (aka JAPE), the spiritual guide of METIS PhD students, has just published in EJPS!
“The making of a mathematical notion by analogy: the case of Hamiltonicity of (locally finite) infinite graphs”
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
José Antonio Pérez Escobar (aka JAPE), the spiritual guide of METIS PhD students, has just published in EJPS!
“The making of a mathematical notion by analogy: the case of Hamiltonicity of (locally finite) infinite graphs”
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New publication alert! 🚨
José Antonio Pérez Escobar (aka JAPE), the spiritual guide of METIS PhD students, has just published in EJPS!
“The making of a mathematical notion by analogy: the case of Hamiltonicity of (locally finite) infinite graphs”
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
José Antonio Pérez Escobar (aka JAPE), the spiritual guide of METIS PhD students, has just published in EJPS!
“The making of a mathematical notion by analogy: the case of Hamiltonicity of (locally finite) infinite graphs”
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Honored to be part of the organising committee for the 14th PBCS Workshop at UNED (Madrid). Mark your calendars: June 18–19, 2026. Abstracts due January 15. Details: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
Looking forward to your submissions!
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
Looking forward to your submissions!
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Honored to be part of the organising committee for the 14th PBCS Workshop at UNED (Madrid). Mark your calendars: June 18–19, 2026. Abstracts due January 15. Details: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs...
Looking forward to your submissions!
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
Looking forward to your submissions!
#PBCS2026 #philsci #philbio #philcogsci #CFA
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📢 Seminario METIS #10: Mañana, Jorge Ramos (@jsramos.bsky.social) hablará sobre “La metafísica de la biología desde la práctica científica biológica’’.
🗓️ Martes, 2 de diciembre | 🕚 11:30–13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Edificio de Humanidades, Aula B 💻 Asistencia online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/
🗓️ Martes, 2 de diciembre | 🕚 11:30–13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Edificio de Humanidades, Aula B 💻 Asistencia online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📢 Seminario METIS #10: Mañana, Jorge Ramos (@jsramos.bsky.social) hablará sobre “La metafísica de la biología desde la práctica científica biológica’’.
🗓️ Martes, 2 de diciembre | 🕚 11:30–13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Edificio de Humanidades, Aula B 💻 Asistencia online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/
🗓️ Martes, 2 de diciembre | 🕚 11:30–13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Edificio de Humanidades, Aula B 💻 Asistencia online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/
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The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) invites submissions to its 15th Conference at the University of Helsinki, 26-28 August 2026. More info here: enposs.eu
European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS)
enposs.eu
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) invites submissions to its 15th Conference at the University of Helsinki, 26-28 August 2026. More info here: enposs.eu
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I am happy to be part of the organization of the next Causality in the Sciences conference in Sevilla, focusing on cases from medicine. Mark your calendars for October 8-9th 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: March 8th. More details here: eventos.us.es/142286/secti...
Causality and Causal Inference in Medicine (CauseMed)
This conference aims to bring together current research dealing with causality and inferential practices in the health sciences, broadly construed, welcoming philosophical, methodological, and scienti...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I am happy to be part of the organization of the next Causality in the Sciences conference in Sevilla, focusing on cases from medicine. Mark your calendars for October 8-9th 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: March 8th. More details here: eventos.us.es/142286/secti...
I really enjoyed presenting my work today at the PSA AW Conference! Many thanks to the organisers @philsci.bsky.social and to our session chair, Michal Hladky, for making the session so welcoming. I also appreciated the pertinent questions from @jgutierrez.bsky.social & @williams-r-b.bsky.social! 🙂
Today, two of our METIS members and PhD students present at the PSA @philsci.bsky.social Around the World Conference
💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"
💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"
💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I really enjoyed presenting my work today at the PSA AW Conference! Many thanks to the organisers @philsci.bsky.social and to our session chair, Michal Hladky, for making the session so welcoming. I also appreciated the pertinent questions from @jgutierrez.bsky.social & @williams-r-b.bsky.social! 🙂
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Today, two of our METIS members and PhD students present at the PSA @philsci.bsky.social Around the World Conference
💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"
💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"
💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today, two of our METIS members and PhD students present at the PSA @philsci.bsky.social Around the World Conference
💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"
💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"
💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
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My book Playing Possum has been nominated in its German edition for 'Science book of the year' (Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres)! Please kindly vote for it if you think it deserves to win 😇
Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres
Die Wahl zum Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres
www.wissenschaftsbuch.at
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
My book Playing Possum has been nominated in its German edition for 'Science book of the year' (Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres)! Please kindly vote for it if you think it deserves to win 😇
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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...
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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
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Is democracy broken? How can we know if it still works?
My paper, “Does this democracy work?”, is now out in Economics & Philosophy:
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Thank you to everyone who helped!
My paper, “Does this democracy work?”, is now out in Economics & Philosophy:
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Thank you to everyone who helped!
doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Is democracy broken? How can we know if it still works?
My paper, “Does this democracy work?”, is now out in Economics & Philosophy:
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Thank you to everyone who helped!
My paper, “Does this democracy work?”, is now out in Economics & Philosophy:
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Thank you to everyone who helped!
Excited to take part in PSA Around the World 2025, where I'll be presenting part of my developing PhD work: "From causal inference to distributive outcomes: Why methodological pluralism matters in policy evaluation".
On 14 November at 17:35 (CET).
#PSA2025 #PolicyEvaluation
On 14 November at 17:35 (CET).
#PSA2025 #PolicyEvaluation
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 5:41 PM
Excited to take part in PSA Around the World 2025, where I'll be presenting part of my developing PhD work: "From causal inference to distributive outcomes: Why methodological pluralism matters in policy evaluation".
On 14 November at 17:35 (CET).
#PSA2025 #PolicyEvaluation
On 14 November at 17:35 (CET).
#PSA2025 #PolicyEvaluation
Very promising project by Luis Mireles-Flores (@tint-philosophy.bsky.social)!
www.doi.org/10.4324/9781...
www.doi.org/10.4324/9781...
Causal Knowledge and the Process Of Policy Making | 63 | Toward a Bott
What are the roles of scientific causal knowledge in relation to the evidential requirements of policy making? In this chapter, I review the existing approaches
www.doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Very promising project by Luis Mireles-Flores (@tint-philosophy.bsky.social)!
www.doi.org/10.4324/9781...
www.doi.org/10.4324/9781...
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📢 ¡Vuelve el Seminario de doctorandos BioKoinos-METIS!
🗣️12 sesiones donde doctorandxs comparten sus investigaciones.
🕓Miércoles, 16h (CEST/CET) | Formato híbrido
👥Coord.: @jsramos.bsky.social (UNED) y Turad Miguel Turad (UCM)
📅Programa completo: blogs.uned.es/metis/semina...
🗣️12 sesiones donde doctorandxs comparten sus investigaciones.
🕓Miércoles, 16h (CEST/CET) | Formato híbrido
👥Coord.: @jsramos.bsky.social (UNED) y Turad Miguel Turad (UCM)
📅Programa completo: blogs.uned.es/metis/semina...
October 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢 ¡Vuelve el Seminario de doctorandos BioKoinos-METIS!
🗣️12 sesiones donde doctorandxs comparten sus investigaciones.
🕓Miércoles, 16h (CEST/CET) | Formato híbrido
👥Coord.: @jsramos.bsky.social (UNED) y Turad Miguel Turad (UCM)
📅Programa completo: blogs.uned.es/metis/semina...
🗣️12 sesiones donde doctorandxs comparten sus investigaciones.
🕓Miércoles, 16h (CEST/CET) | Formato híbrido
👥Coord.: @jsramos.bsky.social (UNED) y Turad Miguel Turad (UCM)
📅Programa completo: blogs.uned.es/metis/semina...
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Congrats to all involved in the production of the massive Oxford Handbook of cultural evolution. You can read our paper The Cultural Evolution Of Science here: cailinoconnor.com/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Congrats to all involved in the production of the massive Oxford Handbook of cultural evolution. You can read our paper The Cultural Evolution Of Science here: cailinoconnor.com/wp-content/u...