Marabel
@marabelceline.bsky.social
Why study one thing when you can study all the things?
Philosopher of chemistry, PhD student at Cambridge HPS (she/her)
Philosopher of chemistry, PhD student at Cambridge HPS (she/her)
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giving the dissertation a last read has me thinking of tweets like
putting the "we could demon" into "we could demonstrate with our results,
putting the "we could demon" into "we could demonstrate with our results,
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
giving the dissertation a last read has me thinking of tweets like
putting the "we could demon" into "we could demonstrate with our results,
putting the "we could demon" into "we could demonstrate with our results,
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Nice patterns, are at least 20 percent of them maladaptive?
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Nice patterns, are at least 20 percent of them maladaptive?
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when reviewer 2 wants you to cite 3 texts by the same scholar
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
when reviewer 2 wants you to cite 3 texts by the same scholar
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism
Philosophers: human laws can be broken, but the sciences deal in laws of nature, which are absolute and without exception
Chemists: when something is 'forbidden' that just means it takes a bit longer :)
Chemists: when something is 'forbidden' that just means it takes a bit longer :)
February 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Philosophers: human laws can be broken, but the sciences deal in laws of nature, which are absolute and without exception
Chemists: when something is 'forbidden' that just means it takes a bit longer :)
Chemists: when something is 'forbidden' that just means it takes a bit longer :)
Really interested in hearing your thoughts. These conversations do exist, but it seems to me but they often stay theoretical and that there is little conversation on the practical implications in parts of the field that don't already deal with related subject matter.
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Really interested in hearing your thoughts. These conversations do exist, but it seems to me but they often stay theoretical and that there is little conversation on the practical implications in parts of the field that don't already deal with related subject matter.
Really cool seeing this kind of reflection on citational practices, I wish we had more of it in #philsci. I feel like people are increasingly aware of the epistemic injustices created by the ways in which our discipline builds and relies on canons. But what does changing it look like in practice?
New paper! "Struggling with Citational Politics as a Pathway to Unlearning and Relearning for Collective Action" on the material challenges of trying to cite ethically.
We did a citation experiment. We found there were specific stages, and they didn't advance linearly.
kula.uvic.ca/index.php/ku...
We did a citation experiment. We found there were specific stages, and they didn't advance linearly.
kula.uvic.ca/index.php/ku...
kula.uvic.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Really cool seeing this kind of reflection on citational practices, I wish we had more of it in #philsci. I feel like people are increasingly aware of the epistemic injustices created by the ways in which our discipline builds and relies on canons. But what does changing it look like in practice?
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tfw you finally figure out your argument and it’s the same argument you’ve been making for a decade
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 AM
tfw you finally figure out your argument and it’s the same argument you’ve been making for a decade
If I try to dazzle potential mates with patterns but nobody sees them because I never leave my house, are the patterns even visible?
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
If I try to dazzle potential mates with patterns but nobody sees them because I never leave my house, are the patterns even visible?
Okay maybe it's not quite hitting yet, but what if they made other people fear for their safety just a little more? Have we tried that?
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Okay maybe it's not quite hitting yet, but what if they made other people fear for their safety just a little more? Have we tried that?
Regulatory sciences are criminally underappreciated in philosophy of science, especially considering the impact they have on our everyday lives. I'm glad the talented HyeJeong Han is working on changing that! There's much to learn about the roles of institutions in shaping research processes
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 4:36 PM
Regulatory sciences are criminally underappreciated in philosophy of science, especially considering the impact they have on our everyday lives. I'm glad the talented HyeJeong Han is working on changing that! There's much to learn about the roles of institutions in shaping research processes
Just to be clear, he was totally right not to call if fascism before, changed his mind at the perfect time, and is immediately back on top of being right. So he's had the correct opinion the entire time, and people who think otherwise are probably just annoying.
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Just to be clear, he was totally right not to call if fascism before, changed his mind at the perfect time, and is immediately back on top of being right. So he's had the correct opinion the entire time, and people who think otherwise are probably just annoying.
A step in the right direction, but remember to make it everyone else's fault
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
A step in the right direction, but remember to make it everyone else's fault
Grace and accountability aren't mutually exclusive. Changing one's mind and actions is a learning process that should not be framed as a matter of blanket acceptance or blunt rejection
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Grace and accountability aren't mutually exclusive. Changing one's mind and actions is a learning process that should not be framed as a matter of blanket acceptance or blunt rejection
Yes, and criticism is not necessarily a bad thing for the person who changed their mind. If they are approaching this with any humility, they should be wondering how they missed something this big and be willing to learn how to adjust their attitudes and actions so the pattern doesn't continue
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Yes, and criticism is not necessarily a bad thing for the person who changed their mind. If they are approaching this with any humility, they should be wondering how they missed something this big and be willing to learn how to adjust their attitudes and actions so the pattern doesn't continue
I don't get why these are presented as mutually exclusive options. I'm happy about anyone changing their mind, but that's doesn't have to mean dropping all reservations instantly. Changing your mind is slow and difficult, grace and accountability can coexist in this process
January 26, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I don't get why these are presented as mutually exclusive options. I'm happy about anyone changing their mind, but that's doesn't have to mean dropping all reservations instantly. Changing your mind is slow and difficult, grace and accountability can coexist in this process
A friend of mine used German formal you as a character pronoun in a Pen and Paper one shot and it was the most chaotic neutral energy I have ever witnessed
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
A friend of mine used German formal you as a character pronoun in a Pen and Paper one shot and it was the most chaotic neutral energy I have ever witnessed
I just learned that the Boston Molasses Disaster was a thing and there's a banger song about it
youtu.be/UZnxuPatgH0?...
youtu.be/UZnxuPatgH0?...
Great Molasses Disaster by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets [Official]
YouTube video by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
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January 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I just learned that the Boston Molasses Disaster was a thing and there's a banger song about it
youtu.be/UZnxuPatgH0?...
youtu.be/UZnxuPatgH0?...
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Bro just be born into the kind of generational wealth that smoothly elides the everyday setbacks of your youth, setting you up for a firm foundation of financial security going into your future bro. It's not even hard bro. Literal babies do it bro.
January 23, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Bro just be born into the kind of generational wealth that smoothly elides the everyday setbacks of your youth, setting you up for a firm foundation of financial security going into your future bro. It's not even hard bro. Literal babies do it bro.
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I find it odd that right wingers on The Other Site get mad at Rawls for saying you don't morally deserve traits your born with, like that's not the kind of thing that could count for or against you in any morally significant way. Cos this seems... obvious to me? Like why would morality track that?
January 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM
I find it odd that right wingers on The Other Site get mad at Rawls for saying you don't morally deserve traits your born with, like that's not the kind of thing that could count for or against you in any morally significant way. Cos this seems... obvious to me? Like why would morality track that?
True outside the academy, but not the case for grad school and academic jobs yet, as far as I know. I don't trust fully trust University higher ups not to push it at some point, but at least in the humanities and social sciences, there would likely be a lot of resistance
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
True outside the academy, but not the case for grad school and academic jobs yet, as far as I know. I don't trust fully trust University higher ups not to push it at some point, but at least in the humanities and social sciences, there would likely be a lot of resistance
Climate change is working hard so this can be a reality
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Climate change is working hard so this can be a reality
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"