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Matilde Carrera
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PhD Candidate in Philosophy of Science, Boston University. From Italy 🌒🌊
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alisabokulich.bsky.social
Happy to welcome Dr. Mason Majszak as visiting researcher to our Phi-Geo Research Group this term! He's currently working on a Swiss National Science Foundation/NYU project "Understanding risk perception & decision-making for climate change adaptation under uncertainty"
www.masonmajszak.com
#philsci
photo of Mason smiling
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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springernature.com
Writing is a big part of being a researcher, but grad students are rarely trained to do it well. Three researchers who double as writing instructors share their strategies for making the process more productive than painful: spklr.io/633238aIlD

#AcademicSky #SciWri #AcademicWriting
Three tips for scientific writing: a guide for graduate students
Do you struggle with the blank page? These strategies could help.
spklr.io
January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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philsci-archive.bsky.social
New on the Archive:

Bocchi, Federica and Currie, Adrian (2026) Ecologies of the Past. [Preprint]

https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27880/
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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michelamassimi.bsky.social
Registration is open for this event 16-17 March @royalsociety.org with programme (titles and abstracts) available online: royalsociety.org/science-even.... In person and online.
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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kathleencreel.bsky.social
Thanks to generous funding from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, John Basl and I are thrilled to be running the AI and Data Ethics summer school in 2026! ~12 graduate students, $10k stipend, 9 weeks to learn about scientific and ethical issues raised by AI. Please apply! aidesummer.org
AIDE Summer
AI + Data Ethics (AIDE) Summer is intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, metascience, epistemology, or other areas with potenti...
aidesummer.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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federicoboem.bsky.social
We (Miles MacLeod, YJ Erden, @ccmmody.bsky.social and me w/ editorial contributions by Yagmur Ozturk) are putting on a special issue!

In Studies in History & Philosophy of Science!
Ab/ scientific @nanobubbles.bsky.social

Deadline July 15 - spread the word!

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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theramseylab.bsky.social
In his forthcoming 📃 in @jrnlofphil.bsky.social, Grant Ramsey shows that a long-standing thesis held by philosophers of biology & evolutionary biologists—that fitness depends on population size, n—is based on conceptual & mathematical errors 👇 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27701/ #philsky #HPBio #evosky
Promotional black-and-white image announcing the publication of an article in The Journal of Philosophy. The text displays the journal title, the article title "Much Ado About ‘N'othing," and the author’s name, Grant Ramsey, in a clean, minimalist layout.
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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biologicaltheory.bsky.social
➡️New article out⬅️

The Fate of Behavioral Modernity

by Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social

Free reading link: rdcu.be/eUOUH
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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michelamassimi.bsky.social
The next conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will take place at Edinburgh on 22-25 June.

Call for papers and symposia opens Nov 15 and closes Jan 15.

Submissions via app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
Events – The Society for the Study of Measurement
measurementsociety.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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celsoneto.bsky.social
Still time to sign up for the talk tomorrow!

#philsky #philsci #STS #humangenetics #sciencesky #HPBio
hugeraproject.bsky.social HUGERA @hugeraproject.bsky.social · Oct 14
Prof. Katharina Schramm (Universität Bayreuth) kicks off our speaker series with the talk “We are all Africans! Antiracist projects and racializing practices in South Africa post-apartheid genomics” on October 21st. You can register to attend via zoom here: hugera.org/lecture-seri...
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
matildecarrera.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be spending a few months as a visiting PhD at Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences at the university of Exeter. I am joining prof. @celsoneto.bsky.social’s ERC-funded project HUGERA (Human Genomics Without Racism) hugera.org
Home - HUGERA
The Human Genomics without Racism (HUGERA) project brings together geneticists, philosophers, and social scientists to create tools for an ethically sound science of human variation. Latest News Homep...
hugera.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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miguelohn.bsky.social
New History & Philosophy of Physics network in Boston! Join us: open to locals and visitors. Check out the inaugural colloquium program & sign up to our mailing list and register for the inaugural lecture given by Peter Galison: www.bu.edu/cphs/boston-...

#philsci #histsci #philsky
September 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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alisabokulich.bsky.social
My paper "Models and Analogies in the Reconstruction of Extinct Life" is also out now in this volume dedicated to Hesse ⬇️
#HPS #PaleoSky #Philsky ⚒️
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
September 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
matildecarrera.bsky.social
In Groningen for #EPSA25. I am extreamely happy of being part of the symposium on “Race in Genomics” organized by @celsoneto.bsky.social. Very engaging, detailed and thought provoking talks on the use and misuse of race and ancestry labels in genomics studies. #philsci
August 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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alisabokulich.bsky.social
Congratulations to @matildecarrera.bsky.social on her superb defense today of a fantastic dissertation prospectus! She is now officially ABD! 🎉
#philsci #phigeo
A woman smiling in front of ppt screen that reads "Philosophy of Paleoanthropology Data, Underdetermination and Evidence about Past Human Populations Prospectus Defense Matilde Carrera BU PHILOSOPHY OF THE GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH GROUP
August 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
matildecarrera.bsky.social
Coming out of my dissertation project, I propose to distinguish population concepts according to the different stages of the modeling process and that this highlights epistemic and ethical challenges in inferring human ancestry and past demographic histories.
alisabokulich.bsky.social Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Jul 21
Great talk by our #PhiGeo member @matildecarrera.bsky.social on "Ancestry & Populations: Clarifying concepts for inferences about human demographic histories" at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#philsci #ISHPSSB2025
ANCESTRY AND POPULATIONS Clarifying concepts for inferences about human demographic histories ROADMAP OF THE TALK 01 Latest developments about human origins (focus on genetic models) 02 Ancestry and Populations: scientific concepts and philosophical focus 03 Taxonomy of populations concepts 04 Application of the taxonomy CONCLUSIONS Concepts and research practices: "Ancestry" and "populations" need to be clearly defined. Expanding the philosophical analysis: A taxonomy of different population concepts in the modelling stages of population genetics Possible applications: model misspecification, model equifinality and ethical issues when inferring ancestry and population histories
July 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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adrian-currie.bsky.social
Coming *very* soon #philsci
July 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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celsoneto.bsky.social
Frequently, geneticists defend the objectivity of “ancestry” over the subjective and loaded notion of “race.” This framing of the opposition is very misleading, however. Below, collaborator @yashaddad.bsky.social explores how values and biases can shape ancestry.

#popgen
#evobio
#STS
#philsky
June 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
matildecarrera.bsky.social
In the last two days, I had the opportunity to learn about science policy and advocacy and put it into practice visiting Capitol Hill as part of the @aaas.org
Case Workshop. Working alongside the delegation of fellow PhD students from BU, UMass Amherst and MIT was truly inspiring. #MakingOurCase
April 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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isakoditomassi.bsky.social
Starter pack for @aaas.org Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop, where #STEM students are learning tools for effective science communication and civic engagement.

Just ask @hannaherf.bsky.social or comment to be added!

#MakingOurCASE #DefendResearch

go.bsky.app/GMNpSh3
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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alisabokulich.bsky.social
Congrats to Phi-Geo grad Matilde Carrera @matildecarrera.bsky.social for being accepted to the competitive AI & Data Ethics Summer Institute at Northeastern this summer, as well as accepted to the upcoming AAAS Workshop: Catalyzing Advocacy in Science & Engineering, April 6-9 in D.C. 🙌 #philsci
Matilde Carrera has been offered to be part of a competitive summer program at Northeastern University intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, or other areas with potential research applications to Al and big data. (AIDE Summer - the Ethics Institute -Northeastern University,_Summer 2025) • Matilde Carrera has also been selected as one of four PhD students from Boston University through a competitive, merit-based process to attend the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop. This workshop, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), focuses on the role of science in policy making and the federal policy-making process. (CASE Workshop: Catalyzing Advocacy inScience and Engineering, April 6-9, 2025, Washington, D.C.)
April 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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michelamassimi.bsky.social
New publication OA #philsci — where I discuss the epistemic nature of three possible varieties of ‘local knowledges’ and defend their importance for fulfilling human rights — from the right to participate in science to the right to food and right to clean water www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Local knowledges and the right to participate in science | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Local knowledges and the right to participate in science
www.cambridge.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
matildecarrera.bsky.social
Applying to grad school can be challenging, especially for first-gen and minority students. BU Minority&Philosophy chapter organized a workshop w/ faculty members and current grad students to help our junior&seniors students navigating the process! Good turnout and productive conversations!
March 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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alisabokulich.bsky.social
A nice Phi-Geo group trip to @harvardmuseums.bsky.social to see exhibit Measuring Difference & hear a wonderful presentation by @chattyprofessor.bsky.social, artist Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez & #histmed Pablo Gómez, who spoke about roots of medical data about bodies in Atlantic slave trade. #philsci
Alisa, Leticia, Matilde & Matt standing in front of Mexico's standard of length the Castilian vara brass bar. Sign says Measuring Difference. This vara was seized during the 1847 U.S. invasion of Mexico City by an army engineer. Gabriela Soto Laveaga | Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez | Pablo Gómez sitting on stage in conversation Three grad students next to display with Humboldt's famous Mount Chimborazo elevation diagram.
February 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
matildecarrera.bsky.social
I am thrilled to share that I was selected as one of four BU PhD students to attend the 2025 #CASEWorkshop organized by @aaas.org. Looking forward to contributing a #HPS & #philsci perspective to the discussions on #SciencePolicy. #MakingOurCASE @hps-aaas.bsky.social

www.aaas.org/programs/cat...
Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop
www.aaas.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM