Mikael Cozic
mikaelcozic.bsky.social
Mikael Cozic
@mikaelcozic.bsky.social
Professor in Philosophy at U. Lyon 3, researcher at IRPHIL & associate researcher at IHPST. Philosophy of science, economics, rationality.
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a fun exam question for an applied/social epistemology course would be 'explain how this could be rational'
We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
June 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The gutting of US biomedical research with loss of ~2,500 grants affecting research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious disease, global health and much more
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Toujours aussi sidérant.
🧶 Petit fil Youtube et Plagiat

Il y a quelques mois, dans le prolongement de mon enquête sur Etienne Klein (avec @lorisguemart.bsky.social), j'ai bricolé un petit script python baptisé « Le recopilleur ».

⏩ L'enquête pour rappel (août 2024) www.arretsurimages.net/articles/eti...

Ce script...
June 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A Master student in philosophy that I supervise is interested in the regressive character of carbon taxes and, more generally, in the potential conflict between carbon taxes and poverty reduction. If anyone knows good philosophically-oriented papers, please let me know !
May 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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April 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.


I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, is set to lose another 1,000 workers under the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government.
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Nature journalists will be at #StandUpForScience protests across the US later today; and in France the actions have already begun. Events will take place in more than 30 French cities, says @standupforscifr.bsky.social
Scientists in France are choosing to #StandUpForScience alongside their US colleagues. Signatories to a supporting column in @lemonde.fr include two Nobel laureates, economist Esther Duflo and virologist Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
March 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Incroyable exemple de @valmasdel.bsky.social sur la censure du monde scientifique en cours aux Etats-Unis: sa collègue du GIEC, "a été interdite de se rendre à la dernière session plénière du GIEC, l'équipe qui l'aide a été démantelée, elle a interdiction de parler à la presse"..

#StandUpForScience
March 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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ATTENTION C'est aujourd'hui ! Parti des Etats-Unis, en réponse à ce que fait Trump contre la recherche scientifique, le mouvement #StandUpForScience déferle partout en France. Le site officiel lague un peu mais des infos sont ici : tinyurl.com/29nsqj5e. A Paris, ça part de Jussieu à 13h30
Aujourd'hui !
Liste des évènements mis à jour hier soir 👇
Pour les mises à jour dans la journée : standupforscience.fr/tous-les-eve...
March 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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March 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Sloan Foundation announced a program to support postdocs in philosophy, sociology, and metascience who want to understand how AI will affect science.

Pass it along to anyone who might be interested, the Institute for Complex Social Dynamics might be interested in hosting

sloan.org/programs/dig...
Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
sloan.org
March 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In my University (Lyon 3): 1 Full Prof. position with a specialization in Esthetics.
For a description, see sciences.re/postes/media...
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
⚠️ Job for philosophers in France ⚠️
The annual, national job market of permanent positions in french Universities has just started. In philosophy, 25 tenured positions (up to now): 14 associate professors & 11 full professors. See this (unofficial) page: sciences.re/postes/
Moteur de recherche de postes − Sciences·Re
sciences.re
March 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I am on the steering committee of the European philosophy of science association and we are looking for a new editor or our journal: the European journal for philosophy of science. #philsci
February 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Right now: a special, open and online session of my Master seminar on the norms of beliefs dedicated to the discussion of Alex Worsnip's book Fitting Things Together. This will take place here at 3.30 pm (French time) : univlyon3.webex.com/univlyon3-en...
February 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM