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Victoria Wang
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Perpetual student. Constantly confused and/or curious. Currently in Scotland, doing a PhD in philosophy.
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Victoria Wang @vmywang.bsky.social · Jul 17
The chapter in which I discuss the persistent problem of deficit thinking in science communication has been published! Let me know if you'd like to take a look but can't access it. Thanks to Jon Tsou, Jamie Shaw and Carla Fehr for editing the book.
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Dismantling the Deficit Model of Science Communication Using Ludwik Fleck’s Theory of Thinking Collectives
Numerous societal issues, from climate change to pandemics, require public engagement with scientific research. Such engagement reveals challenges that can arise when expertsExperts communicate with l...
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There’s a philosophical joke about (sickly) constitution here somewhere…
Picture of an entrance to a pharmacy: one sign pointing to the left reads “health services”, and another sign pointing to the right reads “wellbeing services”. Some hand sanitisers in the bottom left corner.
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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There’s a philosophical joke about (sickly) constitution here somewhere…
Picture of an entrance to a pharmacy: one sign pointing to the left reads “health services”, and another sign pointing to the right reads “wellbeing services”. Some hand sanitisers in the bottom left corner.
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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This is happening in two weeks and I can hardly contain my excitement! 💙📚
portybooks.bsky.social The Portobello Bookshop @portybooks.bsky.social · Nov 20
It’s a huge honour for us to be welcoming Ali Smith back to the bookshop on Thursday 29th January to celebrate the publication day launch of Glyph! 💚

Sign up to join us in person or online: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/ali-s...
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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philsci.bsky.social
✨Reminder✨ The symposia deadline for PSA 2026 is 15 January (this Thursday!)
philsci.bsky.social Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · Dec 2
Submissions for PSA 2026 in San Diego are now open! ☀️ Link and deadlines below

Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026

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January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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lighthousebks.bsky.social
We're hiring! We're looking for a relief bookseller to join us for a minimum of 3 hours per week, fixed term Feb-Jul 2026. For more information on the role and on how to apply, visit this blog post here! Closing at 10am Monday 26th January lighthousebookshop.com/posts/were-h...
the background shows colourful photos from inside Lighthouse Bookshop: wooden shelves filled with books, a bright and airy space, with wooden floors. in the foreground is a speech bubble that reads JOIN OUR TEAM
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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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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sabinaleonelli.bsky.social
Happy new year! If you are early career or graduate in Phil of Bio, consider European summer school below: fantastic venue, brilliant mix of junior & senior scholars, a wealth of debates, PPTs & skills training organised by @thomasreydon.bsky.social and myself. Deadline EXTENDED to 31 Jan! #philsci
sabinaleonelli.bsky.social Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · Nov 20
The call for applications for 2026 European Advanced School in Philosophy of Life Sciences is now open! Deadline 15 Jan 2026, theme will be “philosophy of biology for a healthy planet”, all info here: www.kli.ac.at/en/events/ev... graduate students &early postdocs, do consider joining us! #philsci
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The Konrad Lorenz Institute provides a stimulating and creative environment for fellows, visiting scholars, students, and external faculty.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Starting off the year with a visit to the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social in Edinburgh to see the Turner watercolours only on view in January #JMWTurner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) Sea View, mid-1820s Watercolour and bodycolour on blue paper Turner is renowned for his unique and inspiring sense of colour. Here the clouds span the spectrum of a rainbow - from orange-red and gold, through apricot and pink tones to intense blue and violet. The sun catches the boats in the foreground, turning their sails gold against the deep green waves. The location of the view is unknown. Turner painted studies such as this for his own reference and enjoyment; they seem to express his sense of wonder at the drama and beauty of nature. Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) The Piazzetta, Venice, 1840 Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with scraping out on paper A crack of lightning streaks the sky above the Piazzetta, the historic heart of government in Venice, and bystanders run for cover. The city of canals captured Turner's imagination more than any other place. This watercolour dates from his third and final visit in August 1840. Beyond the statue of the winged lion of St Mark, the Doge's Palace glows amber in the uncanny light. A section of St Mark's Basilica shines ghostly white. Turner created the white highlights by scratching the paper surface. He is said to have used 'his eagle-claw of a thumb-nail' for this purpose.
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
vmywang.bsky.social
Starting off the year with a visit to the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social in Edinburgh to see the Turner watercolours only on view in January #JMWTurner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) Sea View, mid-1820s Watercolour and bodycolour on blue paper Turner is renowned for his unique and inspiring sense of colour. Here the clouds span the spectrum of a rainbow - from orange-red and gold, through apricot and pink tones to intense blue and violet. The sun catches the boats in the foreground, turning their sails gold against the deep green waves. The location of the view is unknown. Turner painted studies such as this for his own reference and enjoyment; they seem to express his sense of wonder at the drama and beauty of nature. Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) The Piazzetta, Venice, 1840 Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with scraping out on paper A crack of lightning streaks the sky above the Piazzetta, the historic heart of government in Venice, and bystanders run for cover. The city of canals captured Turner's imagination more than any other place. This watercolour dates from his third and final visit in August 1840. Beyond the statue of the winged lion of St Mark, the Doge's Palace glows amber in the uncanny light. A section of St Mark's Basilica shines ghostly white. Turner created the white highlights by scratching the paper surface. He is said to have used 'his eagle-claw of a thumb-nail' for this purpose.
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Concluding my Greek “research trip” (aka testing the local Xmas cuisine) at the Athenian Lyceum of Aristotle—“epitome of human wisdom”—birthplace of virtue ethics #philsky
Picture of the archaeological site of Aristotle’s Lyceum in Athens: slate grey skies over a hill in the distance, mostly grass in the foreground with remnants of ancient building walls Picture of a board describing the archaeological site of Aristotle’s Lyceum in Athens. The last paragraph reads “It is difficult to comprehend from the scant remains in this archaeological site that we are in one of the most important places in the history of the human mind. Here, the universal genius of Aristotle created an integrated system of organization of the cosmos, facing it in a more sober and analytical manner than Plato. The Aristotelian School studied and systematized Logic, Morality, Metaphysics and Physics. The last includes works on almost all today's "positive sciences. The monumental intellectual construct of Aristotle and his School summarized coherently all the philosophical and scientific inquiries of the ancient world, and had inestimable influence on the formation of Christian Patristic Theology. For eighteen centuries, until the Renaissance, Aristotle was the epitome of human wisdom and the undisputed authority on virtually every discipline.”
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Here’s to 2026
David Lynch in the filming set speaking in the megaphone. He says “Okay, let's try that again, but this time good.”
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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The call for abstracts for the 2026 Joint Session is now live! Please consider submitting to the Society for Women in Philosophy #SWIP session if your work furthers the aims of SWIP, broadly construed 1/2
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#CfA #philsky #feminism #SWIP @aristotsoc.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
vmywang.bsky.social
The call for abstracts for the 2026 Joint Session is now live! Please consider submitting to the Society for Women in Philosophy #SWIP session if your work furthers the aims of SWIP, broadly construed 1/2
sites.google.com/view/2026-jo...
#CfA #philsky #feminism #SWIP @aristotsoc.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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@vmywang.bsky.social reviews Robert Northcott’s Science for a Fragile World, a book that asks how scientific practice should shift when the systems we study—and rely on—are under strain. Her piece appears in our November issue: buff.ly/hUCMcjS #PhilSky #PhilosophyOfScience
Graphic for Philosophy in Review, Vol. 45 No. 4 (2025): November. On the left is the book cover for Science for a Fragile World by Robert Northcott, featuring a close-up image of bubbling mud pools. On the right, over a textured blue-green background, text reads: ‘Victoria Min-Yi Wang reviews Science for a Fragile World.’
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Fifty years to the day since the death of Hannah Arendt. This is (still) such a fantastic interview:
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Hannah Arendt (1964) - What Remains? (Full Interview w/ Günter Gaus)
YouTube video by Philosophy Overdose
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December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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lsephilosophy.bsky.social
🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"

Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”

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Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh): Apocalyptic Technology: AI and the Limits of Science
YouTube video by LSE Philosophy
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December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
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Robert Northcott, 'Science for a Fragile World'. | Philosophy in Review
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December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
vmywang.bsky.social
Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
Robert Northcott, 'Science for a Fragile World'. | Philosophy in Review
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December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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lrb.co.uk
We stand corrected on the matter of nougat.

Read the new issue’s letters here, with further contributions on why the city of Tacoma smells, who's responsible for splitting the Labour Party and what exactly Gramsci wrote.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
vmywang.bsky.social Victoria Wang @vmywang.bsky.social · Nov 26
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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vmywang.bsky.social
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
vmywang.bsky.social
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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vmywang.bsky.social
It's been three (!) years since I last posted something on my blog, but you still gotta love cells, as they say... so here's a little piece discussing philosopher Talbot Brewer's talk/essay "What Good Are the Humanities?"
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#philsky 💙📚
What Good Are the Humanities?
This is the title of a recorded talk (2017) and essay by Talbot Brewer, professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia. He proceeds to answer this question by first elucidating what the huma…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
vmywang.bsky.social
It's been three (!) years since I last posted something on my blog, but you still gotta love cells, as they say... so here's a little piece discussing philosopher Talbot Brewer's talk/essay "What Good Are the Humanities?"
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
What Good Are the Humanities?
This is the title of a recorded talk (2017) and essay by Talbot Brewer, professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia. He proceeds to answer this question by first elucidating what the huma…
lovecells.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Periodic reminder: we will never run out of good things to read. What a joy!
vmywang.bsky.social Victoria Wang @vmywang.bsky.social · Nov 6
Periodic reminder: so much to read, so little time.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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We've fallen below the eight hours of daylight mark. Time for hibernation please.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM