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Philosopher of science in a previous life, short story writer in this one and comics and music lover in both.

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Steven Richard Douglas French is an emeritus professor of philosophy at University of Leeds.

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Philosophy 36%
Physics 21%
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 11h
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "The Flaming Embusen" by Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

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The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 62, “Mermay - Golden Hour" by Maxine Vee: In a forest of brown, orange, and golden leaves, a mermaid with orange/gold hair sits on a rock in a small light blue pond. She stares at her open palms, illuminated by a beam of sunlight. Purple flowers in shade lie scattered on the ground in the foreground. The quote reads: "Two gateships crashed into each other, locked together like mating insects. The BurningNitel out of Oya gate, and Embusen, from Shango gate. Jero could immediately tell that they had drifted into each other, rather than collided while engines were firing. The ships were intact, apart from the point of contact and the flying debris of solar panels and shielding. They were also joined together by the scaffolding structures that the locals had built around them to facilitate investigation."

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 19h
After a break Black Lodge Press have just reopened their store with a whole load of new prints, tees, calendars, zines etc for those, like us, who like their work

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a photo of a man standing in a garden wearing a t-shirt that reads: EVERY EMPIRE WILL FALL! EVERY FASCIST WILL DIE! THE RICH WILL GET WHAT THEY DESERVE! THE SNAKE WILL EAT ITS OWN TAIL!

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 21h
The wonderful @helleborezine.bsky.social scaring the faithful with the old ways, seriously if any of our readers want to magic up some free international media coverage for us by wearing one of our tees to a Cliff Richard gig or something please do
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 21h
Morning all.

Photographer Peter Mitchell. Kingston Racing Motors.
Leeds, 1975.

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 1d
Illustrations have never played a secondary role in history of science and knowledge. They not only visualize the form of a plant, facilitating its identification but showing its essence aiding in processes of description&classification to attain scientific knowledge www.biblhertz.it/events/43483...
The Role of Images in Early Modern Botany
This seminar brings together two experts on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century plants. Zooming in on the dilemma of visualizing plants (or not), and how images could become part of epistemic methods w...
www.biblhertz.it

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Colin Allen @wileyprof.bsky.social · 1d
Our special issue on Evolutionary Functions of Consciousness, coedited with Tecumseh Fitch and Adina Roskies, now online royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1939
royalsocietypublishing.org

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PhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 1d
New on the Archive:

Norton, John D. (2024) The Rise and Fall of Karl Popper's Anti-inductivism. [Preprint]

https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27217/

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Frederick Britt @fbritt.bsky.social · 1d
Call for Papers

Workshop on 'ENTITY REALISM BEYOND MANIPULATION' (June 16 - 17, 2025) at the University of Bern (CH).

We are very much looking forward to welcoming Nora M. Boyd and @msuarez.bsky.social as keynote speakers and invite further contributions!

#philsci

philevents.org/event/show/1...
Entity Realism Beyond Manipulation
Entity realism (also known as ‘experimental realism’) traditionally ties belief in scientific entities to experimental manipulation. Yet many sciences involve a commitment to entities that...
philevents.org

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 1d
This is tomorrow — the first day last week was excellent. Look forward to tomorrow’s programme with thanks to @eenphilsci.bsky.social for the organisation.👇
philsci.bsky.social Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 1d
This Friday, 14 November is the second of three meetings of the PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.
philsci.bsky.social Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 25d
Check out the program in the thread! 🥳

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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 1d
Another short story of mine - ‘A Nobel Ending’ - just came out at Literally Stories:

literallystories2014.com/2025/11/13/a...
A Nobel Ending by Steven French
Frank paused as he left the hotel and looked up and down Skomakargatan. With the sky shading into a deeper blue, lights were already coming on along the narrow street. To the left was Stortorget Sq…
literallystories2014.com

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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 1d
Public benches are made of cheap concrete, pavements are falling apart, old structures are left derelict. Amid this backdrop of unloved, muted ugliness, a new wave of guerrilla mosaicists are enlivening their cities with beautiful, colourful designs
‘It’s unexpected joy’: the guerrilla mosaic artists adding colour to potholes, benches and bomb craters — Guardian US
From Southampton to Sarajevo, urban mosaicists are transforming city spaces and bringing communities together – one tile at a time
apple.news

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 1d
Came across this for the new wuxia #film of The Invincible Swordsman ("Laughing Swordsman" based on Jin Yong novels, released earlier this year). A love letter to classic 20th century Chinese film poster art. I've been excited about Sammo Hung's role as the hermit master, he looks magnificent.

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · 2d
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...
eventos.us.es

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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 2d
Had a fun and (for me at least!) thought provoking discussion on phenomenology and physics this afternoon in a session of the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine led by Noah Stemeroff.

Up next month: Joss Uffink on Schrodinger!
#physics
#philsci

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Whitney Trettien @whitneytrettien.bsky.social · 2d
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
Full-color image of the Cathedral of Barcelona, composed on a typewriter by Montserrat Alberich Escardívol. Image from WikiMedia.

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 2d
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS: Applications are now open for 2026-27!

The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.

For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
Promotional banner inviting applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Bodleian Libraries for 2026-27, featuring an interior view of the library.

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 2d
One of the best #philsci conferences in one of the best cities: the 2026 BSPS Annual Conference is taking place in Leeds 21–23 July.

Keynotes by Robin Hendry, Tarja Knuuttila & Eleanor Knox.

More info: www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...

#philsky
BSPS Annual Conference 2026
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 21–23 July 2026 at the University of Leeds
www.thebsps.org

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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 2d
The new Public Science Lab from the Technical University of Munich has an impressive list of projects already on the go!
Public Science Lab
Technical University of Munich
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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 2d
A pioneer in the study of exoplanets and exoplanet atmospheres, Sara Seager @saraseager.bsky.social is returning to her alma mater, the University of Toronto, to join the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics as North Star Distinguished Professor. 🧪🔭

www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/renowne...
Renowned planetary scientist Sara Seager joins U of T and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics as North Star Distinguished Professor
www.artsci.utoronto.ca

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EU Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology @eu-phil-cosmo.bsky.social · 2d
Antoniou & Lorenzetti analyse Modified Newtonian Dynamics: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27152/1/Limi...
philsci-archive.pitt.edu

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Yuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 2d
Jason Stanley got yelled out of a liberal Frankfurt congregation for bringing up Gaza, taking a universalist stance, and advocating freedom of speech. Good analysis of how in Germany, the fear of antisemitism is now the very thing that fuels ressentiments www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...
Faschismus-Experte Jason Stanley aus Synagoge in Frankfurt geworfen: Zum Schweigen gebracht
Nach kritischen Äußerungen zu Israel und Diskursklima wurde Jason Stanley am 9. November von der jüdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt ausgeschlossen.
www.fr.de

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 2d
Prof. Wendy Freedman recognized with 2026 Franklin Institute Award in Physics

Pioneering cosmologist honored for landmark measurements of the Hubble Constant. 🧪 #Cosmology

news.uchicago.edu/story/prof-w...
Prof. Wendy Freedman recognized with 2026 Franklin Institute Award in Physics
Pioneering cosmologist honored for landmark measurements of the Hubble Constant
news.uchicago.edu

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The HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 2d
Our newest issue culminates #HOPOS's 15th year in publication.
Don't miss the special issue marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Against Method.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hopos/20...
#philsky #histsci
Poster with hopos logo and picture of Feyerabend

srdfrench.bsky.social
I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 2d
Another story of mine was scheduled to appear somewhere else today but it didn’t for some reason, so I’m reboosting this one (it has cops, an old BBC wartime drama series and Indian food - what more could you want?!)

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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 2d
‘Kids’?!!!
Patronising indeed.
zackpolanski.bsky.social Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.

Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.

And every day we are growing.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Sorry kids, greens fantasy politics don't add up

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.

Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.

And every day we are growing.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Sorry kids, greens fantasy politics don't add up

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 3d
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.

The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com

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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 3d
How had I missed the fact the New Zealand Basketball team are know as the Tall Blacks?

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Paul Rice @paulrice.bsky.social · 3d
The BBC will go after any challenge to the status quo from any source.

They did it with Scottish Independence. They did it with Brexit. They did it with particular gusto to take down Jeremy Corbyn.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3d
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com