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Alisa Bokulich
@alisabokulich.bsky.social
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Professor @ Boston U, History & Philosophy of Science—esp Philosophy of Geosciences, Director Phi-Geo Research Group, Assoc @ Harvard U. Hist Sci, Radcliffe Fellow Alum. Settler, wife, & mother. 📸s my crappy phone.
Webpage: https://bokulich.org/
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Yesterday's twilight blue & gold over the sea
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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mcps-philsci.bsky.social
Reminder! Starts in one hour - “How science is changing” livestream event from 6pm EST tonight! Join MCPS director Alan Love, Lydia Patton, Jacqueline Sullivan, and Craig Callender.
@profess.bsky.social
@westernu.ca
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
Dramatic gray clouds & sun reflected in mirror smooth sea
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
Deadline for paper or session proposals has been extended to 15 December 2025 for Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) Conference 15–17 July 2026 at
Department of History & Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
spsp2026.philosophy-science-practice.org/openconf
SPSP 2026 - OpenConf Abstract Submission, Peer Review, and Event Management System
spsp2026.philosophy-science-practice.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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sabinaleonelli.bsky.social
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
Events | Event Calendar | Discover The KLI
The Konrad Lorenz Institute provides a stimulating and creative environment for fellows, visiting scholars, students, and external faculty.
www.kli.ac.at
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
A beautiful scallop shell in tortoise-shell-like colors of brown & gold stripes & rings, backlit by the sun with sand & sea in background.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
Had to escaped all the noise & distractions of Boston to get to a remote writing retreat for some solitary focused research time before my sabbatical is up. Wish me luck...
A small room with desk computer & fireplace overlooking the sea.
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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naomioreskes.bsky.social
With funding being slashed for science, my book on the history of oceanography is more relevant than ever. Thanks to #AmericanCampus for a great conversation and #science, #funding, #life.

americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
Squids, subs, and the academic-military-industrial complex with Naomi Oreskes - American Campus Podcast
Oh my!References and suggested readings:Naomi Oreskes. 2025. Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know about the Ocean. University of Chicago Press. Naomi Oreske...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Dramatic peach clouds reflected in curving bay & black horizon just after sunset Nov 27, 2024
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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lemoustier.bsky.social
Always worth bigging up #MaryHornerLyell who was into geology before she met her husband, Charles

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November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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doccrom.bsky.social
#FrescoFriday - From a series of fresco depictions of the Muses from the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii (II.4.10/3). Here is Urania, Muse of Astronomy, with a celestial globe and measuring rod. #Pompeii #Art 🏺

Image: Louvre Collections (ED 2759 ; P 12). Link - collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/5335...
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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metisuned.bsky.social
Today, two of our METIS members and PhD students present at the PSA @philsci.bsky.social Around the World Conference

💠 Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com): "From Causal Inference to Distributive Outcomes"

💠 Marco Portillo (@raciondeser.bsky.social): "Biology as Evidence for the A-Theory of Time"
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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luciacneco.bsky.social
Just discovered an #ISHPSSB25 photo gallery! If you didn’t know about it, you’re welcome :) Here I’m having a great conversation with @profmatthaber.bsky.social and @rebeccacmann.bsky.social about individuality in social beings! #philsci #philsky

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November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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thirstygecko.bsky.social
Exciting news! Student applications for paleoCAMP 2026 are open! Are you a graduate student working on any aspect of past climates or environments? Apply to be part of our 2-week summer school in the eastern Sierra Nevada! More details here: paleoclimate.camp/apply
Application — paleoCAMP
paleoclimate.camp
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
View of Boston tonight from BU bridge overlooking Charles River & Boston skyline.
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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naomioreskes.bsky.social
Reposting, for obvious reasons: "If we expect the public to trust us, we "must be able to show that [our] ethical compasses are not deflected by the magnetism of money.” Evidently, at Harvard, compasses were deflected, indeed.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
#epstein #Harvard #summers
Jeffrey Epstein's Harvard Connections Show How Money Can Distort Research
Letting the rich pay for science that interests them is a bad idea—even if they aren’t convicted sex offenders
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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#philsci
wileyprof.bsky.social Colin Allen @wileyprof.bsky.social · 8d
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
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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seanmcarroll.bsky.social
Great news: Johns Hopkins makes tuition free for most undergraduate students. ($200k/year or less is about 85% of American households.)

hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...
Johns Hopkins becomes tuition-free for undergraduate students from families earning up to $200,000
New tuition promise program will offer free tuition for students from more than 85% of American households and tuition plus living expenses for families earning up to $100,000
hub.jhu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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hubhistory.com
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin, the astronomer pictured here who is NOT Sophie Germain, features heavily in one of our earliest podcasts on science history in Boston: www.hubhistory.com/episodes/epi...
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
Wtf with this cover of Sophie Germain's book!? #histsci #WomenInSTEM #physics 🙄 (see ALT)
The cover to the 2015 French edition of 18th/19thC mathematical physicist Sophie Germain's (1776-1831) book Oevres Philosophiques (published 1896) with a photo of 20thC astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979) irrelevantly--and misleadingly--on the cover.
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#philsci 🧪 ⚒️ #paleobio #extinction
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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alondra.bsky.social
"Federal policy has jumped the gun: We don’t yet know if AI will transform the economy or even be profitable. Yet Washington is insulating the industry from all sorts of risk. If a bubble does pop, we’ll all be left holding the bag." [Gift Link] www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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rhiggitt.bsky.social
A key site for #histsci, so historians as well as geologists may want to donate to help create the trail and make it more accessible and better interpreted. The James Hutton tercentenary is next year!
scottishgeology.bsky.social Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology.bsky.social · Sep 15
Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why.

Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point

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Help us build a Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point
YouTube video by Scottish Geology Trust
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November 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
"[Democrats need to] lay out a project of genuine democratic renewal. None of this is possible w/o a willingness to use power rather than just hold it. What we’ve seen this week is that there are still too many Democrats whose instinct is to retreat to normalcy rather than face the conflict at hand"
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
alisabokulich.bsky.social
It's been slowly creeping up (now K7), so still possible to get up to the spectacular K8 in next hour or two, but so far cloudy & nada here in Boston...
aurora.nws-bot.us Aurora Forecast Bot from NOAA (UNOFFICIAL) @aurora.nws-bot.us · 9d
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-13T02:00:36Z

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 7
Threshold Reached: 2025 Nov 13 0150 UTC
Synoptic Period: 0000-0300 UTC

Active Warning: Yes
NOAA Scale: G3 - Strong
Additional Details Here.
Space Weather Message Code: ALTK07 Serial Number: 198 Issue Time: 2025 Nov 13 0153 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 Threshold Reached: 2025 Nov 13 0150 UTC Synoptic Period: 0000-0300 UTC Active Warning: Yes NOAA Scale: G3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 50 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power system voltage irregularities possible, false alarms may be triggered on some protection devices. Spacecraft - Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites and orientation problems may occur. Navigation - Intermittent satellite navigation (GPS) problems, including loss-of-lock and increased range error may occur. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio may be intermittent. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon. :Product: 3-Day Forecast :Issued: 2025 Nov 13 0030 UTC # Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # A. NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Observation and Forecast The greatest observed 3 hr Kp over the past 24 hours was 9 (NOAA Scale G5). The greatest expected 3 hr Kp for Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 is 8.33 (NOAA Scale G4). NOAA Kp index breakdown Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 00-03UT 8.00 (G4) 4.67 (G1) 2.33 03-06UT 8.33 (G4) 4.00 3.00 06-09UT 7.33 (G3) 3.33 2.33 09-12UT 5.00 (G1) 3.67 2.00 12-15UT 4.33 3.33 1.33 15-18UT 4.00 3.00 1.33 18-21UT 4.33 3.00 2.00 21-00UT 4.67 (G1) 3.33 2.33 Rationale: G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storming remains likely, primarily during the early hours of the 13 Nov UTC-day, due to ongoing CME effects. Primarily G1 (Minor) to G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storming is likely thereafter, carrying on into the early hours of the 14 Nov UTC-day as CME effects gradually wane. B. NOAA Solar Radiation Activity Observation and Forecast Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-18 over the past 24 hours, was above S-scale storm level thresholds. Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 S1 or greater 99% 75% 45% Rationale: S1 (Minor) to S2 (Moderate) solar radiation storms are expected to continue through 13 Nov before decreasing to the lower ends of the S1 (Minor) threshold over the course of 14 Nov as CME influences pass beyond the near-Earth environment. C. NOAA Radio Blackout Activity and Forecast No radio blackouts were observed over the past 24 hours. Radio Blackout Forecast for Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 R1-R2 85% 85% 85% R3 or greater 55% 55% 55% Rationale: R1-2 (Minor-Moderate) radioblackouts are expected through 15 Nov and are likely to be accompanied by isolated R3 (Strong) events as AR 4274 makes it approach towards the western limb of the solar disk. Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood. Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM