Gabriel Finkelstein
@gabrielfinkelstein.bsky.social
Historian of science, modern Europe, and exploration.
Currently working on “Scientific History,” a study of Buckle, Taine, and du Bois-Reymond.
https://ucdenver.academia.edu/GabrielFinkelstein #histsci #histSTM
Currently working on “Scientific History,” a study of Buckle, Taine, and du Bois-Reymond.
https://ucdenver.academia.edu/GabrielFinkelstein #histsci #histSTM
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The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century
Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection, and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today, he is all but forgotten.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
In case you haven’t seen this the last fifty times I’ve posted it thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-greatest...
word of the day
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
word of the day
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
One year after President Trump’s election victory, it’s clear: he and Defense Secretary Hegseth have weakened our alliances, politicized our military, and made America less safe.
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
One year after President Trump’s election victory, it’s clear: he and Defense Secretary Hegseth have weakened our alliances, politicized our military, and made America less safe.
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
Au goûter des poires au four, fourrées avec la caramel tarte à l'érable offert par @chanuage.bsky.social sur sablé. C'est délicieux !
@bubulle.bsky.social @jeandupond.bsky.social @solinaya.bsky.social
@bubulle.bsky.social @jeandupond.bsky.social @solinaya.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Au goûter des poires au four, fourrées avec la caramel tarte à l'érable offert par @chanuage.bsky.social sur sablé. C'est délicieux !
@bubulle.bsky.social @jeandupond.bsky.social @solinaya.bsky.social
@bubulle.bsky.social @jeandupond.bsky.social @solinaya.bsky.social
Just ever so blasphemous, on Emil du Bois-Reymond's birthday, care of artificial intelligence
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Just ever so blasphemous, on Emil du Bois-Reymond's birthday, care of artificial intelligence
Reposting this on Emil du Bois-Reymond's birthday today
Emil du Bois-Reymond was the first German Darwinist, and unlike Ernst Haeckel, he got the theory right www.researchgate.net/publication/... #Darwin #Germany #19thCentury #histSTM #STS
(PDF) Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: Rival German Darwinists
PDF | Ernst Haeckel and Emil du Bois-Reymond were the most prominent champions of Darwin in Germany. This essay compares their contributions to... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...
www.researchgate.net
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reposting this on Emil du Bois-Reymond's birthday today
Emil du Bois-Reymond was born on 7 November 1818.
Here is my interview with Joshua Richardson about his importance to the sciences of the mind. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/emil-du-bo...
Here is my interview with Joshua Richardson about his importance to the sciences of the mind. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/emil-du-bo...
Emil du Bois-Reymond & Ignorance in Science: Interview with Gabriel Finkelstein
“we are ignorant and we will remain ignorant”
www.psychiatrymargins.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Emil du Bois-Reymond was born on 7 November 1818.
Here is my interview with Joshua Richardson about his importance to the sciences of the mind. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/emil-du-bo...
Here is my interview with Joshua Richardson about his importance to the sciences of the mind. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/emil-du-bo...
I’ve met a few Marxist German bankers.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I’ve met a few Marxist German bankers.
Cycling with my daughter
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Cycling with my daughter
I think I need to repost this given the elections
Dog tongs, once used to remove unruly dogs from the church:
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I think I need to repost this given the elections
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
Greatest scientist between Newton & Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist, died #OTD 1879; formulated Theory of Electromagnetism, four equations which underpin modern information & communication technologies.
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Greatest scientist between Newton & Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist, died #OTD 1879; formulated Theory of Electromagnetism, four equations which underpin modern information & communication technologies.
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog?
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog?
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
Dog tongs, once used to remove unruly dogs from the church:
November 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Dog tongs, once used to remove unruly dogs from the church:
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
GOP sale of backbone & loss of moral compass. Some GOPer Congressppl won't even answer their phones. Gov't shut down, don't you know? SNAP now! Feed/help everyone.
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
GOP sale of backbone & loss of moral compass. Some GOPer Congressppl won't even answer their phones. Gov't shut down, don't you know? SNAP now! Feed/help everyone.
Reposted by Gabriel Finkelstein
Is matter conscious? app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/144378...
Is the universe conscious? Philip Pullman thinks so…
It’s fun to entertain the possibility of panpsychism – that all the physical things around you have some level of experience. But that doesn’t mean it’s how reality works
app.thenewworld.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Is matter conscious? app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/144378...
How I imagined scholarship
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
How I imagined scholarship
I miss this
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I miss this
Where I go in my mind
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Where I go in my mind
Oppedette, its gorge, and its war memorial. The village now has a population of only 50, down from 250 in the 19th century.
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Oppedette, its gorge, and its war memorial. The village now has a population of only 50, down from 250 in the 19th century.
I’ve been running this experiment for 27 years.
Important update from two months into my “experiment” (lol) assigning college juniors and seniors to read whole physical books and then having a seminar where they use the physical book and physical notebooks and their ideas and questions to fill three hours of class time:
It rules
It rules
October 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I’ve been running this experiment for 27 years.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
Tried a new restaurant
October 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Tried a new restaurant
