Janella
@janellabaxter.bsky.social
I'm a U.S. settler, enrolled member
@choctawnationOK, and philosopher of science at Sam Houston State University.
@choctawnationOK, and philosopher of science at Sam Houston State University.
Following the brilliant @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social: I've been performing small acts of resistance by holding on to hope, practicing empathy, and finding levity in times of darkness.
There is hope.
There is hope.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Following the brilliant @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social: I've been performing small acts of resistance by holding on to hope, practicing empathy, and finding levity in times of darkness.
There is hope.
There is hope.
#philsci at a meeting where an upper administrator is telling us there's no problem of scientific funding when there's plenty of private funding to go around...
October 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#philsci at a meeting where an upper administrator is telling us there's no problem of scientific funding when there's plenty of private funding to go around...
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Hello bluesky community!
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The department of Biology is a large, unified department with strong undergraduate degrees, nationally-ranked graduate programs, and world-class research spanning the breadth of biological questions a...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Hello bluesky community!
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
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3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist
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#histsci #histmed #envhist
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Texas State University - Cluster Hire: Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment | H-Net
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July 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
#histsci #histmed #envhist
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@matthewcobb.bsky.social
I'm working on a paper on the frozen accident, nonstandard genetic codes, and the great man history that surrounds Crick. I have some questions about the influence work of Sonneborn (1965) and Zuckerkandl & Pauling (1965) had on Crick's 1968 paper.
I'm working on a paper on the frozen accident, nonstandard genetic codes, and the great man history that surrounds Crick. I have some questions about the influence work of Sonneborn (1965) and Zuckerkandl & Pauling (1965) had on Crick's 1968 paper.
July 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
@matthewcobb.bsky.social
I'm working on a paper on the frozen accident, nonstandard genetic codes, and the great man history that surrounds Crick. I have some questions about the influence work of Sonneborn (1965) and Zuckerkandl & Pauling (1965) had on Crick's 1968 paper.
I'm working on a paper on the frozen accident, nonstandard genetic codes, and the great man history that surrounds Crick. I have some questions about the influence work of Sonneborn (1965) and Zuckerkandl & Pauling (1965) had on Crick's 1968 paper.
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The HOPOS 2026 website is up. Detailed call for papers coming soon. Keynotes by Peter R. Anstey and Heather Douglas. hopos2026.dryfta.com #philsci
HOPOS 2026
Paper and symposium proposals for HOPOS 2026 can now be submitted through this web site. For detailed instructions, plea
hopos2026.dryfta.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The HOPOS 2026 website is up. Detailed call for papers coming soon. Keynotes by Peter R. Anstey and Heather Douglas. hopos2026.dryfta.com #philsci
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Check out our newly released special issue, "Reproductive Objects"! Through a collection of stellar articles, it traces the material "stuff" that constitutes the uneven tapestries of power, authority, and knowledge making around human reproduction.
www.press.jhu.edu/journals/bul...
www.press.jhu.edu/journals/bul...
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
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July 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Check out our newly released special issue, "Reproductive Objects"! Through a collection of stellar articles, it traces the material "stuff" that constitutes the uneven tapestries of power, authority, and knowledge making around human reproduction.
www.press.jhu.edu/journals/bul...
www.press.jhu.edu/journals/bul...
Nemik's manifesto from Andor.
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.
July 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Nemik's manifesto from Andor.
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.
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Postdoc opportunity w/ @rachelankeny.bsky.social & philosophy group at Wageningen University on topics such as philosophy of science & technology, philosophy of biology, agricultural & food ethics, human-animal relations for 2026-27. For full consideration, application draft by 30 August
#philsci
#philsci
prof.dr. RA (Rachel) Ankeny
www.wur.nl
June 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Postdoc opportunity w/ @rachelankeny.bsky.social & philosophy group at Wageningen University on topics such as philosophy of science & technology, philosophy of biology, agricultural & food ethics, human-animal relations for 2026-27. For full consideration, application draft by 30 August
#philsci
#philsci
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New special issue in HPLS! Rethinking the History of Microbiology, edited by Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva & Mathilde Gallay Keller.
link.springer.com/collections/...
#hps #philsci
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#hps #philsci
Rethinking the History of Microbiology
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June 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New special issue in HPLS! Rethinking the History of Microbiology, edited by Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva & Mathilde Gallay Keller.
link.springer.com/collections/...
#hps #philsci
link.springer.com/collections/...
#hps #philsci
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3 year postdoc in STS of health (“health” and “STS” construed broadly) here at Egenis! jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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June 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
3 year postdoc in STS of health (“health” and “STS” construed broadly) here at Egenis! jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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Williams College declines federal research funding because of the Trump administration insistence on omitting DEI language
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U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language
Williams College says NSF and NIH requirement related to discrimination “undermines” academic freedom
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June 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Williams College declines federal research funding because of the Trump administration insistence on omitting DEI language
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
It seems like an opportune time to plug this excellent book: www.bloomsbury.com/us/philosoph...
The Philosophy of Protest
Protest is a critical part of the contemporary political landscape. Despite the prevalence of protest as a real-world practice, most liberal political theory li…
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June 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It seems like an opportune time to plug this excellent book: www.bloomsbury.com/us/philosoph...
The NHGRI and its historical archive of genomics research at the NIH is an invaluable asset to our public memory and ongoing research (including my own!).
I send my friends at the NHGRI all my love. I stand with you.
I send my friends at the NHGRI all my love. I stand with you.
“Do you remember the Human Genome Project? I’m not sure the Trump administration wants you to.” apple.news/AeMEl6icdQha...
Do you remember the Human Genome Project? I’m not sure the Trump administration wants you to — STAT
I’d be willing to bet that most of the U.S. population above the age of 35 has at least heard of the Human Genome Project. They might not be able to tell you much about the specifics of what it was, b...
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June 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The NHGRI and its historical archive of genomics research at the NIH is an invaluable asset to our public memory and ongoing research (including my own!).
I send my friends at the NHGRI all my love. I stand with you.
I send my friends at the NHGRI all my love. I stand with you.
When nonstandard genetic codes were first discovered in mitochondrial DNA, their significance was minimized for various reasons. My favorite: "all sorts of nefarious genetics" are possible in the strange and mysterious organelle (Niels Lehman "Molecular Evolution: Please Release me, Genetic Code")
June 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
When nonstandard genetic codes were first discovered in mitochondrial DNA, their significance was minimized for various reasons. My favorite: "all sorts of nefarious genetics" are possible in the strange and mysterious organelle (Niels Lehman "Molecular Evolution: Please Release me, Genetic Code")
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Only a few days left to apply for the postdoc position in the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. Deadline 9 June.
Call for Applications: Open PostDoc-Position
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June 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Only a few days left to apply for the postdoc position in the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. Deadline 9 June.
#philsci
Texas, not to be outdone by Utah, has passed SB37 -- a bill that imposes significant political/administrative oversight of college curriculum and has the power to eliminate programs with a small number of majors -- i.e., my own department.
www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/t...
Texas, not to be outdone by Utah, has passed SB37 -- a bill that imposes significant political/administrative oversight of college curriculum and has the power to eliminate programs with a small number of majors -- i.e., my own department.
www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/t...
Bill to give political appointees more oversight over Texas universities wins final passage
The latest version of the proposal eliminates language that would have required university curricula not to advocate that “any race, sex, ethnicity or religious belief is inherently superior to anothe...
www.texastribune.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#philsci
Texas, not to be outdone by Utah, has passed SB37 -- a bill that imposes significant political/administrative oversight of college curriculum and has the power to eliminate programs with a small number of majors -- i.e., my own department.
www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/t...
Texas, not to be outdone by Utah, has passed SB37 -- a bill that imposes significant political/administrative oversight of college curriculum and has the power to eliminate programs with a small number of majors -- i.e., my own department.
www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/t...
Just released. My Nature piece:
"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...
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"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...
rdcu.be/eo3Hb
More US scientists must speak out
Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...
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June 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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If you are interested in hearing some thoughts about the so-called dire wolves resurrected from extinction, here is an interview I did. #de-extinction #publicphilosophy
Are Dire Wolves Back? The Science & Ethics of De-Extinction
In Jurassic Park, scientists bio-engineered dinosaurs by splicing preserved dino DNA with modern-day frog DNA.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If you are interested in hearing some thoughts about the so-called dire wolves resurrected from extinction, here is an interview I did. #de-extinction #publicphilosophy
1969 congressional meeting to discuss funds to build a particle collider at Fermilab outside of Chicago.
Senator Pastore: Is there anything connected in the hopes of...the security of the nation?
Senator Pastore: Is there anything connected in the hopes of...the security of the nation?
April 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
1969 congressional meeting to discuss funds to build a particle collider at Fermilab outside of Chicago.
Senator Pastore: Is there anything connected in the hopes of...the security of the nation?
Senator Pastore: Is there anything connected in the hopes of...the security of the nation?
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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.
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
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.
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.
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Congrats to #philsci Derek Skillings, Pat Forber, & Rory Smead on Templeton grant! "research will focus on holobionts or “superorganisms”... coral reefs or lichens... “We used to think these… amalgamations of symbioses were exception in nature. But now we are realizing...it’s probably everything”
March 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Congrats to #philsci Derek Skillings, Pat Forber, & Rory Smead on Templeton grant! "research will focus on holobionts or “superorganisms”... coral reefs or lichens... “We used to think these… amalgamations of symbioses were exception in nature. But now we are realizing...it’s probably everything”
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Spread the word! The KLI & Biological Theory is hiring!
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The KLI | Open Calls | Discover The KLI
The Konrad Lorenz Institute provides a stimulating and creative environment for fellows, visiting scholars, students, and external faculty.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Spread the word! The KLI & Biological Theory is hiring!
kli.ac.at/content/en/t... #philbio #evobio #hps #biology
kli.ac.at/content/en/t... #philbio #evobio #hps #biology