Michela Massimi
@michelamassimi.bsky.social
Philosopher of science, University of Edinburgh.
More about me here https://www.michelamassimi.com/
More about me here https://www.michelamassimi.com/
A very thought-provoking afternoon with Robert Northcott discussing his excellent book with us and presenting some more recent work on the philosophy of history — the role of singular causal inference in explaining historical events. #philsci
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A very thought-provoking afternoon with Robert Northcott discussing his excellent book with us and presenting some more recent work on the philosophy of history — the role of singular causal inference in explaining historical events. #philsci
Wonderful to have Eran Tal with us today in Edinburgh presenting work on modes of design and evaluation for measurement in public health. #philsci
November 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wonderful to have Eran Tal with us today in Edinburgh presenting work on modes of design and evaluation for measurement in public health. #philsci
Plaza de España - Seville 🤩
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Plaza de España - Seville 🤩
Seville — and it is 31 Celsius 🤩
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Seville — and it is 31 Celsius 🤩
‘I rely on the goodwill and tolerance of others … obstacles that I encounter .. whether they be boundaries, borders, fences, misunderstandings or people, are met in the hope that a way through can be found’ Andy Goldsworthy. Fifty Years — Fence (2025) at the National Galleries of Scotland.
August 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
‘I rely on the goodwill and tolerance of others … obstacles that I encounter .. whether they be boundaries, borders, fences, misunderstandings or people, are met in the hope that a way through can be found’ Andy Goldsworthy. Fifty Years — Fence (2025) at the National Galleries of Scotland.
does anyone know what this variety of seaweed is? (Assuming it is a seaweed?). The storm of yesterday left on the Mediterranean beach (where I am on holiday) lots of brown coconut-shaped items like this one in the pic. 🧐
July 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
does anyone know what this variety of seaweed is? (Assuming it is a seaweed?). The storm of yesterday left on the Mediterranean beach (where I am on holiday) lots of brown coconut-shaped items like this one in the pic. 🧐
Packed day at the Japanese Phil Scie Association with brilliant talks by @junotk.bsky.social on rethinking the ontology associated with statistical models and Hanti Lin on realism and machine learning. Huge thanks to @junotk.bsky.social for stellar organisation and unrivalled hospitality. 💫
June 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Packed day at the Japanese Phil Scie Association with brilliant talks by @junotk.bsky.social on rethinking the ontology associated with statistical models and Hanti Lin on realism and machine learning. Huge thanks to @junotk.bsky.social for stellar organisation and unrivalled hospitality. 💫
In Sendai where our fantastic host @junotk.bsky.social opens up the meeting of the Japanese Phil of Science Association (ita founding members include physicist Yukawa, I am told) and to these days includes lots of logicians and scientists alike. Excellent opening talk by @terumiyake.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
In Sendai where our fantastic host @junotk.bsky.social opens up the meeting of the Japanese Phil of Science Association (ita founding members include physicist Yukawa, I am told) and to these days includes lots of logicians and scientists alike. Excellent opening talk by @terumiyake.bsky.social
Our APPSA conference ends here. It has been a wonderful experience to meet the philosophers of science in South East Asia. Off to the next trip where the prize for the cutest boarding pass ever goes to… #EVAAir
June 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Our APPSA conference ends here. It has been a wonderful experience to meet the philosophers of science in South East Asia. Off to the next trip where the prize for the cutest boarding pass ever goes to… #EVAAir
Wrapping up day 3 with Conor Mayo Wilson on Science as social choice— randomisation in science to be assessed by the interests of multiple individuals (not in a single individual) — hence the need for social choice theory rather than decision theory building on Longino, Douglas, and Kitcher.
June 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Wrapping up day 3 with Conor Mayo Wilson on Science as social choice— randomisation in science to be assessed by the interests of multiple individuals (not in a single individual) — hence the need for social choice theory rather than decision theory building on Longino, Douglas, and Kitcher.
Wrapping up day 3 with Jun Otsuka (Kyoto) on event-based theory vs process-based theory of causation.
June 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Wrapping up day 3 with Jun Otsuka (Kyoto) on event-based theory vs process-based theory of causation.
… and some more culinary goodies in Taipei — last night banquet with @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social and our exceptional hosts Ruey-Lin Chen and Karen Yan
June 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
… and some more culinary goodies in Taipei — last night banquet with @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social and our exceptional hosts Ruey-Lin Chen and Karen Yan
Ruey-Lin Chen from NYCU (Taipei) gives his own personal recollection of Ron Giere visiting Taiwan and the influence of Giere’s perspectival realism and Hacking’s experimental realism on his own work.
June 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ruey-Lin Chen from NYCU (Taipei) gives his own personal recollection of Ron Giere visiting Taiwan and the influence of Giere’s perspectival realism and Hacking’s experimental realism on his own work.
Soyeong An on explanation, truth, and idealised models at APPSA (Taipei).
June 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Soyeong An on explanation, truth, and idealised models at APPSA (Taipei).
Kok Yong Lee gives the Presidential Address at APPSA (Taipei).
June 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Kok Yong Lee gives the Presidential Address at APPSA (Taipei).
Day 3 of APPSA with Iseda giving an overview of the emergence, decline, and resurgence of socially relevant philosophy of science back to the by-law of @philsci.bsky.social , and more recently the work of Carla Fehr, Schrader-Frechette, Douglas, @apotochnik.bsky.social, @plaisance.bsky.social et al.
June 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Day 3 of APPSA with Iseda giving an overview of the emergence, decline, and resurgence of socially relevant philosophy of science back to the by-law of @philsci.bsky.social , and more recently the work of Carla Fehr, Schrader-Frechette, Douglas, @apotochnik.bsky.social, @plaisance.bsky.social et al.
The amazing Karen Yan (NYCU) on collaborative research on cancer research, medical ontology and informational needs — beyond umbrella term ‘patient’ recognising the situated nature of their knowledge— patient-centred care as a tool-mediated practice.
June 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The amazing Karen Yan (NYCU) on collaborative research on cancer research, medical ontology and informational needs — beyond umbrella term ‘patient’ recognising the situated nature of their knowledge— patient-centred care as a tool-mediated practice.
Arlene Lo (LSE) on a political-first approach to better representation and inclusion of Indigenous knowledge at APPSA (Taipei).
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Arlene Lo (LSE) on a political-first approach to better representation and inclusion of Indigenous knowledge at APPSA (Taipei).
Red tortoise cake among other culinary goodies from Taiwan at the APPSA coffe break appsa2025taiwan.mystrikingly.com — setting the bar really high here for what hosting a conference *could* be like beyond the usual conference catering
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Red tortoise cake among other culinary goodies from Taiwan at the APPSA coffe break appsa2025taiwan.mystrikingly.com — setting the bar really high here for what hosting a conference *could* be like beyond the usual conference catering
Molly Kao on blind analysis techniques in high energy physics building on @alisabokulich.bsky.social work on calibration and coherence. At APPSA in Taipei.
June 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Molly Kao on blind analysis techniques in high energy physics building on @alisabokulich.bsky.social work on calibration and coherence. At APPSA in Taipei.
A day of fantastic talks at our @schoolofppls.bsky.social Research Day: from the neuropsychology of MND to suffix bias in language evolution, from the epistemology of engineering to the role of literary fictions in enhancing empathy, among many many more talks. Thanks to all my amazing colleagues!
May 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A day of fantastic talks at our @schoolofppls.bsky.social Research Day: from the neuropsychology of MND to suffix bias in language evolution, from the epistemology of engineering to the role of literary fictions in enhancing empathy, among many many more talks. Thanks to all my amazing colleagues!
‘Pondere et mensura’— Le Renard, the house of the guild of haberdashers in Grand Place, Brussels.
May 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
‘Pondere et mensura’— Le Renard, the house of the guild of haberdashers in Grand Place, Brussels.
Mesmerising windows by Marc Chagall, St Stephan, Mainz (Germany)—many thanks to Anne Pollok, Konstantin Pollok, and Meinard Kulhmann for the invitation to give the dept colloquium later today and for the kind hospitality in showing me around Gutenberg’s home town.
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mesmerising windows by Marc Chagall, St Stephan, Mainz (Germany)—many thanks to Anne Pollok, Konstantin Pollok, and Meinard Kulhmann for the invitation to give the dept colloquium later today and for the kind hospitality in showing me around Gutenberg’s home town.
Full house @schoolofppls.bsky.social for Hannah Rohde’s (Linguistics) fantastic inaugural
Lecture on pragmatics, inferential patterns, and linguistic redundancy
Lecture on pragmatics, inferential patterns, and linguistic redundancy
April 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Full house @schoolofppls.bsky.social for Hannah Rohde’s (Linguistics) fantastic inaugural
Lecture on pragmatics, inferential patterns, and linguistic redundancy
Lecture on pragmatics, inferential patterns, and linguistic redundancy
Spending a most enjoyable morning in a workshop on tapestry weaving at the fabulous Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh and I spotted in the shop a book with this tapestry of the cantilever model of the Forth Bridge, which reminded me of @msuarez.bsky.social book 😊
April 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Spending a most enjoyable morning in a workshop on tapestry weaving at the fabulous Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh and I spotted in the shop a book with this tapestry of the cantilever model of the Forth Bridge, which reminded me of @msuarez.bsky.social book 😊