Anya Plutynski
@plutynski.bsky.social
Philosophy of science; history & philosophy of biology, medicine & psychology; mental health; clinical research & practice; Washington U St. Louis
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Excited to welcome @lmesseri.bsky.social, @cameronbuckner.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com to campus a week from today for the “AI and the Nature of Science: Concepts and Controversies” event. 14.11.25, 1400 - 1800.
AI and the Nature of Science
Bringing together cutting-edge perspectives and helping set an agenda for future research and application
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Excited to welcome @lmesseri.bsky.social, @cameronbuckner.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com to campus a week from today for the “AI and the Nature of Science: Concepts and Controversies” event. 14.11.25, 1400 - 1800.
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Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.
🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social
Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
🔗 forms.gle/3Ei7GM91LTmy...
🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social
Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
🔗 forms.gle/3Ei7GM91LTmy...
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.
🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social
Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
🔗 forms.gle/3Ei7GM91LTmy...
🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social
Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
🔗 forms.gle/3Ei7GM91LTmy...
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Check out the program in the thread! 🥳
The PSA Around the World 2025 is coming soon: Nov 6, 14 & 22 (online)!
Hosted by @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it highlights #philsci from, about, and connected to Central and Eastern Europe.
Great lineup, still time to register!
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
Hosted by @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it highlights #philsci from, about, and connected to Central and Eastern Europe.
Great lineup, still time to register!
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
www.philsci.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Check out the program in the thread! 🥳
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I am very excited about the upcoming seventh edition of the Institute of Applied Psychology Interdisciplinary Series (IAPIS, ips.uj.edu.pl/nauka/iapis/... & @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social)
To register for the first talk use: forms.gle/GcnHuj3rhamH...
To register for the first talk use: forms.gle/GcnHuj3rhamH...
September 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I am very excited about the upcoming seventh edition of the Institute of Applied Psychology Interdisciplinary Series (IAPIS, ips.uj.edu.pl/nauka/iapis/... & @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social)
To register for the first talk use: forms.gle/GcnHuj3rhamH...
To register for the first talk use: forms.gle/GcnHuj3rhamH...
New paper. Thank you Lucie Laplane and co-authors for inviting me to contribute to this paper. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Applying multilevel selection to understand cancer evolution and progression
Cancer is a prime example of multilevel selection. At an organismal level, natural selection has led to the evolution of diverse tumor suppression mechanisms, while at a cellular level, it favors trai...
journals.plos.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
New paper. Thank you Lucie Laplane and co-authors for inviting me to contribute to this paper. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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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
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
#histsci #histmed #envhist
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
Texas State University - Cluster Hire: Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment | H-Net
networks.h-net.org
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
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
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Do you know someone with a PhD in Philosophy who would like to teach in the Central Valley of California this year? We have teaching needs in ethics; "a reasonable estimate for an initial appointment is $70,977". Please share with anyone you think may be interested!
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02002
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02002
Lecturer in Philosophy: Academic Year 2025-26 (Anticipated)
University of California, Merced is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu
July 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do you know someone with a PhD in Philosophy who would like to teach in the Central Valley of California this year? We have teaching needs in ethics; "a reasonable estimate for an initial appointment is $70,977". Please share with anyone you think may be interested!
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02002
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02002
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Oooo Charles Pence & Daniel Swaim are putting together a special issue on the philosophy of the historical sciences (and you can publish in French!).
pencelab.be/en/events/rp...
#philsci
pencelab.be/en/events/rp...
#philsci
Call for Papers: Recent Work in the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences
pencelab.be
July 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Oooo Charles Pence & Daniel Swaim are putting together a special issue on the philosophy of the historical sciences (and you can publish in French!).
pencelab.be/en/events/rp...
#philsci
pencelab.be/en/events/rp...
#philsci
New publication: “Trade-offs and Progress in Cancer Science”, open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Thank you to Adrian Currie for the feedback, and to Frigg and Worrall for their invitation to contribute. (This was the Lakatos lecture.)
Thank you to Adrian Currie for the feedback, and to Frigg and Worrall for their invitation to contribute. (This was the Lakatos lecture.)
Proofs and Research Programmes: Lakatos at 100
This open access book offers new insights into issues raised in philosophy of mathematics and in philosophy of science by Imre Lakatos.
link.springer.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New publication: “Trade-offs and Progress in Cancer Science”, open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Thank you to Adrian Currie for the feedback, and to Frigg and Worrall for their invitation to contribute. (This was the Lakatos lecture.)
Thank you to Adrian Currie for the feedback, and to Frigg and Worrall for their invitation to contribute. (This was the Lakatos lecture.)
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Are you a philosopher of mind? Would you like to work at the U of Vienna? Well then, here is a job for you. #philosophy #psychology #cognitivescience
berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...
berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...
berufungsservice.univie.ac.at
July 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Are you a philosopher of mind? Would you like to work at the U of Vienna? Well then, here is a job for you. #philosophy #psychology #cognitivescience
berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...
berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...
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I really don’t understand how anyone in this administration, or anyone who supports them, sleep at night.
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
www.nbcnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I really don’t understand how anyone in this administration, or anyone who supports them, sleep at night.
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Great interview with Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration':
The idea that we don't often start scientific inquiries from a solid foundation. We knowingly start from an imperfect position, and use the outcomes to refine and correct the original starting point.
open.spotify.com/episode/6tbT...
The idea that we don't often start scientific inquiries from a solid foundation. We knowingly start from an imperfect position, and use the outcomes to refine and correct the original starting point.
open.spotify.com/episode/6tbT...
Audience Faves: Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration'
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Great interview with Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration':
The idea that we don't often start scientific inquiries from a solid foundation. We knowingly start from an imperfect position, and use the outcomes to refine and correct the original starting point.
open.spotify.com/episode/6tbT...
The idea that we don't often start scientific inquiries from a solid foundation. We knowingly start from an imperfect position, and use the outcomes to refine and correct the original starting point.
open.spotify.com/episode/6tbT...
“Only the callow and obdurately scientific believe that data speak for themselves; they should be sentenced for their heresy to six months in a research laboratory or six weeks in a courtroom.” (Smith, et. al. (1980) The Benefits of Psychotherapy, p. 181)
May 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Only the callow and obdurately scientific believe that data speak for themselves; they should be sentenced for their heresy to six months in a research laboratory or six weeks in a courtroom.” (Smith, et. al. (1980) The Benefits of Psychotherapy, p. 181)
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I found Craig Callender’s piece as the PSA President in this latest newsletter really moving. Very funny at the start and serious at the end
Philosophy of Science Association
mms.philsci.org
March 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I found Craig Callender’s piece as the PSA President in this latest newsletter really moving. Very funny at the start and serious at the end
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Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca
February 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Please share widely.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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Call for IUHPST Essay Prize in History & Philosophy of Science
Submission deadline: 15 January 2025
This biennial prize competition seeks to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science and related areas. Prize of $1,000 US #HPS
iuhpst.org/pages/inter-...
Submission deadline: 15 January 2025
This biennial prize competition seeks to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science and related areas. Prize of $1,000 US #HPS
iuhpst.org/pages/inter-...
IUHPST - International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
iuhpst.org
January 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Call for IUHPST Essay Prize in History & Philosophy of Science
Submission deadline: 15 January 2025
This biennial prize competition seeks to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science and related areas. Prize of $1,000 US #HPS
iuhpst.org/pages/inter-...
Submission deadline: 15 January 2025
This biennial prize competition seeks to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science and related areas. Prize of $1,000 US #HPS
iuhpst.org/pages/inter-...
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Happy #MolluscMonday! 🐚 The flamboyant Chromodoris annae nudibranch isn't just a pretty face—those vibrant colors warn predators of its toxicity. It's nature's version of 'look, but don't touch!' #MarineLife
December 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Happy #MolluscMonday! 🐚 The flamboyant Chromodoris annae nudibranch isn't just a pretty face—those vibrant colors warn predators of its toxicity. It's nature's version of 'look, but don't touch!' #MarineLife
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So excited about #MolluscMonday decided to post another! The blue dragon sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) is as stunning as it is dangerous. It preys on venomous jellyfish like Portuguese man o' wars, storing their stingers for its own defense. #marinelife
December 16, 2024 at 6:26 PM
So excited about #MolluscMonday decided to post another! The blue dragon sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) is as stunning as it is dangerous. It preys on venomous jellyfish like Portuguese man o' wars, storing their stingers for its own defense. #marinelife
I just learnt my grandmother worked at Hull House in Chicago, probably in the 1920s and early 30s. Can any historians of psychology recommend a good history of Hull House or places like it? #histsci
December 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I just learnt my grandmother worked at Hull House in Chicago, probably in the 1920s and early 30s. Can any historians of psychology recommend a good history of Hull House or places like it? #histsci
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Thomas Kingston’s Death Highlights Challenges in Linking Antidepressants to Suicide
And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/thomas-kin...
And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/thomas-kin...
Thomas Kingston's Death Highlights Challenges in Linking Antidepressants to Suicide
And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms
www.psychiatrymargins.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Thomas Kingston’s Death Highlights Challenges in Linking Antidepressants to Suicide
And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/thomas-kin...
And the necessity of being transparent about potential harms
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/thomas-kin...
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To conclude this year, here are 2 essays, non-academic, I had a lot of fun writing in 2024.
(1) Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience
medium.com/@as-barwich/...
(2) Anything Goes? Why uphold peer review at all
as-barwich.medium.com/anything-goe...
(1) Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience
medium.com/@as-barwich/...
(2) Anything Goes? Why uphold peer review at all
as-barwich.medium.com/anything-goe...
Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience
The mention of the “C-word” provokes a reaction both absurdly disproportionate and delightfully predictable. Consciousness is one of those…
medium.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:13 AM
To conclude this year, here are 2 essays, non-academic, I had a lot of fun writing in 2024.
(1) Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience
medium.com/@as-barwich/...
(2) Anything Goes? Why uphold peer review at all
as-barwich.medium.com/anything-goe...
(1) Who’s Afraid of Philosophical Wonder Juice? In Defense of Pseudoscience
medium.com/@as-barwich/...
(2) Anything Goes? Why uphold peer review at all
as-barwich.medium.com/anything-goe...
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PSA Around the World 2025 🌍 Focus: Eastern & Central Europe. Call for Abstracts is now open!
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
More info: www.philsci.org/psa_...
📄 Submit abstracts: psaatw25.sciencescon...
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
More info: www.philsci.org/psa_...
📄 Submit abstracts: psaatw25.sciencescon...
December 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
PSA Around the World 2025 🌍 Focus: Eastern & Central Europe. Call for Abstracts is now open!
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
More info: www.philsci.org/psa_...
📄 Submit abstracts: psaatw25.sciencescon...
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
More info: www.philsci.org/psa_...
📄 Submit abstracts: psaatw25.sciencescon...
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Job ad for philosophers: PM me for more details, I don't have a link. "The Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary invites applications for a tenure-track transdisciplinary position with a focus on Environmental Ethics at the rank of Assistant Professor (Research).... #philsci #philsky
December 20, 2024 at 4:54 AM