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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brownhist.bsky.social
Today, 10/15 at 12PM: Keisha Blain Book Talk - “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights.” Join the Department of History and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies (CHRHS) for a conversation with acclaimed historian and @brown.edu Prof Keisha N. Blain on her new book.
Keisha Blain Book Talk - “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights”
Keisha Blain Book Talk- “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights” Human Rights Book Talk Join us for a conv...
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kstsosie.bsky.social
For those interested in #Indigenous #Genomics and #ASHG25 in Boston, here are some interested posters/talks/events coming out of the Tsosie Lab, @nativebio.bsky.social, and @d4itdr.bsky.social. For those looking for Friday plans, attend our Ancillary Event, debuting a #Tribal #data repository!
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A wonderful present arrived in the mail today: @melissacharenko.bsky.social's new book Climate by Proxy! #HPS
Climate by Proxy
A HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC
RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE PAST AND FUTURE
Melissa Charenko CONTENTS
List of Illustrations vii
INTRODUCTION 1
1: MAKING CLIMATE DYNAMIC
IN THE HUMAN PERIOD 33
Plant Macrofossils and Gearchaeological Evidence
2: CLIMATE AS A DRIVER OF
HUMAN HISTORY 64
Pollen and Tree Rings
3: PREDICTION OR PROPHECY
DURING THE DUST BOWL? 97
Pollen and Tree Rings
4: NARRATING THE PLEISTOCENE
EXTINCTIONS 124
Sloth Dung and Packrat Middens
5: LOOKING FORWARD WHEN THE FUTURE IS UNPRECEDENTED 150
Analogs
CONCLUSION: PROXY WORK TODAY 175
A Complex Whole
Acknowledgments 181
List of Abbreviations 185
Notes 187
Index 235
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Today's walk on the beach (in a Nor'easter)
A stormy gray day with driving rain & churned up sea leaving seaweed strewn on the sand.
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drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
On Indigenous Peoples' Day I'm re-sharing the episode of @thisguysucked.com on which I spoke with host @ceaubin.bsky.social about why, even in his own day, people thought Christopher Columbus sucked.

💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #renaissance #maps #geography #cartography #empire 1/2
Christopher Columbus with Surekha Davies
Podcast Episode · This Guy Sucked · 08/28/2025 · Subscribers Only · 1h
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roto-rub.bsky.social
You can still register for today's online ROTO lecture by Celso Neto! Looking forward to seeing many of you at 4pm (CET) on zoom! 🤗
Click here to register: rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #PhilSci #PhilMed
alisabokulich.bsky.social
Made apple pie with the last of the McIntosh apples from my garden to bring to my neighbor's Canadian Thanksgiving 🇨🇦
A basket full of McIntosh apples from the garden (one tree orchard?) apple pie
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dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
Wow, this is amazing. Listen live to whale songs!🐋🔊
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Important alert for people who like working while a light white noise is playing in the background, there is a family of whales singing next to the Moss Landing Marine Lab hydrophone right now and you should listen! radio.garden/visit/moss-l...
Listen to live Moss Landing CA radio on Radio Garden
Listen to live Moss Landing CA radio on Radio Garden
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luke-rage.bsky.social
In my latest piece, I write about satire's power to clarify our vision and deflate authoritarian rhetoric.
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#philsci
federicabocchi.bsky.social
New paper alert!
My paper "Turning Biodiversity Data into Evidence" has been accepted in BioSocieties, as part of a collection on the making and shaping of #data_communities.

PREPRINT: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26871/
Turning Biodiversity Data into Evidence: The Role of Protocols in the Epistemology of Evidence-Based Conservation - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
alisabokulich.bsky.social
A year ago today there was the best display of northern lights in Boston I have ever seen.
Northern lights pink & green with a silhouetted tree. Northern lights purple & green over water Northern lights pink & green stripe above rooftop Northern lights pink diagonal stripe with silhouetted tree branches
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#HPS
djnicholson.bsky.social
My little book on Schrödinger's famous classic 'What Is Life?' is out! Offering the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of the book's origins, reception, impact, and legacy, it uncovers Schrödinger's motivations in writing it, and shows how it has shaped our current understanding of the cell
<i>What Is Life?</i> Revisited
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - <i>What Is Life?</i> Revisited
www.cambridge.org
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#HPS ⚒️
extinctblog.bsky.social
So, back in February I posted the first part of a reading list in the history of geology, intended mostly for people in philosophy and HPS who want to gain a footing in the subject. Here, 8 months later, is Part 2. (You can find the link to Part 1 within...)
www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025...
A History of Geology Reading List, Part 2 — Extinct
In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people interested in learning more about the history of geology
www.extinctblog.org
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mcps-philsci.bsky.social
Looking forward to our next colloquium speaker, @plaisance.bsky.social! Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Plaisance is Professor of Knowledge Integration at University of Waterloo. She’s visiting on Fri 17 Oct to discuss “What makes philosophy-STEM collaborations successful&why do they matter?” buff.ly/hK0CQ5y
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'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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alex-fisher.bsky.social
Today I discovered a great set of BPA resources for early-career philosophers on publishing, grants/fellowships, and job apps, with loads of sample materials like cover letters, research statements, etc.

Do share with those who might find these useful!

bpa.ac.uk/resources-fo...

#philjobs #philsky