Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda
@alejandrofabregastejeda.com
Mexican Historian & Philosopher of Biology • Postdoctoral Fellow at @theramseylab.bsky.social (@clpskuleuven.bsky.social) • Book Reviews Editor for @jgps.bsky.social • https://www.alejandrofabregastejeda.com • #PhilSci #HistSTM #philsky • Escribo y edito
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The Organism-Environment Pairing
In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...
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With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky
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Interested to work on our collections? The Call for applications of the LECTIO – KU Leuven Visiting Fellowships 2026–2027 is now open. As in previous years, Special Collections offers a joint fellowship. We will be happy to welcome you!
Call for applications: LECTIO Visiting Fellowships 2026–2027
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January 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Interested to work on our collections? The Call for applications of the LECTIO – KU Leuven Visiting Fellowships 2026–2027 is now open. As in previous years, Special Collections offers a joint fellowship. We will be happy to welcome you!
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This book is a wonderful, synthetic and richly illustrated journey through the natural history of the vertebrate brain 🤩
A big thank you to the authors 🙏
"A major theme in the evolution of the telencephalon has been the emergence of novel pathways...
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A big thank you to the authors 🙏
"A major theme in the evolution of the telencephalon has been the emergence of novel pathways...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This book is a wonderful, synthetic and richly illustrated journey through the natural history of the vertebrate brain 🤩
A big thank you to the authors 🙏
"A major theme in the evolution of the telencephalon has been the emergence of novel pathways...
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A big thank you to the authors 🙏
"A major theme in the evolution of the telencephalon has been the emergence of novel pathways...
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If you work on #food systems and #climate, do consider submitting to this call for input by the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate and Human Rights. Deadline end of January. And welcome to BlueSky 👋 Elisa Morgera. Kudos to her and all UN rapporteurs working under increasingly difficult conditions.
📣 A couple of weeks left to contribute to my call for inputs on #Food systems including #ocean, #ClimateChange #HumanRights #CarbonMarkets
And many sincere thanks for all the contributions that have been made so far 🙏
And many sincere thanks for all the contributions that have been made so far 🙏
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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The LMU Munich chair of metaphysics is advertising a PhD position. For details, see below: #phdopportunity #philosophy #metaphysics
We are advertising a PhD position (2026-2027) in our chair. Please see details below.
In Deutsch: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...
In English: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/e...
In Deutsch: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...
In English: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/e...
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The LMU Munich chair of metaphysics is advertising a PhD position. For details, see below: #phdopportunity #philosophy #metaphysics
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Why should we read Henri Bergson's "Creative Evolution" today? There is more than just one reason, see my extended book review, just published in Mind: academic.oup.com/mind/advance... #Bergson #philosophy #philbio #ProcessPhilosophy #biology #science #HenriBergson
Creative Evolution, by Henri Bergson
A search for the term ‘Bergson’ in the search box provided on the website of this journal reveals a lively debate among eminent anglophone philosophers on
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January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Why should we read Henri Bergson's "Creative Evolution" today? There is more than just one reason, see my extended book review, just published in Mind: academic.oup.com/mind/advance... #Bergson #philosophy #philbio #ProcessPhilosophy #biology #science #HenriBergson
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The difference between framed and framing enquiries by @celinehenne.bsky.social
The realist vs the pragmatist view of epistemology | Aeon Essays
Knowledge is often a matter of discovery. But when the nature of an enquiry itself is at question, it is an act of creation
aeon.co
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The difference between framed and framing enquiries by @celinehenne.bsky.social
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📱Is the origin of animals comparable to the origin of the smartphones? Yes! See our new review in @embojournal.org where we show how important it was the new "Operating System" (animalOS)for animals to evolve! with @ricardsole.bsky.social, Nick and Elena @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @prbb.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
📱Is the origin of animals comparable to the origin of the smartphones? Yes! See our new review in @embojournal.org where we show how important it was the new "Operating System" (animalOS)for animals to evolve! with @ricardsole.bsky.social, Nick and Elena @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @prbb.org
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I’m still looking for suggestions for ‘emerging’ model organisms for my cell bio class. we have lots of microbe options (the best) & are short on macrobes (plant, fish, invert, small mammals, bug, fungus)
#FishSci #mycology #archaeasky #plantscience #AcademicSky #SciSky #insects #entomology 🧪 (1/n)
#FishSci #mycology #archaeasky #plantscience #AcademicSky #SciSky #insects #entomology 🧪 (1/n)
January 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I’m still looking for suggestions for ‘emerging’ model organisms for my cell bio class. we have lots of microbe options (the best) & are short on macrobes (plant, fish, invert, small mammals, bug, fungus)
#FishSci #mycology #archaeasky #plantscience #AcademicSky #SciSky #insects #entomology 🧪 (1/n)
#FishSci #mycology #archaeasky #plantscience #AcademicSky #SciSky #insects #entomology 🧪 (1/n)
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🔥 My book Conversations on Rational Choice is finally out: Conversation partners include Kenneth Arrow, Gary Becker, C. Bicchieri, D. Kahneman, P. Suppes, Christian List, Vernon Smith, Tom Schelling, L.A.Paul, C. Camerer, Martin Shubik, R. Kranton, and many others. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
Conversations on Rational Choice
Cambridge Core - Economic Thought, Philosophy and Methodology - Conversations on Rational Choice
www.cambridge.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
🔥 My book Conversations on Rational Choice is finally out: Conversation partners include Kenneth Arrow, Gary Becker, C. Bicchieri, D. Kahneman, P. Suppes, Christian List, Vernon Smith, Tom Schelling, L.A.Paul, C. Camerer, Martin Shubik, R. Kranton, and many others. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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Laura Fumagalli has created a virtual BJA issue on the aesthetic appreciation of nature. It includes BJA papers ranging from 1963 to 2024. Check it out here. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky
The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature
This collection highlights twelve contributions from the BJA archives, showing various approaches to the aesthetics of nature. The appreciation of nature was a
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January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Laura Fumagalli has created a virtual BJA issue on the aesthetic appreciation of nature. It includes BJA papers ranging from 1963 to 2024. Check it out here. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky
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Call for Papers
Workshop on 'ENTITY REALISM BEYOND MANIPULATION' (June 16 - 17, 2025) at the University of Bern (CH).
We are very much looking forward to welcoming Nora M. Boyd and @msuarez.bsky.social as keynote speakers and invite further contributions!
#philsci
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Workshop on 'ENTITY REALISM BEYOND MANIPULATION' (June 16 - 17, 2025) at the University of Bern (CH).
We are very much looking forward to welcoming Nora M. Boyd and @msuarez.bsky.social as keynote speakers and invite further contributions!
#philsci
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Entity Realism Beyond Manipulation
Entity realism (also known as ‘experimental realism’) traditionally ties belief in scientific entities to experimental manipulation. Yet many sciences involve a commitment to entities that...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Center for Art, Science, and Biocultural Ecologies Directorship call! This Center in Singapore also collaborates w Max Planck Inst. History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social. Pls share w folks committed to putting interdisciplinary research results into action! #HistSci #art #EnvHum Deadline 5 Feb
Associate/Full Professor of Curatorial Practice
Director of Centre for Art, Science and Biocultural Ecologies (CASBE) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Young, research intensive, and outward-looking Nanyang Technological University, Singa...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Center for Art, Science, and Biocultural Ecologies Directorship call! This Center in Singapore also collaborates w Max Planck Inst. History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social. Pls share w folks committed to putting interdisciplinary research results into action! #HistSci #art #EnvHum Deadline 5 Feb
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The deadline for the Society for Study of Measurement conference has been extended to January 31st! 👇
#philsci #histsci
#philsci #histsci
Deadline today!! Society for the Study of Measurement, June 22-25, 2026, University of Edinburgh. 500-word abstract. #histsci #philsci #PhilSky #MLSky #psycsci #PsychSciSky #dataethics 🧪https://measurementsociety.org/2026-second-biennial-conference/
2026 – Second Biennial Conference – The Society for the Study of Measurement
measurementsociety.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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📣 CFP for a topical collection in EJPS:
*Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry*
link.springer.com/collections/...
Submission deadline: 01 March 2026
#philsci #climatechange
*Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry*
link.springer.com/collections/...
Submission deadline: 01 March 2026
#philsci #climatechange
Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing it requires an unprecedented level of collaboration and engagement between ...
link.springer.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
📣 CFP for a topical collection in EJPS:
*Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry*
link.springer.com/collections/...
Submission deadline: 01 March 2026
#philsci #climatechange
*Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry*
link.springer.com/collections/...
Submission deadline: 01 March 2026
#philsci #climatechange
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We are hiring! BMoral #erc project is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate hosted by @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social (University College Dublin, Ireland). For further details/how to apply: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
We are hiring! BMoral #erc project is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate hosted by @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social (University College Dublin, Ireland). For further details/how to apply: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
#jobfairy #hiring #recruitment #jobopening #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #Philosophy
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Interesting online workshop that some of you might be interested in!
We aim to bring together academics & practicioners to consider the challenges & opportunities associated with tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in Higher Education philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky
We aim to bring together academics & practicioners to consider the challenges & opportunities associated with tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in Higher Education philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky
Tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in higher education
From institutional pressures to competing demands from students, teachers are increasingly having to navigate complex political, pedagogical, and ethical challenges. For anti-speciesist teachers in th...
philevents.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Interesting online workshop that some of you might be interested in!
We aim to bring together academics & practicioners to consider the challenges & opportunities associated with tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in Higher Education philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky
We aim to bring together academics & practicioners to consider the challenges & opportunities associated with tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in Higher Education philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky
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I’ve finally been able to start reading @samuelmoore.org’s book, which is excellent. Living up to the promise of good humanistic analysis, it’s making sharp conceptual distinctions & providing me w/ better language to describe & understand what I observe in OA publishing.
doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons
<I>Publishing Beyond the Market</I> argues that the move to open access should focus less on the free accessibility of research outputs and more on who controls the publications and infrastructures fo...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I’ve finally been able to start reading @samuelmoore.org’s book, which is excellent. Living up to the promise of good humanistic analysis, it’s making sharp conceptual distinctions & providing me w/ better language to describe & understand what I observe in OA publishing.
doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
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Very happy to share this new paper is out! 🚀
Using multitaxa trait-based data, we introduce new indicators that capture ecosystem resilience and the critical role of functionally unique species for sustaining ecosystem functioning.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using multitaxa trait-based data, we introduce new indicators that capture ecosystem resilience and the critical role of functionally unique species for sustaining ecosystem functioning.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Multitaxa functional diversity increases the resilience of biological natural capital in the Amazon
This study presents a trait-based framework integrating functional diversity into biological natural capital accounting, capturing both ecosystem resilience and species uniqueness across multiple tax...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Very happy to share this new paper is out! 🚀
Using multitaxa trait-based data, we introduce new indicators that capture ecosystem resilience and the critical role of functionally unique species for sustaining ecosystem functioning.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using multitaxa trait-based data, we introduce new indicators that capture ecosystem resilience and the critical role of functionally unique species for sustaining ecosystem functioning.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Deadline for symposia today! #philsci
✨Reminder✨ The symposia deadline for PSA 2026 is 15 January (this Thursday!)
Submissions for PSA 2026 in San Diego are now open! ☀️ Link and deadlines below
Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026
psa26.oa-event.com/c...
Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026
psa26.oa-event.com/c...
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Deadline for symposia today! #philsci
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The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm
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I had a really amazing time in Santiago de Compostela for "Philosophy of Agency in a More-than-human World", organized by Xavier de Donato and Pablo Seoane from USC. I presented a work I am just starting to write, got great feedback, and learned A LOT. #philsci #philsky #morethanhuman
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I had a really amazing time in Santiago de Compostela for "Philosophy of Agency in a More-than-human World", organized by Xavier de Donato and Pablo Seoane from USC. I presented a work I am just starting to write, got great feedback, and learned A LOT. #philsci #philsky #morethanhuman
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Deadline today!! Society for the Study of Measurement, June 22-25, 2026, University of Edinburgh. 500-word abstract. #histsci #philsci #PhilSky #MLSky #psycsci #PsychSciSky #dataethics 🧪https://measurementsociety.org/2026-second-biennial-conference/
2026 – Second Biennial Conference – The Society for the Study of Measurement
measurementsociety.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Deadline today!! Society for the Study of Measurement, June 22-25, 2026, University of Edinburgh. 500-word abstract. #histsci #philsci #PhilSky #MLSky #psycsci #PsychSciSky #dataethics 🧪https://measurementsociety.org/2026-second-biennial-conference/
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This short book by @djnicholson.bsky.social is extraordinarily good for understanding not just the genesis, message and myths of Schrödinger's book but also why molecular biology developed in the way it did (and what's problematic about that).
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
What Is Life? Revisited
Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - What Is Life? Revisited
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This short book by @djnicholson.bsky.social is extraordinarily good for understanding not just the genesis, message and myths of Schrödinger's book but also why molecular biology developed in the way it did (and what's problematic about that).
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Job at my beloved undergrad alma mater: VAP in #histsci #histmed at UW-Madison, due Jan 28.
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jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/visitin...
Visiting Assistant Professor in Medical History/History of Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Job at my beloved undergrad alma mater: VAP in #histsci #histmed at UW-Madison, due Jan 28.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/visitin...
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/visitin...