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Sharon Crasnow
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Philosopher of social science. Feminist philosophy of science, traveler
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also: i was, on the basis of this paper, awarded the Nancy Hartsock Endowed Graduate Student Award, which recognizes creative achievements of an emerging scholar doing work in feminist theory.
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The first article in the special issue @martinkusch.bsky.social and I are coediting is out! Thomas Uebel lays to rest various myths about the Vienna Circle views of social sciences, proving yet again that they were right about pretty much everything. #philsci #philsky #histsci #sts
Logical empiricist anti-exceptionalism in its Austro-German context
www.sciencedirect.com
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Here was the “we’ll see you in court” skeet. —>
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Mar 11
The unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil is one of the most extreme threats to free speech in 50 years.

Trump is sending a message that people who speak out will be punished — but we have a message for him, too.

We'll see you in court.
Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.
www.nytimes.com
Very sad news. She was encouraging and supportive and I learned so much from her. She will be missed.
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What a loss, the passing of the great feminist standpoint theorist Sandra Harding. #philsci #philsky #FeministSky
A dear feminist science studies mentor passed on March 5. Have a good journey Sandra Harding. ❤️

Harding was UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Gender Studies, former Director of the Center for the Study of Women.

Link is an oral history interview with Sandra on her career.
Oral history interview with Sandra Harding
Sandra Harding was born in San Francisco, California, the first of five children born to Lloyd and Constance Harding. Her father's struggle to find work during the Great Depression led the family to L...
digital.sciencehistory.org
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While Tables Burn: On the (Non) Existence of Trans People and the Failure of Philosophy (guest post)

dailynous.com/2025/02/10/w...
dailynous.com
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We asked DeepSeek about dissident contemporary artists and artistic freedom in China. Its replies were terse, repetitive, and seemingly biased in favor of the Chinese Communist Party.
"Who Is Ai Weiwei?" DeepSeek Refuses to Say
The AI’s responses to queries related to dissident artists and artistic freedom were terse and biased in favor of the Chinese government.
hyperallergic.com
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Very excited to share that @apotochnik.bsky.social and my element on Public Engagement with Science is out (+ open-access)) I'm really proud of this work of ours. It puts in writing much of the work + thinking done over the last several years @ucpews.bsky.social... www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Public Engagement with Science
Cambridge Core - Life Science Professional Development - Public Engagement with Science
www.cambridge.org
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W/ many DEI initiatives being canceled there's never been a more important time to support orgs w/ national & international reach in supporting underrepresented #HPS scholars. This #GivingTuesday please donate to @philsci.bsky.social UPSS & help it grow to meet need ⤵️
mms.philsci.org/members/wish...
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A fantastic new CUP Elements volume on Climate Science from Wendy Parker--one of the best philosophers of climate science there is! Free to download through December.
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Hello BlueSky! We are a leading feminist academic journal celebrating our 50th anniversary this year. In addition to traditional scholarly work, we also publish freely available work as part of our Feminist Public Intellectuals Project. We have some exciting stuff planned, so give us a follow!
Feminist Public Intellectuals Project
Free & accessible feminist analysis from Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
signsjournal.org
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I recently participated in a workshop on animal welfare at the Animal Behaviour Live online conference, talking about 'Evaluating measures of animal welfare' - video now available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrUs...
ABL:AOC 2024 Workshop 3 : Animal Welfare
YouTube video by Animal Behaviour Live
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European Philosophy of Science Association invites submissions for #EPSA25 in Groningen (the Netherlands) from 27 to 30 August 2025.

Deadline for all submissions is by 31 January 2025, 11:55pm GMT. #philsci

philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Submissions
philsci.eu
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Four philosophers are on the 2024 edition of Vox's list of "innovators from around the world who are tackling our biggest challenges," alongside some well-known cultural figures like Christopher Nolan, Billie Eilish, Jose Andres, and others...
Four Philosophers Make Vox’s “Future Perfect 50” List - Daily Nous
Vox publishes an annual list of fifty “thinkers, innovators, and changemakers who are working to make the future a better place.” This year’s edition includes four philosophers. They are: Jonathan Bir...
dailynous.com
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When I was 5, I loved science, which I took to be planets and magnets and chemicals and shit.

Soon I realized science was a collective human activity, and these were just the objects of its attention.

Anyway, whenever I read an OpEd on how science isn't political, I think "Are you 5 years old?"