Victoria Wang
@vmywang.bsky.social
Perpetual student. Constantly confused and/or curious. Currently in Scotland, doing a PhD in philosophy.
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Victoria Wang
@vmywang.bsky.social
· Jul 17
Dismantling the Deficit Model of Science Communication Using Ludwik Fleck’s Theory of Thinking Collectives
Numerous societal issues, from climate change to pandemics, require public engagement with scientific research. Such engagement reveals challenges that can arise when expertsExperts communicate with l...
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The chapter in which I discuss the persistent problem of deficit thinking in science communication has been published! Let me know if you'd like to take a look but can't access it. Thanks to Jon Tsou, Jamie Shaw and Carla Fehr for editing the book.
doi.org/10.1007/978-... #philsci #philsky #scicomms
doi.org/10.1007/978-... #philsci #philsky #scicomms
Fifty years to the day since the death of Hannah Arendt. This is (still) such a fantastic interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVSR...
Hannah Arendt (1964) - What Remains? (Full Interview w/ Günter Gaus)
YouTube video by Philosophy Overdose
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December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Fifty years to the day since the death of Hannah Arendt. This is (still) such a fantastic interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVSR...
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🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh): Apocalyptic Technology: AI and the Limits of Science
YouTube video by LSE Philosophy
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December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
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Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
Robert Northcott, 'Science for a Fragile World'.
| Philosophy in Review
journals.uvic.ca
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
Robert Northcott, 'Science for a Fragile World'.
| Philosophy in Review
journals.uvic.ca
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
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We stand corrected on the matter of nougat.
Read the new issue’s letters here, with further contributions on why the city of Tacoma smells, who's responsible for splitting the Labour Party and what exactly Gramsci wrote.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Read the new issue’s letters here, with further contributions on why the city of Tacoma smells, who's responsible for splitting the Labour Party and what exactly Gramsci wrote.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We stand corrected on the matter of nougat.
Read the new issue’s letters here, with further contributions on why the city of Tacoma smells, who's responsible for splitting the Labour Party and what exactly Gramsci wrote.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Read the new issue’s letters here, with further contributions on why the city of Tacoma smells, who's responsible for splitting the Labour Party and what exactly Gramsci wrote.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In further PhD-procrastination news, I've written a letter to the editor @lrb.co.uk. Given its circulation, this might be the most-read thing I ever write. It's about an Austrian dessert and contains the word "Punschkrapferlkoalition"; who doesn't love compound nouns?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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It's been three (!) years since I last posted something on my blog, but you still gotta love cells, as they say... so here's a little piece discussing philosopher Talbot Brewer's talk/essay "What Good Are the Humanities?"
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
What Good Are the Humanities?
This is the title of a recorded talk (2017) and essay by Talbot Brewer, professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia. He proceeds to answer this question by first elucidating what the huma…
lovecells.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It's been three (!) years since I last posted something on my blog, but you still gotta love cells, as they say... so here's a little piece discussing philosopher Talbot Brewer's talk/essay "What Good Are the Humanities?"
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
It's been three (!) years since I last posted something on my blog, but you still gotta love cells, as they say... so here's a little piece discussing philosopher Talbot Brewer's talk/essay "What Good Are the Humanities?"
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
What Good Are the Humanities?
This is the title of a recorded talk (2017) and essay by Talbot Brewer, professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia. He proceeds to answer this question by first elucidating what the huma…
lovecells.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It's been three (!) years since I last posted something on my blog, but you still gotta love cells, as they say... so here's a little piece discussing philosopher Talbot Brewer's talk/essay "What Good Are the Humanities?"
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
lovecells.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/w...
#philsky 💙📚
Periodic reminder: we will never run out of good things to read. What a joy!
Periodic reminder: so much to read, so little time.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Periodic reminder: we will never run out of good things to read. What a joy!
We've fallen below the eight hours of daylight mark. Time for hibernation please.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We've fallen below the eight hours of daylight mark. Time for hibernation please.
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Hello all! The PSA DEI Caucus is coming to BlueSky! Hoping to share news about our wonderful membership and our @philsci.bsky.social community at large! Doggo Pic for attention. #philosophy #hps #dei
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hello all! The PSA DEI Caucus is coming to BlueSky! Hoping to share news about our wonderful membership and our @philsci.bsky.social community at large! Doggo Pic for attention. #philosophy #hps #dei
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CALL FOR PITCHES! Our Spring 2026 edition “the #1 issue: the job market” needs you. See the full CFP on our website. The theme is the job market and the content is however you all need and want to engage with that 💥
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CALL FOR PITCHES! Our Spring 2026 edition “the #1 issue: the job market” needs you. See the full CFP on our website. The theme is the job market and the content is however you all need and want to engage with that 💥
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The PSA Around the World 2025 series begins this Thursday, 6 Nov! 🔥🌈🎉
Join us online for sessions highlighting philosophy of science from and about Eastern & Central Europe.
Registration still open — fee waivers available!
👉
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
#philsci
Join us online for sessions highlighting philosophy of science from and about Eastern & Central Europe.
Registration still open — fee waivers available!
👉
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
#philsci
PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
www.philsci.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The PSA Around the World 2025 series begins this Thursday, 6 Nov! 🔥🌈🎉
Join us online for sessions highlighting philosophy of science from and about Eastern & Central Europe.
Registration still open — fee waivers available!
👉
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
#philsci
Join us online for sessions highlighting philosophy of science from and about Eastern & Central Europe.
Registration still open — fee waivers available!
👉
www.philsci.org/psa_around_t...
#philsci
Periodic reminder: so much to read, so little time.
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Periodic reminder: so much to read, so little time.
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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
Grotesque and sickening to come back home after a busy day of teaching and being a student to read that Tory policy would mean I could not remain here.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Deporting legally settled people is ‘broadly in line’ with Tory policy, says Badenoch’s office
Conservative leader’s spokesperson sets out plan to strip the right of indefinite leave to remain from people claiming benefits
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Grotesque and sickening to come back home after a busy day of teaching and being a student to read that Tory policy would mean I could not remain here.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This was fun and useful! I would recommend it in case you’re hesitating to sign up for a future iteration 🧑🏻🏫 #philsci #philsky
✨Don't forget✨ PSA Office Hours are back! Join us this Thursday, October 9 at 12 PM EST with S. Andrew Schroeder. Sign up at the link below to save your spot!
www.philsci.org/psa_...
www.philsci.org/psa_...
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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wake up babe
new generational James Joyce exhibition just dropped
new generational James Joyce exhibition just dropped
🥳 Now open 🎉
Discover rarely-seen letters and artefacts from the personal archive of beloved author James Joyce in James Joyce: Enigmas & Puzzles.
Explore Joyce's social network of friends and artists, his family life, his inspirations, and the adjustments he made to work despite ill-health.
Discover rarely-seen letters and artefacts from the personal archive of beloved author James Joyce in James Joyce: Enigmas & Puzzles.
Explore Joyce's social network of friends and artists, his family life, his inspirations, and the adjustments he made to work despite ill-health.
October 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
wake up babe
new generational James Joyce exhibition just dropped
new generational James Joyce exhibition just dropped
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
This week the intro to ethics class I’m tutoring on is reading Kant’s groundwork. Edinburgh graffiti has this to say. @guyfletcher.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This week the intro to ethics class I’m tutoring on is reading Kant’s groundwork. Edinburgh graffiti has this to say. @guyfletcher.bsky.social
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The world is a blurred version
of itself—
marred, lovely, and flawed.
It is enough.
-Jane Hirshfield, from ‘Autumn Quince’
of itself—
marred, lovely, and flawed.
It is enough.
-Jane Hirshfield, from ‘Autumn Quince’
I must cleanse my soul with some beauty. Here's:
Madeline Flory - Study of Quince, 19th century
Madeline Flory - Study of Quince, 19th century
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The world is a blurred version
of itself—
marred, lovely, and flawed.
It is enough.
-Jane Hirshfield, from ‘Autumn Quince’
of itself—
marred, lovely, and flawed.
It is enough.
-Jane Hirshfield, from ‘Autumn Quince’
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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We're excited to announce the fall 2025 PSA office hours! Come learn, ask questions, and connect with leading voices in philosophy of science! Schedule in the thread 👇
💻 More details + registration: www.philsci.org/psa_...
💻 More details + registration: www.philsci.org/psa_...
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're excited to announce the fall 2025 PSA office hours! Come learn, ask questions, and connect with leading voices in philosophy of science! Schedule in the thread 👇
💻 More details + registration: www.philsci.org/psa_...
💻 More details + registration: www.philsci.org/psa_...
This is one of the most heart-warming things I've watched/listened to recently: Martha Argerich being interviewed by two young pianists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYx...
NOCTURNE WITH A LEGEND (Martha Argerich, Lucas Chiche & David Chen)
YouTube video by Fortissimo
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September 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is one of the most heart-warming things I've watched/listened to recently: Martha Argerich being interviewed by two young pianists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYx...