Lauren Ross
@laurennross.bsky.social
Philosopher of Science, PhD, MD. Dean’s Professor and Chancellor’s fellow, Logic and Philosophy of Science, UC Irvine.
https://sites.socsci.uci.edu/~rossl/
https://sites.socsci.uci.edu/~rossl/
Amazing talk by Sally Haslanger @shaslang.bsky.social on "Social systems & their micro, meso, & macro interactions'' @ucisocsci.bsky.social & dinner afterwards with Ari Koslow, Tori Cotton @wittgencism.bsky.social, Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social & Kate Ritchie @kateritch.bsky.social !!!
October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Amazing talk by Sally Haslanger @shaslang.bsky.social on "Social systems & their micro, meso, & macro interactions'' @ucisocsci.bsky.social & dinner afterwards with Ari Koslow, Tori Cotton @wittgencism.bsky.social, Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social & Kate Ritchie @kateritch.bsky.social !!!
So bad even political science (and philosophy) professors are showing up. With @daniellethomsen.bsky.social 🇺🇸
Here for democracy, science and #noKings #philsky #philsci #STS #sciencesky #HPBio
Here for democracy, science and #noKings #philsky #philsci #STS #sciencesky #HPBio
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
So bad even political science (and philosophy) professors are showing up. With @daniellethomsen.bsky.social 🇺🇸
Here for democracy, science and #noKings #philsky #philsci #STS #sciencesky #HPBio
Here for democracy, science and #noKings #philsky #philsci #STS #sciencesky #HPBio
Enjoyed giving a keynote at CogSci 2025! 🧠 🖥️ 🌉@cogscisociety.bsky.social #CogSci2025 #philsci #philsky #HPS
August 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Enjoyed giving a keynote at CogSci 2025! 🧠 🖥️ 🌉@cogscisociety.bsky.social #CogSci2025 #philsci #philsky #HPS
Congratulations to Jessica Lauman-Lairson for defending her excellent dissertation on "A Middle-Range Account of Analogical Inference" 🎉
Jeff Barrett and I co-advised, w Kyle Stanford on her committee! @ucisocsci.bsky.social
Check out her new Synthese pub here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Jeff Barrett and I co-advised, w Kyle Stanford on her committee! @ucisocsci.bsky.social
Check out her new Synthese pub here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Congratulations to Jessica Lauman-Lairson for defending her excellent dissertation on "A Middle-Range Account of Analogical Inference" 🎉
Jeff Barrett and I co-advised, w Kyle Stanford on her committee! @ucisocsci.bsky.social
Check out her new Synthese pub here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Jeff Barrett and I co-advised, w Kyle Stanford on her committee! @ucisocsci.bsky.social
Check out her new Synthese pub here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Santos Genta for a terrific dissertation defense! 🎉 Ben has a Sloan Foundation Postdoc grant for work on Metascience & AI at NYU's Philosophy Department.
Shown celebrating with his proud co-advisors! 😊 @cailinmeister.bsky.social
Check out his work: benjamingenta.com
Shown celebrating with his proud co-advisors! 😊 @cailinmeister.bsky.social
Check out his work: benjamingenta.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Santos Genta for a terrific dissertation defense! 🎉 Ben has a Sloan Foundation Postdoc grant for work on Metascience & AI at NYU's Philosophy Department.
Shown celebrating with his proud co-advisors! 😊 @cailinmeister.bsky.social
Check out his work: benjamingenta.com
Shown celebrating with his proud co-advisors! 😊 @cailinmeister.bsky.social
Check out his work: benjamingenta.com
Giving a talk in the UCI Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) series today at 11am PST! @ucirvine.bsky.social 🧠X➡️Y
Title: Bridging Philosophy and Neuroscience to Support Clarity About Causation
Abstract and virtual login at link below.
cnlm.uci.edu/scientific-a...
Title: Bridging Philosophy and Neuroscience to Support Clarity About Causation
Abstract and virtual login at link below.
cnlm.uci.edu/scientific-a...
April 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Giving a talk in the UCI Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) series today at 11am PST! @ucirvine.bsky.social 🧠X➡️Y
Title: Bridging Philosophy and Neuroscience to Support Clarity About Causation
Abstract and virtual login at link below.
cnlm.uci.edu/scientific-a...
Title: Bridging Philosophy and Neuroscience to Support Clarity About Causation
Abstract and virtual login at link below.
cnlm.uci.edu/scientific-a...
Incredible Beyond ASU workshop organized by @saraimari.bsky.social great discussion w David Wallace David Krakauer Seth Lloyd @mdubova.bsky.social @robertchisciure.bsky.social @thaliawheatley.bsky.social @leecronin.bsky.social & more! 🔭🧬🧪 #philsci
lots on possibility space, contingency & causation!
lots on possibility space, contingency & causation!
April 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Incredible Beyond ASU workshop organized by @saraimari.bsky.social great discussion w David Wallace David Krakauer Seth Lloyd @mdubova.bsky.social @robertchisciure.bsky.social @thaliawheatley.bsky.social @leecronin.bsky.social & more! 🔭🧬🧪 #philsci
lots on possibility space, contingency & causation!
lots on possibility space, contingency & causation!
Applications open for the Summer Development Program at UCI Logic and Philosophy of Science. Room & board provided, plus reimbursement for transportation (up to $500).
Deadline for application submission is April 17th 2025!
lpssdp.com
Deadline for application submission is April 17th 2025!
lpssdp.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Applications open for the Summer Development Program at UCI Logic and Philosophy of Science. Room & board provided, plus reimbursement for transportation (up to $500).
Deadline for application submission is April 17th 2025!
lpssdp.com
Deadline for application submission is April 17th 2025!
lpssdp.com
New book "Explanation in Biology" with Cambridge University Press is out & open access!
Covers (1) causal explanation & (2) non-causal/mathematical explanation in life sciences--bio, neuro, etc 🌿🧬🧠
Introduction to philosophical work on scientific explanation!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Covers (1) causal explanation & (2) non-causal/mathematical explanation in life sciences--bio, neuro, etc 🌿🧬🧠
Introduction to philosophical work on scientific explanation!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
January 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New book "Explanation in Biology" with Cambridge University Press is out & open access!
Covers (1) causal explanation & (2) non-causal/mathematical explanation in life sciences--bio, neuro, etc 🌿🧬🧠
Introduction to philosophical work on scientific explanation!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Covers (1) causal explanation & (2) non-causal/mathematical explanation in life sciences--bio, neuro, etc 🌿🧬🧠
Introduction to philosophical work on scientific explanation!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Philosophy & Theory of Neuroscience Conference 🧠 next week @ Chapman & available via zoom.Talks by @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social Newsome, Yassa, Roskies, Carolyn Parkinson, Frederick Eberhardt & many others!
www.chapman.edu/scst/confere...
#philsky #philsci #neuroskyence
www.chapman.edu/scst/confere...
#philsky #philsci #neuroskyence
January 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Philosophy & Theory of Neuroscience Conference 🧠 next week @ Chapman & available via zoom.Talks by @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social Newsome, Yassa, Roskies, Carolyn Parkinson, Frederick Eberhardt & many others!
www.chapman.edu/scst/confere...
#philsky #philsci #neuroskyence
www.chapman.edu/scst/confere...
#philsky #philsci #neuroskyence
Great session on "Circuits in Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain’s Mesoscale" at #psa24 --talks by Caitlin Mace, Sarah Robins @sarahrobins.bsky.social Tomás Ryan @tjryan.bsky.social and Ross/Woodward. Engram research took center stage, as did questions about circuits as causal systems! 🐁🧠 #psa2024
November 18, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Great session on "Circuits in Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain’s Mesoscale" at #psa24 --talks by Caitlin Mace, Sarah Robins @sarahrobins.bsky.social Tomás Ryan @tjryan.bsky.social and Ross/Woodward. Engram research took center stage, as did questions about circuits as causal systems! 🐁🧠 #psa2024
Great session #psa2024 on "Causality & Explanation in Network Models" talks from Trey Boone @felipedebrigard.bsky.social Chris Pincock & Kostic @lucinauddin.bsky.social & Woodward/Ross. Talks examined the explanatory nature of networks, causal & non-causal explanation, & brain nomenclature! 🧠 #psa24
November 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Great session #psa2024 on "Causality & Explanation in Network Models" talks from Trey Boone @felipedebrigard.bsky.social Chris Pincock & Kostic @lucinauddin.bsky.social & Woodward/Ross. Talks examined the explanatory nature of networks, causal & non-causal explanation, & brain nomenclature! 🧠 #psa24
Line-up tonight for the American Philosophical Association, New Orleans 🎉 🟣🟢🟡 🧠
Reassessing Mechanism in Light of Recent Evidence from Neuroscience
--Talks by Bickle, Glennan, Robins and Ross
--Quite a phil sci & phil neuro crowd at the APA this year!
Reassessing Mechanism in Light of Recent Evidence from Neuroscience
--Talks by Bickle, Glennan, Robins and Ross
--Quite a phil sci & phil neuro crowd at the APA this year!
February 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Line-up tonight for the American Philosophical Association, New Orleans 🎉 🟣🟢🟡 🧠
Reassessing Mechanism in Light of Recent Evidence from Neuroscience
--Talks by Bickle, Glennan, Robins and Ross
--Quite a phil sci & phil neuro crowd at the APA this year!
Reassessing Mechanism in Light of Recent Evidence from Neuroscience
--Talks by Bickle, Glennan, Robins and Ross
--Quite a phil sci & phil neuro crowd at the APA this year!
Great discussion at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies on Theoretical Foundations for Interdisciplinary. Would be great to have more discussions about interdisciplinary work.
Wish I could be there in person, but enjoyed joining late last night remotely!
blogs.helsinki.fi/interdiscipl...
Wish I could be there in person, but enjoyed joining late last night remotely!
blogs.helsinki.fi/interdiscipl...
November 30, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Great discussion at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies on Theoretical Foundations for Interdisciplinary. Would be great to have more discussions about interdisciplinary work.
Wish I could be there in person, but enjoyed joining late last night remotely!
blogs.helsinki.fi/interdiscipl...
Wish I could be there in person, but enjoyed joining late last night remotely!
blogs.helsinki.fi/interdiscipl...
Fun talk at the SFU Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, run by Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social
Discussion on "Types of causation in neuroscience"
#neuroscience #philsci #philosophy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHT...
October 18, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Fun talk at the SFU Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, run by Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social
Discussion on "Types of causation in neuroscience"
#neuroscience #philsci #philosophy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHT...
Enjoyable paper by Krakauer et al on "Neurosci needs behavior: Correcting a reductionist bias" 🧠 #neuroscience
Great quote "Who cares what philosophers say about the differences between psych & neuro or reductionism in general? We are scientists, not philosophers!''
www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S...
Great quote "Who cares what philosophers say about the differences between psych & neuro or reductionism in general? We are scientists, not philosophers!''
www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S...
October 10, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Enjoyable paper by Krakauer et al on "Neurosci needs behavior: Correcting a reductionist bias" 🧠 #neuroscience
Great quote "Who cares what philosophers say about the differences between psych & neuro or reductionism in general? We are scientists, not philosophers!''
www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S...
Great quote "Who cares what philosophers say about the differences between psych & neuro or reductionism in general? We are scientists, not philosophers!''
www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S...
Great paper by Danks & Davis (2023) on "Causal inference in cognitive neuroscience" in Wires Cog Sci (edited by Wayne Wu)
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
September 25, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Great paper by Danks & Davis (2023) on "Causal inference in cognitive neuroscience" in Wires Cog Sci (edited by Wayne Wu)
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....