Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science
@mcps-philsci.bsky.social
By interrogating the assumptions and evidence behind scientific models and characterizing the diversity of scientific practices, we advance our understanding of how the sciences work and decipher what kinds of answers they deliver.
A little bit of seasonal beauty; feels much needed in many ways.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A little bit of seasonal beauty; feels much needed in many ways.
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
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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
That’s next Tuesday’s dinner sorted! Come to the "Know Your Professor" event on 23 Sept from 5-7pm in the Mississippi Room in Coffman Memorial Union. Free food, prizes and a chance to quiz those that usually quiz you! Professor Alan Love is one of six professors taking part!
September 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
That’s next Tuesday’s dinner sorted! Come to the "Know Your Professor" event on 23 Sept from 5-7pm in the Mississippi Room in Coffman Memorial Union. Free food, prizes and a chance to quiz those that usually quiz you! Professor Alan Love is one of six professors taking part!
"AI and the Nature of Science: Concepts and Controversies"
Symposium, Friday 14 November 2025
Free and open to the public. Please let us know which parts, or all, of the event you plan to attend.
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Symposium, Friday 14 November 2025
Free and open to the public. Please let us know which parts, or all, of the event you plan to attend.
buff.ly/LSeT6A8
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"AI and the Nature of Science: Concepts and Controversies"
Symposium, Friday 14 November 2025
Free and open to the public. Please let us know which parts, or all, of the event you plan to attend.
buff.ly/LSeT6A8
Symposium, Friday 14 November 2025
Free and open to the public. Please let us know which parts, or all, of the event you plan to attend.
buff.ly/LSeT6A8
Our International Postdoc Forum is a virtual seminar series for early career researchers to share their work w/commentary by MCPS community members. Excited to welcome @rosetrappes.bsky.social (University of Bergen, Norway) at 1215 CT Wed 24 Sept. Sign up for Zoom link. buff.ly/MSAXLgY
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our International Postdoc Forum is a virtual seminar series for early career researchers to share their work w/commentary by MCPS community members. Excited to welcome @rosetrappes.bsky.social (University of Bergen, Norway) at 1215 CT Wed 24 Sept. Sign up for Zoom link. buff.ly/MSAXLgY
If you have time this week to log in, Professor Love is speaking at 1140 PT on Wed 10 Sept at a hybrid event at UBC, hosted by Omar Bashth and Yeganeh Dorri, at the “Philosophical Reflections on Developmental Biology” symposium. Register via QR code in photo.
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If you have time this week to log in, Professor Love is speaking at 1140 PT on Wed 10 Sept at a hybrid event at UBC, hosted by Omar Bashth and Yeganeh Dorri, at the “Philosophical Reflections on Developmental Biology” symposium. Register via QR code in photo.
Two weeks until our first colloquium of the new term! Looking forward to welcoming William Mark Goodwin to campus for his talk on “Kuhn’s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry.” Full abstracts & list of speakers online. buff.ly/OTKkG2Z
Colloquia held Fridays at 1530 on UMN's East Bank.
Colloquia held Fridays at 1530 on UMN's East Bank.
September 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Two weeks until our first colloquium of the new term! Looking forward to welcoming William Mark Goodwin to campus for his talk on “Kuhn’s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry.” Full abstracts & list of speakers online. buff.ly/OTKkG2Z
Colloquia held Fridays at 1530 on UMN's East Bank.
Colloquia held Fridays at 1530 on UMN's East Bank.
Still time to sign up for Building with Biology! Exploring ways to bridge biology, design, engineering, and more! Fri 19 Sept. The Bell Museum. buff.ly/CBlQKLL
September 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Still time to sign up for Building with Biology! Exploring ways to bridge biology, design, engineering, and more! Fri 19 Sept. The Bell Museum. buff.ly/CBlQKLL
A great event! Thank you to the organizers and attendees of the 2025 International Graduate Summer School “Cognition Across the Tree of Life” held at Fudan University in Shanghai.
August 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A great event! Thank you to the organizers and attendees of the 2025 International Graduate Summer School “Cognition Across the Tree of Life” held at Fudan University in Shanghai.
Exciting to see the next volume of the Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science series moving along the publication process. It will be free to read online upon publication. Available Spring 2026.
August 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Exciting to see the next volume of the Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science series moving along the publication process. It will be free to read online upon publication. Available Spring 2026.
Great chance to read @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in The Philosophy of Biology series for FREE during #ISHPSSB2025. Professor Love’s title: “Evolution and Development.”
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July 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Great chance to read @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in The Philosophy of Biology series for FREE during #ISHPSSB2025. Professor Love’s title: “Evolution and Development.”
www.cambridge.org/core/publica...
www.cambridge.org/core/publica...
Just came across this online event on 10 July. Zoom link and more info:
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July 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just came across this online event on 10 July. Zoom link and more info:
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And here is Alan in action at the workshop held in Vienna this week as part of the Expanding Possibilities project led by Johannes Jaeger and Tarja Knuuttila!
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July 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
And here is Alan in action at the workshop held in Vienna this week as part of the Expanding Possibilities project led by Johannes Jaeger and Tarja Knuuttila!
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A much-appreciated reminder of the importance of curiosity or wonder. A perspective piece in the Journal of Experimental Biology by Emilie Snell-Rood explores “The value of basic research: tracing how the wonder of a blue butterfly inspired modern innovation.”
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June 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A much-appreciated reminder of the importance of curiosity or wonder. A perspective piece in the Journal of Experimental Biology by Emilie Snell-Rood explores “The value of basic research: tracing how the wonder of a blue butterfly inspired modern innovation.”
buff.ly/eQnhRr5
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Tomorrow at the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon!
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June 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tomorrow at the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon!
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One day late for International Tea Day! A morning cuppa (or three) keeps me going. buff.ly/cuwu03p
May 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One day late for International Tea Day! A morning cuppa (or three) keeps me going. buff.ly/cuwu03p
Excited to be a co-sponsor for this event on 23 April at 1630! The Department of English and the Zabel Lectures present Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of “God Human Animal Machine: Technology, Metaphor&the Search for Meaning”. Free&open to the public. cla.umn.edu/english/news...
March 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Excited to be a co-sponsor for this event on 23 April at 1630! The Department of English and the Zabel Lectures present Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of “God Human Animal Machine: Technology, Metaphor&the Search for Meaning”. Free&open to the public. cla.umn.edu/english/news...
Warm up from the chilly start to term by attending a colloquium! Fridays in-person, hear from scholars working in a variety of fields. Speakers are: 1. @sandradmitchell.bsky.social - 14.02; 2. Callie H. Burt - 21.03; 3. @haicinnamon.bsky.social - 11.04. More information: https://buff.ly/4g5wWRI
January 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Warm up from the chilly start to term by attending a colloquium! Fridays in-person, hear from scholars working in a variety of fields. Speakers are: 1. @sandradmitchell.bsky.social - 14.02; 2. Callie H. Burt - 21.03; 3. @haicinnamon.bsky.social - 11.04. More information: https://buff.ly/4g5wWRI
Happy Holidays! Here’s to creating the time and space for a period of rest so that we enter the new year with energy and hope!
December 23, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Happy Holidays! Here’s to creating the time and space for a period of rest so that we enter the new year with energy and hope!
Congratulations to @leonardobich.bsky.social for his new Cambridge Elements volume, “Biological Organization.”
#OpenAccess
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#OpenAccess
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December 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to @leonardobich.bsky.social for his new Cambridge Elements volume, “Biological Organization.”
#OpenAccess
@cambridgeup.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
@cambridgeup.bsky.social
Published today! #OpenAccess “Metabolic complementation between cells drives the evolution of tissues and organs.” Congratulations, Mihaela Pavlicev, J. DiFrisco, Alan C. Love, Günter P. Wagner.
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November 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Published today! #OpenAccess “Metabolic complementation between cells drives the evolution of tissues and organs.” Congratulations, Mihaela Pavlicev, J. DiFrisco, Alan C. Love, Günter P. Wagner.
#philsci
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