Janella

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@choctawnationOK, and philosopher of science at Sam Houston State University.

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Since the Extinct blog re-launched in January 2023, I've written 25 entries in my "Problematica" series. My goal has been to write short-ish essays that are both rigorous and fun to read. Here I've assembled all 25, on topics from William James to ancient Mars... www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2024...

Problematica x25 — Extinctwww.extinctblog.org In which Max has compiled all 25 “Problematica” essays for your long-reading pleasure

The Paris National Opera delivering the Olympic flame is just about all the news I can handle these days...https://youtu.be/3kIpuQee_4Q?si=_tm49z1OtHT7ooUb

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Via Hasok Chang: “Teaching Philosophy of Science in the World”. PSA International Syllabus Repository & Prize. Call for syllabi. Prize $500 Deadline for submissions 15 Sept '24. Must be PSA member. Non-members encouraged to apply. PSA’s Sponsor-a-Scholar program if can't afford membership #philsci

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Just finished collaborating on an interdisciplinary grant (with 8 other departments!) proposal to start an environmental studies certificate at SHSU. It's a relief to be finished! It was a great learning experience, but a lot of work. Fingers crossed!

Democracy Now! did a short segment comparing the historic 1968 protests and university crack down at Columbia to the ongoing events at Columbia today. It's striking (chilling?) how Columbia's current response is more authoritarian than its response in '68. youtu.be/QwIJcHfqaeA?...

Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampmentyoutu.be Support our work: https://www.democracynow.org/donate?campaign=sm-desc-yt&utm_campaign=sm-desc-yt&utm_content=description&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtub...

Is there philosophical and STS work on the concept/process of innovation in science? Please share paper titles.

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We are hiring for a history and philosophy of science Teaching Assistant Professor at Arizona State University! Located with the Bio & Society and HPS PhD degrees in the School of Life Sciences. urldefense.com/v3/__http://... #philsci #histsci #hpbio @philsci.bsky.social

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This is Tourmaline (aka Tommy) Elaine Baxter-Harris. She arrived healthy and happy Monday, April 18th.

I participated in a open house for prospective students and their families where I advertised the philosophy major. I presented the idea of philosophy as the practice of seeing things from different perspectives and weighing their strengths/weaknesses. I was surprised at how many parents approached

The symposium I organized titled "How Synthetic Biology is Changing Biological Concepts: New Directions and Challenges to Philosophy of Biology" has been accepted to the PSA! Elihu Gerson, Chris Lean, Rami Koskinen, Chia-Hua Lin, Jim Griesemer, and I will see you in New Orleans this fall!

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We have a slightly strange (long contract; part-time) but quite exciting job for an #sts person to work with an environmentally-focused #synbio lab led by the amazing Louise Horsfall in Edinburgh. Happy to answer any questions! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associateelxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com We are looking for an independent and motivated PhD level graduate in the social sciences to study the use of synthetic biology in environmental applications, exploring the social, ethical, and environmental dimensions of Engineering Biology to inform decision-making and promote the integration of research advances within the broader context of environmental biotechnology.

Sam Houston's dance department lets me audit their ballet classes every semester. This has led to wonderful relationships with the dance faculty and MFA students. This year, I've had the pleasure of serving on an MFA dance thesis committee.

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Pitt HPS has offered a teaching assistant professorship in history and philosophy of medicine. Application deadline January 15. More info at philjobs.org/job/show/243... #philsci #philsky

Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh - PhilJobs:JFP Teaching Assistant Profess...philjobs.org An international database of jobs for philosophers

My dear and brilliant friend, Jane Calvert, has a great new book released through MIT Press on the question of where STS fits in the academy. Check A Place for Science and Technology Studies! mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546942/

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Apply now for a unique 2-year postdoctoral research associate position with our NSF grant-funded project, Epistemic and Ethical Functions of Categories in the Agricultural Sciences led by Kendig and Thompson. Review of applications begins 7 Feb nsf.gov/awardsearch/... careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/51...

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We've got a new essay today. This one has Raquel Welch, Steve Brusatte, and a lot of complaining about the language of political domination and conquest in popular dinosaur writing www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2024...

Dinosaur Time — Extinctwww.extinctblog.org In which Max complains about how prevalent the language of political domination and conquest is in popular writing about dinosaurs

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Podcast folks—anyone interested in doing a guest lecture/masterclass on podcasting for my Indigenous Environmental Activism class? Honorarium available, can do it via Zoom if you’re far away from Victoria. Email me at [email protected] if you’re interested!

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Well that took forever. But I finally finished my three-part essay on Stephen Jay Gould and punctuated equilibria. In Part 3: why did Gould change his mind about key features of evolution around 1977? Read to find out: www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2023...

Equilibrium, Disrupted — Extinctwww.extinctblog.org In which Max finally completes his three-part essay on Stephen Jay Gould and punctuated equilibria, and asks why Gould changed his mind about key features of evolution around 1977

My department is hiring a full time lecturer who has competency in Philosophy of Science. Please see the listing below for details or DM me. shsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/37434

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You have a talented undergraduate who wants to learn about philosophy of science. Tell them to apply to the Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2024. Please share widely www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/pit.... #philsky

Pittsburgh Summer Program - The Center for Philosophy of Sciencewww.centerphilsci.pitt.edu The Summer Program features two daily graduate seminars about core issues and cutting-edge topics in general philosophy of science and philosophy of the special sciences (e.g., physics, biology, cogni...

Finished the first semester using ungrading practices. I did not give students letter grades or numerical scores. Instead, I gave them qualitative feedback and asked them periodically to reflect on their feedback to argue for the letter grade they think they earned. I had to agree.

Hot off the presses: The latest Minnesota Studies volume edited by myself, William Bausman, and Oliver Lean! cla.umn.edu/mcps/publica...

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