Together w/ @[email protected], I present the 2nd Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop! We'll trace equilibrium reasoning from Archimedes, (post-)Newton, classical thermo, early QM, GR, to quantum thermo, bio, & econs. Abstracts: www.eugenechua.com/ftg2026-find... #philsky #philphys #philsci

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Babbage would later use a model of the Difference Engine to show that what we perceive as miracles are better understood as consequences of laws of nature we don’t fully understand. He proposed the origin of new species of plants and animals as an example of this. #HistSTM 🐋🌱🧪 #PhilSci

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I read some papers on 'automating science' (I prefer 'automation in science') and (worse) 'AI scientists'.
Someone should write a paper on their implicit assumptions regarding the nature of science!
Some observations:
- there is no awareness of fallibility or how to deal errors, which is an ongoing process essential to science;
- I fear that the 'loop' in science they're trying to close is 'the scientific method', which is a myth;
- they sure like to use the term 'alien' for new things.
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Very good news for the research-on-research community! #STS #philsci #metascience #sociologyofscience

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Yep. But in better news ... Kano spent 10 years researching intelligence in great apes - Chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and he found that they seem to have the capacity to understand how we think. #research #science #nature #animal #philsci #sentience youtu.be/fdyaMEiiJ1Q?...

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@zoophilosophy.bsky.social largest farm bust of exotic illegals being bred for big bucks w/out consideration for all the indigenous spp. they could compromise. It's a call for tougher penalties & better education. #philsci #bugs #entomology youtu.be/9sQUQtb2weQ?...

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My blog post on Darwin’s reimagining of sympathy is here: https://www.jhiblog.org/2017/11/13/what-if-humans-were-raised-like-bees-charles-darwin-and-the-evolution-of-morality/ My article on the same (paywall) here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/676147/pdf 🐋🌱🦋🦫🧠🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci #Evobio

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I don't want breed partner boy's germs - i just want this strawberry & my dress up box k? #philsci #zoology #sentience

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