Daniel Kostic

2025 Summer School of the Society for the Metaphysics of Science, will feature a stream on Topological Explanations, run by myself and Jim Woodward, & @jackiesullivan.bsky.social and Muhammad Ali Khalidi's stream on Psychiatric Kinds and Natural Kinds. More info: socmetsci.org/2025-summer-...

Science funders and research organizations in Europe are joining forces to expand open-access publishing and make the peer-review process more transparent go.nature.com/4BxeLAn

Sadly, this is a familiar pattern from my time living there. German mainstream media keeps it on brand, and only reports when migrant communities vote for autocrats, and then endlessly lectures them about democratic values, all the while right-wing extremists are leading domestic polls in DE.

I still can't believe it. The turnout alone was a clear sign that people have had enough. Two years of student protests have led to this amazing victory, and hopefully, people are now ready to start rooting out the corruption he's left behind.

Oh my, this makes me feel so giddy! "New Mexico had asked the court to impose even higher fines, up to $40 billion." Oh, yes! Giddy, giddy, giddy!

Come work with my colleague @mmilkowski.bsky.social. He is an excellent PI with a thriving research group and a top-notch placement record.

📣 Deadline has been extended to October 25!

Join us in two weeks for our Third Annual Mary Hesse Lecture, with Professor Catherine Elgin on 'Framing Inquiry'. 📅 22 October, 3.30-5pm 📌 Old Divinity School, St John's College 🍷 Drinks reception at the Whipple Museum, 5-6.30pm No booking required. Learn more: www.hps.cam.ac.uk/events/hesse...

@terezahendl.bsky.social and I are very happy to finally share the full programme of our workshop, “Mind the Gap: Engaging Europe’s East in Global Health Debates”! 29–30 October Berlin or online Free participation Apply until 9 October: www.globalhealth.de/news/view/mi... #philsci

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A reminder that registration for our workshop, “Mind the Gap: Engaging Europe’s East in Global Health Debates”, closes on 9 October 2026! Participation is free, with both in-person and online options. In-person participation at Charité in Berlin :) www.globalhealth.de/news/view/mi...

Important proposals for how to fix science funding. Funding needs to map onto how science is actually done: not by demanding this or that result, but by exploring this or that promising direction and seeing what happens.

The keynote talk by @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social "On Representing Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science" at the 8th annual SURe workshop in Warsaw this year (shorturl.at/tE7uA) is now online! @philsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social

We are very happy to announce the launch of Systems Ecology @systems-ecology.bsky.social, a new independent, diamond open-access journal dedicated to advancing systems-level understanding in ecology. systems-ecology.org/index.php/se Check the Founding editorial! systems-ecology.org/index.php/se...

Two weeks left to sign up for the Meta-Research Symposium 2026 organized by the Paul Meehl Graduate School paulmeehlschool.github.io/2026-08-04-s... If you've attended previous years, you know this is a lovely day full of cutting edge meta-science, and a great opportunity to network.

“Do philosophers really think differently than non-philosophers?” A team of researchers focusing on neurodivergent traits and responses to thought experiments offers a partial answer...

Indeed! Send something in today still and then come to Ostrava in November to discuss some philosophy of history with us.

Here is the very impressive programme put together by the co-chairs, Elena Popa and Aviezer Tucker, as well as our book of abstracts! Here's the link to both: eenps2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag... We look forward to seeing some of you in Bucharest!

Weekend bike rides in the South Holland’s countryside

Tragic beyond belief. Absolutely disgusting how media ganged up on him, & all those despicable characters ridiculing him just to amplify Cambridge’s embarrassment. Including the @theguardian.com with its thinly veiled "here is a new bit, but we won't comment until the investigation is over". Shame!

What a fascinating interview with the great @russpoldrack.org. He gives a crash course in fMRI, through his personal history, and discusses some rather interesting metascientific issues about reproducibility, and of course, the future of neuroimaging. This is how interviews should be done.

Here is an #OpenAccess article in which I describe and explain a syllabus on women thinkers in ancient and medieval philosophy; this is based on a class I teach for King's College London: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The whole issue is on teaching women philosophers. #philsky #philosophy

The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy is now open for submissions! It is fully open access, with no fees for authors or readers. Please help spread the word, and do consider sending us your work. Very happy to be part of the inaugural editorial board. mathematicalphilosophy.org/mathphil

By applying psychological and ethnographic methods to classic thought experiments, experimental philosophy tests whether our deepest intuitions hold… Experimental Philosophy by Edouard Machery https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.6b32d916 #CognitiveScience

And it’s out - our homage to the inimitable John Dupré, a giant of contemporary philosophy, from his loving colleagues and a stellar cast of contributors link.springer.com/book/10.1007... : #philsci

Geometric constraints on the architecture of mammalian cortical connectomes -Findings are robust across five mammalian species with varying brain geometries -Geometry’s influence on cortical wiring is conserved over 90 million years

I wrote a book! It's called WHY WE ASK WHY, and it's about the human drive to explain, combining psychology, philosophy, and stories. It will be released on October 6, but it's currently available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble at 25% off with code PREORDER25.

As program committee chair, it's my pleasure to announce the program for the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference. We have a great selection of papers, and I'm very excited to see everyone in Singapore come July! Details: www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-eve... #philsky #philsci

In the new paper, Pincock & I show that Kleinberg models preserve directionality & asymmetry in non-causal explanation via explanatory priority of property individuation. Also, an erotetically regimented pragmatics of explanatory relevance preserves asymmetry, even when directionality is violated.

#philsci #philosophy #AI #ML #AI4science #XAI

My paper with Chris Pincock “Non-causal explanations of social and biological networks” has been accepted for publication in the Philosophy of Science! #PSA #philosophyofscience @philsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social

🚀 New on the EENPS blog! We’re launching a new section dedicated to research centres and institutions across the CEE region. 🔗 eenps.weebly.com/research-centres.html We start strong with our first entries:

How has the development and spread of AI affected the employment prospects of college graduates across different areas of study?

Join us for the workshop “Process Philosophy in Practice”! Keynote: John Dupré Speakers: Dominika Włoch-Salamon & Joanna Karolina Malinowska Online participation — DM or email: malinowska[at]amu.edu.pl More info: fb.me/e/9S5IxvRjd

Program of the 8th SURe workshop is up: sure-workshop.weebly.com/current-work... The program committee's job was not easy, but we have a very exciting lineup. Looking forward to seeing you in Warsaw from 27-29 May! @philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social