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  1. William Whewell was born OTD in 1794. One of the great early philosophers and historians of science, he was also a neo-Kantian and an Anglican priest. He also believed that our redemption on earth via Christ’s crucifixion proved the impossibility of extraterrestrial life. 🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci

  2. But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky

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  3. But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky

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  4. But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky

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  5. But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky

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  6. But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky

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  7. Edward Lorenz, of “butterfly effect” fame, was born OTD in 1917. "Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM

  8. Edward Lorenz, of “butterfly effect” fame, was born OTD in 1917. "Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM

  9. Edward Lorenz, of “butterfly effect” fame, was born OTD in 1917. "Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM

  10. Edward Lorenz, of “butterfly effect” fame, was born OTD in 1917. "Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM

  11. Edward Lorenz, of “butterfly effect” fame, was born OTD in 1917. "Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM

  12. Delighted to receive a signed copy of this new book by Cheryl Misak, who is off to #HayFestival to argue philosophy. #philsci

  13. But ..... Alex Karp is. #philsky #philsci #psych He studied fascism and philosophy in Frankfurt and came to the conclusion that American terrorism and #Palantir is the solution to the world's "problems" #AUKUS #Auspol youtu.be/6YWFDhOps6I?...

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    The fascism expert at the hear...

  14. But ..... Alex Karp is. #philsky #philsci #psych He studied fascism and philosophy in Frankfurt and came to the conclusion that American terrorism and #Palantir is the solution to the world's "problems" #AUKUS #Auspol youtu.be/6YWFDhOps6I?...

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    The fascism expert at the hear...

  15. "The division of the perceived universe into parts and wholes is convenient and may be necessary, but no necessity determines how it shall be done." 🦫🦋🧪🐋🌱 #PhilSci #HistSTM

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  16. Gregory Bateson was born OTD in 1904. “Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.” “Epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing?” 🦫🦋🧪🐋🌱 #PhilSci #HistSTM

  17. Crowd mind: is there some history about why within subjects designs were the obvious design in 19th century psychology, in particular psychophysics? #histsci #philsci

  18. Crowd mind: is there some history about why within subjects designs were the obvious design in 19th century psychology, in particular psychophysics? #histsci #philsci

  19. Crowd mind: is there some history about why within subjects designs were the obvious design in 19th century psychology, in particular psychophysics? #histsci #philsci

  20. Crowd mind: is there some history about why within subjects designs were the obvious design in 19th century psychology, in particular psychophysics? #histsci #philsci

  21. Israeli academics abroad? Many fields are organizing conference near election day so you can justify coming to vote (hopefully for the good guys). If your work is in any way related to #philsci #sts #hps intellectual history etc. please let the organizers know. forms.gle/6qUs7PhfeQhS...

    חגיגה של מדע ישראלי: כנס בינ"ל...

  22. Israeli academics abroad? Many fields are organizing conference near election day so you can justify coming to vote (hopefully for the good guys). If your work is in any way related to #philsci #sts #hps intellectual history etc. please let the organizers know. forms.gle/6qUs7PhfeQhS...

    חגיגה של מדע ישראלי: כנס בינ"ל...

  23. Are you a friend or alumnus of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas? Join us 13/5 for our first ever alumni meetup! בוגר של מכון כהן באוניברסיטת תל אביב או שייך לקהילת המכון? כנס בוגרים ראשון מאד ומעולם, ב 13/5. להתראות בגילמן! #hps #sts #philsci #histsci

  24. Are you a friend or alumnus of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas? Join us 13/5 for our first ever alumni meetup! בוגר של מכון כהן באוניברסיטת תל אביב או שייך לקהילת המכון? כנס בוגרים ראשון מאד ומעולם, ב 13/5. להתראות בגילמן! #hps #sts #philsci #histsci

  25. Are you a friend or alumnus of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas? Join us 13/5 for our first ever alumni meetup! בוגר של מכון כהן באוניברסיטת תל אביב או שייך לקהילת המכון? כנס בוגרים ראשון מאד ומעולם, ב 13/5. להתראות בגילמן! #hps #sts #philsci #histsci

  26. Are you a friend or alumnus of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas? Join us 13/5 for our first ever alumni meetup! בוגר של מכון כהן באוניברסיטת תל אביב או שייך לקהילת המכון? כנס בוגרים ראשון מאד ומעולם, ב 13/5. להתראות בגילמן! #hps #sts #philsci #histsci

  27. Are you a friend or alumnus of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas? Join us 13/5 for our first ever alumni meetup! בוגר של מכון כהן באוניברסיטת תל אביב או שייך לקהילת המכון? כנס בוגרים ראשון מאד ומעולם, ב 13/5. להתראות בגילמן! #hps #sts #philsci #histsci

  28. Hello Hello Hi! Did you say you have a copy of Walt's new paper? I wanna burrow it, k? Helloooo What do you mean white tiger? Hee Haw #animals #sentience #philsci #philsky

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  29. Hello Hello Hi! Did you say you have a copy of Walt's new paper? I wanna burrow it, k? Helloooo What do you mean white tiger? Hee Haw #animals #sentience #philsci #philsky

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  30. F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax

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  31. F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax

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  32. F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax

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  33. F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax

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  34. F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax

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  35. One arm bandits? what more do you need to listen to the great @[email protected] on our podcast, Conversations at the Center! #philsci

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  36. New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky

    Two Ways of Making True

  37. New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky

    Two Ways of Making True

  38. New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky

    Two Ways of Making True

  39. New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky

    Two Ways of Making True

  40. New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky

    Two Ways of Making True

  41. Exam time could be a lot more fun, if kids were given the option of using vine as part of their assessments (in lieu of AI) diVine could help teachers and students more than both realise Check out @[email protected] awesome solution, Uni Professori #Science #philsky #philsci #psych #sentience #creativity

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  42. Exam time could be a lot more fun, if kids were given the option of using vine as part of their assessments (in lieu of AI) diVine could help teachers and students more than both realise Check out @[email protected] awesome solution, Uni Professori #Science #philsky #philsci #psych #sentience #creativity

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