Daniel S. Brooks
@ClonalSelection
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Philosopher & Historian of Biology and Neuroscience Associate Editor for Acta Biotheoretica Left here for bluer places (dsbrooks).
Dortmund, Germany
Joined June 2008
Our levels book is out today for sale! I sincerely hope it stimulates interest and thought on the topic, as well as anticipation for my monograph on levels (currently WIP). Link to MIT Press's page for the book is here: https://t.co/3rsD9HxYDd
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Salió publicado nuestro Informe técnico sobre evaluación genética preimplantatoria en Argentina, volumen para el que he contribuido un ensayo sobre PGT-P (test genético poligénico preimplantatorio): https://t.co/bKSokaHsCr
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Train PhD students to be thinkers not just specialists #PhD #PhDlife #academics #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Postdocs #Research #Science
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Super excited for this workshop coming up this fall @rotmanphilo !! Pragmatism and Philosophy of Science: Fall 2024 Conference
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To join the conference virtually, please click on the ZOOM LINK Conference Theme: Pragmatism, with its focus on the human dimension of inquiry, offers a compelling lens through which to explore the...
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This is a fantastic paper recovering James M. Rendel's legacy in biology; so wonderful that it's out now! See also the detailed thread!
My first historical paper is out in SHPS!! In my stay in @RotoRub I analyzed the theoretical contributions of James Meadows Rendel, a figure mostly known by his experimental work, to genetics and evolutionary biology: https://t.co/xQ0xLB55IZ
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This is a fantastic paper recovering James M. Rendel's legacy in biology; so wonderful that it's out now! See also the detailed thread!
My first historical paper is out in SHPS!! In my stay in @RotoRub I analyzed the theoretical contributions of James Meadows Rendel, a figure mostly known by his experimental work, to genetics and evolutionary biology: https://t.co/xQ0xLB55IZ
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Great news to see philosopher, co-organizer and friend, James Di Frisco @TheCrick win the Karl Popper Prize. Congratulations, James!
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The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS) has awarded its 2023 Popper Prize to James DiFrisco (Francis Crick Institute). The BJPS Popper Prize is awarded to the article judged to be...
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Stop thinking of people as networks and try to build some genuine connections and friendships. That’s the best type of ‘networking’ you can do.
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"I've been thinking about what I'd like to give you for Christmas. I'd really like to give you something that just fits your own wishes and needs the way these shoes just fit me. I suppose the thing I'd like most to be able to give you is hope."
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A thoroughly revised version of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Levels of Organization in Biology, written by me and @ClonalSelection, has now been published! Very happy to see this online, writing it was a nice but long process.
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As of today, I will be taking over duties as associate editor for the philosophy submissions at _Acta Biotheoretica_, succeeding the irreplaceable Joeri Witteveen (@joeriwit)!
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RIP Evelyn Fox Keller. A feminist science studies icon, will be missed.
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Thoroughly enjoying the amazing EMBO Lecture Series "The future of evolutionary-developmental systems biology" in Venice, organized by @yoginho and James DiFrisco! #EMBOevoDevoSystems (Program and speakers here: https://t.co/hjEf2P3wzV)
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#ISHPSSB2023 Toronto was wonderful; thanks so much to all the organisers, to the Ish committees for their amazing work, and to the big Ishpssb community! And this photo is after our session "The Forgotten Kingdom: Lessons from the History and Philosophy of Plant Biology" which...
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Last of the pic dump of the #ISH2023, the view of my mornings. Many happy thanks to the amazing community of friends of the ISHPSSB, I got to meet and catch up with so many treasured colleagues :)
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Photo evidence of my talk at the #ISH2023 on levels of organization in biology. Many thanks to the audience for attending, and @AFabregasT for providing the photo! What a fantastic week!
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Dan Nicholson (@NicholsonHPBio) presenting a critical take on Michael Ruse's new book at the #ISHPSSB2023
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