Alisa Bokulich
@alisabokulich.bsky.social
Professor @ Boston U, History & Philosophy of Science—esp Philosophy of Geosciences, Director Phi-Geo Research Group, Assoc @ Harvard U. Hist Sci, Radcliffe Fellow Alum. Settler, wife, & mother. 📸s my crappy phone.
Webpage: https://bokulich.org/
Webpage: https://bokulich.org/
Congrats to a former undergrad student of mine Zach Hall on his position at the Einstein Papers Project!
www.einstein.caltech.edu/news/postdoc...
www.einstein.caltech.edu/news/postdoc...
New to the EPP: Zachary Hall
Philosopher of Science, Zachary Hall, joins the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech.
www.einstein.caltech.edu
October 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Congrats to a former undergrad student of mine Zach Hall on his position at the Einstein Papers Project!
www.einstein.caltech.edu/news/postdoc...
www.einstein.caltech.edu/news/postdoc...
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Tomorrow morning @stanfordhai.bsky.social I'll join friends and colleagues Dan Ho and @amyzegart.bsky.social in a discussion on "Who Gets to Govern Intelligence?"
hai.stanford.edu/events/confr...
hai.stanford.edu/events/confr...
Confronting Our AI Future: Hope, Fear, and the Choices Ahead | Stanford HAI
The rapid acceleration of AI comes with a profound wave of anxiety. Across every sector of society, people are facing unsettling questions about their worth and their place in a shifting world.
hai.stanford.edu
October 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Tomorrow morning @stanfordhai.bsky.social I'll join friends and colleagues Dan Ho and @amyzegart.bsky.social in a discussion on "Who Gets to Govern Intelligence?"
hai.stanford.edu/events/confr...
hai.stanford.edu/events/confr...
Last night's moonrise
October 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Last night's moonrise
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Great egrets on this afternoon's walk 🪶
October 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Great egrets on this afternoon's walk 🪶
“Should we in the United States try a Brazilian strategy?”
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social on lessons from Brazil:
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social on lessons from Brazil:
Truth Without Reconciliation
Why did Brazil’s democratic institutions hold firm while those in the United States so quickly wilted?
www.bostonreview.net
October 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Interested in applying for an an ERC grant? Here are some thoughts on mine:
mercuryncp.eu/think-big-st...
mercuryncp.eu/think-big-st...
Think Big, Start Small: Building a Strong ERC Research Idea – mercuryncp.eu
Archaeologist Huw S. Groucutt turned a question prompted by Malta’s terraced hillsides into TerraForm, an ERC Consolidator Grant project. His experience shows how a locally grounded study can address ...
mercuryncp.eu
October 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Interested in applying for an an ERC grant? Here are some thoughts on mine:
mercuryncp.eu/think-big-st...
mercuryncp.eu/think-big-st...
#philsci ⚛️
Spread the word! Submissions are now open for Foundations of Physics 2027 in Singapore. See the conference website for more information:
www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-eve...
www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-eve...
Foundations of Physics Conference 2027
www.ntu.edu.sg
October 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
#philsci ⚛️
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Applications for the 2027-28 Visiting and Postdoc Fellowships are now open.
International applicants: please see our website for important information regarding J-1 and H-1B visas.
Deadline to apply is December 7th #philsci
Visiting:
https://ow.ly/muuw5100WVm
Postdoc:
https://ow.ly/HLrO5100WVk
International applicants: please see our website for important information regarding J-1 and H-1B visas.
Deadline to apply is December 7th #philsci
Visiting:
https://ow.ly/muuw5100WVm
Postdoc:
https://ow.ly/HLrO5100WVk
October 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Applications for the 2027-28 Visiting and Postdoc Fellowships are now open.
International applicants: please see our website for important information regarding J-1 and H-1B visas.
Deadline to apply is December 7th #philsci
Visiting:
https://ow.ly/muuw5100WVm
Postdoc:
https://ow.ly/HLrO5100WVk
International applicants: please see our website for important information regarding J-1 and H-1B visas.
Deadline to apply is December 7th #philsci
Visiting:
https://ow.ly/muuw5100WVm
Postdoc:
https://ow.ly/HLrO5100WVk
"In a meeting of officials from the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, or B.I.P.M., in France, the group axed the leap second, which had been established to align our clocks with Earth’s rotation."
#HPS #metrology #time #geophysics
#HPS #metrology #time #geophysics
⏰ ⏱️ The #LeapSecond, used to keep clocks aligned with Earth’s rotation, will be phased out starting in 2027. Scripps geophysicist Duncan Agnew helped explain the science behind how our planet became our original clock for @nytimes.com. ⤵️
https://nyti.ms/4i8j1NH
https://nyti.ms/4i8j1NH
The Leap Second Has Been Canceled
Earth’s rotation subtly changes the length of the day. Now our clocks won’t change with it — at least not for a very long time.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
"In a meeting of officials from the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, or B.I.P.M., in France, the group axed the leap second, which had been established to align our clocks with Earth’s rotation."
#HPS #metrology #time #geophysics
#HPS #metrology #time #geophysics
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Let’s do thissss
please, American friends, with collective power we can dismantle the grip tech oligarchs have on our lives!!! Brazil just proved that.
Meta, SpaceX, Skydance. 2029 is The Year of Neo-Trustbusting.
October 26, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Let’s do thissss
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Your monthly reminder that if you're using ChatGPT to do your science, you're failing your colleagues, community, and all of us.
Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.
Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.
October 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Your monthly reminder that if you're using ChatGPT to do your science, you're failing your colleagues, community, and all of us.
Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.
Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.
Spent this afternoon walking around the New England Peace Pagoda run by the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order.
October 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Spent this afternoon walking around the New England Peace Pagoda run by the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order.
Save the date: The next conference of the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice SPSP 2028 will take place from June 28 to July 1 at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. 🇨🇴 #philsci
October 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Save the date: The next conference of the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice SPSP 2028 will take place from June 28 to July 1 at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. 🇨🇴 #philsci
October 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
First frosty morning in Boston
October 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
First frosty morning in Boston
A sleepy #Caturday morning with #TikkaTheKitten 🐈
October 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM
A sleepy #Caturday morning with #TikkaTheKitten 🐈
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#FossilFriday Cool fossil and #Dune name!
Fossil Friday! Arrakiscolex, a Cambrian 🪱named after F. Herbert's fictional planet Arrakis. Note how the plate covering extends from one annulus to the other (arrowhead). I was excited to discover a pair of caudal hooks when preparing this fossil 😍. Marjum Fm., UT. ⚒️
October 23, 2026 at 9:19 PM
#FossilFriday Cool fossil and #Dune name!
This afternoon's walk
October 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This afternoon's walk
For #BlackHistoryMonth, we're highlighting the achievements of the Black scientists, mathematicians and engineers who have made their impact on the modern world. Read our thread below.
October 23, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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For those of you planning to attend PSA26, there is no better time than today to book your hotel room. The cutoff date for our hotel block is Tuesday, October 27, at which point the hotel can sell the rooms to the public. Use the link below to secure your room today!
psa26.oa-event.com/hotel
psa26.oa-event.com/hotel
Hotel
The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter 910 Broadway Circle San Diego, CA 92101, US
psa26.oa-event.com
October 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
For those of you planning to attend PSA26, there is no better time than today to book your hotel room. The cutoff date for our hotel block is Tuesday, October 27, at which point the hotel can sell the rooms to the public. Use the link below to secure your room today!
psa26.oa-event.com/hotel
psa26.oa-event.com/hotel