Carl Joseph
@carljoseph.bsky.social
Luddite, Astronomer, & PhD candidate researching history of astronomy and technology at UniMelb
https://www.carljoseph.com.au
Cis male, on Wurundjeri & Boonerwrung land
https://www.carljoseph.com.au
Cis male, on Wurundjeri & Boonerwrung land
How do we come to know the hypercomplex object that is the brain? I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta about the history and philosophy of its simplification, its analogy with computers, & the case for theoretical humility in how we study it.
Links: linktr.ee/thehpspodcast
Links: linktr.ee/thehpspodcast
August 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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After a break, The HPS Podcast is back for Season 6! 🎙️
In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.
In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.
S6 E1 - Magdalena Skipper on Scientific Publishing
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 30 July · 39min
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July 30, 2026 at 5:27 AM
After a break, The HPS Podcast is back for Season 6! 🎙️
In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.
In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.
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Nice podcast episode with Nature editor Magdalena Skipper on why she believes Metascience is an important young discipline that can help us to understand how to improve our science, and the lessons learned from the Replication Crisis.
thehpspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2180146/epis...
thehpspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2180146/epis...
S6 E1 - Magdalena Skipper on Scientific Publishing
This week, Thomas Spiteri speaks with Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature. Skipper has held the role since 2018, and has a background in the genetic sciences. She is also notably the…
pocketcasts.com
July 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Nice podcast episode with Nature editor Magdalena Skipper on why she believes Metascience is an important young discipline that can help us to understand how to improve our science, and the lessons learned from the Replication Crisis.
thehpspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2180146/epis...
thehpspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2180146/epis...
A war veteran returns home, but when his dad gets sick he has to keep the family business alive with with his siblings 🐴
July 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A war veteran returns home, but when his dad gets sick he has to keep the family business alive with with his siblings 🐴
A great final session at #hss-eshs on eclipse expeditions.
From visualising eclipses, tacit skills in stabilising instruments, to women dairy maids, and thoughts on future historical work. #histsci
@hugomsoares.bsky.social
Rebecka Mähring
Toner Stevenson
Deborah Kent
From visualising eclipses, tacit skills in stabilising instruments, to women dairy maids, and thoughts on future historical work. #histsci
@hugomsoares.bsky.social
Rebecka Mähring
Toner Stevenson
Deborah Kent
July 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
A great final session at #hss-eshs on eclipse expeditions.
From visualising eclipses, tacit skills in stabilising instruments, to women dairy maids, and thoughts on future historical work. #histsci
@hugomsoares.bsky.social
Rebecka Mähring
Toner Stevenson
Deborah Kent
From visualising eclipses, tacit skills in stabilising instruments, to women dairy maids, and thoughts on future historical work. #histsci
@hugomsoares.bsky.social
Rebecka Mähring
Toner Stevenson
Deborah Kent
See how the 1st close up image of Mars was made; how film cameras were used to make the first astronomical digital image; and how a digital image could possibly exist in 1926!
Thursday @ 11am, EICC, Floor: Level -2, Lammermuir 1
#eshs-hss #hss2026 #hss26 #eshs2026 #eshs26 #histsci #needmorehastags
Thursday @ 11am, EICC, Floor: Level -2, Lammermuir 1
#eshs-hss #hss2026 #hss26 #eshs2026 #eshs26 #histsci #needmorehastags
July 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Wonderful presentation on “Visualising the Unknown” where the presenters shared their experiences using original early microscopes, and explored the relationship between seeing & representing.
By @sietskefransen.bsky.social,
@jessiewhchen.bsky.social, &
Tiemen Cocquyt
By @sietskefransen.bsky.social,
@jessiewhchen.bsky.social, &
Tiemen Cocquyt
July 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Wonderful presentation on “Visualising the Unknown” where the presenters shared their experiences using original early microscopes, and explored the relationship between seeing & representing.
By @sietskefransen.bsky.social,
@jessiewhchen.bsky.social, &
Tiemen Cocquyt
By @sietskefransen.bsky.social,
@jessiewhchen.bsky.social, &
Tiemen Cocquyt
Fascinating presentation by @libbyoneil.bsky.social on her book project “The Science of Not Knowing” where she plays with the idea and paradox of the “black box” as a form of knowing #eshs-hss #hss26 #eshs26
July 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Fascinating presentation by @libbyoneil.bsky.social on her book project “The Science of Not Knowing” where she plays with the idea and paradox of the “black box” as a form of knowing #eshs-hss #hss26 #eshs26
July 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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A great analysis of the tie between the attack on humanities and aggressive pushing of AI into universities.
The Vanderbilt report is a key part of this - an effort to invalidate peer-reviewed humanities scholarship as illegitimate in order to replace us with "civic centers" that won't question the end goal of taming universities for big tech. asheeshksi.substack.com/p/producing-...
Producing Epistemic Doubt About the Humanities For the Sake of Profit: AI's Version
The Center-Right's strategy to discredit cultural knowledge draws from the same playbook as Big Tobacco and Big Oil because humanist reason threatens their bottom line.
asheeshksi.substack.com
June 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM
A great analysis of the tie between the attack on humanities and aggressive pushing of AI into universities.
An AI restaurant? What’s next, disinfecting wipes by Google that instantly read your palm to target ads based on your current stress levels.
Yeah, nah.
finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...
Yeah, nah.
finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...
June 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
An AI restaurant? What’s next, disinfecting wipes by Google that instantly read your palm to target ads based on your current stress levels.
Yeah, nah.
finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...
Yeah, nah.
finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...
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This is hellishly dystopian, but reminds me of a thesis I keep meaning to write more about: the obsession among some of these dudes on "truth" without any recognition that the real issue is rarely truth vs. falsity, but the misleading/out of context in which things are presented.
badly automated truth-suppression for rich, thin-skinned babies dot com
A Peter Thiel-Backed Tribunal Is Putting Journalists on Trial. I’m Its First Target
The billionaire has reteamed with the legal strategist who helped him bring down Gawker to start an AI-powered appeals court for the rich and aggrieved.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
June 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
This is hellishly dystopian, but reminds me of a thesis I keep meaning to write more about: the obsession among some of these dudes on "truth" without any recognition that the real issue is rarely truth vs. falsity, but the misleading/out of context in which things are presented.
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Making a billionaire a trillionaire hoping wealth trickles down ..
𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍?
Billionaires buy agendas, trillionaires buy bigger agendas - and NONE of those agendas care about YOUR life
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭
𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍?
Billionaires buy agendas, trillionaires buy bigger agendas - and NONE of those agendas care about YOUR life
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭
June 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Making a billionaire a trillionaire hoping wealth trickles down ..
𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍?
Billionaires buy agendas, trillionaires buy bigger agendas - and NONE of those agendas care about YOUR life
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭
𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍?
Billionaires buy agendas, trillionaires buy bigger agendas - and NONE of those agendas care about YOUR life
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭
Super interesting presentation on colonial scientist’s approach to Australian Indigenous astronomy by Kevin Orman-Rossiter #histsci #hps #astronomy
May 27, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Super interesting presentation on colonial scientist’s approach to Australian Indigenous astronomy by Kevin Orman-Rossiter #histsci #hps #astronomy
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this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive.
when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
May 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive.
when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Trump fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. The letters read, “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I’m writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately.”
Trump fires NSF's oversight board
Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence
www.science.org
April 25, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Trump fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. The letters read, “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I’m writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately.”
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We've known for a while that the USA's current regime have been out for science, but I never though they would try to mess with math(s)!
You can't just redefine how you calculate percentages.
1/2
You can't just redefine how you calculate percentages.
1/2
April 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
We've known for a while that the USA's current regime have been out for science, but I never though they would try to mess with math(s)!
You can't just redefine how you calculate percentages.
1/2
You can't just redefine how you calculate percentages.
1/2
"Peter Thiel has out-eviled himself with his new project" www.objection.ai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE... #dystopia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE... #dystopia
This is actually terrifying
YouTube video by struthless
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
"Peter Thiel has out-eviled himself with his new project" www.objection.ai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE... #dystopia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE... #dystopia
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right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
April 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
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Historians of Science in Australia, this one’s for you. The Moran Award offers $10,000 to support your research. Applications close 1st June
#academicsky #histsci #hps
#academicsky #histsci #hps
The Moran Award for History of Science Research | Australian Academy of Science
This fund offers grants biennially of up to $10,000 to support research access to archives that record the history of science in Australia.
science.org.au
March 18, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Historians of Science in Australia, this one’s for you. The Moran Award offers $10,000 to support your research. Applications close 1st June
#academicsky #histsci #hps
#academicsky #histsci #hps
My presentation that highlights a lengthy period of hybrid analog-digital photography in astronomy.Includes some interesting examples like JPL engineers colouring an image with crayons, and the first astronomical CCD image.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXX...
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps #photography
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXX...
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps #photography
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
My presentation that highlights a lengthy period of hybrid analog-digital photography in astronomy.Includes some interesting examples like JPL engineers colouring an image with crayons, and the first astronomical CCD image.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXX...
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps #photography
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXX...
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps #photography
400BCE is far too progressive for Texan Universities it seems dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato (with updates) - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:54 AM
400BCE is far too progressive for Texan Universities it seems dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Another AAHPSSS conference wraps up. Some amazing and interesting presentations given this year.
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Another AAHPSSS conference wraps up. Some amazing and interesting presentations given this year.
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps
#histsci #sts #astronomy #hps