Reminder that graduate students in #HPS can get a ✨free✨ AAAS membership! Reach out to @alisabokulich.bsky.social if interested.

CONGRATULATIONS to the new 2025 AAAS-Sect L #HPS Fellows! 🎉

⭐️Sabina Leonelli, Technical University of Munich @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social

⭐️Deborah G Mayo, Virginia Tech

⭐️Corinna Treitel, Washington University St. Louis

⭐️John Bickle, Mississippi State U

For complete list of 2025 AAAS Fellows ⬇️

Two screenshots from: https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36582 "Curators on the Front Lines of the Information Wars Friday, February 13, 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center) Registration Type Deluxe Registrant - Live event only Newsroom Registrant - Live event only Organizer H Alfie Hoar Sense about Science, London, United Kingdom Co-Organizer P Nita Pillai Sense about Science, London, United Kingdom Moderator Leonor Sierra Sense about Science, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom" "Panelists Librarians As Guides to Good Information Michael Meth, College of Information, Data and Society, San Jose State University, San José, CA West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center) Cleaning up Peer Reviewed Information Elisabeth Bik, Harbers Bik LLC, San Francisco, CA West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center) Specialist Journalists in the Age of Misinformation Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Knight Science Journalism Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA West 106 - A (Phoenix Convention Center)"

Flying tomorrow to attend the @aaas.org Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.

Find me here:
* Friday at 10 am at the Sci-mic Stage
* Friday at 2:30 pm in West 106-A for panel discussion "Curators on the Front Lines of the Information Wars" with Michael Meth and Rodrigo Pérez Ortaga
#AAASmtg

Call for Submissions AAAS Cognate Society Session at PSA26 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section L (History & Philosophy of Science) and the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) together invite submissions for the AAAS-PSA Cognate Society Symposium Session, which will take place at the PSA meeting November 19-22, 2026 in San Diego, CA. The 90 min symposium (which will be held on Thursday morning November 19th) typically consists of 3 presenters organized around a theme in the philosophy of science. Submissions must include the following: • The title of the proposed symposium • A short descriptive summary of the proposal (100-200 words) • A description of the topic and a justification of its current importance to the discipline (up to 1000 words) • A list of participants with institutional affiliations and e-mail addresses, including any non-presenting co-authors Titles and abstracts of all papers (up to 500 words for each title and abstract) • Either an abbreviated curriculum vita or short biographical description (up to 1 page) for each participant, including any non-presenting co-authors Please note that no previously published paper may be presented at the PSA meeting. All presentations must be in person—no hybrid or online options are available. To be considered for the AAAS-PSA Cognate Society Symposium all presenters must be current members of both the AAAS and the PSA. The deadline for submitting symposium proposals is 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (UTC -12) on April 1s. Submit session proposal here: https://forms.gle/YmihYVmZDEvqrXgq8 Submissions will be refereed by the AAAS-L Executive Committee and decisions will be made by June 15th, 2026. For questions, please contact HPSatAAAS@gmail.com (). Participants in the cognate sessions are not precluded from also participating in other parts of the PSA program.

CFA: AAAS Section L (#HPS) & @philsci.bsky.social invite submissions for the AAAS-PSA Cognate Society Symposium Session at the PSA meeting November 19-22, 2026 in San Diego, CA. Deadline is 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (UTC -12) on April 1st. Submit session proposal here: forms.gle/YmihYVmZDEvq...

Today is the last day Members can vote in the AAAS Annual Election 🗳️

AAAS voting ballots should've arrived in your inbox today. Lots of #HPS scholars on the ballot, including @jordicat.bsky.social & @bhgross144.bsky.social Donald Opitz & Mary Susan Lindee. Voting open through February 2nd.

Picture of Jane smiling outdoors

AAAS Members & #HPS community: Voting begins Monday for AAAS Board of Directors.
On the ballot for reelection is #hpbio Prof Jane Maienschein who is Director of the Center for Biology & Society at ASU
search.asu.edu/profile/10486
Look for email & vote by Feb 4th

Photo of Jacob Hamblin & text: Sarton Lecture: America's Cold War Science Experiment Jacob Darwin Hamblin Oregon State University

At the AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix on February 14th join us at 1pm for annual Sarton Lecture on "America's Cold War Science Experiment," by Dr. Jacob Darwin Hamblin of Oregon State University, which explores the history of federal support for science since WWII. #HPS 🗃️ @historyscience.bsky.social

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Deep Dive into the FAIR Model for Indirect Costs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. AAAS is hosting a virtual town hall meeting for the research community to learn more and, most importantly, ask detailed questions about the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Model. The FAIR...

AAAS is hosting a virtual town hall Wednesday, Aug. 13, 4-5:30 pm EDT, featuring Kelvin Droegemeier, former director White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, to discuss Joint Association Group Financial Accountability in Research’s proposed (FAIR) Model for indirect costs.
Register ⬇️ 🧪

S5 E4 - Heather Douglas on Rethinking Science’s Social Contract The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode

What happens when the old contract between science and society no longer fits?

This week, Prof. Heather Douglas unpacks the legacy of the value-free ideal, examines research ethics & funding — and proposes a new social contract for science. This was an illuminating conversation.

Listen now! 🎧

Starting now!

You can read AAAS CEO Parikh's written testimony here:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Today at 10:30 am ET, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh will join a panel, as a bipartisan witness, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on how the U.S. can stay competitive in the biomedical research field.
You can watch live here:
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio...
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Reminder AAAS-L (HPS) business meeting is tomorrow. All section members welcome to attend. Find zoom link on member page or DM me

AAAS Section L (History & Philosophy of Science) will hold its annual business meeting on Wednesday April 30, 3-4pm ET. All members are welcome & encouraged to join. Ideas for 2026 annual meeting panel & more will be discussed.

Zoom link & passcode, etc are on AAAS-L member page (or DM me). #HPS

Tiffany Nichols faculty page at Northeastern Assistant Professor of History and Civil and Environmental Engineering; Legacy Surve Space and Time Discovery Alliance

Faculty page for Wendy Parker is professor of philosophy at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on topics in general philosophy of science and philosophy of climate science/meteorology.

We are delighted to welcome to the AAAS, Section-L ( #HPS ) Steering Committee #histsci @tiffanynichols.bsky.social (as Early Career Representative) & #philsci Wendy Parker (Member-at-Large). Congrats to them both on their election! 🎉
www.aaas.org/sections/his...

AAAS Fellows: "A Member whose efforts on behalf of advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished & who has been a continuous member for the 4-year period leading up...may by virtue of such meritorious contribution be elected by Council"
Become a member #HPS

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science 48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

Proud that the Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social is among the signatories of this letter, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), to members of Congress demanding they protect federally funded scientific research & federal scientists. I hope more join.
#HPS #STS 🧪

Great to see #HPS scholars participating in these @aaas.org Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshops, which provide an opportunity to learn from science policy & advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking & the federal policy-making process. #SciPol

Come together, right now The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific commu...

The response of the science community to the last month is not about one statement or action. It's about all of us with our different frames. For Science's part, we are doing what we have always done and have no plans to change. My thoughts on what we can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Unfortunately I don't think they were recorded, but I expect most speakers would be happy to share their slides & related work.

AAAS leadership speaks out against Trump administration’s attacks on science President of world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society warns that next month could be most important in history of US science

Love to see this! @hps-aaas.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le... #science

As Trump Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight At a conference in Boston, the nation’s scientists commiserated and strategized as funding cuts and federal layoffs throw their world into turmoil.

"After WW II, officials understood need to support fundamental research, the kind that doesn’t lead right away to marketable innovations. But such work is expensive. So universities & the federal government agreed to split costs. Now you’re seeing feds trying to walk away from that,” Dr. Thorp said.

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Democratizing Measurements for Environmental Justice Federica Bocchi, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark • Room 308 (Hynes)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Al and Risks to Democracy Tina Eliassi-Rad, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Room 313 (Hynes)

Up today in sessions at #AAASmtg of interest to #philsci are @federicabocchi.bsky.social on "Democratizing Measurements for
Environmental Justice"

& @eliassi.bsky.social on "Al and Risks to Democracy"

Jane Maienschien asking a question to panel

Audience at AAAS

Great turn out at the "The Value of History & Philosophy of Science for a Strong Scientific Ecosystem" session at #AAASmtg #HPS

HSS President Evelynn Hammonds at podium

Great reflections by @historyscience.bsky.social Pres. Evelynn Hammonds @ #HPS session @ #AAASmtg on history of HPS in science efforts; how build trust in science every step of process & need for critical reflection along way; current complicated media world & how HPS needs to engage more w/ media

Will & slide text "A Half-Century of Efforts to Diversify the Physical Sciences Journalist declares 'one-man war against critical race il halog an tnd the United States wal be the global leader in STEA VISION theory' after nuke lab holds white privilege training This is really racism masquerading as anti-racism' Baild Streng Foundations for STEM Literac By Victor Garca FeuNirm Increase Diversity, Equiry, and Inclusion in STEM О aAn 12. 3020 11 58am EDT Updated August 17, 2029 7.57pm €0 Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future 00000 ADVANCING AMERICA'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS: 2017-2020 plan's vision and goals. NUCLEAR LAB EXECS SENT TO "WHITE PRIVILEGE" CAMP

Third talk in Historical & Philosophical Literacy As Core Elements of Scientific Proficiency session at #AAASmtg #HPS is @williamthomas.bsky.social on importance of researching, teaching documenting, & preserving (!) recent history of efforts to diversify the sciences.

Melissa and slide w text "What does philosophy (of science) offer? V Content 2. Skills • "Diagnosis and Prescription" of reasoning Jacquart & Dunlap, forthcoming). • Dialogue Skills not at persuasion but understanding. • Question-asking, Curiosity & Wonder И. Jacquart | melissa.jacquart@uc.edu SCIENCE SHAPINO

Second talk in Historical & Philosophical Literacy As Core Elements of Scientific Proficiency session at #AAASmtg #HPS is @mjacquart.bsky.social on what philosophy of science can contribute to public engagement with science.

Hanne giving tLm with slide text "Teaching history and philosophy of science Reflections on literacy and proficiency • Traditional introductory courses in history and philosophy of science (HPS) • Structured as introduction to history and philosophy of science as academic disciplines, often focussed on key concepts, positions and theories, how they differ, and how they have developed as seen from within these disciplines • Goal to intrigue and attract students and to prepare them for futher studies in HPS • Proficiency in history and philosophy of science • Courses in history and philosophy of science for aspiring scientists • Structured instead around challenges that scientists commonly face and which call historical and/or philosophical reflection • Goal to be enable students in their future careers as scientists to critically their own practices, and to engage in conversations with policy makers as general public on the role of science and scientific knowledge

Hanne Ven diagram slide

@hanneand.bsky.social kicking off Historical & Philosophical Literacy As Core Elements of Scientific Proficiency session at #AAASmtg #HPS on how to retool our courses in history & philosophy of science for aspiring scientists & how HPS courses are part of required science curriculum in Denmark.