Rose Trappes

Rose Trappes

@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Postdoc in philosophy of science at @vitenskapsteori.bsky.social, University of Bergen, Norway. philosophy of biology, sometimes feminist philosophy, mostly animals and stuff. she/her

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Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Similar things are happening for other feminist areas in philosophy (feminist epistemology anyone?). Would be interesting to think about why some areas get more attention than others.

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

But mainstreaming comes with downsides too. 1) Some things just don't fit the mainstream, and these get left behind. 2) It's harder for feminists to get together and share ideas.

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Ali Teymoori and I wrote up a piece for @markrubin.bsky.social's excellent Critical Metascience blog. We summarise our new paper on disciplinary crises in psychology and some of the key take-homes for psychologists.

Mark Rubin@markrubin.bsky.social

“Methodological and administrative solutions are valuable, but they are not enough. Rather, we need to engage with the epistemic processes and ideals at the heart of psychological knowledge production and engage very closely with critical perspectives...” #PsycSci #Methodology #MetaSci

open.substack.comPsychology’s Recurring Crises: Lessons from History and Philosophy of ScienceWe examine what generated crisis discussions, how they tended to unfold, and how they were resolved. And we derive some lessons from history for the current replication crisis.
Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Psychologists tend to go in for changes to methods and statistics. But we argue these crises point to deeper epistemological issues that need to be addressed for the discipline to progress.

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Inequalities in the funding landscape are actually a major barrier to OA publication. The author-pays model for OA means only those with access to resources get their research out there for all to read for free. OA should become truly open, for authors too! #OpenScience

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Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

I especially appreciate the policy to not accuse people of using AI in the comments thread, but to contact the editor instead. The same should apply in peer review.

Justin Weinberg@dailynous.com

New AI section in the comments policy. In short: "don't use, don't accuse" (sort of). dailynous.com/2026/01/26/o...

dailynous.comOn the Use of AI in Comments - Daily NousI've updated the Comments Policy at Daily Nous with a passage about using AI to write comments here. The update was occasioned by a recent discussion in which a few accusations were tossed around that...

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Will Allen
@wlallen.bsky.social

More evidence of the benefits of lottery elements in funding.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social

'The new procedure required applicants to submit only an expression of interest...before 500 were selected, via lottery, to submit a full proposal for peer review....the number of female applicants increased 10 per cent, while the number of funded projects by women rose by 23 per cent.' 2/2

nature.comLottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line - Nature CommunicationsThe authors show evidence from a German funding line that a lottery-first approach followed by peer review is accompanied by increased female representation both at the submission stage and among fund...
Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Instead of thinking about motivation, I'll look at things like epistemic agency, aesthetics, values, individualism, meritocracy and injustices. tl;dr Gamification can be great, but we should be careful about what are set up as values and what expectations people get about their agency

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Is #citizenscience exploitative? I gave a talk on this the other week and now you can check it out online. And hopefully soon I'll get around to writing the paper :)

Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science@mcps-philsci.bsky.social

Our latest International PostDoc Forum recording is on our YouTube channel now. In this episode, @rosetrappes.bsky.social discusses whether or not citizen science is exploitative. 17 videos in this playlist if you want to do a deep dive. #philsci

buff.lyIPDF Autumn 2025. Rose Trappes, University of Bergen BasicIs Citizen Science Exploitative? 24 Sept 2025
Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Tomorrow I'll be talking about disciplinary marginalisation. Feminist philosophy of science has moved from the margins to the mainstream. Feminist philosophy isn't niche, and now we know it! But we have to keep up solidarity amongst feminist philosophers of all stripes.

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Adrian Currie
@adrian-currie.bsky.social

If you’re interested in practicing the philosophy of science in practice why not come along to an online workshop “the philosophy of science in practice - in practice”? #philsci

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

In #citizenscience, members of the public are doing menial scientific labour for free. Does this make it exploitative? Find out in my online talk tomorrow evening (European time) at @mcps-philsci.bsky.social

Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science@mcps-philsci.bsky.social

Our International Postdoc Forum is a virtual seminar series for early career researchers to share their work w/commentary by MCPS community members. Excited to welcome @rosetrappes.bsky.social (University of Bergen, Norway) at 1215 CT Wed 24 Sept. Sign up for Zoom link. buff.ly/MSAXLgY

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Scientists reflect on what it’s like to work with philosophers Joeri Witteveen chats about taxonomy, conservation and biodiversity Li-an Yu, Karen Yan and Ruey-Lin Chen on the APPSA and philosophy of science in Taiwan Adrian Currie takes the Proust Questionnaire Tips for summer listening

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Butterfly
@butterfly-project.bsky.social

🧵1/n 🦋✨ Welcome back to #PollinatorWeek! We explore how #PollinatorsWeaveConnections across ecosystems, economies, and our everyday lives. Spoiler: the links are deeper than you think! 🌍🐝💚 #FutureForPollinators #ProjectButterfly #pollinators

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D. Hicks
@danhicks.bsky.social

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Sometimes it feels like people think Douglas invented the science and values debate ex nihilo in 2009

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

We shouldn't be complacent about the status of feminist work in mainstream philosophy of science, especially not today. And it's not just censorship and bans. Cuts to academia all over the place threaten marginalised work and marginalised scholars.

Rose Trappes
@rosetrappes.bsky.social

Is citizen science good science? (surprise! yes it is!) I'll be walking through some of ways mistakes and biases affect #citizenscience and why it's not bad after all. All using resources from #philsci.

Senter for vitenskapsteori@vitenskapsteori.bsky.social

Our postdoctoral fellow, @rosetrappes.bsky.social, will kick off this free @pintsworld.bsky.social Norway event Monday 19 May at 19 with a thought-provoking talk on #citizenscience: Is citizen science good science? Come to Litteraturhuset i Bergen to find out! First-come, first-served🧪 #pint25

pintofscienceno.wixsite.comBergen, Learning from nature