Uljana Feest

Can't quite get myself to listen to this, but here's the interview that Carrie Figdor did with me on my recent book newbooksnetwork.com/operationism... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #philsci, #philosophy, #psychology, #HPS, #HOPOS, #metascience

Infuriating and heartbreaking

Excited about the CfP about effect heterogeneity and @markrubin.bsky.social @olivia.science @fabianhutmacher.bsky.social's project project on psychological theories, both of which are closely related to issues I work on! #metascience #psychology #philsci

More details & link here: philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky #philsci #SciComm

We’re now in the “raiding the homes of our political opponents” phase of democratic backsliding…

Edith Stein did her dissertation about empathy with Husserl at the Univ. of Freiburg and was his assistant for a brief while. Her subsequent habilitation (about psychology and Geisteswissenschaften) was rejected by the Univ. of Göttingen. The Nazis murdered her in 1942. #HOPOS #HPS #phenomenology

So happy to be part of this 2-days conference with people who really care about the history of philosophy and psychology in America! Perfectly organised with no parallel sessions by Matthias Neuber, this first day was a blast ✨

Day two of the fun and stimulating workshop in interactions between American philosophy and psychology. With great talks by @claudia-cristalli.bsky.social, Alex Klein, and Matthias Neuber #HOPOS #HPS

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa

In the midst of all the horrifying news items, here's a conference website with colorful pictures american-realism.de/Consciousnes... #HOPOS #HPS

Finally had a chance to listen to @tespiteri.bsky.social's interview with my friend Jahnavi Phalkey (@jahnavi.bsky.social). Great job, both of you! I have many follow-up questions, but that's not a bad thing #HPS

This is really good

Congratulations to John Norton for winning the 2026 Lakatos Award! I will admit that I have not read the two volumes, but his 2003 paper on the Material Theory of Induction is already a classic that I really like and cite regularly. #philsci #philosophy #hps

I wrote this book with Louise Daoust and forty of our friends.

In the 1930s, a group of European philosophers fled fascism and reshaped American philosophy. Why did logical positivism have such an impact on US thought? And why did it play a central role in the culture wars of the 1950s and 1960s? Released today! Logical Positivism: An American History (1/3)

Just a friendly reminder - a few more days to submit your paper for this virtual workshop!

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philosophers of the human sciences, HOPOS-people, historians of philosophy watch out: This is going to be a fantastic book! #philosophy #philsci #&HPS #HOPOS

Featuring Heidi Voskuhl! @avoskuhl.bsky.social

I enjoyed speaking to Dr Jahnavi Phalkey about India’s place in the history of modern science, the ways in which that history has been constructed, & how the pursuit of nuclear physics became intertwined with a newly independent nation’s efforts to define its own identity. linktr.ee/thehpspodcast

26 August 1938 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Ikkersheim, was born in The Hague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- ▶ Learn about the first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

Looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues enposs.eu/2013/09/enpo...

This is a good moment to return to this great episode by @moiradonegan.bsky.social and @adriandaub.bsky.social

The Carnap Handbook is finally out (open access), with an article by me about Carnap and psychology link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #HPS #HOPOS #philsci

I had such a great time at SPSP. Many thanks to the organizers at @hpscambridge.bsky.social for pulling off an exceptionally well-organized conference and making it seem effortless (which I know it was not!). Such a wonderful community. I came home feeling truly invigorated. #philsci

#PhilSci #MetaSci #OpenSci

Never forget

The #SPSP organising committee just announced that the next conference will be in Bogota, Colombia! Fantastic city I had the pleasure to visit last year - see you all there for more philosophy of science in practice in 2028 😊🦋 #philsci philosophy-science-practice.org

Hasok Chang opening the 11th biennial conference of the Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice #spsp2026 - as ever, fantastic to see so many dear friends and beautiful minds together in one (large!) room! #philsci spspcambridge2026.com

Heading to Cambridge today: spspcambridge2026.com/program #spsp #philsci #hps

17 June 1942 | SS men shot 120 Polish prisoners at the Death Wall in Auschwitz I. They were selected from those deported to the camp from Warsaw, Krakow, Tarnów, Radom, and Lublin. One of them was a brickmaker from Marki Edward Rabczyński (np. 22869). He was 29 years old.

Another great episode on one of my favorite podcasts: www.patreon.com/InBedWiththe... @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social

just your random reminder

Online book launch for Ken Aizawa's kenaizawa.bsky.social excellent new book May 18, 2026 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT. Commentaries by Uljana Feest, Gualtiero Piccinini, and Samuel Schindler. For the zoom link email ken.aizawa@gmail.com The book is available open access from CUP:

for a technophobe like me, it's a major turn-off when I agree to review a paper and then have jump through multiple hoops to even see the paper (disable cookies, reset passwords, etc.). Seriously, I don't even know what cookies are, and I don't care to know

Iran: US adopts Israel’s Gaza/Beirut Obliteration Doctrine

This is actually today's biggest life-changing news for you and the corporate media is ignoring it Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says www.yahoo.com/news/article...

I appreciate the diversity of the speakers of this interesting workshop. But wow... I remember a moment, about 15 years ago, when some of us thought that all-male lineups were permanently a thing of the past... philevents.org/event/show/1...

as a student in Frankfurt, I had the privilege of attending some classes taught by Habermas in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I would be lying if a claimed that I understood the content or significance of his theory, but to me he personifies the German post-war public intellectual. End of an era.

I hope they all end up being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court

11 March 1890 | A Czech, Josef Werner, was born. In #Auschwitz from 20 May 1942. No. 35834 He perished in camp on 12 August 1942. --- 🎧/📖 Registration photos in Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4adWOeJ

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7 March 1925 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Lenczner, was born in Częstochowa. In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942. No. 23597 He did not survive. --- 🎧/📖 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://bit.ly/46t6L5w

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If you want to do an MA in North American Studies, you should come to Hannover (see cool video below). And if you want to do an MA in Philosophy of Science, you should ALSO come to Hannover. We may not have a video (yet), but we are also smart, international, and fun :-)

"Feest demonstrates how there is no such thing as a theory-free exploration of psychological phenomena: exploration demands operationisation of some kind, which in turn reflects some kind of theoretical commitment about the object of research."

The brilliant Suilin Lavelle (Edinburgh) wrote a very kind and thorough review of my book (see below). #HPS #philsci #metascience #psychology #STS

Know a promising undergrad who wants more time before applying to grad school? Pitt has a funded postbac program for students from underrepresented groups. This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social! App deadline is March 15!

I enjoyed another episode of the podcast Maintenance Phase: www.maintenancephase.com/about With @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @yrfatfriend.bsky.social #philsci #STS #sciencepolicy

Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/