I really enjoyed listening to Daniel J. Nicholson talking with Paul Middlebrooks on Brain Inspired braininspired.co/podcast/150/

I'm distraught to hear this. Gar was such a kind and generous soul, and his scholarship was exemplary of what integrated HPS is all about. I will miss him very much.

Me before I teach Vs. Me before an undergrad I give a talk course in front of experts in an international conference

As a philosopher of biology, there is no greater satisfaction than having your work read, discussed, and used by experimental biologists 🙏🏼

70 years ago, 3 papers appeared in nature under the title ‘Molecular structure of nucleic acids’. In an article appearing today (link at end) Matthew Cobb and I shed new light on ‘what Watson and Crick really took from Rosalind Franklin’. This thread summarizes our findings.1/23

One of the most original & incisive thinkers of the past 50 years has died. A master of weaving the history & philosophy of science, he had the unique ability to make any subject he wrote about look irresistible to his readers. What a giant. We shall not look upon his like again.

As much as I detest the impact factor, I admit that seeing History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences making such a jump as I approach the end of my & Giovanni Boniolo’s editorship is impressive… huge thanks to our associate editors, board, fantastic authors & most of all our amazing referees 🙏🙌

Fantastic thread! Great summer reading 👍🏼

Dan Nicholson (Daniel J. Nicholson) presenting a critical take on Michael Ruse's new book at the #ISHPSSB2023

In Michael Ruse's session on his book The New Biology: A Battle between Mechanism and Organism, I threw in my lot with the Organicists and argued why we might want to go Back to Goethe! Amazing co-panelists! IHPST | University of Toronto ISHPSSB #ISHPSSB2023 Emma Daniel J. Nicholson

ISHPSSB #ish2023 The best wine last - great final session on Organicism, inspired by Reiss and Ruse’s 2023 book with Thompson, Nicholson, Rupke, Sigsworth commenting.

I had a lovely time presenting in Michael Ruse’s session on “the new biology” today — great discussion with great co-panelists Daniel J. Nicholson Greg Rupik has flown to 🦋 and Paul Thompson. ISHPSSB #ISHPSSB2023

Same.

It begins! #clmpst2023

The wonderful Hasok Chang (Cambridge HPS) showing a letter sent to him by Kuhn shortly before he died where he denies that one can simultaneously be a good historian of science and a good philosopher of science. One can certainly be both, just not at the same time (!) #clmpst2023

Some of the responses to this are hilarious 😂

Excited to be spending the Fall semester as Visiting Fellow at Center for PhilSci 📚🤓

An exciting group of fellows Center for PhilSci this term!

One of my intellectual idols passed away yesterday. Nobody has managed to integrate the history and philosophy of biology as effectively and as elegantly as Evelyn Fox Keller. Her work from the 90s/00s is unrivalled and has long served as a model and inspiration for my own. RIP.