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Stefano Canali

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Philosopher of science at Politecnico di Milano, interested in medicine, data, epidemiology, digital technology, health. Previously @iphilluh.bsky.social, @stsucl.bsky.social. πŸπŸ‘”πŸ€ŒπŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί www.stefanocanali.net

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Just starting! The workshop "Postgenomic Intersections: Epistemology and Ethical for the Exposome and Microbiome" with @stefanocanali.bsky.social and Thomas Bonnin @Politecnico di Milano. Check the program here: www.meta.polimi.it/workshop-pos...

02.03.2026 08:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Workshop – β€œPostgenomic Intersections: Epistemology and Ethics for the Exposome and Microbiome” – META | PoliMi

Starting in a bit: our workshop β€œPostgenomic Intersections: Epistemology and Ethics for the Exposome and Microbiome”, today March 2nd and tomorrow March 3rd at Politecnico di Milano, co-organised by Thomas Bonnin and me.

www.meta.polimi.it/workshop-pos...

#philsci #philsky #postgenomics

02.03.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We conceived this series to put into words the experience of #philsci researchers from Eastern n Central Europe. There are 2 entries from @boruttrpin.bsky.social and @danielkostic.bsky.social Thanks to both! These are stories of success and resilience, but read about the darker sides too and learn.

24.02.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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TPI Nijmegen | Radboud University On 25 February, a symposium will mark the launch of TPI Nijmegen: the partnership for the Transition to Animal-Free Innovation.

πŸ“£ TPI Event @Nijmegen, 25 February

"Joining Forces to Accelerate Animal-Free Innovation"

#NAM #animalstudies

Programme: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...

24.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Machine learning and theory-ladenness: a phenomenological account - Synthese Synthese - We provide an analysis of theory-ladenness in machine learning (ML) in science, where β€˜theory’ (that we call β€˜domain-theory’) refers to the domain knowledge of...

New #philsci #philsky paper on #ML and #scientificmodelling! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
β€œMachine learning and theory-ladenness: a phenomenological account”
We revisit a widespread assumption in #philsci that modelling practices are inevitably shaped by domain-theoretical knowledge
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17.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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homer simpson is standing next to two corgi dogs . ALT: homer simpson is standing next to two corgi dogs .
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11.02.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re working on that! Possibly with the same teleprompter too

10.02.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Forget the winter Olympics, we’ve got @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social in Milano (not in Cortina)!

#philsci #philsky

10.02.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA27 Venue - Call for Bids

🎺 EPSA27 Venue - Call for Bids

*Deadline: December 10*

The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA27, its 11th Biennial Conference, to be held in 2027. For details, see philsci.eu/news/13550199

06.11.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Digital health technologies like wearables promise more and better evidence and the next generation of evidence-based medicine. But can they really fix its limitations?
Not quite: we suggest they often reproduceβ€”and sometimes intensifyβ€” trade-offs on e.g. validity and representativity.

29.01.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evidence-based medicine and the promises and limits of digital health and wearable technology New approaches to biomedical evidence are emerging in relation to innovative technologies and data sources. These include digital health, which promis…

New paper, the first of 2026, and it's a big one!

πŸ“—Evidence-based medicine and the promises and limits of digital health and wearable technology, out in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#philsky #philsci #histsci

29.01.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
3 Years Postdoc: Transitions From Animal-Based Approaches in Biomedicine – META | PoliMi

πŸ“’Job ad!

Join us at Politecnico di Milano in an interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophy of science and biomedical engineering on transitions from animal research, with a 3-years postdoc (submission deadline: 12 January 2026)
www.meta.polimi.it/3-years-post....

#philsci #philsky #sts

23.12.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
PROSSIMO EVENTO | forumdemocraticodelcanavese.it

Come find me in Ivrea!

Full day of activities about data and #bigdata and their present and futures, including activities with high-schools students in the morning and a public lecture in the evening.

forumdemocraticodelcanavese.it/eventi.html

#philsci #philsky

04.12.2025 08:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There will be references/pun related to tailoring, sadly not this holy type of tailoring in the picture though.

26.11.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Filosofia e Cibo. Primo incontro

On my way to Statale University to talk about health personalisation and tailored medicine: dipafilo.unimi.it/it/eventi/fi...

26.11.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I filosofi di PhilHeaD non lavorano da soli: parlano, discutono e progettano con medici e professionisti della salute

Seminari, convegni e percorsi di mentorato creano uno spazio dove teoria e pratica si incontrano

#WorldPhilosophyDay2025 #philmed #philhead #philsky

20.11.2025 09:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the Science Festival in Genova (www.festivalscienza.it/programma-20...) to discuss the intertwining of science and values in medicine, with a @philhead.bsky.social roundtable with me, Cristina Amoretti, Paolo Vineis, Maria Frega.

Pretty nice to bring philosophy of science to a science festival!

08.11.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contatti Informazioni generali: Cristina Amoretti (cristina.amoretti[at]unige.it) Eventi: Juri Panicucci (juri.panicucci2[at]unibo.it) Mailing List: Stefano Canali (stefano.canali[at]polimi.it) Programma di…

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07.11.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Data Shadows: i dati si svelano - Orto Botanico di Padova Lunedì 3 novembre, a partire dalle ore 16, il Teatro botanico ospiterà in prima visione nazionale la proiezione del film Data Shadows

If around Padova on Nov 3, join the Italian launch of film Data Shadows, in conversation with outstanding colleagues & National Centre for Biodiversity. Dialogues on data rights and nature, extractive epistemologies, public science and constructive ways forward ortobotanico1545.it/eventi/data-...

01.11.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400 Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note

A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci

30.10.2025 10:07 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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In Wageningen this week for Rachel Ankeny’s inaugural lecture @w-u-r.bsky.social and celebrate her seminal work for philosophy of science in practice and beyond.

#philsky #philsci

19.09.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jobs

JOB AD: If you research philosophy, history or social studies of biology, with interest in agroecology, crop science or environmental intelligence, consider applying for 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in Munich! Deadline for applications: 31/10, details www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci

12.09.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was amazing to hear from scholars I’ve long admired, all of whom engaged deeply with the project’s themes and with each other’s presentations πŸ’™

Extremely grateful for the many insightful contributions and for the personal exchanges that made these days so valuable

#NormativeKinds #Unimi

06.09.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And you, thanks Anna, I look forward to seeing you again soon!

06.09.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Philosophical treats in Milan this week, thanks to the conference organised by @davideserpico.bsky.social and Francesco Guala for the end of their Normative kinds project.

#philsci #philsky

04.09.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Soon... Registration still open!
#ImmunoSky #philbio #philsci
Link: pmpos.flu.cas.cz/host-microbe...

03.09.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Great session on precision medicine with @simonlohse.bsky.social and great conference @ishpssb2025.bsky.social – so many notes and papers to go through, enough for the rest of the summer and more.

#HPS #philmed #philsci #STS

25.07.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We had a fantastic session at #ishpssb2025 , including this talk by Alessandro Demichelis and @stefanocanali.bsky.social

I hope the airport strikes in Portugal don't make the return journey of ISH folks too difficult!

25.07.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Out now (print and open access!):
Jan Baedke’s Element on β€œThe Organism” at
@cambridgeup.bsky.social .
It discusses philosophical, historical and social dimensions of the organism concept.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
#philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci

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