History & philosophy of biology | Author- Remapping Biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder: Romanticizing Evolution (Routledge) | Chief of Staff and University Secretary, University of St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto | he/him | 🐋🌱🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mr6nf6xpmk2zCongratulations to President David Sylvester on his reappointment for a 3rd term. It's a privilege to work alongside David—and with the Collegium—as St. Mike's prepares to celebrate its 175th anniversary, opening a promising next chapter of its history. https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/news/st-michaels-president-david-sylvester-reappointed-to-a-third-term21 Jul 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6nf6xpmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mqmrnd6d4c25It's Sofa King™ hot outside.14 Jul 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrnd6d4c25https://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mqkktzck4c2sA genuine full-circle moment. Years after @radiolab.org inspired my path into #HPS, I had the pleasure of speaking with Maria Paz Gutiérrez about "The Holy Shiver" (der Heiliger Schauer) and was honoured with a special thanks in the show notes. 🐋🌱 https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-holy-shiver13 Jul 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkktzck4c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mpxxiqmlmc2pI've signed. Consider adding your voice! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxxiqmlmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mla7ras6y22oMy heart's full after having attended the launch party for Orbital Studies No.0. It's a beautiful artifact that pulled a fascinating community into its orbit. Looking forward to thinking & working towards a more beautiful scientific culture with y'all! And, of course, #Goethe made a cameo! @wxs.ca07 May 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla7ras6y22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mhsgb6ndic25I got to welcome @saraseager.bsky.social—one of the world's leading astrobiologists—to my St. Mike's course: Aliens & The Heavens! My students drove a lively Q&A about exoplanets, funding, and definitions of life.👽🌌 #astrobiology #academicsky #hps 🐋🌱 @utoronto.ca @ustmikes.bsky.social24 Mar 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsgb6ndic25https://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3lux2ggwt7s2aHere's philosopher of bio Denis Walsh's endorsement of my book as an integrated HPS project. Remapping Biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder is shipping in paperback (finally!) on July 30th! Link below. #booksky #philsky #histbio #philbio #ihps #agency #evolution #biosky [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2025 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lux2ggwt7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3mbtdvxkalc2oThis term I'm teaching "Aliens & the Heavens: Christian Encounters with Cosmic Pluralism," a St. Mike's First Year Foundations course in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science. So wonderful to be back in the classroom introducing students to #HPS & disciplines like #astrobiology! 👽✝️🌍🔭07 Jan 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtdvxkalc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m76qqgqick2cLike and Follow! 🐋🌱 #hpbio #philbio [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76qqgqick2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m73gedhans2vA review of Matthew Bell's Goethe: A Life in Ideas in the New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/08/goethe-a-life-in-ideas-matthew-bell-book-review03 Dec 2025 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73gedhans2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m6uibt5eb22sAny historians of #astrobiology, #xenobiology, and/or #exobiology out there? I'm designing a course and would love to add some readings about the field and its history. Point me in the right direction! #histbio #hpbio30 Nov 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6uibt5eb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m2wifjuoqk2pNext in Dialectical Biology Today: @hylomorphic.bsky.social weaves together historical threads from Hegel, Engels, & others to illustrate how Lewontin's dialectical biology critiques an anti-revolutionary, conservative ideology at the heart of population genetics & evolutionary ecology 🌱🐋11 Oct 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wifjuoqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m2whuz2xms2pRasmus Grønfeldt Winther kicks off day 2 of Dialectical Biology Today, exploring Lewontin's avoidance of "synthesis," identifying the tension between anthropocentric ethics and deep ecology, and wondering how the Ocean might open up a new dialectic in a refreshed Naturphilosophie 🐋🌱11 Oct 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2whuz2xms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m2uiiv7aqc2jAmazing to have Elliott Sober delivering his keynote "Richard Lewontin - Biologist, Philosopher, and Marxist" at the Dialectical Biology Today Conference! 🌱🐋 @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social10 Oct 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2uiiv7aqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m2ua47gepk2jFirst up at Dialectical Biology Today: Sonia Sultan illustrates—with great experimental & naturalistic examples—the interpenetration of organisms and environments; identifies three major challenges that emerge for biologists from this datum; and gives us a good reason to eat our broccoli! 🥦 🐋🌱10 Oct 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ua47gepk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3m2u5fp5nrk2jThe "Dialectical Biology Today" Conference is...Today! Here's @jonothingeb.bsky.social welcoming participants to this gathering considering the legacies of Richard Lewontin. 🌱🐋 @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social You can see the schedule & join on Zoom here! https://ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/dialectical-biology-today-legacies-richard-lewontin10 Oct 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u5fp5nrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3lziq6v3bpc2fJoin us for this great conference on the legacies of Lewontin and Dialectical Biology! 🌱🐋 #philbio #evolution #histbio [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lziq6v3bpc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregoryrupik.bsky.social/post/3lz6o54pdhk24An awesome hybrid conference on the legacies of Richard Lewontin is coming to Toronto. Elliott Sober is the keynote! "Dialectical Biology Today" runs from October 10-12. Learn more and register below! #philbio 🐋🌱 @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social https://ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/dialectical-biology-today-legacies-richard-lewontin19 Sep 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:2vslopphf4yarrfv6sv7iox3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6o54pdhk24