Philosopher of science, Director of Center for Public Engagement with Science at University of Cincinnati. Books: Idealization and the Aims of Science, Recipes for Science, Science and the Public. https://www.angelapotochnik.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mwlq4nho2k27I'm very excited to visit northwest Arkansas to give a talk at University of Arkansas. I grew up nearby in Rogers, so U of A was my hometown university. The lecture (3pm Friday 10/2) is open to the public, so feel free to attend if you are in the area and interested! #philsci #philsky 🧪 https://news.uark.edu/articles/82940/philosophy-department-presents-the-spellman-lecture-in-the-history-of-science28 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlq4nho2k27https://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mumxgeyx2s27Recipes for Science is an introductory textbook about scientific methods and reasoning that I coauthored with Matteo Colombo and Cory Wright. For the 2nd ed (2024), my colleague Lucas Dunlap produced 17 videos on topics from the book, for use with or without the book. #philsci #philsky #scicomm 🧪 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuJ-nKYuBlG_6K8pDe0LbEmRemlcSdiB203 Sep 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumxgeyx2s27https://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mu5mdey7j22jGreat photos chronicling the first meeting of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association shared out with all participants! Here I am un-photogenically talking about how Causes Don't Push. #philsky #philsci28 Aug 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mdey7j22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mu5fjmahd22kWho counts as a scientist, who gets to decide what counts as scientific, and are academics relevant to public engagement? Check out this Metascience symposium on Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project. 1/ @mjacquart.bsky.social @metasciencejournal.bsky.social #philsci #scicomm � https://link.springer.com/collections/fccfahibdj28 Aug 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5fjmahd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mruok4egis2uRecipes for Science, coauthored with Matteo Colombo and Cory Wright, will have a Japanese translation coming out in a few months! Here I am with Ryota Morimoto, the translator, at the recent meeting of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association in Singapore. #philsci #philsky #scicomm 🧪30 Jul 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruok4egis2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mrnkfwhvv22lA few years back, I finally jumped ship from Mac Mail to Outlook in the face of continuing institutional pressure and also Mail's increasingly poor search capabilities. Outlook is mostly okay, but why on earth does clicking "reply" to one's own reply in a thread go to oneself?27 Jul 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnkfwhvv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mrguljuv5k2lWonderful conference, congrats @eugenechua.bsky.social and everyone else who brought this together. #philsky #philsci [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrguljuv5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mqrdah2j2c2aU.S. science is once again subject to a basic confusion between the *observation* of how values shape science versus the *improper influence* of values on science. Federal grant agencies have banned research mentioning gender, equity, and many other politicized topics... 1/ #philsci #scicomm 🧪 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/awareness-of-our-biases-is-essential-to-good-science/16 Jul 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrdah2j2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mqoom3eyr225 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-overwhelmingly-against-rule-change-that-would-give-political-appointees-say-over-science-grants/15 Jul 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoom3eyr225https://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mqjsktkj4c2cCheck out Qianrong Gong's and my Metascience review of Bruni and Lefsrud's collection, Organized Science Denial. This link offers free access to the review: rdcu.be/fs0Uq #scicomm #philsci 🧪13 Jul 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjsktkj4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mpoyvrqltc24Put the public at the heart of science! This is well done: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01981-z #scicomm 🧪02 Jul 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoyvrqltc24https://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mlb5lhfhls2wThis is super interesting. I’ll also mention that most (not all!) discussion here focuses on one-directional sci comm by individual scientists at a distance (via internet or text). I’m not convinced that’s the best approach to public engagement with science. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb5lhfhls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mkunva57as22We're hiring a postdoc with research interests in AI explainability, ethics, and trustworthiness who is also interested in public engagement with AI and AI ethics. The postdoc will work with the UC Center for Humanities and Technology (CHaT)... #philsky #philsci https://jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoctoral-Fellow-in-AI-Ethics,-College-of-Arts-and-Sciences/102095-en_US/%20%C2%A0?fbclid=IwY2xjawRh7EJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3cVdyTDh4V0dPMkxkalhnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsLSVbRppyySHEn72975txGXtbWW8aVhZuewP0wSwGs4JotFUYEaZQa_hj4d_aem_duxxvx7DOAJ4ChUlOpedDw02 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkunva57as22https://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mkunrpi5wc22We're hiring a postdoc with research interests in AI explainability, ethics, and trustworthiness who is also interested in public engagement with AI and AI ethics. The postdoc will work with the UC Center for Humanities and Technology (CHaT)... https://jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoctoral-Fellow-in-AI-Ethics,-College-of-Arts-and-Sciences/102095-en_US/%20%C2%A0?fbclid=IwY2xjawRh7EJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3cVdyTDh4V0dPMkxkalhnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsLSVbRppyySHEn72975txGXtbWW8aVhZuewP0wSwGs4JotFUYEaZQa_hj4d_aem_duxxvx7DOAJ4ChUlOpedDw02 May 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkunrpi5wc22https://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mkim5krapc2kReview of postdoc applications begins 4/30, please share the opportunity with anyone who might be interested. #SciComm #philsci 🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkim5krapc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mjf2v6wors2yThe UC Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc! Anyone who will earn a PhD in a related discipline with interest in public engagement is encouraged to apply. Please share widely! More details and apply here: https://jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoctoral-Fellow%2C-Center-for-Public-Engagement-with-Science/101961-en_US/ #SciComm #philsci 🧪13 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf2v6wors2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3miei7jfkpk2iCheck out this nice review of the Element (short book) @mjacquart.bsky.social and I coauthored. A PDF of the Element is freely available from @universitypress.cambridge.org, here: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009475105 #philsci #SciComm 🧪 https://jcom.sissa.it/article/pubid/JCOM_2503_2026_R02/31 Mar 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3miei7jfkpk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mg4mtptf722hCheck out the newest Element in Public Engagement with Science: Mothers as Science Storytellers, by Emma Frances Bloomfield. Full text free to download until March 12. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009651349 #philsci #scicomm 🧪03 Mar 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4mtptf722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/apotochnik.bsky.social/post/3mfrf3kvll22oPostdoc opportunity at the Taft Research Center here at the University of Cincinnati for which philosophers are eligible to apply. See here for details and to apply: https://jobs.uc.edu/job/Taft-Postdoctoral-Fellowship%2C-College-of-Arts-&-Sciences/101570-en_US/26 Feb 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:f3ginroij2bgbusblusjux2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrf3kvll22o