Your favourite Australian science blogger 22 Jun 2010 National Science Week 2010 is an Australian government initiative, and they’re holding a “nominate your favourite Australian Science Blogger” comp at The Big Blog Theory. Now I would never tell anyone who to nominate, but get over there are mention someone. I don’t know, maybe Ian Musgrave’s Astroblog, or Chris Nedin’s Edicaran, or Tim Lambert’s Deltoid. Or Chris Taylor’s always stunning Catalogue of Organisms. Or maybe some philosopher of science. Whoever you like. Really. I’ve never been nominated for an award, but don’t let that sway you (*sob*)… Administrative Science Administrative
Humor Terminological exaptitude 19 May 201119 May 2011 Lately, advocates of experimental philosophy have been calling it X-Phi. What with connotations of Mulder and Scully, that’s rather cool. Then, I saw a site on mathematical philosophy call itself M-Phi. So it follows that what I do, the philosophy of science, has to be called Sci-Phi… What do we… Read More
Philosophy Evolution quotes: Theories are not the whole of science 12 May 201212 May 2012 I opened Structure of Scientific Theories asserting that the “most central or important” problem in philosophy of science is “the nature and structure of theories . . . . For theories are the vehicle of scientific knowledge and one way or another become involved in most aspects of the scientific… Read More
Administrative Comment snafu 9 Sep 2008 I just checked the spam comments folder, and there, amidst the sea of Envall crap, were some legitimate comments. So I have revived them, and this may explain some discontinuities and duplications in various threads. My apologies to the victims. Read More
I’ve done your dirty work for you. As a reward, if you win I demand a weekly open Mornington Crescent thread.
Are you available to travel? Are great apes eligible? Is a bear Catholic? Do I know any Australian philosophers of science? Does the Pope shit in the woods? What’s in it for me?
Reminds me of The Magnificent Seven: Vin: You elected? Chris: No, I got nominated real good. Looks like you did too. Totteridge & Whetstone!