The latest links in the Heap…

1. “You cannot understand what science is, and therefore cannot really do philosophy of science, without understanding the extent to which science is embedded in culture” — a defense of ethnoscience from Justin E.H. Smith (Paris)
2. Would you like to learn how to incorporate argument-mapping into your teaching? — there’s a free seminar on it coming up in June, sponsored by ThinkerAnalytix and Harvard’s Dept. of Philosophy
3. A list of black studies texts philosophers should be reading — a list from Nicholas Whittaker (CUNY)
4. If we’re interested in holding police accountable, we need to know what they should do. Medicine and public health provide some instructive analogies. — Brandon del Pozo (Miriam Hospital/Brown University) on how to improve policing
5. Mommy-shaming and philosophy of science — Cailin O’Connor (UC Irvine) on “the use of scientific findings to promote unrealistic standards for modern parents”
6. When does a philosophy Ph.D. go “stale”? — a discussion of some findings from Charles Lassiter (Gonzaga)
7. Some infinities are bigger than others — a new animation tells the story of Hilbert’s Hotel

Mini-Heap posts usually appear when 7 or so new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, the collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. Discussion welcome.

The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap. Thanks!