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My little book on Schrödinger's famous classic 'What Is Life?' is out today! It offers the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of the book's origins, reception, impact, and legacy. Please share; it is free to download for the next 2 weeks! cambridge.org/core/elements/…
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Daniel J. Nicholson retweeted
DJ Nicholson (2026). The Organism as a System: Insights from Paul Weiss. Acta Biotheoretica, 74, 34.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
It is definitely worth remembering and reading the works of Paul Alfred Weiss, including his humanistic texts ("Within the Gates of Science and Beyond").
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
It is definitely worth remembering and reading the works of Paul Alfred Weiss, including his humanistic texts ("Within the Gates of Science and Beyond").
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Daniel J. Nicholson retweeted
Dan Nicholson philosophy.gmu.edu/people/dnicho (@NicholsonHPBio) on the intention of Schrödinger's " What Is Life, and the effect it continues to have on modern science outside of physics.
youtu.be/NdslYE9Swto?si… via @pgmid
youtu.be/NdslYE9Swto?si… via @pgmid
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What does it mean to say the organism is a SYSTEM? Can we make this concept precise and useful? A century ago, Paul Weiss showed us how. My new paper recovers his systems view & uses it to undermine reductionism, genocentrism, determinism, & mechanicism.
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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Here's another fun deep dive on 'What Is Life? Revisited'.
Surely there's nothing more to be said about Schrödinger's famous book?
Think again!
Join us as we travel from quantum mechanics to genetics & molecular biology via statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, & cybernetics
Surely there's nothing more to be said about Schrödinger's famous book?
Think again!
Join us as we travel from quantum mechanics to genetics & molecular biology via statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, & cybernetics
In this interview, Dan Nicholson discusses his book, "What Is Life? Revisited". How does order come from disorder? Are organisms mechanistic and deterministic? How did Schrödinger’s book impact biology, for better or worse? Check it out! youtu.be/8mVxHx_yhGQ
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Daniel J. Nicholson retweeted
🎉 We are excited to announce that Dr. Daniel Nicholson (George Mason University), will deliver a talk in Session 1 Evolutionary Biology at IOCBI2026
🧠Population Thinking, Variation, and Uniqueness
📢 Free registration: shorturl.at/XUXXi
#iocbi2026 #evolutionarybiology
🧠Population Thinking, Variation, and Uniqueness
📢 Free registration: shorturl.at/XUXXi
#iocbi2026 #evolutionarybiology
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I had SO much fun talking to Paul for almost 2 hours about my new book on Schrödinger & molecular biology. Easily one of the most enjoyable podcasts I've ever done. Check it out!
P.S. CUP has made the PDF of my book free to download for two more weeks. Link is in my pinned post
P.S. CUP has made the PDF of my book free to download for two more weeks. Link is in my pinned post
What Is Life? A misleading title for Schrödinger's book.
What is Life? Revisited. A spot-on title for Dan's @NicholsonHPBio book, which happens to be a gem.
After reading and discussing it, I can only picture Schrödinger as a cartoon villain now.
braininspired.co/podcast/224/
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Last chance to download my book for free! It's still available until tomorrow.
My little book on Schrödinger's famous classic 'What Is Life?' is out today! It offers the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of the book's origins, reception, impact, and legacy. Please share; it is free to download for the next 2 weeks! cambridge.org/core/elements/…
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Note for purists: the original published version had a typo at the bottom of the first page which rendered the last sentence nonsensical. This has now been corrected in the online and PDF versions. The printed version coming out next month will also be the corrected one.
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Every biological entity is unique; no two are exactly alike. Is this a trivial observation, or a profound metaphysical claim about the living world? Read my new paper & find out! It examines Mayr's famous (yet oft-misunderstood) idea of Population Thinking link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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One of my intellectual idols passed away yesterday. Nobody has managed to integrate the history and philosophy of biology as effectively and as elegantly as Evelyn Fox Keller. Her work from the 90s/00s is unrivalled and has long served as a model and inspiration for my own. RIP.
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The wonderful Hasok Chang (@CambridgeHPS) showing a letter sent to him by Kuhn shortly before he died where he denies that one can simultaneously be a good historian of science and a good philosopher of science. One can certainly be both, just not at the same time (!) #clmpst2023
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Same.
@the_stardust @rodcasarin I couldn’t live a meaningful life without my library. My private library is my home and the books are my children. 📚📚📚
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Daniel J. Nicholson retweeted
I had a lovely time presenting in Michael Ruse’s session on “the new biology” today — great discussion with great co-panelists @NicholsonHPBio @GregoryRupik and Paul Thompson. @ISHPSSB #ISHPSSB2023
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Daniel J. Nicholson retweeted
In Michael Ruse's session on his book The New Biology: A Battle between Mechanism and Organism, I threw in my lot with the Organicists and argued why we might want to go Back to Goethe! Amazing co-panelists! @UofT_IHPST @ISHPSSB #ISHPSSB2023 @1stphilosophy @NicholsonHPBio
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