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Dr Francesca Bellazzi is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the ERC-funded project AssemblingLife at the University of Oslo, working on self-assembling processes in biochemistry. Her main research explores the philosophy of biochemistry and the interface between chemistry and biology. Her thesis was titled "Biochemical Kinds and the Unity of Science". She will be releasing her upcoming book 'Philosophy of Biochemistry: Biochemical Kinds and their Properties' with Cambridge University Press. In this episode, we discuss biochemical functions, the gene as a natural kind, self-assembling processes, process philosophy and the philosophy of biochemistry.
You can find more of Dr Bellazzi's work at francescabellazzi.com
Dr Bellazzi's research team:
Gry Oftedal: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/tenured/gryof/index.html
Sebastian Sander Oest: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/temporary/sebaso/index.html
Bendik Hellem Aaby: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/temporary/bendikaa/index.html
Jietong Xu: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/?vrtx=person-view&uid=jietongx
RSam Podcast #59
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Dr Francesca Bellazzi is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the ERC-funded project AssemblingLife at the University of Oslo, working on self-assembling processes in biochemistry. Her main research explores the philosophy of biochemistry and the interface between chemistry and biology. Her thesis was titled "Biochemical Kinds and the Unity of Science". She will be releasing her upcoming book 'Philosophy of Biochemistry: Biochemical Kinds and their Properties' with Cambridge University Press. In this episode, we discuss biochemical functions, the gene as a natural kind, self-assembling processes, process philosophy and the philosophy of biochemistry.
You can find more of Dr Bellazzi's work at francescabellazzi.com
Dr Bellazzi's research team:
Gry Oftedal: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/tenured/gryof/index.html
Sebastian Sander Oest: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/temporary/sebaso/index.html
Bendik Hellem Aaby: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/temporary/bendikaa/index.html
Jietong Xu: https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/?vrtx=person-view&uid=jietongx
RSam Podcast #59
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Please consider financially supporting my work (ONLY if you have the means).
Patreon: patreon.com/trsam?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
Substack: rsampod.substack.com
PayPal: paypal.me/rsampod?country.x=AU&locale.x=en_AU
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{Podcast}
Substack: rsampod.substack.com/podcast
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le
SFP: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahul-samaranayake
{Website}
rahulsam.me
{Social Media}
substack.com/@trsam
instagram.com/name_is_rahul
https://x.com/trsam97
linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b
{Reference Links}
philpeople.org/profiles/francesca-bellazzi
youtu.be/EpcKqd9Tcx4?si=3c-ApkOAlUdeLhvc
goodreads.com/book/show/33928.Full_House
{Music Used}
"Supapao - Can't Fall In Love" is under a Free To Use YouTube license
soundcloud.com/supapao
Music powered by BreakingCopyright: youtu.be/VZkFJAb_gx4?si=J6AwKLAmikAzoqHj
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If the ideas I discuss in this channel evoke your interest, consider visiting theunhappyman.substack.com
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Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing.
If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please email me at trahulsam@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.










