Daniel J. Nicholson

History, Philosophy, & Theory of Biology • Assistant Professor @GeorgeMasonU

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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! https://t.co/GxufTCTTAc

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@KathrynNave Looks great; congrats!

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@grapefruitzzz @equine__dentist Is that a Kryten reference? 😀

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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

[Friction @FrictionPhilo]

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! https://t.co/ocdtcY2iJX

[Biology MDPI @Biology_MDPI]

🎉 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: https://t.co/XWBqDoXmGx

#iocbi2026 #evolutionarybiology

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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

[Paul Middlebrooks @pgmid]

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.

https://t.co/3C6926bj4c

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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.

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

Last chance to download my book for free! It's still available until tomorrow.

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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! https://t.co/GxufTCTTAc

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@BartSzostek Thanks Bart! I'm so glad you enjoyed my Element. You should definitely follow it up with Schrödinger's What Is Life?

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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! https://t.co/GxufTCTTAc

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@StructBioinfo So glad to hear this! I hope you also enjoy the second half!

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@AlexBuckleyBio I wouldn't say that. Take a look at my book and see if that changes you mind

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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 https://t.co/VfgaUOzUEM

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@anon_opin Funny your should make that comparison, as in that cover of 'Walk on By' The Stranglers are obviously paying homage to 'Light My Fire' by The Doors. The two songs have the exact same structure. And both have amazing keyboard solos.

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@GregoryRupik @routledgebooks @UofT_IHPST What the philosophy of biology is not, indeed! Congratulations Greg 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@AFabregasT Muchísimas felicidades Dr. Fábregas y bienvenido al club! 🤓😀 Espero que lo estés celebrando como se merece. Un abrazo fuerte

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@SabinaLeonelli Congratulations again, Sabina! How exciting ☺️☺️

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@juliangough @verderisme Her 3 books on the history & philosophy of genetics, molecular biology, and development—Refiguring Life (1995), The Century of the Gene (2000), & Making Sense of Life (2002)—are magnificent. I'd start with the first of these, which is based on a series of lectures & is very short

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

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.

[Andrew Cooper @andrew_j_cooper]

An exciting group of fellows @Center4PhilSci this term!

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

@JakkeNeiro @Center4PhilSci Yes! ☺️

[Daniel J. Nicholson @NicholsonHPBio]

Excited to be spending the Fall semester as Visiting Fellow at @Center4PhilSci 📚🤓