Olesya Bondarenko is a philosopher of science, specialising in philosophy of biology and philosophy of the social sciences. She received her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge in 2024. Her philosophical interests relate to integrative biosocial research, causal evidence and explanation, and the role of ethical and political values in science. She is particularly interested in behavioural genetics and genomics and their recent integration with the social sciences (sociogenomics). Olesya has developed and taught courses in philosophy of science at the University of Vienna and Kyiv School of Economics.

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