GalleryPhilosophy and Public Policy graduate wins congressional seat
Philosophy and Public Policy MSc graduate, Max Rose, has been elected to the US House of Representatives.
GalleryCatrin Campbell Moore (Bristol): “Imprecise probabilities and undermining scenarios”
Catrin Campbell Moore (Bristol): “Imprecise probabilities and undermining scenarios”
Sometimes one ends up in an unfortunate situation when you cannot come to a stable opinion: whatever belief you adopt makes you want to change your mind. I suggest that in such scenarios you should adopt imprecise probabilities.
GallerySabina Leonelli (Exeter): “Understanding Science from the Data Up”
Sabina Leonelli (Exeter): “Understanding Science from the Data Up”
We live in a data-rich world, and yet diverse views on what constitutes reliable knowledge are proliferating and science is losing credibility as a source of verifiable, empirically grounded understanding of the world. I argue that both the overriding importance attributed to big data and the increasing contestation of […]
Craig Callender (UC, San Diego): “The Flow of Time: Stitching the World Together”
Craig Callender (UC, San Diego): “The Flow of Time: Stitching the World Together”
As we navigate through life, we employ a model of time as flowing. Despite its importance to us, physics suggests that this conception of time is fundamentally flawed, dismissing it as an illusion. Before we can dismiss the flow, however, we need to explain the […]
GalleryImagination in Science (Forum for Philosophy)
Imagination in Science (Forum for Philosophy)
Science is often mistakenly thought to involved nothing but cold reason. In reality, very human acts of creativity appear everywhere. We explore the role of imaginative thinking in science. Are thought experiments sources of knowledge or just hypotheses? Can a story or narrative also be a scientific explanation? And how should a scientist balance creative […]
GalleryJohn Worrall (LSE): “Evidence-Based Everything (but let’s do the basing properly)” (Exaugural Lecture)
John Worrall (LSE): “Evidence-Based Everything (but let’s do the basing properly)” (Exaugural Lecture)
Statements can be significant despite being “statements of the bleedin’ obvious”. The philosopher David Hume’s remark that “The rational man adjusts his beliefs to the evidence” falls exactly into this category. It is surely “bleedin’ obvious” that our views (and hence our policies) ought to be based […]
GalleryPreference-based modeling in economics
On 10 November, this one-day workshop will look at the interpretation of (revealed) preferences and preference-based modeling in economics.
GalleryLakatos Award Expert Workshop with Sabina Leonelli
On 25 October, this half-day workshop will address issues raised by Sabina Leonelli’s Lakatos Award-winning book, Data-Centric Biology: A Philosophical Study.
GalleryLakatos Award Expert Workshop with Craig Callender
On 24 October, this half-day workshop will address issues raised by Craig Callender’s Lakatos Award-winning book, What Makes Time Special?
GalleryMedia Impartiality, Part 2: How
In the second of this two-part series, Joe Mazor looks at how the news media can achieve the right kind of impartiality.
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