Reflections on Philosophy, Science and Society
What separates science from pseudoscience? In this post, Carlo Martini takes a fresh look at the familiar but largely forgotten problem of demarcation. He argues that demarcation is still a relevant problem, as scientific misinformation continues to plague public debates on topics such as global warming, vaccines, and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading “Winner’s Curse? A Discussion on the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics”
At the Perspectives on Science seminar on Monday 26.10. Jaakko Kuosmanen (University of Helsinki & Finnish Academy of Science and Letters) will give a presentation titled “Architecting science advice for policy: a three-tier framework”. The seminar will be organized as an online meeting in Zoom from 2-4 pm. Zoom is an online conference tool supported by University of Helsinki. Continue reading “PoS seminar on 26.10. with Jaakko Kuosmanen”
At the Perspectives on Science seminar on Monday 12.10. Robert Sugden (University of East Anglia) will give a talk titled A Behavioural Economist’s Defence of the Market. The seminar will be organized as an online meeting in Zoom from 2-4 pm. Zoom is an online conference tool supported by University of Helsinki. Continue reading “PoS seminar on 19.10. with Robert Sugden”
At the Perspectives on Science seminar on Monday 12.10. Alessandra Basso (University of Helsinki) will present her paper titled “Flexible measurement for flexible phenomena: the case of inequality”. The seminar will be organized as an online meeting in Zoom from 2-4 pm. Zoom is an online conference tool supported by University of Helsinki. Continue reading “PoS seminar on 12.10. with Alessandra Basso”
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