Reflections on Philosophy, Science and Society
At the next PoS seminar on Monday 25.1., Anna Alexandrova & Mark Fabian (University of Cambridge) will give a presentation titled “Democratising measurement”. The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm.
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At the next PoS seminar on Monday 18.1., Julie L. Rose (Dartmouth College) will be giving a presentation titled “The value of economic growth”. The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm.
At the next PoS seminar on Monday 11.1., Hugo Mercier (Institut Jean Nicod) will give a presentation titled “The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe“. The seminar takes place in Zoom from 15:30 to 16:30 sharp.
At the next PoS seminar on Monday 4.1., James Nguyen (University of London) will be giving a presentation titled “An (Opinionated) Introduction to Scientific Representation“. The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm.
At the next PoS seminar on Monday 7.12., Catherine Herfeld (University of Zurich) will give a presentation titled “Thick Concepts in Economics: The Case of Becker and Murphy’s Theory of Rational Addiction”, based on a paper co-authored by Charles Djordjevic (St. Olaf College). The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm.
At the next PoS seminar on Monday 30.11., Michiru Nagatsu (UH) will give a presentation titled “Sustainability science as a management science: Beyond the natural-social divide”, based on a paper co-authored by Henrik Thorén (UH). The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm.
At the Perspectives on Science seminar on Monday 16.11., Çağlar Dede (EIPE, Erasmus Uni.) will give a presentation titled “Reconciling Ernest Nagel’s Impartiality with Anna Alexandrova’s “Mixed Claims”: Defining a Neo-Nagelian Understanding of Social Scientific Objectivity”. The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm. Continue reading “PoS Seminar 16.11. with Çağlar Dede”
At the PoS seminar session on next Monday 9.11., Jaakko Kuorikoski (UH) and Caterina Marchionni (UH) will give a presentation titled “Variety of evidence or variety of data? Refining mixed-methods research in political science”. The seminar takes place in Zoom from 2 to 4 pm.Continue reading “PoS seminar on 9.11. with Jaakko Kuorikoski and Caterina Marchionni”
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.
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”
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