Tuesdays & Fridays
12:10 PM
The Center’s Lunchtime Talks provides a lively forum for resident fellows, visiting fellows, center associates, and other scholars and scientists to make presentations that range from newly minted philosophical ideas to discussions of finished products.
Visiting fellows are asked to make a lunchtime presentation early in their visit to the center so that others can hear about their research projects and identify colleagues with similar interests.
Human Achievement and Artificial Intelligence Brett Karlan, University of Pittsburgh, HPS ABSTRACT: Shortly after the deep neural network AlphaGo defeated Go grandmaster Lee Sedol in a series of matches in …
Read MoreIdentifying Future-Proof Science Featured Former Fellow Lunchtime Talk: Peter Vickers, Durham University This will be an online event. Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HRqsVLWNS-u0Q_2puihG_Q ABSTRACT: My forthcoming book Identifying Future-Proof Science argues …
Read MoreAydin Mohseni, UC Irvine, Center Post-Doc Fellow HARKing: from Misdiagnosis to Misprescription ABSTRACT: The practice of HARKing—hypothesizing after results are known—is commonly maligned as undermining the reliability of scientific findings. …
Read MoreKonrad Werner, University of Warsaw, Poland Defining Institutions: A Shared Objective of the Social and Cognitive Sciences ABSTRACT: There is consensus in the field of economics (economic history) and the …
Read MoreHeather Douglas, Michigan State, Center Senior Fellow Rethinking the Social Contract for Science ABSTRACT: The dominant way of thinking about the relationship between science and society has been a “social …
Read MoreHyundeuk Cheon, Seoul National University, Center Visiting Fellow Title TBA ABSTRACT: TBA Please Note: Non-Pitt individuals who want to attend our in-person talks must send an email in advance …
Read MoreFeatured Former Fellow Lunchtime Talk: Yann Benetreau-Dupin, University of Western Ontario This will be an online event. Is Reading Peer Review a Good Idea? ABSTRACT: After a few years as …
Read MoreBrian McLoone, Higher School Economics, Center Visiting Fellow How Should We Think about Models with Impossible Assumptions? ABSTRACT: This talk will be about complications that emerge when one renders a …
Read MoreSomogy Varga, Aarhus University, Center Visiting Scholar The Aim of Medicine ABSTRACT: TBA
Read MoreFeatured Former Fellow Lunchtime Talk: Erik Curiel, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy This will be an online event. Title TBA ABSTRACT: TBA
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