Congratulations to our postdoctoral fellows!
Aydin Moheseni will be a “Senior Fellow” in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and Ravit Dotan will be the head of research at the Ethical AI …
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FFF: Catching up with Alison Fernandes
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We caught up with Alison Fernandes, before her online Featured Former Fellow talk on Tuesday April 19th at 12:00pm EST. Here’s what she had to say: Where are you …
Serife Tekin Interviewed by The Guardian.
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Read “Young and depressed? Try Woebot! The rise of mental health chatbots in the US” where Serife explains her research and the importance of interpersonal therapy as opposed to chatbots. …
Woodward Workshop Rescheduled for April 29th
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Join us for the rescheduled workshop “Causation with a Human Face: James Woodward Book Workshop” on April 29th at 3:00pm. For more information on this event, click here!
Woodward Workshop Cancelled
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to the winter storm, the workshop “Causation With A Human Face” planned for Feb.4 has been postponed until further notice. We will announce new dates as soon …
Welcome, Shoshi!
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We are very excited to welcome the newest member of the Center community! Shoshi Burd-Baugh is our Programs Administrator. Shoshi brings experience in event planning, social media, and was once …
Catching Up With Naftali Weinberger
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Where are you now? At the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy What are you working on? Right now I have two primary projects: One on causation in dynamical systems and …
Apply for PSP6!
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Applications are now open for our annual Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups (aka PSP.) This week-long intensive course introduces undergraduate students to important concepts and …
COVID Plan, Spring 2022
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Unless University policy changes, we will be continuing the same COVID mitigation practices from the Fall term. They are: All individuals, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a face covering …
Tony Beavers Talk Moved Online
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Please note, Anthony Beavers’ talk scheduled for Friday, Nov. 19 has been moved to online-only. See the talk listing for Zoom registration. Or, you can stream the talk live on …
Catching Up With Erik Curiel
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Our last Featured Former Fellows talk of the fall is happening right after Thanksgiving break! These online-only talks occur throughout the year and reunite our Center community with past Fellows …
James Weatherall Returns for ALS and Science Revealed
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Former Center Fellow James Owen Weatherall (author of the popular book Void: The Strange Physics of Nothing), will return to Pittsburgh in December for two events. On December 2, he will be …
PHEP 2021 is now PHEP 2022!
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We now have a date for the Particle and High-Energy Physics conference, originally planned for Nov. 2021 but rescheduled due to COVID travel restrictions. The new dates are March 26-27, …
Congratulations Darrell
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Our Visiting Fellow Darrell Rowbottom (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) has just had a paper accepted for publication. The paper, entitled “Why Might an Instrumentalist Endorse Bohmian Mechanics?” was written during …
PHEP Postponed
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The Particle and High-Energy Physics conference, scheduled for Nov. 6-7, has been postponed until spring. The organizing committee hopes that at that time, international travel will be easier for potential …
Catching Up With Yann Benétreau-Dupin
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Our Featured Former Fellows Lunchtime Talk series continues next week on Oct.26 when we’ll be joined by Yann Benétreau-Dupin. Yann was a Postdoc Fellow at the Center during the 2016-17 …
Visiting Fellowships 2022-23
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If you’ve ever wanted to join the Center community as a Visiting Fellow, we are now accepting applications for the 2022-23 academic year! Visiting Fellows have no formal duties. They …
Postdoc Fellowships 2022-23
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Applications are now open for Postdoc Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year! Postdoctoral Fellowships enable philosophers of science within five years of their doctorates to spend a two-term academic year …
Catching Up With Peter Vickers
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Next week we’ll be kicking off our new Lunchtime Talk series Featured Former Fellows! These online-only talks will occur throughout the year and reunite our Center community with past Fellows …
Senior Visiting Fellow Conference Announced
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We are pleased to announce the date and topic of this year’s Senior Visiting Fellow conference, designed by our current SVF Heather Douglas. Institutions and the Scientific Research Agenda April …
The Center’s COVID Plan, Fall Term 2021
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This Fall we will welcome back back in-person Fellows and in-person events in compliance with the University’s COVID-19 guidelines, with additional precautions added. All individuals, regardless of vaccination status, must …
Goodbye Alex!
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We are sad to announce that Alex Magee, our amazing Program Administrator, has left the Center to take a new position in Pitt’s Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Alex …
Call For Papers – Particle Physics Conference
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The CFP for our Early Career Conference in Philosophy of Particle & High Energy Physics (Nov. 6 – Sunday, Nov.7, 2021) is now open. Proposals for contributed talks are invited …
Welcome 2021 Fellows
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The Center is pleased to announce our Fall 2021 Visiting Fellows. We are very excited and hopeful that this will be the first group of Fellows to return to in-person …
Thanks, PSP students!
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The fifth annual Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups wrapped up last week, and a great (and intellectually stimulating) time was had by all. Once again, …
The First Issue of Philosophy of Medicine
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The first issue of Philosophy of Medicine (sponsored in part by The Center) has been published. Philosophy of Medicine is an open-access journal that publishes exceptional original philosophical research and perspectives …
PSP5
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Announcing our student cohort for the 5th annual Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups Fabio Cabrera, Cornell University Lawrence Cao, Johns Hopkins University Joe Ding, Haverford …
Ryan Nefdt’s New Book
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Ryan Nefdt (Univ. of Cape Town), a Spring 2021 Visiting Fellow, has edited and contributed a chapter to a newly-published work on philosophy of language. The Philosophy and Science of …
Hannah Rubin Wins NSF Grant
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Hannah Rubin (Spring 2021 Visiting Fellow) has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant begins this summer and the topic is: “Race, Gender, and the …
2021- 22 Fellows Announced!
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The Center is pleased to announce our list of the Fellows who will be joining us for the 2021-22 academic year. We’re especially happy to have some past visitors back …