This month we talk with Alex Broadbent about the future of knowledge!
Alex Broadbent PhD is founding Director of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge, Professor of Philosophy, and Associate Member of the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. His research is in the philosophy of epidemiology, medicine, and causation, and he is Editor in Chief of the journal Philosophy of Medicine. Outside university life, he engages in consultancy, advocacy and policy work related to public health and uses of science in legal contexts, and writes opinion pieces on topics such as the fourth industrial revolution and public health issues. He is an Associate Member of the Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society at Durham University and of Millennium Chambers, The Barrister Network, London.
Alex is also director of The Institute for the Future of Knowledge (IFK) which is a cross-disciplinary ecosystem at the University of Johannesburg, devoted to understanding the relationship between what we know and what will happen, for the purpose of improving both. The future is an ancient concern. Recent advances in computational abilities promise improved predictive performance, yet global events have proven to be resiliently unpredictable. The University of Johannesburg established the IFK to further its championing of a future-oriented focus for South Africa and the wider region.
Join us as Alex discusses his thoughts on the future of knowledge, health, medicine, and higher education.
American Idiot / Green Day: https://youtu.be/Ee_uujKuJMI
​Institute for the Future of Knowledge: https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/humanities/the-institute-for-the-future-of-knowledge
Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexBroadbent
Covid Philosophy Week, 10-13 May 2021 – Registration: https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/CovidWeek
