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Conversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery and Akos SzegofiIn this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Akos Szegofi to discuss misinformation and conspiracy theories.Akos is a cognitive scientist interested in the study of dishonest behavior and deceptive speech acts. He published on the topics of media history and social epistemology, as well as conspiracy theories.Read the work discussed in the podcast here:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6216050https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8330636/v1https://www.tandfonline.com/d...
2026-02-2036 min
Conversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery and David WallaceJoin us for our first episode of Conversations at the Center since 2024! Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with David Wallace, philosopher and physicist at the University of Pittsburgh.
2026-02-0644 min
Conversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery and PSP8 studentsJoin us this week for our 8th episode at Conversations at the Center!
This week, our host and Director, Edouard Machery talks with 3 of our PSP8 students, Arina Zhu, Jacinta Creel, and Maddox Larson as we wrapped up our 2024 Pittsburgh Summer Program.
Our Pittsburgh Summer Program is for undergraduate Students who are highly motivated and show strong academic promise and interest in the philosophy of science. The program is open to all qualified undergraduate applications. Past coursework in philosophy of science is not a prerequisite for application to the Summer Program.The program is designed to...
2024-07-2226 min
Conversations at the CenterConversations at the Center with Edouard Machery and John Norton: Focus on PSPJoin us for the Center's 7th Episode of 'Conversations at the Center' with our host and director, Edouard Machery. This episode, Edouard talks with returning guest, John Norton, distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh History and Philosophy of Science department.
We continue to discuss John's research, relativity, quantum theory, and statistical physics, with a special interest in general relativity, his publications focus on the detailed steps of Einstein's discovery of general and special relativity and many aspects of the theory's philosophical foundations. In this episode, we also take a moment to focus on...
2024-07-0235 minConversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery & Wayne WuJoin us for our 6th Episode of 'Conversations in the Center'.
This week, our director and host, Edouard Machery, talks with Wayne Wu, Associate Professor of Philosophy and the Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
Wayne Wu works on attention, perception, action and schizophrenia at the interface between philosophy and cognitive science. His current work focuses on introspection, attention and their targets: phenomenal experience, intention, and action.
To learn more about Wayne and his work, visit: https://www.waynewu.net/
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2024-05-3129 minConversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery and John NortonJoin us for our 5th episode of Conversations at the Center. Edouard Machery, our Director and Host, talks with John Norton, Distinguished Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science in the University of Pittsburgh.
Professor Norton studies the history and philosophy of physics (relativity, quantum theory, and statistical physics), with a special interest in general relativity, and has published extensively on the detailed steps of Einstein's discovery of general and special relativity and also on many aspects of the theory's philosophical foundations.
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2024-05-1729 minConversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery and Alison McConwellJoin us for our 4th episode of Conversations at the Center.
Our host, Edouard Machery converses with our Fellow, Alison McConwell.
Alison McConwell is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UMass Lowell. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Calgary. Prior to her position at UMass Lowell, she held postdoctoral appointments at the University of British Columbia and Standford University.
Her research focuses on the history and philosophy of biology, and epistemology of science. She has interest in values, pragmatism, and feminist though related to those areas...
2024-04-3025 minConversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery and Jacob StegengaJoin us for our 3rd episode of Conversations at the CenterEdouard Machery and Jacob Stegenga have an open discussion on Jacob's work and research while promoting the Center's conference, Revitalizing Science and Values, April 5-7 2024. Jacob Stegenga is a Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He has published widely in general philosophy of science and philosophy of medicine and biology. Prior to joining Cambridge he taught in the United States and Canada, and he received his PhD from the University of California San Diego. He is the author of Medical...
2024-04-1730 min
Conversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery & Sandra MitchellJoin us for our second episode of Conversations at the Center with Sandra Mitchell. This week, our Director, Edouard Machery, talks with Sandra Mitchell, Distinguished Professor at the History of Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Sandra Mitchell is also Teaching Practicum Director and Career Outcomes Director in the History of Philosophy of Science.
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2024-04-0330 min
Conversations at the CenterConversations at the Center: Edouard Machery & Arnon LevyWelcome to the first episode of The Center for Philosophy of Science Podcast!
Edouard Machery, Director of the Center, and Arnon Levy, Senior Visiting Fellow, discuss the upcoming conference, Revitalizing Science and Values, coming to Pitt Friday April 5th through Sunday April 7th.
Revitalizing Science and Values, 4.5.2024- 4.7.2024
The arena of science and values has grown in size and prominence in recent philosophy of science. But debates about the role of science remain fairly limited in terms of both the scope of topics discussed and in the range of views expressed. This conference aims to broaden the...
2024-03-2028 min