Conversations at the Center

The mission of the Center for Philosophy of Science is to foster the development of the best, new work in philosophy of science. In so far as the flourishing of philosophy of science internationally will generate more of the best work in philosophy of science, The Center seeks to propagate an understanding of the methods and achievements of this work to a broader academic audience. This podcast is to promote our work, as well as the work of our visiting fellows and guests of the Center. All music has been obtained through a paid license on motionarray.com

Conversations at the Center is a education podcast hosted by Cntr4philsci, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Cntr4philsci hosts Conversations at the Center, a education show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  Conversations at the Center: Science and Values

  May 15, 202640 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Visiting Fellow Mark Risjord to discuss Science and Values.</p><p>Dr. Risjord used his time at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science to work on a book project, tentatively titled Impartial Inquiry: A Defense of Scientific Value-Freedom. Using 20th century sociology of racial residential segregation as a running case study, the book argues for impartiality as a norm of inquiry.  It argues that while political values may properly motivate scientific questions, but they ought never influence the acceptability of the ans...

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  Episode #7

  Conversations at the Center - Social Epistemology and Pluralistic Ignorance

  May 1, 202640 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Associate Fellow Kevin Zollman.</p><p>Kevin Zollman is the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and the director of CMU’s Institute for Complex Social Dynamics. His research and teaching focuses on modeling social behavior in humans and other animals. Kevin grew up in Kansas before attending the University of California, Irvine for graduate school and moving to Pittsburgh in 2009. In addition to many academic articles, Kevin is the author of The Game Theorist’s Guide To Parenting: How the Science of Strategic Thin...

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  Episode #6

  Conversations at the Center – Edouard Machery and Chris ChoGlueck

  Apr 17, 202640 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Visiting Fellow Chris ChoGlueck.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris ChoGlueck is a philosophy professor and advocate of reproductive equity. He has a PhD from Indiana University Bloomington. Chris is now an Associate Professor of Ethics at New Mexico Tech, where he teaches philosophy and gender studies to STEM students and runs ethics workshops for scientists. Chris has served as an expert panelist for the Society of Family Planning and the American Society of Emergency Contraception to pressure the FDA to correct the label...

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  Episode #2

  Conversations at the Center – Edouard Machery and Laurenz Casser

  Apr 3, 202640 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Visiting Fellow Laurenz Casser to discuss his work on the study of pain.</p><p>Laurenz is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sheffield. Starting January 2027, he will be a lecturer (assistant professor) in philosophy at University College London. His research lies at the intersection of the philosophy of science, the philosophy of medicine, and the philosophy of mind. He is particularly interested in foundational questions in the scientific study of pain. </p><p>Read the articles discussed in the episode:<...

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  Episode #4

  Conversations at the Center – Edouard Machery and David Thorstad

  Mar 20, 202636 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Conversations at the Center, Center Director Edouard Machery sits down with Visiting Fellow David Thorstad. David is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and Research Affiliate at the Machine Intelligence and Normative Theory Lab, ANU. ​​Thorstad received a PhD in philosophy from Harvard University and completed his postdoctoral training at Oxford University. Thorstad is the author of Inquiry under bounds (https://academic.oup.com/book/57345) and co-editor of Essays on longtermism (https://academic.oup.com/book/60794).</p>

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