Philosophy of Science Association, Seattle, 1 - 4 November 2018

At the 26th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, I presented a paper during a session on Space, Time, and Cosmology. Together with Nora Boyd, I also organized a visit to the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Washington for philosophers with an interest in cosmology and astrophysics. Thank you to Doug Will, John Lee, and Nick Du for giving us a fascinating tour, and to Nora for organizing!

Astro on Tap, 26 April 2018

I gave a short presentation ("You say you want a revolution (in your cosmological theories)?") on the pessimistic meta-induction during an Astro on Tap event in Pittsburgh (East End Brewing company). References to the Beatles were included just for fun, and to make Bingo somewhat more complicated!

Image credit: Heather Kresge

Public Lecture at the Allegheny Observatory, 20 April 2018

Together with Nora Boyd, I gave a lecture at the Allegheny Observatory as part of their public lecture series. The talk, "Space Oddities: How Philosophy Can Help Cosmology" covered philosophical issues related to inflation, the global structure of spacetime, small-scale challenges to ΛCDM, and the implications of theory change in cosmology.

Super-PAC - Early Career Workshop in Philosophy of Astrophysics and Cosmology, 27 - 29 October 2017

I co-organized a conference on philosophy of astrophysics and cosmology at the Center for Philosophy of Science of the University of Pittsburgh. The conference brought together a physicists and philosophers to discuss issues in observational cosmology and astrophysics. The two keynote speakers were professor Michela Massimi of the University of Edinburgh, and professor Wendy Freedman of the University of Chicago. 

The full conference website, with a detailed program, is available here.