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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 11h

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 14h

Scheduled Event Change!

Oron Shagrir's lunchtime talk will now be on Tuesday 10/14, and Margaret Farrell's talk will be on Friday 10/21.

Find more info on each talk on our website https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/events/

See you then!

Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 8d

Highlights from today’s talk with Kareem Khalifa📸
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 8d

Deadline Extended!

Call for abstracts for our Spring Conference - To Be or Not to Be Included in a Causal Model

Visit the link for detailed instruction and more information: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/to-be-or-not-to-be-included-in-a-causal-model/

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Kareem Khalifa!

📅 Tomorrow, September 30th
⏰ 12pm EDT
📍 CL-1117

Title: "Unifying Sociological Race Theories"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/91581...

See you there!

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Postdoctoral Fellow Margaret Farrell on the publication of her new article in Biology & Philosophy:

“What would imagine ancestors do? Thought experiments and plausibility in human cognitive evolution.”

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/sn7v50X312Z

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 12d

Happening Today!

Join us for our first Annual Lecture of our long running ALS with presenter Andrea Loettgers!

Time: 3:30PM CL 1008

Title: "Kuhn’s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry"

See you there!

Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/93124...

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 13d

Don’t miss our Annual Lecture Series with Andrea Loettgers!

📅 Tomorrow, September 26th
⏰ 3:30pm EDT
📍 CL-1008

Title: "Model Templates and Model-Based Unification"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/93042...

#ALS #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 14d

Become a Visiting Fellow!

Interested in joining the Center for Philosophy of Science?

More info about our programs available on our website at www.centerphilsci.pi...

Applications for 2026-27 will be opening soon!

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 15d

Highlights from today’s talk with William Goodwin📸
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 15d

Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EDT in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with William Goodwin!

Title: "Kuhn’s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry"

See you there!

Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/93124...

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with William Goodwin!

📅 Tomorrow, September 23rd
⏰ Noon
📍 CL-1117

Title: "Kuhn’s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/93124...

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 19d

Highlights from today’s talk with Aydin Mohseni📸
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 19d

Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Aydin Mohseni!

Title: "A Bayesian Reduction of Causation in Causal Models"

See you there!

Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/98127...

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 20d

Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Nina Atanasova!

📅 Tomorrow, September 12th
⏰ Noon
📍 CL-1117

Title: "The Surreality of Pain"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/91293...

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 21d

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Weekly Newsletter will restart in September!

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 22d

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Catch up on past episodes as host Dr. Edouard Machery discusses topics with members of the Philosophy of Science community.

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 23d

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 26d

Highlights from today’s talk with Nina Atanasova📸
Join our next event to join in on the discussion!

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 26d

Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Nina Atanasova!

Title: "The Surreality of Pain"

See you there!

Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/91293...

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 27d

Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Nina Atanasova!

📅 Tomorrow, September 12th
⏰ Noon
📍 CL-1117

Title: "The Surreality of Pain"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/91293...

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 28d

Save the Date!

Join us Friday 9/26 at 3:30pm for our first Annual Lecture Series talk of the term. Andrea Loettgers (University of Vienna) will be giving a talk on "Model Templates and Model-Based Unification."

More information can be found here: www.centerphilsci.pi...

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 29d

Highlights from today’s talk 📸
Attend our next event to join in on the discussion!

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 29d

Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with David Wallace!

Title: "The local quantum vacuum as the Past Hypothesis"

See you there!

Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/92309...

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · Sep 8

Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with David Wallace!

📅 Tomorrow, September 9th
⏰ Noon
📍 CL-1117

Title: "The Local Quantum vacuum as the Past Hypothesis"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/j/92309...

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci

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