MAPS Project
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Managing Performative Science (MAPS) seeks to assess & manage the ethical risks of performativity. Team: Philippe van Baßhuysen, Nadia Ruiz @jakobortmann.bsky.social, George Kwasi Barimah, Matthias Ackermann, & @becklukas.bsky.social
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Team member Nadia Ruiz's 2nd interview for Philosophisch Gefragt. She talks about her approach to teaching Feminist Philosophy of Science, which emphasizes
epistemic authority as a key cause of the knowledge-production gap in science. Enjoy! @iphilluh.bsky.social
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Feminist philosophy of science / Feministische Wissenschaftsphilosophie - Interview mit Dr. Ruiz
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MAPS member Matthias Ackerman discusses how we should conceptualize and evaluate the efforts of climate scientists to estimate the sensitivity of the climate system to changes in radiative forcing in a forthcoming paper in the BJPS. @iphilluh.bsky.social
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Just accepted:

Climate Sensitivity through the Lens of Measurement Practice
– Matthias Ackermann

Abstract in alt text or read it here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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ABSTRACT. In its Sixth Assessment Report, the IPCC moved from a climate model-based to a climate model-supported assessment of equilibrium climate sensitivity. Unlike previous reports, climate model information is no longer used directly for estimates of equilibrium climate sensitivity. I offer a measurement view on the equilibrium climate sensitivity assessment that allows us to evaluate this shift in practice in terms of its practical and epistemic consequences. In particular, I argue for two conclusions involved in this move. First, the change in using climate models as direct sources of evidence to a supporting role involves a kind of repurposing of climate models as epistemic tools. This change should be evaluated relative to the researchers' aims, which include more accurately assessing equilibrium climate sensitivity. Second, I suggest that this shift in practice shares a kinship to calibration activities aimed at increasing the reliability of a measurement procedure.
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How can we evaluate the trustworthiness of public health agencies that are tasked with protecting the publics' health? In his latest publication, Barimah provides some answers by drawing from philosophy of science.
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Team member George Barimah's paper has just been published: Collective Scientific Testimony and Trustworthy Public Health Agencies in Public Health Ethics. @iphilluh.bsky.social
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Sci|Phi|Han Conference 2025, organized by the Philosophy of Science Master's program, @iphilluh.bsky.social. Special congratulations to the organizers, keynotes, and all the young academics presenting and attending.
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Team member @becklukas.bsky.social presented "On the Diversity of Models in Normative Inquiry" at the #BSPS2025
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@belewollesen.bsky.social, who joined us in April, gave a talk yesterday at the @iphilluh.bsky.social colloquium! She analyzed manipulability as a thick concept in social choice, and argued for a pluralistic approach to its measurement.

#FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer
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Cfp: HOPOS 2026 Sixteenth Biennial Congress of International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science
Ohio State University, Columbus (OH)
22-26 June 2026

Call for paper & symposium proposals. Deadline: 30 September 2025, 11:59 (PT). Submit at congress web site: hopos2026.dryfta.com
#HPS
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Paper and symposium proposals for HOPOS 2026 can now be submitted through this web site. For detailed instructions, plea
hopos2026.dryfta.com
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At the latest session of the @iphilluh.bsky.social colloquium, our team member Murat Bakeev gave a talk entitled "Methodological Challenges to Model Transfer and Their Mitigation: The Case of Agent-Based Models in Macroeconomics." Thanks to all who attended!

#FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer
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"We explore how some predictive systems not only forecast outcomes but also shape reality, raising ethical questions for developers and policymakers. We highlight a significant gap in research on performative prediction and invite the community to join this critical conversation"
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(Sorry for posting this late.)
The last two talks of #MAPS2025 symposium were given by @profwilson.bsky.social "Dynamical Causal Modeling and Performativity," and Melissa Vergara Fernández, "On the Influence of Jensen and Meckling's Theory of the Firm."
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It was such a great conference, thank you, @mapsproject.bsky.social team!
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The second day started with three great talks: Ekaterina Svetlova on "Performativity and ignorance of machine learning
algorithms in finance" @jakobortmann.bsky.social on "But what is Performativity of Science?" and Mayli Martens on "Understanding Performative Prediction"
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Yesterday we ended day 1 with Donal Khosrowi's talk "Predicting or Recommending? Negotiating the Proper Roles
for Machine Learning in Scientific Discovery " and Henrik Roed Sherling's talk "Looping Effects are Content-dependent". #MAPS2025
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After lunch, we had @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social presentation on "Precursors of Market Design: A Historical Perspective and a Theoretical Afterword." #MAPS2025
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The second session went great with the talks of Francesco Guala -Values in scientific forecasting- and Davide Serpico– Making Decisions at Tipping Points: The Case of Addiction. #MAPS2025
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It just started!! Thanks for the Welcoming Remarks to Philippe van Basshuysen and @elenapopaphi.bsky.social talk on "Performativity and Population Health Science" #MAPS2025
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Looking forward to presenting here tomorrow. I will explore performativity in the context of population health, focusing on how individual vs population-based framing are suited for the purpose of improving overall health.
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We are pleased to invite you to the MAPS Symposium, taking place on June 4 and 5, 2025, at Koniglicher Pferdestall. Attendance is free and open to all. We have a great lineup! Join us for two days of engaging discussions and critical reflections.
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We hope to see you all tomorrow!!!
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We are pleased to invite you to the MAPS Symposium, taking place on June 4 and 5, 2025, at Koniglicher Pferdestall. Attendance is free and open to all. We have a great lineup! Join us for two days of engaging discussions and critical reflections.
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We are pleased to invite you to the MAPS Symposium, taking place on June 4 and 5, 2025, at Koniglicher Pferdestall. Attendance is free and open to all. We have a great lineup! Join us for two days of engaging discussions and critical reflections.