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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · 7h

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Annette Zimmermann, who will be holding the Chair of Political Philosophy this academic year! Her work explores democracy, justice & AI. Author of “Democratizing AI”, she’s now writing “The Algorithmic is Political”. Welcome, Annette!

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · 15d

This winter term: Patricia Rich & Mario Larch’s seminar on Philosophy of Data Science & Econometrics. Going from evidence-based policy to big data, causality & the limits of statistics.

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · 17d

Save the date! On Sept 24th and 25th Prof. Cristina Borgoni hosts the workshop “Onset of Communication”.
Topics: What marks communication? Is human communication unique—and how? And more.
Leading philosophers & psychologists will explore these questions.

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · 25d

Big congratulations to Leonard Harms for finishing his P&E BA with a flawless 1.0 grade! The whole P&E teaching team is thrilled and grateful for the smart, thoughtful and dedicated students we get to educate.

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 30

Cristina Borgoni and her colleague Shalini Chakraborty, from CS (Software Engineering) have received the "Beyond Research Award: Thinking Outside the Box" from the University of Bayreuth! 🏆

More information: www.uni-bayreuth.de/pressemittei...

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎤 We are thrilled to announce our Wittgenstein speaker for 2026: Kevin Zollman from Carnegie Mellon University! 🧠🌐

🗓 Dates: June 15–19, 2026
📖 Title: Connected Intelligence: How Our Social Ties Generate Knowledge

We are looking forward to welcome him in 2026! Stay tuned for more information!

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 22

On July 23rd, the last Economics Research Forum of this semester will take place at 16 c.t. in S61, RW1. Kamila Cygan-Rehm will talk about "The Effects of Universal Screening for Gestational Diabetes on Maternal and Child Health". For more information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 21

The P&E Interview Day is coming up on July 25th!

📍 11:00 AM: Welcome session in S58, RW1
🍝 12:00 PM: Lunch at the Mensa
🗣️ 1:00–3:00 PM: Interviews
Enjoy the P&E Launch near the RW Café with:
🤝 JahrgangssprecherInnen
💬 P&E Dialoge
🎓 Förderverein
🚶‍♀️ Campus Tours every ~45 minutes

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 18

⏰ Reminder!
The deadline for registration for the 17th Biennial INEM Conference is coming up fast: August 1st! 🗓️🖊️

📍Conference dates: September 17–19, 2025
📌 Location: University of Bayreuth

🔗 Read more & register here: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/Wo...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 15

On June 16th the next Economics Research Forum will take place at 16c.t. in S61, RWI). It will be held by Marco Thalhammer (RWTH Aachen). He will talk about "IMPACD: An Integrated Macroeconomic Model of Pandemics, Climate Change, and Deforestation". More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 14

On July 15th at 16 c.t., the next Philosophy Research Forum takes place and Kristina Musholt (Leipzig University) will talk about „Self-knowledge and epistemic injustice“. The talk will take place in S72, NWII. More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
All welcome!

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 8

On July 9, the next Economics Research Forum will take place at 16.15 in S61, RW1. Simon Dato (EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht) will talk about: "On the Relative Importance and Interaction of Intention and Outcome Effects."
More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jul 7

The next Philosophy Research Seminar in this semester takes place on July 8th. Melina Tsapos (Lund University) will talk about „What is Interesting about Conspiracy Theories“. The talk will be from 16.15-17.45 in S72, NWII. All are welcome!
More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 24

On June 25th, the next Economics Research Forum takes place. Gabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt Uni Berlin) talks about „The „Geography of Life: Evidence from Copenhagen“. This P&E Joint Talk will be from 16.15 until 17.45 in S61, RWI. More information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 23

Warum Philosophy & Economics studieren? 🤔💡
Johanna Thoma, Professorin für Ethik in P&E, erklärt im Video, warum gerade die Verbindung von Philosophie und Ökonomie so spannend und zukunftsrelevant ist.

👉 Mehr Infos zum Studiengang:
www.pe.uni-bayreuth.de/de/studienin...

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 21

Ludwig-Erhard-Lecture 2025:
Am 23.6. spricht Michael Theurer (Bundesbank) zum Thema:
„Aufs Beste hoffen, aufs Schlimmste vorbereiten: Wirtschaftliche Weichenstellungen in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche“ 🌍📉
Wo? RWI, S62
Wann? 23.6., 14:30 Uhr

Mehr: www.uni-bayreuth.de/uninotizen-6...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 18

Next week (June 23–27), the Wittgenstein Lectures 2025 will take place.

The lectures will be given by Prof. Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge) on the topic:
"Automating the Economic Style of Reasoning."

The timetable is shown in the poster.

More: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 17

On June 18th the next Economics Research Forum will take place, which will be a H&E Joint Talk. It will be held by Christopher Meissner (University of California, Davis). He will talk about “Suez” at 16c.t. in S61, RW1. For more information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 16

On June 17th at 16 c.t. the next Philosophy Research Seminar, which will be a P&E Joint Talk, takes place in S72 (NW2) and Hasko von Kriegstein, P&E Alumni (Toronto Metropolitan University), will talk about “Well-Being as Harmony“. More information on: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 11

Wir gratulieren Laetitia Wendt, P&E-Alumna, ganz herzlich! 🎉
Sie wurde mit dem Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2025 der Uni Bayreuth für ihre Bachelorarbeit „A Normative Argument for a Militant Climate Democracy“ ausgezeichnet.
Mehr zum Preis gibt's hier: www.nachhaltigkeit.uni-bayreuth.de/de/forschung...

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Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 10

On June 11th at 16 c.t. the next Economics Research Seminar takes place in S61, RW1. Ivo Bischoff (Universität Kassel) talks about "Does Social Media Deployment by Local Government Change Voter Behavior – Evidence from the German State of Hesse". More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · Jun 3

On June 4th, the next Economics Research Forum will take place. Lars Skipper, Aarhus University, will talk about “Total Survey Error in Training”. The event will take place at 16c.t. in S61, RW1. For more information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
All welcome!

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · May 27

On May 28th the next Economics Research Forum will take place. Esther Gehrke (Wageningen University) will talk about „Migration Opportunities and Human Capital Investments". The event will take place at 16c.t. in S61, RW1. More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
Everyone is welcome!

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · May 20

On May 21st, the next Economics Research Forum will take place. It will be held by Christoph Kuzmics, Universität Graz He will talk about “Renegotiation-Proof Cheap Talk“. The event will take place at 16c.t. in S61, RW1. For more information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

Philosophy and Economics @philosophyecon.bsky.social · May 19

On May 20th the next Research Forum takes place on the topic „Epistemic Deference to AI“, held by Benjamin Lange from the LMU. The talk will be from 16.15 until 17.45 in S72, NWII like all the Research Forums.  
For more information on the Research Forum: elearning.uni-bayreuth.de/course/view....

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