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SUMMARY:Wayne Myrvold: What Do You Bring to a Street Fight?
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nAn editorial in the journal Nature warned climate scientists that they must acknowledge that\, like it or not\, they are in a street fight. Climate scientists have been the targets of a well-funded\, orchestrated campaign to discredit them and their work. In this talk\, I will raise the question of what scientists can do in the face of such tactics and what we\, as citizens aiming to remain well-informed on matters of importance\, can do. \nSPEAKER PROFILE\n\n\nWayne Myrvold is a philosopher of science\, whose work is chiefly concerned with the philosophy of physics\, and\, in particular with the interpretation of quantum mechanics. He has interest in confirmation theory (or perhaps\, better\, in the relation between theory and evidence)\, and has done work on this in a Bayesian context. He has a long-standing interest in the philosophy of biology which has yet to result in any published contributions to that field. \nHe has been a member of the Philosophy Department at Western since 1997. In AY 2004-2005\, he spent half of a sabbatical year at the University of Oxford\, and in AY 08-09 spent a fully year there as a visiting Departmental Lecturer in the Philosophy of Physics. In the Winter Term of 2011 he was visiting faculty in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is an Affiliate Member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is a member of the Time and Universe research cluster. He is also Subject Editor for Quantum Mechanics for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and is on the Editorial Board for Philosophy of Science \nRead more about Wayne Myrvold. \nVIDEO\n\n \n  This event is co-sponsored with the Department of Philosophy and the London Public Library.
URL:https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/wayne-myrvold-bring-street-fight/
LOCATION:Stevenson & Hunt Room A – Central Library\, 251 Dundas St\, London\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Ecological Philosophy,Library Lectures,Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141015T150000
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SUMMARY:Gillian Barker: Ecological Thinking about Climate Change: A New Paradigm?
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nA growing group of scientists and activists is calling for a “paradigm shift” in our thinking about the threat of climate change and how best to respond to it—a shift to an ecological approach that emphasizes the role of living systems. What do they mean? Are they right? \nSPEAKER PROFILE\n\n\nGillian Barker is a philosopher of science with interdisciplinary training in the philosophy\, history\, and social studies of science from the University of Toronto and the University of California\, San Diego. Gillian’s dissertation research investigated how scientists move from data about particular instances to knowledge about general patterns in the world\, looking at the use of idealized models\, analogies and metaphors in achieving this transition. She continues to work on questions about the origin and role of the conceptual models that shape scientific thought. She has written on the implications of naturalism—thinking scientifically about philosophical issues—for our understanding of functions\, goals\, purposes and meanings\, and for our conceptions of ‘rightness’ and ‘wrongness’ both in ethics and in the broader sense. Her current work focuses on how organisms actively control aspects of their own environments\, including other organisms\, and what this implies for our understanding of their evolution and behavior. \nFor more information on Gillian Barker’s research and publications\, please see her research website. \nVIDEO
URL:https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/gillian-barker-ecological-thinking-climate-change-new-paradigm/
LOCATION:Stevenson & Hunt Room A – Central Library\, 251 Dundas St\, London\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Ecological Philosophy,Library Lectures,Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141022T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141022T170000
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SUMMARY:Roman Frigg: Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nShould we take drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions now\, or should we continue our current practices and leave it to future generations to adapt to the effects of climate change? Opinions on this issue are divided. In this lecture I explain the terms of the debate in plain English (no knowledge of either climate science or economics is presupposed)\, and defend what I think is the most reasonable position.     \nSPEAKER PROFILE\n\n\nRoman Frigg is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy\, Logic and Scientific Method\, Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS)\, and Co-Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Time Series (CATS) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a permanent visiting professor in the Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. He held visiting appointments in the Rotman Institute of Philosophy of the University of Western Ontario\, the Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities of the University of Utrecht\, the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science of the University of Sydney\, and the Department of Logic\, History and Philosophy of Science of the University of Barcelona. He is associate editor of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science\, member of the steering committee of the European Philosophy of Science Association\, and serves on a number of editorial and advisory boards. \nHe holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of London and masters degrees both in theoretical physics and philosophy from the University of Basel\, Switzerland. His research interests lie in general philosophy of science and philosophy of physics\, and he has published papers on climate change\, quantum mechanics\, statistical mechanics\, randomness\, chaos\, complexity\, probability\, scientific realism\, computer simulations\, modelling\, scientific representation\, reductionism\, confirmation\, and the relation between art and science. His current work focuses on predictability and climate change\, the foundation of statistical mechanics\, and the nature of scientific models and theories. \nRead more about Roman Frigg. \nVIDEO
URL:https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/roman-frigg-climate-change-intergenerational-justice/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Ecological Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141023T150000
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SUMMARY:Public Panel Discussion: Climate Change: What is to be done?
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nA public panel discussion about what can\, and what should\, be done about climate change\,  with a focus  on interplay between various levels of action – community\, national\, and international. Also discussed will be how we can cut through the ideological noise around the issue of climate change.     \nSPEAKER PROFILES\n\nGary Brown\nGary Brown is active in politics within the City of London\, and in addition to supporting many environmental and community groups\, serves as a board member on the Old South Community Organization. He  has run three times for provincial office in London West.  He is the principle organizer of London’s largest community festival\, Gathering on the Green\, is a volunteer for ReForest London\, and sits on the newly formed Cycling Advisory Committee. \nRadoslav Dimitrov\nRadoslav Dimitrov specializes in global environmental politics\, international climate change negotiations\, and UN diplomacy. Theoretical work: science and environmental policy\, argumentation and persuasion in politics\, and norms in world politics. His award-winning work introduced the concept of nonregimes to the field of global governance\, through studies on coral reefs policy and global forest negotiations. Read more about Radoslav Dimitrov. \nHeather Douglas\nHeather Douglas received her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) at the University of Pittsburgh in 1998.  From 1998-2004\, She was the Phibbs Assistant Professor of Science and Ethics at the University of Puget Sound.  She then worked in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee (2004-2011).  She spent a year at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh as a visiting fellow (2010-2011) and a semester as a visiting professor in HPS at Pitt before taking up her position at the University of Waterloo in 2012. Read more about Heather Douglas. \nJeffrey Simpson\nSimpson was born in New York and moved to Canada when he was 10 years old. He was educated at the University of Toronto. He graduated from Queen’s University in 1971 in History and Political Science. While at Queen’s he worked for the campus radio station CFRC. He won the University’s Tricolour Award in his graduating year. He then went on to the London School of Economics. In 1972–1973\, he worked as a Parliamentary Intern in Ottawa where he worked for Ed Broadbent. A year later\, he joined The Globe and Mail newspaper. \nVIDEO
URL:https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/public-panel-discussion-climate-change-done/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Ecological Philosophy,Library Lectures,Public Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141023
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SUMMARY:Rotman 2014 Annual Conference: Knowledge and Models in Climate Science
DESCRIPTION:CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION\n\nThe Rotman Institute of Philosophy second annual conference\, Knowledge and Models in Climate Science: Philosophical\, Historical\, and Scientific Perspectives\, took place on Oct. 24-26\, 2014. The conference brought together researchers to discuss the use of models in understanding the climate from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Models and computer simulations are essential not only for understanding the factors determining climate processes\, but also for evaluating how changes in climate will affect ecosystems and human societies. Recent gains in modeling precision and realism have allowed climate researchers to address both questions more confidently\, yet there are many remaining sources of uncertainty. Participants in the conference explored different approaches to modeling in order to gain a better understanding of the nature\, strengths and limitations of the knowledge it produces\, and built a better understanding of the means by which these uncertainties can be managed. \nSCHEDULE\n\nPlenary speakers at the conference were: \nGregor Betz (Karlsruher Institute for Technology)\nPaul Edwards (University of Michigan)\nJames Fleming (Colby College)\nReto Knutti (ETH Zurich)\nRobert Lempert (Pardee RAND Graduate School)\nLinda Mearns (National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR))\nWendy Parker (Durham University)\nGavin Schmidt (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA))\nLeonard Smith (London School of Economics)\nEric Winsberg (The University of South Florida)\nCharlotte Werndl (University of Salzburg) \nDownload conference poster. \nVIDEO PLAYLIST
URL:https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/rotman-2014-annual-conference-knowledge-models-climate-science/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Annual Rotman Conferences,Conference,Ecological Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141029T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141029T170000
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SUMMARY:Leonard Smith and Erica Thompson: Doing Science in the Dark: The Challenges of Climate-Like Science
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nClimate prediction and weather prediction are very different: due to constant refinements and new techniques\, the life time of a climate model is much less than the forecast we ask it to make\, whereas the same weather model can be used to forecast tomorrow’s weather\, day after day\, for months if not years — allowing us to learn from our mistakes. By contrast\, climate science is continually exploring new territory\, using new and unproven techniques. The challenges of doing science partly in the dark\, past successes and failures\, and many examples will be discussed. No background knowledge of climate\, weather or maths will be assumed. \nSPEAKER PROFILES\n\n \nLeonard Smith is the Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Time Series (CATS) and Research Professor in the Department of Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Professor Smith has been developing\, within CATS\, a coherent framework for using imperfect models to better understand and predict real dynamical systems. This has involved working with operational weather models of the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts\, the UK Met Office\, the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction and the US Naval Research Laboratory’s NOGAPS system. He is also involved in developing methods of experimental design for climate-like applications based within the framework of Indistinguishable States. He is currently working on the experimental design for the EU ENSEMBLES project and the analysis of data from the DEMETER project. \nRead more about Leonard Smith. \nErica Thompson is a Research Officer at CATS. Her interests focus on how to identify meaningful and useful projections of future climate\, how different types of model output can be used to inform these projections\, and how to think about uncertainty. She looked at some of these questions in the context of North Atlantic storms for her PhD at Imperial College. Her background is in the physical sciences\, having studied physics and mathematics at Cambridge University. Erica has also worked for the UK Energy Research Centre on an assessment of global oil depletion and for the Grantham Institute at Imperial College as a research assistant in climate policy; she is also interested in climate and energy policy and the role of scientific advice in policy-making. \nEVENT VIDEO
URL:https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/leonard-smith-erica-thompson-science-dark-challenges-climate-like-science/
LOCATION:Stevenson & Hunt Room A – Central Library\, 251 Dundas St\, London\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Ecological Philosophy,Library Lectures,Public Events
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