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Speaker: Prof. Richard Dawid (Stockholm University)
Website: here
Research interests: cosmology, high-energy physics; bayesian confirmation theory; meta-empirical confirmation; scientific realism; Everettian quantum mechanics; data analysis in high-energy physics; string dualities; cosmological multiverse; anthropic reasoning.
Publications: here
CSH Office: G6, - 107
Talk title: How postmodern is cosmic inflation?
Abstract:
In 2014, Ijjas, Loeb and Steinhardt (ILS) claimed that the paradigm of eternal inflation had left the regime of canonical scientific reasoning (using the pejorative term postmodern inflation). The debate on the paper eventually led to a highly antagonistic and much publicized exchange between ILS and 40 main exponents of inflation in Scientific American. In my talk I will argue that the irreconcilable positions in this debate have genuine philosophical roots. Contrary to the exponents of inflation, ILS’s rigid empiricist view of the scientific process i) assumes that a theory needs to be complete to be testable and ii) rejects non-empirical theory assessment. The talk is based on joint work with Casey McCoy.
Room: Ex-Wi B5
Host: Vera Matarese (vera.matarese"at"csh.unibe.ch)
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| Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 |
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| 10.15–11.00: Pick up from hotel lobby and walk/visit Einstein's house (Matthias) |
| 11.00–12.00: CSH check-in (Vera) |
| 12.00–13.00: Lunch |
| 13.00–14.00: |
| 14.15–15:30: CSH Colloquium |
| 15.30–16.00: After-talk Coffee in G6 CSH kitchen |
| 16.00–17.00: Baptiste (walk) |
| 17.00–18.00: Claus, tbc |
NO Dinner plans because of Covid