We hope to see you at Science, Technology & the Future on Aug 23 2014! Consider registering now – feel free to contact us with any questions you have.
Venue: Melbourne
A Pre-Conference Mixer will be on Friday the 22th of Aug.
For more information on the speakers see the Speakers page!
Program
Note that many of the presenters names and talk/panel titles are hyper-linked to more information!
Saturday 23rd August |
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Session 1 |
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9.30am | Registration, Welcome, Meet and Greet and Introduction |
10.00 | Presentation: John Wilkins – “Philosophy of Science – What is it? Why do it?“ |
10.30 | Presentation: Rohan Mcleod – “Scientific and Engineering language in the context; of a more general theory of discourse“ |
11.00 | Presentation: James Fodor – “The Shaky Foundations of Science: An Overview of the Big Issues“ |
12.00 | Break |
12.30 | Presentation: Kevin Korb – “Science v Pseudoscience: What’s the Difference?“ |
1.30 | Break: Lunch / Networking |
2.30 | Panel: The Demarcation Problem – What is Science, and What Isn’t Science? Will the specter of metaphysics continue to haunt the hunter on the quest for a sound a demarcation criterion? Panelists: Kevin Korb, John Wilkins, Greg Restall |
3.30 | Presentation: Greg Restall – “Logic and Rationality; Disagreement and Evidence“ |
4.30 | Break |
Session 2 |
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5.00 | Presentation: Stephen Ames – “Scientific Naturalism – A Critique” |
6.00 | Presentation: John Wilkins – “Can Religion Accommodate Science and Must Science Accommodate Religion?“ |
7.00 | Break |
7.15 | Panel: Physicalism, Naturalism or not? Skepticism and Philosophy of Science Panelists: James Fodor, Stephen Ames, John Wilkins |
8.30 (ish) | Dinner Time! |
Sunday 24th August |
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Session 3 |
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10.00 – 2.00 | Breakfast of Champions: If good weather, a picnic at Fitzroy Gardens, if not then breakfast somewhere nearby |
1.30 | Find your way back to the Unitarian Hall (East Melb) by 1:30! |
2.00 | Presentation: Colin Hales – “The Revolutions of Scientific Structure“ |
3.00 | Panel: Scientific Distinctiveness, and the Continuity between Philosophy & Science. How can these tensions between the distinctiveness and continuity of science be resolved or, at least, softened? Panelists: Colin Hales, John Wilkins, Bill Hall |
4.00 | Break |
Session 4 |
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4.30 | Presentation: Ashley Barnett – “Skepticism and the Psychology of Magic“ |
5.30 | Presentation: Bill Hall – “Life, Knowledge and Natural Selection ― How Life (Scientifically) Designs Its Future” [slides] |
6.30 | Break |
7.00 | Presentation: Chris Guest – “Pitfalls of Bayesian Reasoning“ |
8.00 | Panel: Bayesianism on the rise – Logical Omniscience and our New Robotic Overlords [tentative] Panelists: Bill Hall, David Pearce, Chris Guest, Ashley Barnett |
8.45 | Dinner Time! |
(Note: Meals/Drinks not included..)
By the end of the conference, we hope you are puzzled in articulate and productive ways 🙂