{"id":4213,"date":"2022-10-13T14:14:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T18:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/?page_id=4213"},"modified":"2022-10-13T14:15:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T18:15:51","slug":"archives-2019-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/colloquium\/archives-2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives 2019-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"current-year\">60th Annual Program<br \/>\n2019\u20132020<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>October 25th, 2019 | Social Institutions: From Ontology to Practice<\/li>\n<li>November 15th, 2019 | Identity, Individuality, &amp; Kinds in Biology<\/li>\n<li>December 6th, 2019 | Managing Misinformation about Science<\/li>\n<li>February 21st, 2020 | Ontological Inference and Equivalence in Physics<\/li>\n<li>March 22nd-23rd, 2020 | Bias in AI: Towards Algorithmic Transparency, Justice, &amp; Ethics<\/li>\n<li>April 24th, 2020 | Explaining Biological Events in Deep Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/colloquium\/60th-bcps-poster-final-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3971\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/09\/60th-BCPS-Poster-Final-468x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/09\/60th-BCPS-Poster-Final-468x636.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/09\/60th-BCPS-Poster-Final-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/09\/60th-BCPS-Poster-Final-754x1024.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">Social Institutions: From Ontology to Practice<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/colloquium\/oct-25th\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3984\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/10\/Oct-25th-491x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3989 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/10\/Oct-25th-491x636.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/10\/Oct-25th-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/10\/Oct-25th-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/10\/Oct-25th.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Co-sponsored by Department of Sociology<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Friday, October 25th, 2019<br \/>\nKilachand Center, Room 106C, 610 Commonwealth Ave<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">10:00am &#8211; 1:00pm<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>What Are Institutions, and How Do We Change Them?<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Epstein<\/strong>, Philosophy, Tufts University<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brian Epstein: What Are Institutions, and How Do We Change Them?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MXL09rw4NrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Social Logics and Market Institutions: What it Means to Study Loan Pools as Little Moral Worlds<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sarah Quinn, <\/strong>Sociology, University of Washington\/IAS<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sarah Quinn: Social Logics and Market Institutions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6S3FzSgs_No?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Agency, Explanation, and Social Practices<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sally Haslanger,<\/strong> Linguistics and Philosophy, M.I.T.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sally Haslanger: Agency, Explanation, and Social Practices\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h4H2K9Hsx4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container social-institutions autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-4027\" data-slideshow-name=\"social-institutions\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-4027\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4027_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_0408-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4027_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_0409-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4027_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_0412-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-4027\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">Identity, Individuality, &amp; Kinds in Biology<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Kinds-in-Biology-November-15th-491x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Kinds-in-Biology-November-15th-491x636.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Kinds-in-Biology-November-15th-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Kinds-in-Biology-November-15th-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Kinds-in-Biology-November-15th.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Friday, November 15th, 2019<br \/>\nTerrace Lounge, George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1:00 pm \u2013 5:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kinding Kinds and\u00a0Individuating Individuals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Catherine Kendig,<\/strong>\u00a0Philosophy, Michigan State University<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kinding Kinds &amp; Individuating Individuals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuKwPj9nlRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>How to Count? Distinguishing Individual Fungi (and Lichens) in Nature<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Anne Pringle,<\/strong> Botany, University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can Host-Microbiome Systems be Healthy? Shaping Ecosystems vs. Curing Diseases <\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Derek Skillings<\/strong>, Philosophy, UNC Greensboro<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Derek Skillings: Can Host Microbiomes be Healthy? Shaping Ecosystems vs. Curing Diseases\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eaLBBRc7XUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>On Immunity and the Question of Individuality<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alfred I. Tauber<\/strong>, Philosophy, Boston University<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alfred Tauber: On Immunity and the Question of Individuality\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFGJOdk-g0M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container 11.15.19---identity\/kinds-in-bio autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-4054\" data-slideshow-name=\"11.15.19---identity\/kinds-in-bio\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-4054\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4054_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_6215-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4054_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_0432-636x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4054_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_0427-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4054_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_0420-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-4054\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">Managing Misinformation about Science<\/h3>\n<h6>Co-sponsored by BU College of Arts and Sciences<\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Managing-Misinformation-about-Science-491x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Managing-Misinformation-about-Science-491x636.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Managing-Misinformation-about-Science-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Managing-Misinformation-about-Science-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2019\/11\/Managing-Misinformation-about-Science.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Friday, December 6th, 2019<br \/>\nKilachand Center Room 101, 610 Commonwealth Ave<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1:00pm &#8211; 6:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Disinformation as Strategic Bullshit<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Quassim Cassam, <\/strong>Philosophy, University of Warwick, U.K.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quassim Cassam: Disinformation As Strategic Bullshit\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRMmT4YAFBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0Subtleties of Industrial Propaganda<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cailin O&#8217;Connor,<\/strong> Logic &amp; Philosophy of Science, University of California-Irvine<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cailin O&#039;Connor: The Subtleties of Industrial Propaganda\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_IpH_KrbxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Defending Science from Denial and Pseudoscience\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lee McIntyre<\/strong>, CPHS, Boston University<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lee McIntyre: Defending Science from Denial and Pseudoscience\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P0aZlBSvPHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Managing Misinformation in the Arena of Ideas: Market, Garden or Landscape?<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Erin Nash<\/strong>, Philosophy, U. of New South Wales, Australia<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Erin Nash - Managing Misinformation in the Arena of Ideas: Market, Garden or Landscape?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtcWjXqCK8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Public Acceptance of Science in a &#8216;Post-Truth&#8217; World<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Stephan Lewandowsky,<\/strong>\u00a0Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol, UK<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephan Lewandowsky - &quot;Public Acceptance of Science in a &#039;Post-Truth&#039; World&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-wlrbLxtTrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container managing-misinformation-about-science autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-4083\" data-slideshow-name=\"managing-misinformation-about-science\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-4083\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0435-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0439-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_3626-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_3625-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_3620-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0456-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4083_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0448-636x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-4083\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">Ontological Inference and Equivalence in Physics<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Ontological-inference-and-equivalence-in-physics-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Ontological-inference-and-equivalence-in-physics-1-491x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Ontological-inference-and-equivalence-in-physics-1-491x636.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Ontological-inference-and-equivalence-in-physics-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Ontological-inference-and-equivalence-in-physics-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Ontological-inference-and-equivalence-in-physics-1.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, February 21st, 2020<br \/>\nKilachand Center Room 101, 610 Commonwealth Avenye<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2:00pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is The Wave Function?<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Peter J. Lewis, <\/strong>Philosophy, Dartmouth College<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peter Lewis: What Is The Wave Function?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8BXroVeSPnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Metaphysics and Equivalence<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jill North, <\/strong>Philosophy, Rutgers University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do Virtual Particles Exist? Implications of the Yukawa Model of Nuclear Force<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Gregg Jaeger<\/strong>, Quantum Communication &amp; Measurement Lab, Boston University<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gregg Jaeger: &quot;Do Virtual Particles Exist? Implications of the Yukawa Model of Nuclear Force&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QbGM2Qu0UvM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container ontological-inference-in-physics autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-4113\" data-slideshow-name=\"ontological-inference-in-physics\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-4113\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_6561-e1583166550848-477x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_3970-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_6564-e1583166668519-477x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_3974-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_3975-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_6558-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-4113_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/03\/IMG_3980-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-4113\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bias-ai\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><span>CANCELLED:<\/span> <\/span>Bias in AI: Towards Algorithmic Transparency, Justice, and Ethics<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Bias-in-AI-8.5x11-w_registration-link-491x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Bias-in-AI-8.5x11-w_registration-link-491x636.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Bias-in-AI-8.5x11-w_registration-link-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cphs\/files\/2020\/02\/Bias-in-AI-8.5x11-w_registration-link-791x1024.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Co-sponsored by BU Hariri Institute for Computing, Responsible Conduct of Research Program, &amp; Office of the Provost<\/h6>\n<p>Sunday, March 22nd &#8211; Monday, March 23rd, 2020<br \/>\nKilachand Center Room 101, 610 Commonwealth Ave.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 22nd, 9:45am &#8211; 12:15pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Welcome Remarks<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ethical Algorithm<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Kearns, <\/strong>Computer\u00a0&amp; Information Science, U of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Topography of Bias<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Deborah Hellman, <\/strong>School of Law, University of Virginia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lessons from\u00a0Archives: Strategies for Collecting Sociocultural Data in Machine Learning<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Timnit Gebru<\/strong>, Ethical\u00a0AI Team, Google Brain<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1:30pm &#8211; 5:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Soft Ethics: From AI&#8217;s Ethical Principles to Practices<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Luciano Floridi<\/strong>, Philosophy and Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taming\u00a0the Machine: How do we Recognize and Address Bias in Medical AI<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ravi B. Parikh, <\/strong>Perelman School of Medicine, U of Penn<\/p>\n<p><strong>AI\u00a0in Medicine: Uncertainty, Association and Intervention<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alex John London,\u00a0<\/strong>Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Fairness and Machine Learning: Limitations and Opportunities&#8221;<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Moritz Hardt, <\/strong>Electrical Engineering &amp; Computer Science, UC Berkeley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology&#8217;s Unpaid Debt: AI and the Promise of a More Humane Future<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Shannon Vallor, <\/strong>Philosophy, Edinburgh Futures Institute<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 23rd, 9:15-12:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:15-12:15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discrimination Biases in AI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop 2 (Discussant Panel)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10am &#8211; 12pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI and the Future of Medicine: Opportunities and Pitfalls<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bias-ai\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">CANCELLED: <\/span><\/a>Explaining Biological Events in Deep Time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Friday, April 24th, 2020<br \/>\nSTH B23-24, 745 Commonwealth Ave<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">9:00am &#8211; 12:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warm Little Ponds: Analogue Models of the Origin of Life<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Emily Parke, <\/strong>Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Climatic Extremes and the Dawn of Animal Life<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kristin Bergmann,\u00a0<\/strong>Earth, Atmospheric &amp; Planetary Science, M.I.T.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Interdisciplinary\u00a0Interplay of Characterization and Explanation in Understanding the Cambrian Explosion<\/b><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alan C. Love, <\/strong>Philosophy, University of Minnesota<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2:00pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phylogenetics and Our Knowledge of the Past<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joel Velasco, <\/strong>Philosophy, Texas Tech University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hominin Paleogenetics and Epistemic Accessibility<\/strong><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joyce C. 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