17-19 October 2024, Minneapolis: Debate on the Future of Philosophy of Science. Leonelli spoke at the “Philosophy of Science: Past, Present and Future” Conference hosted by the Minnesota Centre for the Philosophy of Science, reflecting on the role and prospects of philosophy of science in contemporary academia, the opportunities open to the field going forward, and the current initiatives at TUM. Programme:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XwNlcHT1ezvks5dN7lq6-Rsb20A0A-m7/view ; Watch the video of the panel discussion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9RUc3pYngs
The Phil_OS project will host a workshop on 28–29 April 2025 in Landshut (Bavaria). This workshop will focus on the diversity of research environments and their alignment with broader scientific transformations, particularly about Open Science policies. Check the Program for more details.
Leonelli is keynoting the International Conference “The Future of Knowledge and Democracy: Navigating the Rise of Large Language Models” at the Prague University of Economics and Business on 7-8 February 2025. She will deliver a talk on ”Shifting perspective on AI for a democratic society: convenience, misinformation and the struggle for planetary health.” Programme here: https://llm4dem.vse.cz/dd2025
Emma Cavazzoni will give a talk titled “Data-technology communities: collaboration and diversity in data- and technology-intensive multidisciplinary research” at the German Society for Philosophy of Science conference taking place from the 24th to the 26th of March, 2025 in Erlangen.
The upcoming workshop, “Understanding Misinformation,” brings together philosophers and social science and technology students to discuss what it means to be informed, particularly the problems relating to misinformation concerning scientific research and its use as evidence for decision-making. The event will occur on 9 December 2024, between 15:30-18:00 (CET), at KKV Hansa E.V. Briennerstr. 39, 80333 München. Please register! It takes 30 seconds. Click the Event Registration Link
The PHIL_OS project presents the “Openness and Inequity in Research” symposium at the New Orleans Philosophy of Science Association conference, November 14-20, 2024. The symposium features contributions by Nathanael Sheehan, Rose Trappes, Carole Lee, Helen Longino, Rachel Ankeny, and Sabina Leonelli. It represents a significant stepping stone in the project’s conceptualization of injustice in open research systems. Check the program here: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/psa24/
Paola Castaño and Sabina Leonelli are convening two Sessions on Interrogating Openness and Equity in the Data-Centric Life Sciences in the upcoming joint meeting of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) (Amsterdam, 16–19 July 2024).
Understanding Life in a Changing Planet
20+2 Years of Egenis, the Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences: 17–19 April 2024
Nathanael Sheehan will be with the Environmental Intelligence event in Exeter on September 8. Fusing science and art, the EI project (MetOffice & University of Exeter) explores the way big data and AI can be harnessed to address environmental problems.
On September 5, Sabina Leonelli will keynote at the “Open to Complexity” Symposium on open science in the social sciences and humanities, organised on the occasion of Sabina receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Tilburg (NL). Follow the link for programme and details.