HoFoP 2023-2024

History & Foundations of Physics at the Yale Peabody Museum - May 15, 2024, “How Does Physics Make it to the Museum? A visit to the Peabody with History of Science Curator, Professor Paola Bertucci”. Discussion with lunch at the YSB Courtyard @ 2:30pm

Reading: Higgit

Co-sponsored by the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.

Terry Lectureship Lunch - April 26, 2024, “Lunch with Lorraine Daston”. Linsly-Chittenden Hall, rm. 210 @ 1:00pm

Readings: Recommended advanced reading by Daston (RSVP by Friday, April 19, 2024)

Co-sponsored by the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.

Meeting 4.2 - March 26, 2024, “What is a  simulation for? Physics between theory and experiment”. Kline Tower, rm. 401 @ 5:30pm

Readings: Galison and supplemental reading TBD

Co-sponsored by the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.

Meeting 4.1 - February 21, 2024, “Unpacking Scientist Narratives and Community Sociology”. Kline Tower, rm. 401 @ 5:30pm

Readings: Traweek Ch.3 and (supplemental) Traweek Ch. 4

Co-sponsored by the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.

Meeting 3.3 - December 5, 2023, “COMPUTING WHAT CANNOT BE PREDICTED: Origins of Machine Learning as Subjective Decision Making”. Kline Tower, rm. 401 @ 5:30pm

Readings: 3.3 The reading for this session is a draft of work in progress by the guest. Please email either  Yarone Tokayer , Molly Watts, or Sebastian Fernandez-Mulligan for a copy

Meeting 3.2 - November 1, 2023, “Non-Empirical Theory Assessment in Theoretical Physics”. Kline Tower, rm. 501 @ 5:30pm

Readings: 3.2 Dawid (excerpt from String Theory and the Scientific Method) and Dawid (supplemental; background on  string theory).

Discussion guide

Co-sponsored by the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.

Meeting 3.1 - September 26, 2023, “Replication in Science”. Humanities Quadrangle, rm. C65 @ 5:30pm

Readings: 3.1 Collins and Franklin.

Discussion Guide

Co-sponsored by the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.