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  • Work In Progress Seminar: Emily Riehl

    288 Gilman

    Emily Riehl, Johns Hopkins "Psychological and sociological aspects of computer formalizations vs traditional pen-and-paper mathematics"

  • Second Annual Distinguished Lecture: Geoffrey West

    Geoffrey West, Santa Fe Institute 6:00pm in the Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall The Simplicity, Unity and Complexity of Life from the Biosphere to the Anthroposphere Although Life is probably the most complex and diverse phenomenon in the Universe, having evolved by the “random” forces of natural selection, many of its most fundamental characteristics scale with […]

  • Work In Progress Seminar: Norberto Grzywacz

    288 Gilman

    Norberto Grzywacz, Loyola University Chicago & Johns Hopkins The Dynamics of Aesthetic Values Personal aesthetic values are constantly evolving.  Our recent studies have shown that the temporal dynamics of this evolution are complex, individualized, and occur at different time scales.  In this seminar, I will describe our work in progress to elucidate the mechanisms of these dynamics.   In […]

  • Work in Progress Seminar: Carlo Rovelli

    Carlo Rovelli, Aix-Marseille University "Why Do Effects Come After Causes?" 4:15pm, Nolan Room (Gillman 132), Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus

  • Work in Progress Seminar: E.J. Green

    288 Gilman

    E.J. Green, Johns Hopkins Reconsidering the Role of Imagery in Perception Abstract: Perception is not a passive receptacle for impressions made by the world upon the mind; it involves constructive processes that supplement the information available in sensory input. To recover an object's 3D shape, for instance, our visual system must supplement the 2D image it […]

  • Natural Philosophy Symposium 2025

    Baltimore Marriott Waterfront 700 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, United States

    The Natural Philosophy Forum will be hosting an international symposium, May 29-31 2025, covering a variety of topics under the Natural Philosophy umbrella. Details here.

  • Third Annual Distinguished Lecture: Alison Gopnik

    Glass Pavillion Levering Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

    Alison Gopnik, UC Berkeley 7:00pm, Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus The Evolution of Human Intelligences: Exploit, Explore, Empower A common model of AI suggests that there is a single measure of intelligence, often called AGI, and that AI systems are agents who can possess more or less of this intelligence. Cognitive science, in contrast, […]

  • Work in Progress Seminar: John MacNeill Miller

    288 Gilman

    John MacNeill Miller is the author of The Ecological Plot: How Stories Gave Rise to a Science. Title: The Poetics of Science Abstract: When it comes to categorizing knowledge, academic institutions are divided—and increasingly unclear about what their divisional categories even are or should be. Terms with long institutional histories (the arts and sciences; the […]