Upcoming events calendar now available
We’ve just created a new events calendar for the Center, which will include all of our upcoming colloquia in an easy-to-access format. The events calendar link is located in the sidebar. The schedule...
View ArticleSearching for the World’s First Zero
The Center’s Visiting Researcher Amir Aczel rediscovers in Cambodia the long-lost artifact bearing the world’s oldest known zero. Read more about this discovery and the history of the concept of zero...
View ArticleSearching for the World’s First Zero
The Center’s Visiting Researcher Amir Aczel rediscovers in Cambodia the long-lost artifact bearing the world’s oldest known zero. Read more about this discovery and the history of the concept of zero...
View ArticleBoston Studies Volume Wins International Prize for Best Work in Philosophy of...
Is Water H20? Evidence, Realism, and Pluralism, by Hasok Chang is the 2013 winner of the Fernando Gil International Prize in the Philosophy of Science which awards a work of particular excellence in...
View ArticleBoston Studies Volume Wins International Prize for Best Work in Philosophy of...
Is Water H20? Evidence, Realism, and Pluralism, by Hasok Chang is the 2013 winner of the Fernando Gil International Prize in the Philosophy of Science which awards a work of particular excellence in...
View ArticleSearching for the World’s First Zero
The Center’s Visiting Researcher Amir Aczel rediscovers in Cambodia the long-lost artifact bearing the world’s oldest known zero. Read more about this discovery and the history of the concept of zero...
View ArticleTempleton grant awarded to CPHS faculty member
Center faculty member, Russell Powell, receives prestigious Templeton grant to explore the philosophical implications of convergent evolution. In addition to funding Professor Powell’s research, the...
View ArticleWelcome Monica Solomon
The Center is pleased to welcome visiting graduate student Monica Solomon from the HPS Program at the University Notre Dame, who is conducting research on the development of the concept of force in...
View ArticleWelcome!
The Center is pleased to welcome visiting graduate student Monica Solomon from the HPS Program at the University Notre Dame, who is conducting research on the development of the concept of force in...
View ArticleCongratulations Lee McIntyre!
Congratulations to Center Researcher Lee McIntyre on the publication of his book Respecting Truth: Willful Ignorance in the Internet Age. Book signing with wine and hors d’oeuvres at Newtonville Books...
View ArticleAbner Shimony 1928-2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and long-time friend of the Center, Abner Shimony. His remarkable life and work is described in his obituary here:...
View ArticleWelcome Nahuel Sznajderhaus
The Center is pleased to welcome visiting graduate student Nahuel Sznajderhaus from the Philosophy of Science program at the University of Leeds, who is conducting research on the foundation of physics...
View ArticleAmir Aczel 1950-2015
The Center is saddened to announce the death of our long-time friend and visiting researcher, Amir Aczel. You can find his obituary from the New York Times here: Amir Aczel, Author of Scientific...
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