Bonn History and Philosophy of Physics

New dark matter preprint by Lichtenberg alumnus Niels Martens

Call for abstracts for an open access collected volume on the conceptual distinction between spacetime and matter, with CUP. We invite philosophers of physics, physicists and any other interested scholars to submit a proposal for a short chapter. uu.nl/en/research/ut…

Kartik Tiwari @hppBonn on the spacetime matter distinction uu.nl/en/research/ut…

Dennis Lehmkuhl presenting joint work with Juliusz Doboszewski and Christian Röken on the role of the analogy with optical lensing in Penrose's journey towards the singularity theorem, at the launch of the Radboud Centre for Natural Philosophy philosophyofphysics.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31…

Aggressive move by this wikipedia contributor to geometrically visualize the binomial theorem. Oh, do you "have trouble" seeing things in 4D? Sorry that life is so difficult for you. Stop whining and try harder.

📢 CFA for Workshop "Foundations of Quantum Mechanics" at the DPG Meeting, Bonn (10–14 March 2025)! Submit abstracts by 10 Jan 2025 to present on topics in philosophy of physics. Details: bonn25.dpg-tagungen.de

Upcoming talk at the BHI Foundations Seminar by @DennisLehmkuhl 🗓️ Nov 18, 9:30 AM (ET) "What does it mean to be a realist about dark matter and black holes?"🕳️ 📍BHI Seminar Room (2nd floor) or via ZOOM: harvard.zoom.us/j/94194203010?… 🎥 YouTube recording: @BlackHoleInitiative/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@BlackHoleInit…

Hybrid Philosophy of Dark Energy workshop, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 13 January 2025. uu.nl/en/research/ut…

Our neighbours have been pretty busy...

The new term is upon us, and we're excited to dive into the Fall-Winter season with a fantastic new line-up for the 'History and Philosophy of Physics' research seminar here in Bonn.🕳️📚

In tomorrow's UPAC speaker session (06 May 2024, 15h30-17h00), we will be hosting Juliusz Doboszewski (University of Bonn @hppBonn, BHI Harvard), who will give a talk titled "Speculative eliminative reasoning: on primordial black holes and their remnants". uu.nl/en/research/ut…

Following the success of the first History and Philosophy of Physics Workshop in the Netherlands, the 2nd HPP-NL Workshop will take place in Utrecht on Monday the 8th of April 2024. For more information visit uu.nl/en/research/hi…

New book by former postdoc Niels Martens, just out! Check it out for free until the 12th of March.

📢Two Postdoc position (full-time) and up to 5 Visiting Fellowships in History and Philosophy of Physics at the University of Bonn. Further information here: history-and-philosophy-of-physics.com/jobs.html

CFA for Workshop "Quantum Gravity" at the annual DPG Meeting, Berlin, 18-22 March 2024. Further information here: dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/…

We're very happy to see history & philosophy of physics growing and growing. New initiative by former PostDoc Niels Martens @EU_phil_cosmo, only a few hours away from Bonn.

"Uncover the mysteries of the cosmos with @DennisLehmkuhl in a captivating 'exkurs' conversation with Johannes Büchs! 🌠🔭 @dfg_public #ScienceYear2023 #OurUniverse

🌌 Was befindet sich in einem Schwarzen Loch? Dieser Frage geht @DennisLehmkuhl in einem sehr spannendem exkurs-Gespräch mit Johannes Büchs nach! 🌠🔭 @dfg_public #Wissenschaftsjahr2023 #UnserUniversum Absolut sehenswert: 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=TNyFks…

🚨CfA: New Perspectives on Anomalies in the Sciences Rio de Janeiro,🇧🇷, Oct 5,6 A workshop that explores the nature of scientific anomalies - given the progress that has been made in the history and sociology of science, non-classical logics, and cog sc. philevents.org/event/show/112…