All episodes of BJPS Short Reads

Analog computation, properly understood, is the best candidate for characterizing neural computation, argues Corey J Maley. Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-29f.

Published 09/11/22

The Perfect Time to Reform Peer Review

Liam Kofi Bright and Remco Heesen ask how we determine what to pay attention to. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1SW

Published 08/29/22

What If Light Doesn’t Exist?

Mario Hubert on how an investigation of the initial-value problem challenges our view of electromagnetism. Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-22Z

Published 08/22/22

Haecceitism, Rigid Designation, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium

Michael te Vrugt asks if exchanging two indistinguishable particles changes anything. Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-22Z

Published 05/02/22

How to Open Two Locks with One Key

Eddy Keming Chen offers a new solution to the puzzles of time’s arrow and quantum ontology. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-20r.

Published 03/23/22

Why History Matters in Biology

Justin Garson on the study of mechanisms and the study of history. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1LN.

Published 03/10/22

Mind the Gap

Elanor Taylor on what makes a good explanation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1IZ

Published 03/04/22

Blurring the Line between Laws and Initial Conditions

Caspar Jacobs on what's wrong with the pristine interpretation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1TD

Published 02/23/22

Why 'Not'?

Luca Incurvati and Giorgio Sbardolini on the evolution of negation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1TT.

Published 02/14/22

On the Limits of Scientific Objectivity

Richard Healey on whether there are objective facts in the quantum world. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1SZ.

Published 02/07/22

Tune in and Find Out

Florian J. Boge explains why it may be epistemically acceptable to tune models for experimental analysis. Read essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1U9.

Published 01/30/22

Models of Scientific Explanation and Inference to the Best Explanation

Yunus Prasetya on what substantive accounts of explanation say about inference to the best explanation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1Rd

Published 11/22/21

Digital Humanities and the Philosophy of Science

Oliver M Lean, Luca Rivelli, and Charles H Pence on what philosophers can learn from a ‘distant reading’ of science journals. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1Ql

Published 11/11/21

Against Authorship

Josh Habgood-Coote on whether authorship is an obstacle to recognising the division of labour in science. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1NS

Published 11/11/21