Thanks Anna! My talk partly drew from Ch 2 of my Science and the Public Element, where I introduce the Vienna Circle as a different model of how philosophy can engage with science and also the public, supplemented with material I've used in teaching. Happy to share the slides if you are interested.

Good question! This collection is new, so I hadn't gotten around to looking into preprint sharing permissions and making a preprint available if allowed. I'll figure that out now and share (assuming possible)!

"...The scientific world-conception serves life, and life receives it." Good ol' Vienna Circle.

"...We witness the spirit of the scientific world-conception penetrating in growing measure the forms of personal and public life, in education, upbringing, architecture, and the shaping of economic and social life according to rational principles..."

Mass protests matter. Tomorrow's No Kings National Day of Action will send a clear message that millions of people from all walks of life oppose the Trump administration’s illegal power grab. Find your local event here: nokings.org

Collin's dissertation explores the nature of maker's knowledge and, accordingly, how engineering is central to science's cumulative progress. I think the project is truly innovative and important.

Great job on the dissertation and defense, Mel! We look forward to seeing where your work goes from here. Our committee photo is unfortunately missing Colin Allen, who was an excellent external committee member.