The academic staff in \;Philosophy@LSE \;(comprising the \;Forum for European Philosophy\, \;the \;Department of Philosophy\, Logic and Scientific Method\, the \;Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences \;as well as \;cognate faculty \;in various departments) will present aspects of their research that are of interest to a general audience. Students\, alumni and the public at large are invited to these public talks and to participate in the discussion.
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The Limits of Science
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Tuesday 7 October\, 6.30 &ndash\; 8pm
Wolfson Theatre\, New Academic Building\, LSE
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Bryan Roberts\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Philosophy\, Logic and Scientific Method\, LSE and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow \; \; \; \;
Chair: \;Juliana Cardinale\, Associate Director of the Forum for European Philosophy \;
Science has become so good at understanding limits that\, incredibly\, we can even use science to grasp the limits of science itself. Many of these limits are famous\, such as the speed of light\, Heisenberg&rsquo\;s uncertainty principle\, and Gö\;del&rsquo\;s incompleteness theorems. But there are many others that are not so famous. This public lecture will discuss how such scientific limits constrain what we can know\, in everything from astronomy\, to particle physics\, to our day-to-day activities. \; \;
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEscience \; \; \;
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