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While some essays were considered ‘episodic rather than synthetic’ by examiners, stronger essays offered interesting distinctions between military, economic and moral functions of natural sciences, with students prompted to reflect on

Warfare states, technology and science in the twentieth century. 29 May Matteo Mamelli (London School of Economics) Rethinking heredity. ... 29 May Matteo Mamelli (London School of Economics) Rethinking heredity. Fifty years ago, in Cambridge, Watson and

11 November Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila (Helsinki School of Economics) The relevance of Aristotle’s dialectic to his scientific method. ... 11 November Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila (Helsinki School of Economics). The relevance of Aristotle’s

Morgan, 2012, New York: Cambridge University Press), where we will find a history of modelling practices in economics. ... 24 January Reiss, chap. 2 – Methodology and Expert Judgement in Evidence-Based Economics: Lessons from the CPI Controversy.

23 May Eighteenth Annual Hans Rausing Lecture Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Crosbie Smith (University of Kent) Coal, steam and ships: economic historians versus historians of technology? ... 16 May Keith Breckenridge (Wits Institute for

The history of disease is a multifaceted enterprise in which social, cultural, demographic, economic and sociological approaches have played a dominant role in recent decades. ... would enable the individual to resist the depersonalizing action of the

29 October John Worrall (London School of Economics) A philosopher of science looks at medicine: do we ‘need some large, simple randomized trials’?

8 October Jim Moore (Open University). Making livings: the economic worlds of Wallace and Darwin. ... 20 November Simon Chaplin (Wellcome Library) and Christelle Rabier (London School of Economics) Curing things.

Empire, 1860-1900 22 November A Flamsteed Celebration (from 3.30pm) 29 November Nancy Cartwright (London School of Economics) How not to get causes from probabilities.

This is presumably due to politics of display or economic constraints; but it is also related to the use of objects. ... 18 February Christian List (London School of Economics and Political Science) Emergent chance (jointly authored with Marcus Pivato).