Scientists meet philosophers:
What can we learn from one another? 
 

Are you a microbiologist interested in taking part in participatory research?

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This activity is designed for you!

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NB: All participants will need to sign an ethical agreement to ensure their consent to being recorded and to maintain control over the data generated during the activity time.

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Scientists often struggle with their inferences from experimental design to data analysis and interpretation. Philosophers have conceptualized these steps, but often quite miss the in-practice input of scientists. Starting from the point of view that there is no unique way of performing these inferences, we propose a workshop (half-day) where scientists and philosophers can discuss these issues and learn from one another.

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More concretely, this activity is divided into two parts. The first one is dedicated to a dialogue between philosophers and scientists upon epistemic issues scientists encounter in their daily practice (e.g., how to show causal relationships in microbiome studies, the reliability of the object of study, or the ethics of sampling underrepresented populations). Philosophers share conceptual tools they have developed, and together with scientists, can build up tailored solutions to actual scientific problems. The second part is dedicated to exercises and activities aimed at broadening philosophers' understanding of scientific practices and inferential processes on different issues (e.g., the use of human categorizations in microbiome studies).

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Registration needed - limited to max. 20 persons

Priority to microbiologists from PhD students onward