Past Speakers
Prof. Arthur Ripstein
Professor of Law and Philosophy and University Professor at the University of Toronto
Jennifer Heuther
Toronto-based sommelier and wine consultant. First female master sommelier in Canada.
Erick Muise
Songwriter, music producer, DJ, and artist
Prof. Brendan Johns
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Prof. Christoph Simon
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Dr. Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen
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Dr. David Suarez
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PAST EVENTS
CREATIVITY IN MUSIC AND MATH
Dr. Bill Bruford
Prof. Günter M. Ziegler
What makes a new idea a good idea? How do constraints motivate novel thinking? What is the role of one's culture and environment in cultivating new ideas? What makes a mathematical proof elegant? In this session, we explore creativity, specifically in the context of musical composition and mathematical proof with progressive rock drummer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks) and mathematician Günter M. Ziegler (Free University of Berlin).
THE PHENOMENAL AND THE PHYSICAL
Dr. David Suarez
Prof. Christoph Simon
Dr. Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen
What is the role of conscious observers in basic physics? How does the physical world impact phenomenal experience? And how do our experiences affect our behaviour in the real world? In this session, a phenomenologist (David Suarez), a quantum physicist/neuroscientist (Christoph Simon), and a forensic psychologist (Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen) discuss these issues at the interface between physics, philosophy, and psychology.
KNOWLEDGE MACHINES
Prof. Chris Smeenk
Prof. Brendan Johns
Prof. Karina Vold
How do computers generate knowledge? In this session, a philosopher of simulation (Chris Smeenk), a philosopher of artificial intelligence (Karina Vold), and a cognitive scientist (Brendan Johns) discuss the process by which computes assist us in knowledge acquisition.
SENSING THE WORLD
Prof. Arthur Ripstein
Dr. Mazviita Chirimuuta
Jennifer Huether
Erick Muise
How do the senses reveal the world to us? In this session, a Kantian philosopher (Arthur Ripstein), a philosopher of neuroscience (Mazviita Chirimuuta), a Master Sommelier (Jennifer Huether), and a DJ (Erick Muise) compare their perspectives on how we explore the world through our senses.
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh with a focus on neuroscience and perception
Prof. Chris Smeenk
Professor in the Department of Philosophy at UWO and the Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy
Prof. Karina Vold
Assistant Professor at the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in Toronto
Prof. Brendan Johns
Assistant Professor of psychology at McGill University
Prof. Christoph Simon
Associate Physics at the Institute for Quantum Science and Technology at the University of Calgary and a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Dr. Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Forensic Science at the University of Toronto, Mississauga
Dr. David Suarez
Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto
Dr. Bill Bruford
Progressive rock and jazz drummer (Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks), composer, and musicologist.
Prof. Günter M. Ziegler
Professor of Mathematics and President of the Free University of Berlin