Presentations

7/13/2023
“Wahrheit und Wissenschaftsleugnung”. Ringvorlesung Fakten, Propaganda, Fake News:Was können wir noch glauben? Ringvorlesung Angewandte Hermeneutik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

5/26/2023
“Attacks against Scientists and the Cancel Culture Strategy”. Workshop Epistemic Intimidation, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

5/11/2023
“Epistemic Intimidation: How Political Interests Compromise Scientific Research”. Together with M. Fernández Pinto. Conference Biases and Incentives in the Acquisition and Consideration of Evidence, ZiF Bielefeld.

11/25/2022
“Epistemische Einschüchterung: Über die Konsequenzen der Bedrohung von WissenschaftlerInnen”. Workshop Bedrohungslagen politischer AmtsträgerInnen und anderer öffentlicher Personen, Politische Soziologie, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

11/23/2022
“From Denialism to Distraction: Reflections on Industry’s New Strategies against Climate Action”. Invitation, Colloquium for Theoretical Philosophy, University of Cologne

9/29/2022
“From Denialism to Distraction: Reflections on Industry’s New Strategies against Climate Action”. Conference Engaging Ethics and Epistemology of Science. Invitation, DFG Research Training Group Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research, Leibniz Universität Hannover

9/21/2022
“Epistemic Intimidation: How Political Interests Compromise Scientific Research”. Together with M. Fernández Pinto. Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

9/15/2022
“From Denialism to Distraction: Reflections on Industry’s New Strategies against Climate Action”. Conference Philosophy, Nature, and Climate Change. Invitation, Aarhus University

8/15-17/2022
“Research on Shooting Bias: Social and Epistemic Problems”. GWP.2022, TU Berlin

5/13/2022
“Ablenken statt Leugnen: Neue Strategien gegen den Klimaschutz und ihre Auswirkungen”. Workshop Klimaforschung zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft: Neue Ansätze in der Wissenschaftsphilosophie & Klimaethik. Invitation, Bielefeld University

1/12/2022
“Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit und ihre Auswirkungen auf Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft”. Invitation, Öffentliche Online Ringvorlesung des Philosophischen Seminars, Universität Göttingen

3/17-19/2021
“Agnotology as a Central Outcome of Feminist Science Studies”. Workshop Feminism, Gender, and (Historical) Science and Technology Studies. IZWT Wuppertal

3/4-5/2021
“Indirekte Effekte von Genderdiskriminierung: Ein Argument für Frauenquoten”. Online Workshop Frauenquoten: Instrument der Anti-Diskriminierung oder Diskriminierung mit anderen Vorzeichen? Invitation, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel

9/17/2020
“How Dissent on Gender Bias in Academia Affects Science and Society: Learning from the Case of Climate Change Denial”. Together with M. Fernández Pinto. Ghent-Brussels Seminars in Logic, History and Philosophy of Science (online). Invitation, University of Ghent

1/15/2020
“Klimaforschung – kann man ihr trauen?” Interdisziplinary lecture series “Vertraue keiner Statistik …? – Glaubwürdigkeit der Wissenschaft”. Invitation, Junges Kolleg Greifswald

11/3/2018
“The Dilemma of Climate Change Communication”. Women’s Caucus Prize Symposium Climate Science and Public Interests: Social Values and Climate Change. With S. Lewandowsky, E. Lloyd/N. Oreskes, G. Lusk/W. Parker, and E. Nash. Conference PSA2018, Seattle

9/19/2018
“What Is Epistemically Wrong with the Recent Criticism of Research on Gender and Racial Biases? On the Phenomenon of Epistemic Intimidation”. Conference GAP10, University of Cologne

7/2/2018
“What’s Wrong with (the Recent) Criticism of Research on Gender and Racial Biases?”. Conference SPSP, University of Ghent

6/4/2018
“Organisierter Dissens und die epistemischen Folgen: Zur Unterschätzung des Klimawandels”. Ringvorlesung Wissenschaft und Politik in Zeiten der Fake News. Invitation, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, TU Darmstadt

5/25/2018
“The Dilemma of Climate Change Communication”. Workshop Climate Science and Public Interests, Leibniz Universität Hannover

5/6/2018
“Objectivity through Mutual Criticism? On the Problem of Epistemically Detrimental Dissent”. Workshop Objectivity – New Perspectives on Objective Inquiry. Invitation, MCMP, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich

2/8/2018
“Non-epistemic Values, Inductive Risk, and the Underestimation of Climate Change”. Workshop Wissenschaft in Zeiten von Antiintellektualismus, Fake-News und Trump. Invitation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

1/10/2018
“How to Deal with the Dilemma of Climate Change Communication”. Conference Philosophy and the ALT World, University of Amsterdam

6/22/2017
“The Indirect Effects of Biases in Philosophy: What Journals’ Publication Data Reveals about Gender Inequality in Philosophy”. Workshop Inclusion and Exclusion in Philosophy, Leibniz Universität Hannover

12/7/2016
“Die Unterschätzung des Klimawandels: Zum Einfluss nicht-epistemischer Werte auf die Klimaforschung”. Invitation, IZWT Wuppertal

12/1/2016
“Die Unterschätzung des Klimawandels: Zum Einfluss nicht-epistemischer Werte auf die Klimaforschung”. Invitation, Research Colloquium for Philosophy and History of Science, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

11/10/2016
“The Underestimation of Climate Change: On the Epistemic and Normative Implications of Climate Skepticism”. Interdisciplinary workshop on Climate Science, Disagreement, and Policy. Invitation, University College Dublin

11/5/2016
“The Synergy of Biases and Stereotype Threats in Science and Philosophy”. Conference PSA2016, Atlanta

7/30/2016
“Frauen in der Philosophie: Daten und Hintergründe”. Treffen des Arbeitskreises zur Förderung von Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen der Gesellschaft für antike Philosophie. Invitation, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

6/7/2016
“The Synergy of Biases and Stereotype Threats in Academia”. Workshop on Gender Bias in Academia. Invitation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

3/3/2016
“The Epistemic Implications of Climate Change Denial: Reasons for Concern”. Conference  Expertise, Evidence and Argumentation in the Context of Public Policy-making. Invitation, New University of Lisbon

9/24/2015
“Social Exclusion despite Methodological Criteria: On Biases in Scientific Quality Evaluation”. Conference EPSA15, University of Düsseldorf

9/16/2015
“Social Exclusion despite Methodological Criteria: On Biases in Scientific Quality Evaluation”. Conference GAP.9, University of Osnabrück

8/7/2015
“Can Dissent in Science be Epistemically Detrimental? Notes on a Recent Debate”. 15th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, University of Helsinki

6/25/2015
“The Social Relevance of the Philosophy of Climate Science”. Symposium Practising Philosophy of Science in the Public Interest. With D. Hicks, D. Ludwig, and H. Radder. Conference SPSP, Aarhus University

11/24/2014
“Biases in Scientific Quality Assurance”. Workshop on Feminist Philosophy of Science, Ghent University

4/9/2014
“Epistemically Detrimental Dissent and the Millian Argument against the Freedom of Inquiry”. Invitation, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich

11/7/2013
“The Epistemic Value of Dissent and Its Abuse in Democratic Societies”. Invitation, Philip Kitcher-Workshop, Erasmus University Rotterdam

9/17/2013
“Good Dissent and Bad Dissent”. With J. Biddle. Congress on Logic and Philosophy of Science, Ghent University

8/31/2013
“Good Dissent and Bad Dissent”. With J. Biddle. Conference EPSA13, University of Helsinki

9/19/2012
“Good Dissent, Bad Dissent: When Dissent is Hostile to Science”. Conference GAP.8, University of Konstanz

7/5/2012
“Glaubwürdige Klimaforschung? Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis zwischen Demokratie und Machtinteressen”. Selection Workshop deutscher Studienpreis, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin

6/16/2012
“Certainty, Uncertainty, and Robustness in Climate Modeling”. Conference Models and Simulations 5, University of Helsinki

5/31/2012
“Pluralism, Objectivity, and Democracy”. Conference Democracy, Legality and Policy,
University of Tilburg

4/26/2012
“Normal Science and Political Interests. On the Progress of Policy-relevant Sciences”. Sydney-Tilburg-Conference The Progress of Science, University of Tilburg

4/4/2012
“Pluralismus, Objektivität und Demokratie”. Invitation, Philosophy Department, University of Bern

7/20/2011
“Scientific Credibility in the Public: Why it is Important, How it is Challenged” and “Pluralism and Objectivity: on Longino’s and Kitcher’s Approaches”. 14th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, University of Nancy

7/2/2011
“Comment on Janet Kourany’s Philosophy of Science after Feminism“. BiCoDa-Conference Research in its Technological Setting, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF), Bielefeld

6/8/2011
“Die Glaubwürdigkeit der Wissenschaft. Ein wissenschafts- und erkenntnistheoretischer Beitrag zur Lage der Klimaforschung”. Invitation, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe

6/1/2011
“A Comment on Agnotology”. Conference Agnotology: Ways of Producing, Preserving, and Dealing with Ignorance, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF), Bielefeld

4/14/2010
“The Repoliticization of Philosophy of Science. On the Debate Between Helen Longino and Philip Kitcher”. Sydney-Tilburg-Conference The Future of Philosophy of Science, University of Tilburg

5/29/2009
“Truth and Distortion: the Mass Media’s Importance for Scientific Credibility”. ESF-Conference On the Politicisation of Science, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF), Bielefeld