Autumn 2019
Seminar Philosophy of science perspectives on the climate challenge
Interdisciplinary meetings devoted to the foundational and conceptual issues in climate science and climate modelling.
2019–10–04 Introduction
10:15–12:00 Unitobler F004
2019–10–11 Paper discussion
10:15–12:00 Unitobler F004
Frigg, R. et al. (2014). Laplace's demon and the adventures of his apprentices. Philosophy of Science, 81, 31–59. Full text
Nabergall et al. (2019). An antidote for hawkmoths: on the prevalence of structural chaos in non-linear modeling. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 9, 21. Full text
Smith, L. A. (2002). What might we learn from climate forecasts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 4, 2487–92. Full text
McWilliams, J. C. (2007). Irreducible imprecision in atmospheric and oceanic simulations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 21, 8709–13. Full text
2019–10–17 Talk by Roman Frigg
10:15–12:00 Unitobler F001
Talk by Roman Frigg (London School of Economics)
We will discuss an unpublished draft, please contact us to get the document.
2019–10-18 Paper discussion
10:15–12:00 Unitobler F004
Reichstein et al. (2019). Deep learning and process understanding for data-driven Earth system science. Nature, 566, 195–204. Full text
Knüsel et al. (2019). Applying big data beyond small problems in climate research. Nature Climate Change, 9, 196–202. Full text
Unpublished draft. Please contact us to get the document.
2019–11–15 Workshop big data, machine learning, climate modelling & understanding
9:15-12:00 Unitobler F011
With Benedikt Knüsel (ETHZ), Lionel Moret (MeteoSwiss) and Tim Räz (UNIBE).
2019–11–22 Talk by Juan Avella & paper discussion
10:15-12:00 Unitobler F004
Talk by Juan Avella (UNIBE) and discussion of the paper :
Weaver et al. (2013). Improving the contribution of climate model information to decision making. WIREs: Clim Change, 4, 39–60. Full text
2019–11–29 Talk by Mathias Frisch
10:15–12:00 Unitobler F004
Talk by Mathias Frisch (Leibniz Universität Hannover).
2019–12–13 Talk by Emmanuele Russo
10:15–12:00 Unitobler F004
Talk by Emmanuele Russo (UNIBE) and discussion of the paper:
2019–12–05 Talky by Stefan Brönnimann
11:15–13:00 Unitobler F114
Talk by Stefan Brönnimann (UNIBE)