Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/WJ0TtKmXCL0 Series: Conservation Speaker: Ayelet Shavit (Tel Hai College and Technion) Title: “Meaning and Measure: ‘Diversity’,‘Heterogeneity’ and ‘Locality’ in Biodiversity Models.” Abstract The meaning of ‘biodiversity’ is constituted by the concept of difference and its measure within and between biological groups (e.g., populations, species etc.) at one or more localities. The aim of this talk… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Ayelet Shavit, “Meaning and Measure: ‘Diversity’, ‘Heterogeneity’ and ‘Locality’ in Biodiversity Models.”

Livestream https://youtu.be/iHQhAR5fCdg Series: OLOFOS Speaker: Maarten van Dyck (UGent) Commentator : Kévin Chalas (UCLouvain) Talk: "The coordination of time in Galileo's experiments." Abstract When Poincaré introduced his conventionalist ideas, the measurement of time was one of his prime examples. In my talk I will use the puzzles that he raised to have a fresh look… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Maarten van Dyck: “The coordination of time in Galileo’s experiments.”

Livestream https://youtu.be/4Law--E1xJM Series: Logic and Philosophy Speaker: Pawel Pawlowski (Ghent University) Title: “One framework to rule them all. How to overcome Dugundji's theorem by using non-deterministic semantics for modal logics.” Abstract: Kripke's or possible world semantics are now commonly associated with modal logics. Its impact on the development of modal logics is undisputed. However, this… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Pawel Pawlowski, “One framework to rule them all. How to overcome Dugundji’s theorem by using non-deterministic semantics for modal logics”

Livestream https://youtu.be/sp3nIo9TGvo Series: WIP Speaker: Robert Frühstückl (Universität Bielefeld) Title: “Defending a multidimensional concept of biodiversity: consequences for theory and conservation.” Abstract: The concept of "biodiversity" is intended to fulfill several desiderata, such as (1) biodiversity should be operationalizable; (2) it should denote a causally salientproperty of ecological systems; and (3) the concept should facilitate… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Robert Frühstückl, “Defending a multidimensional concept of biodiversity: consequences for theory and conservation”