An oracle that correctly predicts the outcome of every particle physics experiment, the
products of every possible chemical reaction or the function of every protein would …

Large-scale language technologies are increasingly used in various forms of
communication with humans across different contexts. One particular use case for these …

Climate model projections are used to inform policy decisions and constitute a major focus
of climate research. Confidence in climate projections relies on the adequacy of climate …

The role of values in scientific research has become an important topic of discussion in both
scholarly and popular debates. Pundits across the political spectrum worry that research on …

Simple idealized models seem to provide more understanding than opaque, complex, and
hyper-realistic models. However, an increasing number of scientists are going in the …

An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically
omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the …

What is scientific progress? On Alexander Bird's epistemic account of scientific progress, an
episode in science is progressive precisely when there is more scientific knowledge at the …

Addressing the challenges facing society and the world will require an understanding of the
biases and limitations of science. To combat these challenges, here, we advocate for the …

Traditional biology curricula depict science as an objective field, overlooking the important
influence that human values and biases have on what is studied and who can be a scientist …

This article presents and argues for an account of objectual understanding that aims to do
justice to the full range of cases of scientific understanding, including cases in which one …