In this paper I discuss the first “multi-messenger” observations of a binary neutron star
merger and kilonova. These observations, touted as “revolutionary,” included both …

In this paper, I provide an account of direct (vs. indirect) detection in gravitational-wave
astrophysics. In doing so, I highlight the epistemic considerations that lurk behind existing …

In this paper, I first show that similarity accounts of scientific pictures fail with more realistic
cases of scientific pictures. My primary case study is the picture of a black hole, from which I …

Scientists often make use of epistemic representations in order to perform investigations
about the real world. So far, philosophers of science interested in epistemic representation …

This paper examines the opportunities and pitfalls of theory-mediated measurement in
astrophysics. I locate the main danger not in the use of models of the target phenomena, but …