Titel: Perspectives on Scientific Error

Termin: 29.10.2018 bis 30.10.2018

Veranstaltungsort:
Groningen University
Factulty of Philosophy
Oude Boteringestraat 52

Weitere Informationen:
http://www.philos.rug.nl/scientificerror2018/

Kurzbeschreibung: Recent studies reveal a high prevalence of error in published research. Theoretical arguments suggest that many published findings are false, and reports across fields show that many experiments do not replicate.

These errors raise important issues. From a practitioner’s perspective, errors mislead and slow down research projects. From a philosophical perspective, scientific error raises questions about the right forms of scientific inference, scientific progress and the reliability of science as a source of knowledge. From the perspective of the public, scientific error undermines the epistemic authority of science, and the degree to which policy-makers trust scientific experts.

Following the success of the first workshop, the second Perspectives on Scientific Error workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers interested in issues of scientific error. Participants will share their views on how scientific errors can be detected and corrected, how they influence scientific communities, and the perception of science as a whole.


Call for Papers

Following the success of the first workshop, the second Perspectives on Scientific Error workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers interested in issues of scientific error. Participants will share their views on how scientific errors can be detected and corrected, how they influence scientific communities, and the perception of science as a whole.

The topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to:

- replicability of research findings
- statistical and social reforms to address error (e.g., Bayesian vs frequentist statistics, publication practices, incentive structures)
- evidence aggregation, meta-analysis, and evidence hierarchies
- error propagation and error correction
- values in science, and their impact on scientific error
- trust in science, science denial, etc.

Submission guidelines

Please submit an extended abstract (max 1000 words) and a short abstract (max 100 words) suitable for blind review until 17 August 2018 via the EasyChair review system (link below). The following categories are welcome:

Presentations
Posters

Participants should indicate in EasyChair whether they want their presentation submission, if not accepted, to be considered for the poster session.

Notifications of acceptance are expected on August 30, 2018.

Kontakt: scientificerror2018@gmail.com

Veranstalter: The workshop is hosted by the Department of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Groningen.