18 March 2010 – 6 pm
Speaker: Thierry Martin (IHPST)
Commentator : Thomas Heams (Agroparistech)
Seminars
“The Probabilism Sessions” are a transdisciplinary research seminar focused on the role of probability in the sciences. In the seminar, specialists from any science compare their methods and definitions. Augustin Cournot’s writings on probability theory serve as the source of inspiration.
Probabilities of probabilities
21 January 2010 – 6 pm
Speaker: Bernard Walliser (E.H.E.S.S.)
Commentator : Mikaël Cozic (E.N.S.)
Speaker: Bernard Walliser (E.H.E.S.S.)
Commentator : Mikaël Cozic (E.N.S.)
Part 1/2: Bernard Walliser
Part 2/2: discussion by Mikaël Cozic
The Keynesian Concept of Uncertainty
25 November 2009
Speaker: André Orléan (CNRS)
Commentator: Michèle Leclerc (EHESS)
Speaker: André Orléan (CNRS)
Commentator: Michèle Leclerc (EHESS)
Three Sources of Probability Calculations in the XVIIIth Century
28 October 2009
Speaker: Michel Armatte (Centre Alexandre Koyré)
Commentator: Pierre-Charles Pradier (Université Paris-I)
Speaker: Michel Armatte (Centre Alexandre Koyré)
Commentator: Pierre-Charles Pradier (Université Paris-I)
Part 1/2: Michel Armatte
Part 2/2: discussion by Pierre-Charles Pradier
The Probabilization of Risk
30 September 2009
Speaker: Pierre-Charles Pradier (University of Paris I)
Commentators: Yuri Biondi (C.N.R.S.) and Nicole El Karoui (École Polytechnique)
Speaker: Pierre-Charles Pradier (University of Paris I)
Commentators: Yuri Biondi (C.N.R.S.) and Nicole El Karoui (École Polytechnique)
Part 1/2: Pierre-Charles Pradier
Part 2/2: discussion by Yuri Biondi (C.N.R.S.) and Nicole El Karoui (École Polytechnique)
An Economic Analysis of Panics
25 May 2009
Speakers: Desiree Desierto (University of the Philippines) and John Nye (George Mason University, Virginia)
Commentator: Xavier Ragot (C.N.R.S.)
Speakers: Desiree Desierto (University of the Philippines) and John Nye (George Mason University, Virginia)
Commentator: Xavier Ragot (C.N.R.S.)
Bayesian Confirmation Theory
26 March 2009
Speaker: Mikaël Cozic (École Normale Supérieure)
Commentator: Brian Hill (G.R.E.G.H.E.C.)
Speaker: Mikaël Cozic (École Normale Supérieure)
Commentator: Brian Hill (G.R.E.G.H.E.C.)
Stochastic Models of Decision Making
5 February 2009
Speaker: Jérôme Sackur (École Normale Supérieure)
Commentator: Catherine Tallon-Baudry (C.N.R.S.)
Speaker: Jérôme Sackur (École Normale Supérieure)
Commentator: Catherine Tallon-Baudry (C.N.R.S.)
Part 1/2: Jérôme Sackur
Part 2/2: discussion
Probabilism Theories: From Bayes to Reichenbach
20 November 2008
Speaker: Alexis Bienvenu (I.H.P.S.T.)
Commentator: Bernard Walliser (E.H.E.S.S.)
Speaker: Alexis Bienvenu (I.H.P.S.T.)
Commentator: Bernard Walliser (E.H.E.S.S.)
Determinism & Freedom
16 October 2008
Speaker: Ted Honderich (University College London)
Commentator: Edouard Guinet (Philosopher)
Speaker: Ted Honderich (University College London)
Commentator: Edouard Guinet (Philosopher)
The Autonomization of Probability as a Science: The Experience of a Probabilist
18 September 2008
Speaker: Nicole El Karoui (École Polytechnique)
Commentator: Michel Armatte (Centre Alexandre Koyré)
Speaker: Nicole El Karoui (École Polytechnique)
Commentator: Michel Armatte (Centre Alexandre Koyré)
Part 1/2: Nicole El Karoui
Part 2/2: discussion
Probabilism in Natural History
19 June 2008
Speakers: Guillaume Lecointre (French Natural History Museum) and Pierre Darlu (I.N.S.E.R.M.)
Commentator: Thierry Martin (University of Franche-Comté)
Speakers: Guillaume Lecointre (French Natural History Museum) and Pierre Darlu (I.N.S.E.R.M.)
Commentator: Thierry Martin (University of Franche-Comté)
Probability Theories of Causality
5 June 2008
Speaker: Isabelle Drouet (University of Pittsburgh)
Commentator: Max Kistler (University of Grenoble)
Speaker: Isabelle Drouet (University of Pittsburgh)
Commentator: Max Kistler (University of Grenoble)
The Random Expression of Genes: Probability or Biological Parameter?
20 March 2008
Speaker: Thomas Heams (I.N.R.A.)
Commentator: Franck Varenne (C.N.R.S.)
Speaker: Thomas Heams (I.N.R.A.)
Commentator: Franck Varenne (C.N.R.S.)
Part 1/2
Part 2/2