Who I am.I am a philosopher of science based at the University of Cambridge. I am Course Director in Philosophy at the the Institute of Continuing Education and Senior Teaching Associate. I am also a Teaching Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence and a Bye Fellow at Newnham College. Read about my role at ICE here.
Before coming to Cambridge, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy and a Lecturer at the University of Sydney. I obtained my PhD in Philosophy from the University of Bristol and my undergraduate degree in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from the University of Athens. |
What I do.
I research on the role of beauty in science, asking questions such as:
- What makes an experiment beautiful?
- What role do aesthetic experiences play in scientific practice?
- Are beautiful scientific products, such as theories, experiments or images, more likely to reveal truths about nature or to mislead us?
- What is the role of creativity in scientific discovery and can AI enhance it?
- Does the automation of science threaten the aesthetic experiences of scientists, often seen as a leading motivators for scientific work?
Other things.
My work has received a number of prestigious prizes and recognitions, including the American Philosophical Association's Routledge, Taylor and Francis Prize, the American Philosophical Association's Public Philosophy Op-Ed Prize, the American Philosophical Association Award for Diversity and Inclusiveness Initiatives, the Institutional Strategy LMU Excellence Award, and an International Young Leader Award from the University of Athens.
My Erdös number is 4: Erdös→J. M. Anderson→K. Binmore→C. Paternotte→Me.
My Erdös number is 4: Erdös→J. M. Anderson→K. Binmore→C. Paternotte→Me.