CfP: Perspectives on Scientific Error

TiLPS, Tilburg University, NL
26-27 June 2017


Invited Speakers:
Edouard Machery, University of Pittsburgh
Barbara Osimani, LMU Munich
Wendy Parker, Durham University
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, University of Amsterdam

This workshop brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers interested in issues of scientific error. Participants 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:
o replicability of research findings
o statistical and social reforms to address error (e.g., Bayesian vs frequentist statistics, publication practices, incentive structures)
o evidence aggregation, meta-analysis, and evidence hierarchies
o error propagation and error correction
o values in science, and their impact on scientific error
o trust in science, science denial, etc.

Submissions on any of these topics are welcome, either as contributed talks or as posters. More information can be found on the workshop website.

The workshop is sponsored by ERC Starting Investigator Grant No. 640638, “Making Scientific Inferences More Objective”: https://msio.wordpress.com.

Dates and Deadlines:
20 April: Submission Deadline
30 April: Notification of Acceptance
26-27 June: Workshop

Organizers:
Noah van Dongen (Tilburg University, NL)
Felipe Romero(Tilburg University, NL)

Jan Sprenger (Tilburg University, NL)