The inaugural PPE Philanthropy Project workshop seeks to match foundations with faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates students who can deliver imaginative responses to philanthropy’s knottiest challenges and questions. Participants will bring expertise in the philosophical, political, and economic … Read more
Please join us for the first talk of the year in our PPE Speaker Series! This is a free lecture, open to the public, with Q&A to follow. Pizza will be provided after the event! Abstract: How will current … Read more
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Abstract: In Sovereign Virtue, Ronald Dworkin wrote “Almost everyone assumes that democracy means equal voting power”. If anything like that is true, much hangs on how we understand voting power. The standard account is that your voting power is the … Read more
We are pleased to inform you that the 56th annual Chapel Hill Colloquium in Philosophy will take place from Friday afternoon, September 27 through Saturday evening, September 28, 2024. Registration is required and is now closed. 56th Chapel … Read more
The application of machine learning (ML) techniques to electrocardiograms (ECG) has significantly enhanced the utility of the ECG as a biomarker of cardiac health and disease. Within a few years, there has been an explosion in different applications of ML-enhanced … Read more
This salon will be held in Caldwell 103 on Wednesday, October 9, at 6:30 pm. Please use the form HERE to request a seat!Salon leader:Logan Mitchell Description: Every four years, people yell at each other about the ethics of voting … Read more
On Thursday, October 17, the PPE program is hosting a salon with Milan Singh. The central question: how do you win an election? Request your seat HERE. This question is particularly relevant to students. This fall, North Carolina will be … Read more
Title: The Boundaries of Incompleteness Abstract: Are the fundamental principles of mathematical reasoning consistent? An early goal of mathematical logic was to prove the consistency of various parts of mathematics. Gödel discovered a major obstacle to achieving this goal; no reasonable list of axioms … Read more
