IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLES OF THOUGHT
OPENING CONFERENCE OF THE RADBOUD CENTER FOR NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
On 9 and 10 January 2025 the RCNP is celebrating its official opening. The event features a number of renowned international scholars in the history and philosophy of physics. It includes four thematic sessions with talks and panel discussions, a banquet, and a theatre performance. The title of the event, Impossible Triangles of Thought, refers to Penrose’s impossible triangle as well as to a book by Alain Connes, André Lichnerowicz, and Marcel Paul Schutzenberger about the intersection of mathematics, physics and philosophy, i.e., the very three domains that the RCNP aims to bring together.
Both researchers and graduate and undergraduate students are invited to join us. Registration is now open and ends on December 13 or earlier if the limit of 75 participants is reached. Please register here and please mention whether you want to join for dinner in the comments.
When: 9-10 January 2025
Where: Radboud University, Huygensgebouw, HG00.307
Directions: From Nijmegen Centraal to train station Heyendaal or by bus (10 or 15) to Huygensgebouw
Speakers: Jeremy Butterfield, Erik Curiel, Henk de Regt, Dennis Dieks, Hans Halvorson, Eleanor Knox, Klaas Landsman, Dennis Lehmkuhl, Kerry McKenzie, Carla Rita Palmerino, Tomasz Placek, James Read, Bryan Roberts, Flavio del Santo, Emilie Skulberg, Jos Uffink, Jeroen van Dongen, Sylvia Wenmackers
Organizing Committee: Silvester Borsboom, Klaas Landsman, Henk de Regt, Kian Salimkhani, Marij van Strien, Manus Visser, Martin Voggenauer, Karla Weingarten
Preliminary programme
January 9
9:30 – 10:00 Introduction and official opening (Klaas Landsman, Henk de Regt, Carla Rita Palmerino)
10:00 – 12:30 Superheroes: Jeremy Butterfield, Dennis Dieks, Jos Uffink
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 17:30 Black holes: Erik Curiel, Jeroen van Dongen, Dennis Lehmkuhl, Emilie Skulberg
19:00 Buffet dinner (free for all registered participants)
January 10
9:00 – 12:30 Philosophy of physics: Hans Halvorson, Eleanor Knox, Kerry McKenzie, Tomasz Placek
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 Big Bang variations (Theater Adhoc)
15:30 – 18:00 Into the future: James Read, Bryan Roberts, Flavio del Santo, Sylvia Wenmackers
19:00 Borrell
