All talks are at 4 pm in Skinner 1115, unless otherwise noted. For current events in foundations of physics, see http://carnap.umd.edu/philphysics/calendar.html. 

"Grading, Sorting and the Sorites" 
Tim Maudlin (Philosophy, Rutgers University) 
October 17 

"Causes That Make a Difference" 
Ken Waters (Director, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota) 
February 20 

"Humean Chance and the Principal Principle" 
Carl Hoefer (Research Professor, ICREA and UAB, Spain;
Visiting Professor, U Michigan) 
This talk, sceduled for March 5, has been cancelled. 

New Directions in the Foundations of Physics 
American Institute of Physics, College Park, April 25 - 27, 2008 
The seventh annual conference sponsored by the Foundations of Physics Group (University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University).

Speakers:

Bob Coecke (Oxford University Computing Group)
Nicolas Gisin (Applied Physics, Geneva)
Pieter Kok (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Sheffield)
Bei-Lok Hu (Physics, University of Maryland)
Wayne Myrvold (Philosophy, University of Western Ontario)
Laura Ruetsche (Philosophy, Pittsburgh)
Roger Stuewer (School of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota)
Ben Toner (Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, Amsterdam)
Bill Unruh (Physics, UBC)

For further information, see Conference.  
 

Colloquium Series - Archive 
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Quantum Information and Quantum Computing Lecture Series (Spring 1999)