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Events, publications & news about the philosophy of astronomy & cosmology, especially within the EU. Posts by the UPAC research group, uu.nl/upac X: @EU_phil_cosmo Mastodon: @EU_phil_cosmo@hcommons.social
The next UPAC colloquium speaker session will be held tomorrow (10 Mar 2026, 15h30-17h00), we will be hosting James Ladyman [University of Bristol], who will give a talk on "The open-closed system distinction and cosmology". For more information,Β visit:
uu.nl/upac-colloquium
The next UPAC colloquium reading session will take place tomorrow (3 Mar 2026, 16h00-17h00), where we will be discussing the article "Ξ and the limits of effective field theory" by Adam Koberinski and Chris Smeenk, www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
More info: uu.nl/upac-colloquium
The recording of the UPAC colloquium on February 10th, in which Rami Jreige (University of Bristol) gave a talk titled: "The Interpretation Problem of Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiments", can now be found on the UPAC YouTube channel!
youtu.be/_rA-vY0-hPA?...
For the next UPAC colloquium Work in Progress session tomorrow (24 Feb 2026, 16h00-17h00), we will be discussing a draft by Aude Corbeel (University of Amsterdam) titled "Teleportation in the Lab: Analogue Gravity on a Quantum Computer?"
MoreΒ infoΒ at:
uu.nl/upac-colloquium
The next UPAC colloquium speaker session will be held tomorrow (10 Feb 2026, 15h30-17h00), we will be hosting Rami Jreige [University of Bristol], who will give a talk on "The Interpretation Problem of Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiments". For more information,Β visit:
uu.nl/upac-colloquium
The next UPAC colloquium will take place on next week's Tuesday (3 Feb 2026, 16h00-17h00), where we will be discussing the article βThe First Three Minutes: Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Particle Physicsβ by Siyu Yao, siyuyaogy.github.io/SY_Big%20His...
More info at:
uu.nl/upac-colloquium
Workshop: philosophy of spin-2 gravity & gravitational waves
Utrecht, 22 April 2026
www.uu.nl/en/research/...
For the next UPAC colloquium Work in Progress session tomorrow (27 Jan 2026, 16h00-17h00), we will be discussing a draft by Caspar Jacobs (Leiden University) & Niels Martens (Utrecht University) titled "The Nomic Status of Fundamental Constants of Nature"
MoreΒ infoΒ at:
uu.nl/upac-colloquium
The recording of the UPAC colloquium on January 6th, in which Siska de Baerdemaeker (Stockholm University) gave a talk titled: "Modeling (Dark Matter in) the Milky Way", can now be found online!
youtu.be/g25lfXn2Cyw?...
What are PhD candidates working on the history, philosophy, and foundations of physics in the Netherlands doing these days? Find out at the next HPP-NL graduate meeting, taking place on the 30th of January in Amsterdam!
More info at:
hpp-nl.nl/2nd-hpp-nl-g...
The next UPAC colloquium will take place on next week's Tuesday (13 Jan 2026, 16h00-17h00), where we will be discussing the article "Controversy on the Materiality and Structure of Spacetime" by Rafael-AndrΓ©s AlemaΓ±-Berenguer, link.springer.com/article/10.1...
More info: www.uu.nl/en/research/...
'How Do We Measure Dark Matter?' a talk by Chris Smeenk (Western University) from the UPAC Colloquium speaker session on December 9th. (4/4)
youtu.be/9toCC1hDPzM?...
`Holography and Black Holes,' by Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam); from the from the UPAC Colloquium speaker session on October 7th. (3/4)
youtu.be/rQVm3U_I0ts
'Localising the Singular Structure of Spacetime,' a talk by Franciszek Cudek (University of Oxford); from the UPAC Colloquium speaker session on the 16th of September. (2/4)
youtu.be/HEpgty13TEE
With the end of 2025 getting close, there is no better time than now to catch up with the UPAC colloquium speaker sessions! Recordings of the talks can be found on our YouTube channel. For example from this last semester, there are talks on: (thread 1/4)
www.youtube.com/@UPAC_UU
'Localising the Singular Structure of Spacetime,' a talk by Franciszek Cudek (University of Oxford); from the UPAC Colloquium speaker session on the 16th of September. (4/4)
youtu.be/HEpgty13TEE
`Holography and Black Holes,' by Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam); from the from the UPAC Colloquium speaker session on October 7th. (3/4)
youtu.be/rQVm3U_I0ts
'How Do We Measure Dark Matter?' a talk by Chris Smeenk (Western University) from the UPAC Colloquium speaker session on December 9th. (2/4)
youtu.be/9toCC1hDPzM?...
New preprint by Simon AllzΓ©n @leviatan.bsky.social on dark matter
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27484/
New preprint on inflation, dark energy & the spacetime-matter dichotomy.
arxiv.org/abs/2512.10775
Call for abstracts for the 3rd History and Philosophy of Cosmology conference, in Athens
conferences.uoa.gr/event/117/
Beautifully illustrated science communication piece on black hole imaging, by Peter Galison et al.
(Best viewed on a laptop/tablet.)
planetaryvision.antikythera.org
The recording of the UPAC colloquium speaker session on December 2nd, in which Marta Pedroni (University of Geneva) gave a talk titled "Singularity Resolution in Loop Quantum Gravity", has just been uploaded!
youtu.be/noh_rdUSRh4?...
Aude Corbeel & Sebastian de Haro on black holes & quantum info
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27365/
The next UPAC colloquium speaker session will be held tomorrow (9 Dec 2025, 15h30-17h00), we will be hosting Chris Smeenk [Western University], who will give a talk on "How Do We Measure Dark Matter?". For more information,Β visit:
www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Including lots of astronomy and cosmology chapters
The next UPAC colloquium speaker session will be held tomorrow (2 Dec 2025, 15h30-17h00), we will be hosting Marta Pedroni [University of Geneva], who will give a talk on "Singularity Resolution in Loop Quantum Gravity". For more information,Β visit:
www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Dennis Lehmkuhl on the various interpretations of black hole singularities: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Prof Chris Smeenk (Western Uni, London Ontario) will be giving the 2025 Beth Lecture, presenting his upcoming book with @jamesowenweatherall.com on the aim and structure of cosmological theory.
10 Dec 2025, Academiegebouw Utrecht, 19:30-21:00, followed by reception.
hpp-nl.nl/events/beth2...
For the next UPAC colloquium Work in Progress session tomorrow (25 Nov 2025, 16h00-17h00), we will be discussing a draft byΒ Antonio Ferreiro & Alex Fleuren (Utrecht University) titled "Another Critical Look at Inflationary Cosmology"
MoreΒ infoΒ at:
www.uu.nl/en/research/...