The Bubble Chamber was founded by the University of Toronto’s Science Policy Working Group. We are a group of history and philosophy of science graduate students who have been discussing ways to connect our work more directly to the public sphere.
The editorial board consists of:
Mike is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Toronto's IHPST. His research concentrates on social epistemology, the use of economics in philosophy of science, and philosophy of economics.
Curtis actively works on a variety of topics in the philosophy of science. Three of his main interests are the ethics of scientific research, the nature of scientific representation, and the role of science and values in public policy-making.
Michelle's research interests lie in the history of high school science education, and her dissertation looks at science teaching in Ontario high schools and the French Catholic classical colleges of Quebec. She's also fascinated by the history of cognitive psychology and pedagogical approaches to critical thinking.
Jonathan is a PhD candidate at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. He is writing a history of defence research in Canada from 1947 to 1974, which covers the story of the Defence Research Board. He blogs regularly at boffinsandcoldwarriors.blogspot.com/
Greg Lusk is a PhD student at the University of Toronto. His research is in philosophy of science with special interests in scientific models, representation, and climate change. In his spare time he enjoys backpacking, skiing, fishing and recreational softball.
Boaz Miller is an Azrieli postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Philosophy, the University of Haifa. He has a PhD and MA from the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto. His areas of specialization are philosophy of science and social epistemology. He works in the intersection of philosophy of science, analytic epistemology and science and technology studies. He studies scientific expertise, the relations between knowledge and consensus, and the relations between social values and evidence. He has a BSc in computer science and "Amirim" Interdisciplinary Honors Program from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Eleanor Louson is a PhD student in the Science and Technology Studies program at York University. She has degrees in biochemistry and philosophy from Bishop's University and a MA from the IHPST. She now works in the philosophy and history of biology, with a focus on evolutionary theory. Current research interests include the adaptationism debate, the communication of science in wildlife documentaries, and the Canadian shell shock experience in WWI.
Michael Cournoyea is a doctoral student at the IHPST at the University of Toronto. He received his BSc at McGill University in Biology and Philosophy and has worked at the intersection of these disciplines for the last five years. He currently works as a don at Victoria College and is active in student life on campus. His work examines the pluralism and politics of causal explanations in medicine -- whether biomedical, evolutionary, phenomenological, or sociological. The implications of his work are pragmatic, engaging issues in racialized medicine, the sovereignty of patient health, and how we should live the healthy life.
Rebecca Moore is a fourth year Ph.D. student at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in history and microbiology and her MA at the University of Toronto in the history and philosophy of science. After working as the coordinator of a science communications program at the University of Guelph, Rebecca returned to the IHPST to complete her Ph.D. Rebecca is currently using the tools of the history and philosophy of science to look at the contemporary issue of genetically modified (GM) crops. She is especially interested in the intellectual property structures that allow for the patenting of GM crops and the popular understanding of the gene and its influence on the patenting process.
The Bubble Chamber is a blog written by historians and philosophers of science for discussing contemporary issues of science and society through the lens of historical context and critical analysis.
Founded by the University of Toronto's Science Policy Working Group, The Bubble Chamber is a forum for those interested in a critical assessment of science in society and the development, regulation, and trajectory of science.
The Bubble Chamber is produced by the HPS-Policy group at the University of Toronto's Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.
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