Philosophers win NSF grant to study false beliefs
Philosophers win NSF grant to study false beliefs
- December 17, 2019
- Cailin O'Connor and Jim Weatherall, LPS, Daily Nous, Dec. 17, 2019
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Two philosophers have won a $431,892 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the formation and spread of false beliefs and their implications for the public understanding of science. Cailin O’Connor and James Weatherall of the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine will be using the three-year grant for research, course creation, and policy development.
For the full story, please visit http://dailynous.com/2019/12/17/philosophers-win-nsf-grant-study-false-beliefs/.
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