Previous Talks on Video
CU Boulder Physics and Philosophy Colloquium: Transcendental conditions for the successful use of effective field theories
UNAM Astronomy Colloquium: Philosophical reflections on the cosmological constant
Western University: Do we have a theory of the early universe?
Western University: It’s not 0K: Conceptual issues in finite-temperature field theory
Perimeter Institute Workshop on Quantum Spacetime: Where effective field theory fails
Pittsburgh Lunchtime Talk: Renormalization group explanations in particle physics
Center for Philosophy of Science 5-minute fellows
Pittsburgh Lunchtime Talk: Philosophy of the cosmological constant
Geneva Beyond Spacetime Prize Talk: Problems with the cosmological constant problem
Rotman Dialogue with Jenann Ismael: How Physics Makes us Free
Upcoming Talks
“Deflating effective field theory”, Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy and Cosmology Group, October 13, 2026.
To be determined, Transdisciplinary Approaches to Learning, Acquisition and Multilingualism Group, Lund University December 2026.
To be determined, Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop, NTU Singapore July 2027.
To be determined, Progress Through Principles Workshop, TU Dresden September 2027.
Pop Science Articles
Cosmic Inflation: The Paradigm without a Theory, IAI.tv December 2024
How the Higgs Discovery Broke Particle Physics, IAI.tv August 2024
Rotman Institute, Interview with Adam Koberinski June 2020
What does the cosmological problem tell us about effective field theory? June 2020
Does cosmology need inflation? Feb 2020