Scientific facts and democratic values

I spoke at the Circling the Square conference last week, keeping closely to the text I put up before I went to Nottingham.  The most signi...

Piketty and the problems of data interpretation

I have not read Piketty, but like many in my position I will not let that stop me talking about the debate of his book focusing on data inte...

Is it robust knowledge or make believe? Evidence, uncertainty and the role of values.

I am participating in the " Circling the square:Research, politics, media and impact " conference next week and I am collecting m...

Objections to Objectivity

I start with a warning that this is a synthesis-in-development of some thoughts about mathematics, economics, objectivity and justification....