Frederick Eberhardt
Professor of Philosophy
B.S., London School of Economics, 2002; M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005; Ph.D., 2007. Caltech, 2013-.
Profile
Frederick Eberhardt's research primarily focuses on methods for causation and how we might learn about causal relations from data. His research projects generally fall in an area of overlap between philosophy, machine learning, statistics, and cognitive science. He has also done some historical work on the philosopher Hans Reichenbach, especially on his frequentist interpretation of
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Research Summary
Causality; Causal and Statistical Inference; Philosophy of Science; Hans Reichenbach
Caltech Affiliations
- The Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy (LCSSP)
- T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience
- Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS)
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Regulating Engineered Microbes for Environmental Release
July 08, 2024
The Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy has released a report outlining policy recommendations for the safe and effective regulation of engineered microbes for environmental release.
New Center Aims to Help Shape Public Science Policy
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March 30, 2023
Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy within the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences launches with a public forum on the ethics of artificial intelligence later this Spring.