Mike Stuart

I’m a philosopher interested in how scientists think.

I draw on historical sources, social scientific methods, and results from cognitive science to inform philosophical analyses of how scientists use tools like artificial intelligence, computer simulations, thought experiments, visualizations, metaphors, and models.

I’m especially interested in how imagination plays a role in scientific thinking, and how AI is changing that role. Increasingly, I am concerned about the ethics of science, and non-scientific uses of AI.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD University of Toronto
• Master's degree York University (2007 — 2008)
• Bachelor of Arts - BA York University (2003 — 2007)

Companies

• Associate Professor Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (2021)
• Associate Professor Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (2021)
• Research Fellow Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker Center for Foundational Research (2020)
• Swiss National Science Foundation Research Fellow Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva (2018)
• International Research Fellow University of Zurich Digital Society Initiative (2019 — 2020)
• Postdoctoral Fellow The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2016 — 2018)
• Visiting Scholar University of Cambridge (2018 — 2018)