Funded Research Projects
Philosophical Foundations of the Edge of the Universe (EDGE)
This project is an interdisciplinary programme of research that combines elements of philosophy, physics, and mathematics in order to study the nature of boundaries as applied to the universe as a whole.
Episodic Memory: Uniquely Human?
We remember many events from our past, from the momentous to the mundane. Most of us find we can ‘mentally replay’ these past events in our mind’s eye. This kind of memory is called episodic memory. This project addresses two puzzles about episodic memory.
Not in My Name! The Ethics of Acting for Others
This project explores the moral significance of two ubiquitous yet opaque phenomena. People often justify actions as being ‘on behalf of’ others, yet those others frequently respond with indignation and rejection.
Your Boss is a Machine: Protecting Worker Autonomy in an AI-Driven Economy'
This project investigates questions of autonomy, good work, and the future of work in an economy permeated by AI.
Canine Intelligence
Probing relationships among cognitive and health traits in an animal model, this project plans to explore ways in which hypotheses concerning relationships among cognitive and health traits in an animal model - the dog - could be specified and tested.
Hazard Impact Tracker
This project aims to empower private customers (insurers, reinsurers) and aid agencies alike to effectively respond to cyclones worldwide with the Hazard Impact Tracker (HIT).
Cohesion and Deliberative Decision-Making
This project brings together researchers in the LSE’s Departments of Government and of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method to investigate the contribution that deliberation can make to social cohesiveness.
