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DCAMP workshop: Measurement and Models: from ancient philosophy to public health
26 June 2026 - 26 June 2026
9:00AM - 5:00PM
CL007, Classics and Ancient History Department / Online
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Free
The workshop will explore the topic of measurement and models from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes ancient philosophy, the philosophy and science of measurement, the use of models and measurement in AI, digital humanities, and public health.
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09:15 AM - 10:05 AM
Giulia Bonasio (Classics, Durham University)
On measure(ment) in ancient philosophy as epistemic and ethical tool
10:05 AM - 10:55 AM
Laura Castelli (Classics, Cambridge University)
Aristotle on metron as a principle: two issues
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Peter Heslin (Classics, Durham University)
Bayesian inference for modelling the distant past
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM
Rebecca Jackson and Travis LaCroix (Philosophy, Durham University)
The new problem of coordination: praxical and representational proxies
12:55 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
02:00 PM - 02:55 PM
Luca Mari (Philosophy, Università Cattolica di Milano)
Meaning from measurement: How Metrology & Machine Learning could co-produce knowledge
02:55 PM - 03:45 PM
Sam Bennett and Alex Campolo (Geography, Durham University)
Machine Learning for Medical Prognosis—as/and Measurement?
04:05 PM - 04:55 PM
Francis McKay (Anthropology, Newcastle University and HDRC Gateshead Council)
Measuring Population Flourishing: Reflections from Frontline of Public Health
This hybrid seminar is organised by Dr. Giulia Bonasio and hosted by The Measurement Lab of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
This event is free to attend. Please reserve your space via Eventbrite.