Wendy Parker

Reader in Philosophy

Associate Director, Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS)

Durham University, UK


Email: wendy.parker[at]durham.ac.uk  
                            

Research interests

- computer simulation
- climate change
- evidence
- uncertainty
- measurement
- values in science
- science and public policy

Some recent papers
Parker, W.S. and J.S. Risbey 2015. False precision, surprise and improved uncertainty assessment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 373(2055): 20140453.
Parker, W.S. 2015. Computer simulation, measurement and data assimilation. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
Katzav, J. and W.S. Parker 2015. The future of climate modeling. Climatic Change 132(4): 475.

Parker, W.S. 2015. Getting (even more) serious about similarity. Biology and Philosophy 30(2): 267-276.
Parker, W.S. 2014. Values and uncertainties in climate prediction, revisited. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 46: 24-30.
Parker, W.S. 2014. Simulation and understanding in the study of weather and climate. Perspectives on Science 22(3): 336-356.
Parker, W.S. 2013. Ensemble modeling, uncertainty and robust predictions. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 4(3): 213-223.
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