Episode 91: Holly Andersen

On Episode 91, Nick chats with Holly Andersen, Associate Professor at Simon Frasier University, about her cutting edge work on causation: including her research on causal explanations and causal modeling in the biomedical sciences, pattern recognition, causal questions in sports analysis, and problems related to mental causation and to the connections between action and causation. Timestamps: (0:00) - Introduction - We’re back! (2:36) - Holly Andersen and life in Vancouver (5:05) - Reflections on the 2022 PSA Meeting and upcoming 2024 meeting (9:06) - Holly’s background and upbringing in Montana (15:14) - Holly’s academic journey pre-philosophy of science (23:26) - Challenges in graduate school at Pitt (27:47) - The big questions that Holly is attempting to address/clarify/resolve (33:16) - The work that Holly is proudest of (39:04) - What is the future of causation in philosophy (43:11) - Causation within Holly’s upcoming work (48:45) - Link with causation and dynamical systems (50:03) - Upcoming book on causation (51:43) - Side interests (science fiction and history) (57:25) - The greatest challenge that philosophy of science faces today