Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Nick initially studied physics, and then did a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science. He was a research fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, 2004-8. His philosophical work has been on the interpretation of probability and on methodological disputes in the history of science. He coordinated the Arts with Data Science BA between 2018 and 2024.
Research Interests
Nick's earlier work focused on methodological issues in the history and sociology of science. More recently, he has become interested in the metaphysics of chance, the foundations of statistics and machine learning, and the philosophy of mind.
Education/Academic qualification
B.A.,M.SCI,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
Accepting PhD Students
- Accepting PhD Students
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Knowledge: Science and Education
Tosh, N., 1 Sep 2022, A Cultural History of Memory in the Long Twentieth Century. BloomsburyResearch output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Sliming the experts
Tosh, N., 1 Jun 2021, In: Irish Philosophical Society Yearbook 2020/21 .Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article
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Knowledge: Science and Education
Tosh, N., 2020, A Cultural History of Memory in the Long Twentieth Century.Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter
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A (very) brief intellectual history of AI
Tosh, N., 1 Feb 2018, RTE.Research output: Other contribution (Published) › Other contribution
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DNA methylation haplotypes as cancer markers
Seoighe, C., Tosh, N. J. & Greally, J. M., 27 Aug 2018, In: Nature Genetics.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 4 Invited Talk
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Philosophy of Science Colloquium
Tosh, N. (Other)
2 Dec 2015Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Invited Talk
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IZWT Kolloquium
Tosh, N. (Other)
18 Jun 2014Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Invited Talk
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Annual Conference of the Irish Philosophical Association
Tosh, N. (Other)
22 Feb 2013 → 23 Feb 2014Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Invited Talk
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Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association
Tosh, N. (Other)
9 Jul 2010 → 11 Jul 2010Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Invited Talk