Joseph Berkovitz, University of Toronto

Research

Climate change Uncertainties in climate change predictions IPCC assessment reports Philosophy of probability Philosophy of climate change Decision theory Imprecise probabilities Group-level probabilities

Latest funding

Climate Change Predictions: Deciphering the Uncertainties
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$45,740
The world of de Finetti: a new interpretation of de Finetti's probability theory and its application to quantum mechanics
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$78,646

All 2 grants and awards

Climate Change Predictions: Deciphering the Uncertainties

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Berkovitz, Joseph

Keywords: Climate change; Uncertainties in climate change predictions; IPCC assessment reports; Philosophy of probability; Philosophy of climate change; Decision theory; Imprecise probabilities; Group-level probabilities; Bayesian epistemology; Prediction markets

$45,740

The world of de Finetti: a new interpretation of de Finetti's probability theory and its application to quantum mechanics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Berkovitz, Joseph Z.

Keywords: de Finetti; subjective probability; interpretation of probability; verificationism; instrumentalism; quantum mechanics; quantum probabilities; Bell's theorem

$78,646

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Climate change Dear Professor Berkovitz, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on climate change connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Climate Change Predictions: Deciphering the Uncertainties" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]