Conor Mayo-Wilson

Conor Mayo-Wilson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Washington, part of the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. (2012) and two M.S. degrees (2009) from Carnegie Mellon University, along with B.S./B.A. degrees (2006) in Mathematics and Philosophy from Stanford University. His research focuses on formal and social epistemology, philosophy of science/mathematics, decision/game theory, and logic. Key areas include causal inference, testimonial norms in science, and the epistemology of probability.

Education:

• Ph.D. Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University (2012)
• M.S. Logic, Computation, and Methodology (2009)
• M.S. Mathematics (2009)
• B.A. Philosophy (Honors), Stanford University (2006)
• B.S. Mathematics, Stanford University (2006)

Research interests span formal epistemology (scoring rules, imprecise credences), social epistemology (scientific collaboration, testimony reliability), and foundational issues in science/mathematics (causality, historical developments). Notable publications include work on structural chaos, wisdom of crowds dynamics, and the independence thesis in group epistemology. Awards include the Josephine de Karman Fellowship (2010-2011) and Stanford’s Chick D’Arpino Prize (2003).

Teaching includes courses on philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, probability, and the scientific revolution. He coordinates the MA program at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy and has organized conferences like FEW 2017. His work integrates computational models (e.g., agent-based simulations) to study epistemic processes and scientific communities.