Articles

Work in progress

• “A Treatise of Humean Nature, etc. etc.,” with N. Dewar. Preprint.
• “Ceci n’est pas un gluon,” with I. Bhalla-Ladd and E. March. Preprint.
• “The Geometry of the Gauge Argument,” with B. Feintzeig.
• “On Stuff: The Field Concept in Classical Physics”.

Peer-reviewed articles & book chapters

• “On (Some) Gauge Theories of Gravity.” Forthcoming in Philosophy of Science. Preprint.
• “We Were Never Sophisticated,” with C. Bradley. Forthcoming in Philosophy of Physics. Preprint.
• “Deterministic Theories,” with H. Halvorson and JB Manchak. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 113(1):134-152. Preprint. Published version.
• “Correctness, Artificial Intelligence, and the Epistemic Value of Mathematical Proof,” with J. Wolfson. Forthcoming in the Journal for the Philosophy of Mathematics. Preprint.
• “Spacetime Models for Cosmology.” Forthcoming in Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science and Technology: Science and Values in an Uncertain World. Proceedings of the 17th. International Congress in Buenos Aires. Eleonora Cresto, Benedikt Löwe and Atocha Aliseda, eds. Rickmansworth, UK: College Publications. Preprint.
• “Natural Theories,” with E. March. Forthcoming in The British Journal for Philosophy of Science. Preprint.
• “Determinism and Asymmetry in General Relativity,” with JB Manchak, T. Barrett, and H. Halvorson. Forthcoming in The British Journal for Philosophy of Science. E-print.
• “A Puzzle about General Relativity and Gauge,” with E. March. Forthcoming in The British Journal for Philosophy of Science. E-print.
• “Are General Relativity and Teleparallel Gravity Theoretically Equivalent?” with H. Meskhidze. Philosophy of Physics 3(1):6. Published version. E-print.
• “Fake News!,” with C. O’Connor. Philosophy Compass 19(6), e13005 (2024). E-print. Published version.
• “Between a Stone and a Hausdorff Space,” with J. Wu. Forthcoming in The British Journal for Philosophy of Science. Published version. E-print.
• “The Local Validity of Special Relativity. Part 2: Matter Dynamics,” with S. Fletcher. Philosophy of Physics 1(1):7 (2023). Published version. E-print.
• “The Local Validity of Special Relativity. Part 1: Geometry,” with S. Fletcher. Philosophy of Physics 1(1):6 (2023). Published version. E-print.
• “Dark Energy or Modified Gravity?” with C. Smeenk. Philosophy of Science 91(5) (2024). Published version. E-print.
• “Torsion in the Classical Spacetime Context,” with H. Meskhidze. Philosophy of Science 91(5) (2024). Published version. E-print.
• “Moral Judgments Impact Perceived Risks from COVID-19 Exposure,” with C. O’Connor, D. P. Relihan, A. Thomas, P. H. Ditto, and P. K. Stanford. Collabra 9(1):74793 (2023). Published version. E-print.
• “The Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration: History, Philosophy, and Culture”, 25 interdisciplinary co-authors. Galaxies 11(1):32 (2023). Published Version.
• “On Automorphism Criteria for Comparing Amounts of Mathematical Structure”, with T. Barrett and JB Manchak. Synthese 201:191. Published version. E-print.
• “The Best Paper You’ll Read Today: Media Biases and the Public Understanding of Science”, with A. Mohseni and C. O’Connor. Philosophical Topics 50(2):127-153 (2023). Published version. E-print
• “Where Does General Relativity Break Down?” Philosophy of Science 90(5): 1342-1351. Published version (OA). E-print.
• “Mathematical Responses to the Hole Argument: Then and Now”, with C. Bradley. Philosophy of Science 89(5), 1223-1232 (2022). Published version. E-print
• “Comparing Implementations of Self-Interacting Dark Matter in the Gizmo and Arepo Codes”, with H. Meskhidze, F. Mercado, O. Smaeie, V. H. Robles, J. S. Bullock, and M. Kaplinghat. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 513(2): 2600–2608 (2022). Published version. E-print
• “Two Dogmas of Dynamicism.” Synthese 199: 253–275 (2021). Published version. E-print.
• “Modeling How False Beliefs Spread,” with Cailin O’Connor. In Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology, M. Hannon and G. J. de Ridder, eds. New York: Routlege (2021). Preprint.
• “Endogenous Epistemic Factionalization: A Network Epistemology Approach,” with Cailin O’Connor. Synthese 198, 6179–6200 (2021). Published version. Preprint.
• “Some Philosophical Prehistory of the Earman-Norton Hole Argument.” Forthcoming in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. Published version. Preprint.
• “On Representational Redundancy, Surplus Structure, and the Hole Argument”, with Clara Bradley. Foundations of Physics 50, 270–293 (2020). Published version. Preprint.
• “Conformity in Scientific Networks,” with Cailin O’Connor. Synthese 198: 7257–7278 (2021). Published version. E-print.
• “Equivalence and Duality in Electromagnetism”. Philosophy of Science 87(5):1172-1183 (2020). Published version. E-print.
• “Theoretical Equivalence in Physics, Part 2.” Philosophy Compass 14(5): e12591 (2019). Published version. Eprint (both parts).
• “Theoretical Equivalence in Physics, Part 1.” Philosophy Compass 14(5): e12592 (2019). Published version.Eprint (both parts).
• “Why Not Categorical Equivalence?” Forthcoming in Hajnal Andreka and Istvan Nemeti on Unity of Science, J. Madarász and G. Székely, eds. Published version. E-print.
• “Why Be Regular? Part II” with B. Feintzeig. Forthcoming in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 65, 133-144 (2019). Published version. E-print.
• “Why Be Regular? Part I” with B. Feintzeig, J. (Le)Manchak, and S. Rosenstock. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 65, 122-132 (2019). Published version. E-print.
• “Geometry and Motion in General Relativity,” Thinking About Space and Time, Einstein Studies. C. Beisbart, T. Sauer, and C. Wüthrich, eds. Boston, MA:Birkäuser, 207-226 (2020). Published version. E-print.
• “Classical Spacetimes,” The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Physics, E. Knox and A. Wilson, eds. 33–45 (2021). E-print.
• “The Motion of Small Bodies in Space-time,” with R. Geroch. Communications in Mathematical Physics 364(2), 607-634 (2018). Published version. E-print.
• “How to Beat Science and Influence People: Policy Makers and Propaganda in Epistemic Networks,” with Cailin O’Connor and Justin Bruner. The British Journal for Philosophy of Science 71(4), 1157-1186 (2020). Published version E-print.
• “Scientific Polarization”, with Cailin O’Connor. European Journal for Philosophy of Science. 8(3), 855-875 (2018). Published version. E-print.
• “(Information) Paradox Regained? A Brief Comment on Maudlin on Black Hole Information Loss”, with JB Manchak. Forthcoming in Foundations of Physics. Published version. E-print.
• “On Gravitational Energy in Newtonian Theories,” with N. Dewar. Forthcoming in Foundations of Physics. Published version. E-print.
• “The Peculiar Logic of the Black-Scholes Model.” Forthcoming in Philosophy of Science. Preprint.
• “Would Two Dimensions be World Enough for Spacetime?”, with M. Schneider, S. Fletcher, and J. Manchak. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 63, 100-113 (2018). Published version. Preprint.
• “A Brief Comment on Maxwell(/Newton)[-Huygens] Spacetime.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 63, 34-38 (2018). Published version. Preprint.
• “Market crashes as critical phenomena? Explanation, idealization, and universality in econophysics” with J. Jhun and P. Palacios. Synthese 195(10), 4477–4505 (2018). Published version. Preprint.
• “Conservation, Inertia, and Spacetime Geometry,” Forthcoming in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. Preprint.
• “A Categorical Equivalence between Generalized Holonomy Maps on a Connected Manifold and Principal Connections on Bundles over that Manifold,” with S. Rosenstock. Journal of Mathematical Physics 57(10), 102902 (2016). Published version. E-print.
• “Morals and Emotions of Money,” with N. Bandelj, J. Elyachar, J. Kim, M. McBride, and Z. Tufail. Forthcoming in Money Talks. N. Bandlej, F. Wherry, and V. Zelizer, eds. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• “Understanding Gauge.” Philosophy of Science 83(5), 1039-1049 (2016). Published version. Preprint.
• “On Einstein Algebras and Relativistic Spacetimes,” with S. Rosenstock and T. Barrett. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 52B, 309-316 (2015). Published version. E-print.
• “Fiber bundles, Yang-Mills theory, and General Relativity.” Synthese 193(8), 2389-2425 (2016). Published version. E-print.
• “Categories and the Foundations of Classical Field Theories.” Forthcoming in Categories for the Working Philosopher, E. Landry ed. Oxford University Press: Oxford (201?) Preprint.
• “Are Newtonian gravitation and geometrized Newtonian gravitation theoretically equivalent?” Erkenntnis 81(5), 1073-1091 (2016). Published version. Preprint.
• “Maxwell-Huygens, Newton-Cartan, and Saunders-Knox Spacetimes.” Philosophy of Science 83(1), 82-92 (2016). Published version. E-print.
• “Regarding the ‘Hole Argument’.” Forthcoming in The British Journal for Philosophy of Science. Published version. E-print.
• “Comprehending and Regulating Financial Crises: An Interdisciplinary Approach,” with N. Bandelj, J. Elyachar, and G. Richardson. Perspectives on Science 24(4), 443-473 (2016). Published version.
• “Collective belief and the string theory community,” with Margaret Gilbert. The Epistemic Life of Groups: Essays in the Epistemology of Collectives, M. Brady and M. Fricker eds. Oxford University Press: Oxford (2016).
• “On G. E. Moore’s ‘Proof of an External World’.” Forthcoming in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 98(2), 219–250 (2017). Published version. E-print (pdf).
• “Against Dogma: On Superluminal Propagation in Classical Electromagnetism.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 48B, 109-123 (2014). Published version. E-print.
• “What is a Singularity in Geometrized Newtonian Gravitation?” Philosophy of Science 81(5) 1077-1089 (2014). Published version. E-print.
• “The Geometry of Conventionality,” with J. B. Manchak. Philosophy of Science 81(2), 233-247 (2014). Published version. E-print.
• “Inertial motion, explanation, and the foundations of classical spacetime theories.” In Towards a Theory of Spacetime Theories, D. Lehmkuhl, G. Schiemann, and E. Scholz eds. Birkhauser: Boston, MA (2017), pp. 13–42. Published version. E-print.
• “The scope and generality of Bell-type theorems.” Foundations of Physics 43(9), 1153-1169 (2013). Published version. E-print.
• “A brief remark on energy conditions and the Geroch-Jang Theorem.” Foundations of Physics. 42(2), 209-214 (2012). Published version. E-print.
• “On the status of the geodesic principle in Newtonian and relativistic physics.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 42(4), 276-281 (2011). Published version. E-print.
• “On (Some) Explanations in Physics.” Philosophy of Science. 78(3), 421-447 (2011). Published version. E-print.
• “The Motion of a Body in Newtonian Theories.” Journal of Mathematical Physics. 52(3), 032502 (2011). Published version. E-print. Extended e-print (with additional proofs).
• “Index of refraction engineering in fi ve level DIGS atoms,” with S. Sagona-Stophel and C. Search. Optics Letters. 36(6), 3130 (2011). Published Version. E-print.
• “Lossless anomalous dispersion and an inversionless gain doublet via dressed interacting ground states,” with C. Search. Physical Review A 81, 023806 (2010). Published version. E-print.
• “Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Double Well Atomic Josephson Junction,” with C. Search. Acta Physica Polonica A 116(4), 455-459 (2009). Published version.
• “Quantum control of dispersion in electromagnetically induced transparency via interacting dressed ground states,” with C. Search. Physical Review A 78, 053802 (2008). Published version. E-print.
• “Quantum control of electromagnetically induced transparency dispersion via atomic tunneling in a double-well Bose-Einstein condensate,” with C. Search and M. Jääskeläainen. Physical Review A 78, 013830 (2008). Published version. E-print.

Book reviews

• Review of The Logic in Philosophy of Science, by H. Halvorson. Mind 130(159), 1032-1039 (2021). Published version.
• Essay Review of Craig Callender’s What Makes Time Special? Philosophy of Science 87(3), 536-544 (2020). Published version.
• Review of Oppositions and Paradoxes, by J. Bell. Philosophia Mathematica 27(3), 443-445 (2019). Published version.
• “Black Holes, Black Scholes, and Prairie Voles: An Essay Review of Simulation and Similarity, by Michael Weisberg,” with C. O’Connor. Philosophy of Science 83(4), 613-626 (2016). Published version. E-print.
• Review of Interpreting Physical Theories, by L. Ruetsche. The Philosophical Review 124(2), 275-278 (2015). Published version.
• Review of The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics, edited by R. Batterman. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2013). Published version.

Short reviews, commentary & other publications

• “Formal proof and epistemic value,” with Jesse Wolfson. Silicon Reckoner. Published online 3 October 2025. Published version.
• Response to Macedo and Lee, “How Did We Fare on COVID-19?”. Boston Review. Published online 19 June 2025. Published version.
• Preface to the 90th Anniversary Issue of Philosophy of Science. Philosophy of Science. Philosophy of Science 90th Anniversary Collection. Published online 30 June 2023. Published version.
• “Writing The Misinformation Age,” with C. O’Connor. The Brains Blog. Published online 22 June 2021. Published version.
• Preface: The Philosophy of Howard Stein, with E. Curiel and T. Pashby. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 72, 150-151 (2020). Published version.
• “New Perspectives on the Hole Argument,” with B. Roberts. Foundations of Physics 50, 217-227 (2020). Published version.
• “Hydroxychloroquine and the Political Polarization of Science: How a drug became an object lesson in political tribalism,” with C. O’Connor. \emph{Boston Review}. Published online 4 May 2020. Published version.
  • Reprinted in Thinking in a Pandemic: The Crisis of Science and Policy in the Age of COVID-19. Matt Lord, ed. Brooklyn, NY: Verso Books, 127–135 (2020).
  • Fair Elections During a Crisis: Urgent Recommendations in Law, Media, Politics, and Tech to Advance the Health of American Democracy, with L. Norden et al. Brennan Center for Justice, New York University (2020).
  • “Why False Claims about COVID-19 Refuse to Die: Tracking the Information Zombie Apocalypse,” with C. O’Connor. Issues in Science and Technology. Published online 28 October 2020.
  • The Social Media Propaganda Problem Is Worse Than You Think, with C. O’Connor. Issues in Science & Technology 36(1), 3032 (2019).
  • “Why We Trust Lies,” with C. O’Connor. Scientific American 321(3), 54–61 (2019). Selected by the editors as one of the top 10 science stories of 2019.
  • “How Powerful Interests Use Science to Sway Public Opinion,” with C. O’Connor. Zocalo Public Square. Published online 28 March 2019.
  • “False Beliefs and the Social Structure of Science: Some Models and Case Studies,” with C. O’Connor. Groupthink. Published online 15 May 2019.
  • “How Misinformation Can Spread Among Scientists,” with C. O’Connor. The Behavioral Scientist. Published online 21 February 2018.
  • “Six Tips for Avoiding Misinformation on Social Media,” with C. O’Connor. Yale Books Unbound (Yale University Press Blog). Published online 3 September 2018.
  • “The Misinformation Age: how false beliefs spread,” with C. O’Connor. Imperfect Cognitions. Published online 2 April 2019.
  • The Physics of Nothing. Arts & Education. Published online 27 April 2018.
  • “Exploring the Great Pyramid with Cosmic Rays.” Yale Books Unbound (Yale University Press Blog). Published online 2 November 2017.
  • “Is Quantum Theory About Reality or What We Know?” Nautilus: Facts so Romantic. Published online 8 April 2015.
  • “Why Rotation Makes No Sense Sometimes.” Nautilus: Facts so Romantic. Published online 30 April 2015.
  • “Vera Rubin and the Discovery of Dark Matter.” Yale Books Unbound (Yale University Press Blog). Published online 17 October 2016.
  • “Why the Flash Crash Really Matters,” with C. Cleareld. Nautilus Issue 23, Chapter 4. Published online 9 April 2015.
  • Foreword / Afterword to Mathematical Depth, with M. Ernst, J. Heis, P. Maddy, and M. McNulty. Philosophia Mathematica 23(2) (2015).
  • “When Wall Street does the math, it can get it wrong.” Orange County Register. 3 June 2013.
  • “You can know the future.” Australian Financial Review. 23 March 2013, 58.
  • “Fisics and Phynance.” The Back Page. APS News. March 2013.
  • “It is not the maths that causes crises but the trust we put in it.” Financial Times. 15 February 2013.
  • “Evil Wall Street tricks can be used for good.” USA Today. 13 February 2013, 8.
  • “Black swans are difficult to predict but we still need maths in finance.” City A.M.. 11 February 2013.
  • “The ‘Pioneer Anomaly’ that Threatened to Upend Physics.” The Boston Globe. 2 September 2012.
  • “The Higgs Boson ‘Nightmare Scenario’: What if the biggest new discovery in physics is a dud?” Slate. 13 July 2012.
  • Commentary on General Relativity from A to B by Robert Geroch. Humana.menta 13 (2010).
  • “A Geometric Theory of Everything,” with A. Garrett Lisi. Scientific American. December 2010.
  • “Dark Flow Revealed.” Popular Science. October 2009.
  • “The Accidental Particle: They’re turning on the Large Hadron Collider. Don’t expect the discovery of anything.” Slate. 9 September 2008.
  • “No Strings Attached.” Men’s Journal. June 2008.
  • “The Littlest Big Bang.” Popular Science. May 2008.
  • Editor’s Choice of Overture by Yael Goldstein. The Literary Review. Summer 2007.
  • “Quantum Scoop: The Holy Grail of Particle Physics May Already Have Been Found.” Slate. 28 September 2006.
  • Editor’s Choice of Stories in the Old Style by Al Sim. The Literary Review. Fall 2006.
  • Editor’s Choice of Branwell by Douglas Martin. The Literary Review. Summer 2006.