LSSH Lunch Space Seminar 12.00-13.00CET with Sabine Winters, Utrecht Uni

[Graham Minenor-Matheson]

Good afternoon space fans!

We are delighted to present our next space lunch seminar of the Spring Term this time on Tuesday 14th April @1200-1300CET.  This time we welcome Sabine Winters from Utrecht University who will be talking about "From Input to Imagination: The Role of Imagination in Space Science”!  So please join us, tell all of your friends and colleagues too.  Shout it from the rooftops if necessary!  Abstract, Zoom details below:

Abstract: 

A common assumption in philosophy is that scientific visualization primarily concerns representational accuracy, the construction of internal images that faithfully reflect reality. However, in space science, where many phenomena cannot be directly observed or experimentally tested, visualization serves a significantly broader role. As illustrated by interview-based examples, scientists employ imaginative imagery not only to enhance accuracy, but also to explore possibilities, generate constraints, stimulate new ideas, sustain motivation, and reason through complex problems. This presentation argues that visualization functions as a flexible, creative, and multi-purpose tool within scientific practice.

My biography: 

Sabine Winters is a philosopher of science and space, and a PhD candidate at Utrecht University, Freudenthal Insititute (Netherlands), where her research focuses on the epistemic role of imagination in the space sciences. Alongside her academic work, she teaches philosophy at ArtEZ University of the Arts, lectures on film and philosophy, and curates programs on art and technology. She is currently writing a book about imagination and the cosmos, to be published by Ten Have Publishers in June 2027.

Also: we have attached a flyer so if anyone wants to print it out and share it amongst your students or put it up on your noticeboards, there is a QR code with the Zoom link to share.

Graham Minenor-Matheson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sabine Winters, Utrecht University

Time: Apr 14, 2026 04:00 PM Stockholm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/62816101911?pwd=4Ci1MRMRaQDvy68m4bH1IAbRLu5zRN.1 

Meeting ID: 628 1610 1911

Passcode: 616562

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Thanks!

Graham and Michael