I hope this sets you free like it did me. Just pick a bucket, any bucket. You’ll be waiting on the other side of the decision ready to be amazed at how malleable and authoritative you really are – whether …
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Philosophical Fiddling While the World Burns
This isn’t a call for the abandonment of the whole philosophical project. Clear, nuanced thinking is needed more than ever. But don’t we need to acknowledge more explicitly that the wolf is through the door, and temper the conversation accordingly? …
Cambridge Element – Physics and Computation
Cambridge Element Physics and Computation was published online. Free copies can be downloaded until September 3rd. Related Posts
Invitation for open-access symposia
At Brains, we have been holding symposia that showcase recent and forthcoming articles in philosophy of mind and cognitive science appearing in open-access journal, Ergo. I am excited to announce that we will now be expanding this to cover articles …
We Should Vaccinate Children in High-income Countries Against COVID-19, Too
Written by Lisa Forsberg, Anthony Skelton, Isra Black In Sweden, children returned to school in the middle of August. As in the UK, children under 16 will be unvaccinated, and there will be few or no protective measures, such as …
Conference: Natural and/or Artificial Minds (13-14 September)
Parallel Session Bmeet.google.com/eps-gdev-daaChair: Francesco Ellia17.45 – 18.30 Arianna Beghetto“What Mary could not know: should the illusionist explain why the illusion appears phenomenal?”Discussant: Matteo Grasso18.30 – 18.45 Coffee Break18.45 – 19.30 Stefano Zoia“A System for Automatic Emotion Attribution based on a …
From the archive: Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world – podcast
How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2017: The word has …
Judgebot.exe Has Encountered a Problem and Can No Longer Serve
To be clear, ‘effective’ in this context means ‘strikingly convincing in some respects’, rather than anything that might trouble the Turing Test. The interesting results wrought by the model can appear eerily on point, apparently written with intelligence, intention, and …
Appearance of Lord Balarama
River Yamuna Personified Prays to Lord Balarama Bala or spiritual strength is essential for attaining self-realization and Lord Balarama is the giver of spiritual strength. He is the gravitational force that sustains the planets in their universal positions. The one …
In Praise of ‘Casual’ Friendship
Sometimes such friendships are deep and lifelong. But at other times, they are sustained largely by proximity and convenience; it’s good to have someone to spend time with, to grab a drink with after work, or coffee during the day. …