The Backdoor to Immortality: Marguerite Duras on What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death
When the novel’s protagonist-narrator receives a telegram from Saigon, carrying news that her younger brother has…
The Fragile Species: A Scientist-Poet’s Forgotten Masterpiece of Perspective on How to Live with Our Humanity
Leaning on his training as an etymologist — that is, an evolutionary biologist for the living…
Philosophers On The Russian Attack On Ukraine
I believe, though, that this argument, though compelling, is ultimately mistaken. There are three reasons why….
Woolly Mammoths and Other Ice Age Animals Will Roam the Metaverse – CNET
“The innovation of this approach is that it allows us to create scientifically accurate artwork for…
Philosophy Professor Suspended for Criticizing “Wokeness”
He also calls for the university, in its search for a new president, to select someone…
LinkedIn wants to normalize career breaks with new feature – CNET
“The goal here is to be able to provide space for people to share more context…
Nina Simone’s Gum and the Shimmering Strangeness of How Art Casts Its Transcendent Spell on Us
Something about this entire endeavor is making me think of The Golden Record — Carl Sagan…
Call for Refereeing Data from Journal Editors
Philosophy journal editors, can you help us out? What we’re looking for is the referee request…
Euphoria Season 2 Finale Recap: A Jaw-Dropping Conclusion – CNET
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Ways to Help Ukraine
Daniel provided the following links: He also notes that friends of his have created a website…
Russia Invades Ukraine: Latest Updates as Russian Forces Meet Determined Resistance – CNET
Google-owned YouTube reportedly prohibited Russian state-owned media outlet RT and other Russian channels from making money…
Philosophy Under Threat at SUNY Potsdam
We have recently revised our major, precisely in response to declining enrollments, in ways that we…
Conti Ransomware Group Warns Retaliation if West Launches Cyberattack on Russia – CNET
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When Philosophizing in Public, Remember How Strange We May Seem
For example, in the well-known opening of his book, Offense to Others, Joel Feinberg has readers…
Papazian and Peritia Essay Prizes Awarded
Two Peritia Prizes were awarded, both for co-authored essays. These prizes are affiliated with the Peritia…
Let There Always Be Light: Dark Matter and the Mystery of Our Mortal Stardust (Patti Smith Reads Rebecca Elson)
Night after night, Vera Rubin (July 23, 1928–December 25, 2016) peered out of her childhood bedroom…
The Best Movies on Apple TV Plus – CNET
This raw behind-the-music documentary gives you a closer look at the life of singer-songwriter Billie Eilish,…
Philosophers, Concepts, and Cognitive Biases
[Tanya Preminger – “Round Balance”] What might seem like a blow to philosophers, though, may be…
The Atom and the Doctrine of Identity: Quantum Pioneer Erwin Schrödinger on Bridging Eastern Philosophy and Western Science to Illuminate Consciousness
In the scientific counterpart to the 19th-century naturalist John Muir’s poetic observation that “when we try…
Google Drops Mask, Vaccine Requirements for Employees – CNET
COVID-19 vaccines have been proven safe and effective against severe disease, hospitalization and death. Angela Lang/CNET Masking and…
New Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Update Addresses Hacked Pokemon – CNET
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Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work
True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in, and belonging to, yourself so deeply that…
Michelin and GM Working on Airless Tire for Next-Gen Bolt, Report Says – Roadshow
The dream of airless tires has been around for decades now, and it’s easy to see…
How Editors Can Use PhilPeople to Find Referees
If you have feedback about the above suggestion, or have related suggestions of your own, please…
How to Fix the Referee Crisis in Professional Philosophy (guest post)
At this point one may worry that such prizes are easily shaped by politics, and that…
New “Philosophy in Biology and Medicine” MA at Bordeaux
[Hom Nguyen, “Human” (detail)] The program is intended for philosophy students with “a very strong appetite…
Walker Wins Journal of the History of Philosophy 2021 Best Article Prize
You can see a list of previous winners of the JHP’s prizes here. The editorial team…
The Flower and the Meaning of Life
Time, of course, is itself a creature of paradoxes — at once the relentless forward momentum…
Disney Plus: The Best Sci-Fi Movies to Watch in 2022 – CNET
Walt Disney Pictures Avatar occupies such a strange place in our collective imagination. Not too long…
Google Nest Doorbells, Cams Have Battery Charging Issues in Cold Weather – CNET
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