Ethics & Civic Education Program Seeks Help from Philosophers
The program is tightly integrated with a service-learning course in the Philosophy Department at UNC entitled “Ethics Bowl and…
Nissan has a new, more efficient way to recycle EV rare earth elements – Roadshow
Right now, Nissan’s recycling process that requires removing magnets from EV motors, disassembling them, and returning them…
Percentage of Women Graduating with Philosophy Degrees Increases
More information here. Aggregating over the past four years of data (2017-2020), 42% of graduates with…
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The Different Ways Philosophy Journals May Be Good Journals
Who is the best philosopher? What is the best philosophical idea? What’s the best philosophy book…
Facebook adds fantasy gaming to its iOS, Android apps – CNET
Sarah Tew/CNET It’ll be followed in the fall by games linked to shows like CBS’s Survivor…
How to Feel More Alive Each Day and Night: A Cosmic Nightwalk with Derek Jarman
In this passage from Modern Nature, Jarman does for the night sky what Rachel Carson did…
Lotus has not one, but two electric SUVs coming this decade – Roadshow
In the end, Lotus hopes to have one heck of a vehicle portfolio on sale by…
Zheng from Yale-NUS to Glasgow
Robin Zheng, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Yale-National University of Singapore, has accepted an offer…
How (Not) to Be a Writer: Chekhov on Why the Task of Art Is Not to Solve Problems But to Formulate Questions
Cautioning against the common conflation of two distinct concepts — “solving the problem” and “correctly formulating…
CUNY Grad Students Penalized for Not Moving to NY During Pandemic
Yesterday, Inside Higher Ed published an article about this issue. The article confirms that the University…
Making Haiku and Art from the SEP
(from “Qualia” by Michael Tye) Some of the results are below. Other examples are posted on…
Considering Leaving Academic Philosophy?
He writes: Looking back, the interviews that I think I botched in recent years were ones…
Scientists recreate chemistry of Saturn’s largest moon in a test tube – CNET
Even though it isn’t precisely the same as our home — its lakes are filled with…
$1.4 Million Grant for Philosopher’s Project on Causal Analysis
Here’s a description of the project: Michael C. Baumgartner, professor of philosophy at the University of…
Home security cameras: The best cheap options of 2021 – CNET
So if you’re on the hunt for the best cheap security camera or two to create…
Einstein’s Dreams: Physicist Alan Lightman’s Poetic Exploration of Time and the Antidote to the Anxiety of Aliveness
There is a world in which imagining the future — that capacity for mental time-travel essential…
Would you spend $174 on a water gun? – CNET
The upgraded Spyra Two offers 22 semiautomatic water blasts per charge but is less likely to…
University to Faculty Concerned about Covid: “Beg”
Professor Olberding writes: We offer up our vulnerable loved ones, our bereavements, or our own medical…
Bob Dylan on Emotion, Vulnerability as the Price of Integrity, and Music as an Instrument of Truth
His songs are miracles, his ways mysterious and unfathomable. In words and music, he has reawakened,…
Chipmakers supercharge AI with giant processor brains – CNET
Computer scientists have tried for decades to develop AI but have been stymied by the limitations…
Of Philosophy and Dogs
The day was initiated to support the adoption of dogs. If you’re in the U.S., you…
Writing Letters for Applicants to Philosophy Graduate Programs
So, by request, here’s a post that can serve as a place for those working in…
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is still the best superhero movie ever made – CNET
But maybe it’s worth reminding yourself what it’s like to enjoy something great. Sony Pictures Animation…
What Is a River: An Illustrated Reverence Between the Encyclopedic and the Poetic
That is what Lithuanian illustrator and storyteller Monika Vaicenavičienė contemplates in What Is a River? (public…
Pulling In Undergraduate Majors
A philosophy professor writes in asking for suggestions about how a philosophy department can attract undergraduate…
iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max vs. iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: The verdict in 2021 – CNET
Another notable difference is the screen glass. Apple unveiled its new “ceramic shield” technology with the…
Best Philosophers
A comics substitute… This week’s Tuesday comic is brought to you by the team of me…
Mary’s Room: An Animated Inquiry into the Limits of Knowledge and the Mystery of Consciousness
A decade after the electricity of life and subjective experience ceased firing in Carson’s consciousness, Hannah…
Electronic Arts makes ‘ping system,’ other accessibility-focused patents free to use – CNET
Explore movies, games, superheroes and more with CNET Culture. Delivered Tuesdays and Fridays. James Martin/CNET This…