Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony: Start time and how to watch – CNET
The opening ceremony will take place at the Japan National Stadium, aka the Olympic Stadium. Alexander…
Mind Association Announces Fellowship Winners
The Mind Association has announced the winners of its 2021-22 Research Fellowships. The Mind Major Research Fellowship (12 months)…
BMW announces limited 2022 X5 Black Vermillion edition – Roadshow
If you want to get your hot little hands on one of these Black Vermillions, then…
Pleasure and Spaciousness: Poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s Advice on Writing, Discipline, and the Two Driving Forces of Creativity
Small increments of writing time may matter more than we could guess. One thing leads to…
O-T Fagbenle in Black Widow is like a flirty Q from James Bond – CNET
If you’re wondering who Rick Mason is, Fagbenle says he’s the person who’s a resource for…
Schools in the U.S. with the Most Philosophy Majors (guest post)
[pattern by Nathalie du Pasquier] Which colleges and universities in the United States have the most…
Arizona’s Legislative Attempt to Recruit Philosophers to Alter State’s K-12 Curriculum
To help families, civic institutions, local communities, school district governing boards and charter schools prepare students…
Microsoft plans to give $1,500 pandemic bonus to employees worldwide – CNET
Angela Lang/CNET The report, which cites an internal memo, says the bonuses will be disbursed to…
From Cacao to Clitoria: Luscious 19th-Century French Botanical Illustrations of the Most Vibrant Flora of the Americas
Few artists have accomplished this more effectively and enchantingly than Étienne Denisse (1785–1861). There are plants…
Three Philosophers Awarded AAUW Fellowships
Caitlyn Creasy, Teresa Kouri Kissel, and Claire Lockard Kaitlyn Creasy, assistant professor of philosophy at California…
Wait a second, does the 2-year phone upgrade plan still make sense? I think not – CNET
Sarah Tew/CNET Beyond that, and perhaps more tangibly, I think we should consider the environmental cost…
The Handle on the Door to a New World: Poet Jane Hirshfield on the Magic and Power of Metaphor, Animated
“A metaphor is language that simultaneously creates and solves its own riddle; within that minute explosion…
Sci-Hub & the Philosophy Grad Student “Pirate Queen”
How common is usage of Sci-Hub among philosophers? It seems less well-known in the humanities, but…
Fish getting addicted to meth shows our waste can mess with their brains – CNET
The researchers isolated some trout in a tank of water laced with the same level of…
Shaping the AI Revolution In Philosophy (guest post)
Despite the great promise of AI, we maintain that unless philosophers theorize about and help develop…
Fast and Furious fans celebrate F9 with hilarious ‘I got family’ memes – CNET
Subscribe to CNET Now for the day’s most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Universal Pictures…
Best portable tire inflators in 2021 – Roadshow
However, this unit is heavy, about 33 pounds, and rather large. The carrying case measures 19.5…
Perfect Flowers: Adventures in Nature’s Nonbinary Botany, with a Side of Emily Dickinson
“It has always pleased me to exalt plants in the scale of organised beings,” Charles Darwin…
For July 4th, hear 75 composers reimagine America the Beautiful – CNET
During the early months of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, pianist Min Kwon felt like her…
Collective Nouns for Philosophers by Area of Specialization
What do we call a group of metaphysicians? Or political philosophers? Or Kant scholars? Or philosophers…
New social media app reportedly has ties with Trump administration – CNET
GETTR didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. GETTR The platform calls itself a “non-bias…
Biden Nominates Amy Gutmann as Ambassador to Germany
Her nomination was handed to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in mid-June, one of the sources told…
Refi rates on June 30, 2021: Rates decrease – CNET
Joe Sohm/Getty Note that some lenders have tightened their requirements since the beginning of the pandemic….
Dotson from Michigan State to University of Michigan
Professor Dotson works in epistemology, feminist philosophy (particularly Black feminism and feminist epistemology), and critical philosophy…
Allais from UCSD to Johns Hopkins
She starts at Hopkins this fall. Lucy Allais, currently Henry E. Allison Endowed Chair in the…
Future NASCAR tracks will be designed virtually in iRacing – Roadshow
Aside from the beefed up friendship between the two entities, this new partnership also earns iRacing…
Rilke on the Relationship Between Solitude, Love, Sex, and Creativity
Oh that humans might humbly receive and earnestly bear this mystery that fills the earth down…
How Memory Makes Us and Breaks Truth: The Rashomon Effect and the Science of How Memories Form and Falter in the Brain
We do this on the personal level — out of such selective memory and by such…
Good Conferences in a Time of Pandemic—and Afterwards (guest post)
In facilitating that interaction, we might consider asking those who submit an essay whether they want…
Philosophical Input on Transportation Policy
[Andreas Gursky, “Bahrain I” (detail)] Can philosophers help improve transportation policy? Jonathan Badgley, an economist who…