APA Announces Prizes and Honors
The de Gruyter Lecture is intended “to promote and foster the Kantian legacy” in a way…
New Qualcomm 5G modem will connect robots in factories, tractors in the field – CNET
“Sub-6GHz is what the industry requires, for good reasons,” Vanghi said. “Most of the applications ……
The Secret of Happiness: Bronson Alcott on Gardening and Genius
The progressive philosopher, abolitionist, education reformer, and women’s rights advocate Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799–March 4,…
Heath Wins Donner Prize for Best Public Policy Book
Professor Heath won the prize, which includes CA,000 (approximately ,000), for his book, The Machinery of Government:…
Plutynski Wins 2021 Lakatos Award
The Lakatos Award is given annually for “an outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, broadly construed, in…
Breakthrough study finds there are 50 billion wild birds on Earth – CNET
The data pointed to a select few species that belong to “the billion club” of birds…
OUP’s Prestige Monopoly (guest post)
Robert Pasnau, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, thinks there might be, as…
Reminder: Open, Live, Online Philosophy Events
The spreadsheet is getting some use—a conference at NYU was just listed on it yesterday, for…
The Tokyo Olympics: All 6 new sports explained – CNET
In kata, the athletes demonstrate a series of offensive and defensive movements against a virtual opponent…
The Vast Wonder of the World: An Illustrated Homage to Ernest Everett Just’s Trailblazing Life and Life-Redefining Science
“I have marveled at the green urchins on a Maine shore, clinging to the exposed rock…
New Journal: Review of Analytic Philosophy
RAP is “designed to provide a forum for people working in analytic philosophy broadly conceived. It…
What Video Games to Play in a Philosophy Classroom? (guest post)
“Video games and various scenarios they present can help us not only to better explain and…
Nintendo Switch: The 35 best games to play in 2021 – CNET
Here are our choices for the best games on Nintendo Switch. First off, there’s a choice…
Best king mattress in 2021 – CNET
And this was true no matter how close to the edge I got — there was…
Sylvia Plath on Living with the Darkness and Making Art from the Barely Bearable Lightness of Being
I don’t know whether it is an hereditary characteristic, but our little family is altogether too…
Disney Plus: Movies, shows, streaming ‘free’ and everything else to know – CNET
Disney has wide device support, streaming to phones, tablets, computers, connected TVs and streaming media boxes….
The Tree House: A Tender Wordless Story by a Dutch Father-Daughter Artist Duo
With smiling curiosity about their new home, the two bears explore the treehouse together, then settle…
The Woman in the Window: That ending explained and all your questions answered – CNET
Netflix When Anna first meets Ethan Russell, he appears to be a sweet teenager dropping off…
Philosophers Among the 2021 Newcombe Doctoral Fellows
Mr. Steers-McCrum is the inaugural recipient of the Robert M. Adams–Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellow in Philosophy,…
Marvel’s Shang-Chi won’t hit Disney Plus the same day as theaters – CNET
But that optimism appears to reached a tipping point for Disney. CEO Bob Chapek said that…
New Visualization-Based Interface for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
I found Visualizing SEP pretty easy to use, and DiCastro populates each page with plenty of…
Sanders Metaethics Prize Winner Announced
Dr. Bex-Priestly won the prize for his “Expressivists Should be Reductive Naturalists“: The prize includes ,000…
Christoph Jamme (1953-2021)
Professor Jamme took up his position at Leuphana in 1997. Prior to that, he taught at…
Brood X cicada recipes add extra crunch to your meals. Want a taste? – CNET
If you want to keep your meal prep simple, throw some fried cicadas into a pan…
Royal Institute of Philosophy Essay Prize Winners
The two authors will each get half of the £2,500 (approximately ,500) prize. All three papers…
Jacques Bouveresse (1940-2021)
Professor Bouveresse was known for his work on Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle, Robert Musil, analytic philosophy,…
Numbers of Senior Hires in Philosophy During Recent Years
The following graph shows that changes in the number of senior (typically tenured) hires by philosophy…
Love Is the Last Word: Aldous Huxley on Knowledge vs. Understanding and the Antidote to Our Existential Helplessness
[…] In my ignorance I am sure that I am eternally I. This conviction is rooted…
NASA James Webb Space Telescope opens golden mirror one last time on Earth – CNET
One wing of the James Webb Space Telescope’s main mirror opens into place during a final…
Choice Student Comments on Your Philosophy Courses
[from an ad for Wolcott’s Instant Pain Annihilator] Student evaluations of teaching have their problems and…