“Penned Up and Forced to Listen”: On the Value of In-Person Conferences
This seems as if it was written for our era, in which an important problem of…
In iOS 14.5, Apple adds new voices to make Siri sound more like you – CNET
Siri, Apple’s voice assistant on more than 1 billion iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watch models, has had a…
Philosophers Among New NHC Fellows
They (and their projects) are: The National Humanities Center (NHC) has announced its class of residential…
Stowaway review: Netflix’s airless astronaut drama feels low gravity – CNET
This sets the tone for Stowaway. It’s subtle. It’s sparse. The camerawork is unhurried. The shots…
Gardening as Resistance: Notes on Building Paradise
To bridge Laing’s two questions, one must somehow reconcile these two temporal models: linear time, which…
Surprise: There’s Philosophy About That
“No thanks.” “Do I know you?” a faster gait pepper spray or perhaps some examples of…
Honda wants to kiss the engine goodbye by 2040, plans new EV platform – Roadshow
The specific goals call for Honda to ramp up its share of EV and fuel-cell vehicles…
Journal of Controversial Ideas Publishes Inaugural Issue
You can read their whole editorial here. Twenty years ago, most academic journals were available only…
Database of Prospective Candidates for Diversity-Related Fellowships & Post Docs
The more philosophers are in this database… the more hires philosophy departments can make through this….
Discovery Plus launches ‘slow TV’ nature videos to Zen out for Earth Day – CNET
Discovery Immersions, a new package of “slow TV” nature programming that Discovery Plus launched Thursday for Earth…
Nature as Worship: Ornithologist J. Drew Lanham on the Spirituality of Science and the Wonder of the Wilderness
For all those years of running from anything resembling religion and all the scientific training that…
Our Cosmic Humanity: Astronomer Jill Tarter Reads Nobel-Winning Polish Poet Wisława Szymborska
As long as there’s neither hide nor hairOf other grasses graced by other windsOr other treetops…
Jargon for Trouble (guest post by Maximilian Noichl)
Martínez and Mammola seem to favor the second explanation. At the moment I don’t think we can…
Best cordless vacuum for 2021: Bissell, Hoover, Moosoo, Shark, Dyson and more – CNET
Rice from low-pile Hoover Linx Hoover OnePwr Blade Max Sand from hardwood I certainly like how…
“Incompetence”, “Arrogance”, “Misunderstanding”
Suggestions for such re-imagining welcome. Or perhaps we should abolish pre-publication peer review? Last month we…
Apple event 2021: How to watch today’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event – CNET
The upcoming spring announcements are rumored to focus on the iPad’s speed and its screens. Apple’s…
Audi A6 E-Tron concept is a sleek EV hatchback with 435 miles of range – Roadshow
There are plenty of clever touches that don’t come through in pictures, too. LEDs aren’t limited…
Nintendo Switch 2: Bigger screen, 4K gaming and every upgrade we expect in 2021 – CNET
Nintendo’s 3DS lineup continued to evolve and the Switch might do the same. Sarah Tew/CNET Even…
Colton Underwood may get show after coming out as gay: Why there’s backlash – CNET
ABC/Josh Vertucci “The two of us were able to reach a private agreement to address any…
The Tree in Me: A Lyrical Illustrated Meditation on the Root of Our Strength, Creativity, and Connection
Walt Whitman, who considered trees the profoundest teachers in how to best be human, remembered the…
Kiss of the Sun: Poetry, Love, and Our Search for Meaning at the End of Time
Complement with Ruefle on why we read and her stunning color spectrum of sadness, then revisit…
Arvan’s 2021 Philosophy Jobs Report
How many tenure track positions in philosophy were advertised during the 2020-2021 job market season? Related: Much…
Google ‘partially’ misled Android users in Australia about location data, court rules – CNET
“Google’s conduct would not have misled all reasonable users in the classes identified; but Google’s conduct…
APA Creates “Beyond the Academy” Online Resources
Relatedly, Nathan Ballantyne (Fordham), in his continued look into the history of the APA, recently came…
Jargon & Citation in Philosophy
Kay Rosen, “Echoes” A study of papers published in academic science journals on the topic of…
An Iron Chef and a Top Chef declare these Arby’s items perfect – CNET
Subscribe to CNET Now for the day’s most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Anna Maria…
$2 Million Gift Endows Kierkegaard Chair at St. Olaf
St. Olaf College is home to the Howard and Edna Hong Kierkegaard Library. [Portrait of Soren…
Dogecoin: The meme that transformed into a real cryptocurrency – CNET
At the peak of the meme’s popularity near the tail end of 2013, Palmer, an Australian…
How to See Clearly and Act Rightly in the Face of Frustration: The Stoic Key to Keeping Your Emotional Equanimity and Mental Composure When People Let You Down
The remedy, of course, is not to bend the reality of an impartial universe to our…
Edmund Gettier (1927-2021)
He died two weeks ago. (via David Braun) Professor Gettier had interests in philosophy of language,…