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NASA shares photo of International Space Station passing by the sun and it's beautiful
The photo meshes two photos together, one of the space station transiting the sun and another capturing the details of the sun’s actual surface.
Branden Fitelson
NASA shares photo of International Space Station passing by the sun and it's beautiful
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AI Portraits | The experience of being portrayed by an AI algorithm.
AI Portraits examines the concept of identity, pushing the boundaries between the individual that recognizes herself/himself and the collection of faces from the society of spectacle that are sedimented in the neural network.
Branden Fitelson
here's an AI portrait of me. get yours at
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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Is Providing Moral Cover for the Worst of America
Comparing the Trump administration’s immigration actions to past atrocities isn’t disrespecting the Holocaust. It’s taking “never again” to heart.
What Makes This Song Great? Ep.71 BOSTON (#2)
Branden Fitelson
What Makes This Song Great? Ep.71 BOSTON (#2)
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Branden Fitelson
What Makes This Song Great? Ep.71 BOSTON (#2)
youtube.com/watch?v=ynFNt4… youtube.com/watch?v=ynFNt4…
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Jimmy Kimmel Talks to People Buying Weed at Marijuana Drive-Thru
Jimmy Kimmel Talks to People Buying Weed at Marijuana Drive-Thru
Letter to a Young Black Philosopher
Dear Person I Have Directed To This Post, Hi! Periodically I get requests - at conferences, in emails, most lately via twitter - to offer...
How Randomness Can Make Math Easier
Randomness would seem to make a mathematical statement harder to prove. In fact, it often does the opposite.
Jethro Tull Prep First Official Biography ‘The Ballad of Jethro Tull’
Pioneering prog band to release book with two new recordings in November
What a Pediatrician Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse
Dolly Lucio Sevier evaluated dozens of sick children at a facility in South Texas. She found evidence of infection, malnutrition, and psychological trauma.
Branden Fitelson
What a Pediatrician Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse
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Branden Fitelson
What a Pediatrician Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse
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Publishing without belief
Abstract. Is there anything wrong with publishing philosophical work which one does not believe (publishing without belief, henceforth referred to as ‘PWB’)? I
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Branden Fitelson
fun new paper by Alexandra Plakias
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Branden Fitelson
fun new paper by Alexandra Plakias
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The USWNT gets its 4th star with World Cup win over the Netherlands — SB Nation
Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle starred as the USWNT cemented its standing as the best team in the world.
Rima Basu, Radical Moral Encroachment: The Moral Stakes of Racist Beliefs - PhilPapers
Historical patterns of discrimination seem to present us with conflicts between what morality requires and what we epistemically ought to believe. I will argue that these cases lend support to the ...
Branden Fitelson
intriguing new paper by Rima Basu
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Branden Fitelson
intriguing new paper by Rima Basu
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Lyons from Arkansas to Glasgow
Jack C. Lyons, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Arkansas, will be moving to the University of Glasgow. Professor Lyons, who works mainly in epistemology, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind, will be taking up the Chair of...
Branden Fitelson
congrats to Jack Lyons and Glasgow!
dailynous.com/2019/07/04/lyo… dailynous.com/2019/07/04/lyo…
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Branden Fitelson
congrats to Jack Lyons and Glasgow!
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences stripped of its research network
Parliament passed law giving research network of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to a new institute under increased government influence.
Rik Peels and Martijn Blaauw, The Epistemic Dimensions of Ignorance, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
The Epistemic Dimensions of Ignorance is a provocatively framed collection of essays dealing with a variety of epistemic issues related to the concept of ignorance. The first three essays in the volume have to do with the nature of ignorance itself....
Branden Fitelson
thought provoking review by Audrey Yap.
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Branden Fitelson
thought provoking review by Audrey Yap.
kiej.georgetown.edu/rik-peels-and-… kiej.georgetown.edu/rik-peels-and-…
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Trans Abstractions: A Conversation With Ray Briggs
So, a few weeks ago I wrote something about analytic philosophy (specifically contesting the latest gender critical manifesto by Kathleen Stock et al. In it, I offered a couple of pointed criticisms and mentioned a few, as I took it, unforeseen...
Kristina Gehrman’s Reflections in the Wake of the Searle Case
Kristina Gehrman (Tennessee, Knoxville), who was a public figure in the case against Searle, offers some reflections. Here now is Kristina: I want to share a couple of thoughts, mostly geared towar…
Branden Fitelson
Kristina Gehrman’s reflections on the case of John Searle.
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Branden Fitelson
Kristina Gehrman’s reflections on the case of John Searle.
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