John Symons
Professor of Philosophy at The University of Kansas. ROCK CHALK! Tweets reflect my biases, preferences, and best guesses, not necessarily those of KU.
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A self-driving truck delivered butter from California to Pennsylvania in three days
Cupertino-based Plus.ai announces what’s believed to be an industry first: a cross-country commercial freight delivery by an autonomous truck.
Andrew Yang becomes 1st candidate of color to qualify for final Democratic primary debate of 2019
Only two days before the deadline to qualify for the last Democratic presidential primary debate of 2019, entrepreneur Andrew Yang secured his last qualifying poll.
Heaven's Gate - How and When It May Be Entered
How
and When Heaven's Gate, the Door to the Physical Kingdom Level Above Human,
May Be Entered. Organized Religions Are Killers of Souls. UFOs and
Extraterrestrials - Sorting the Good from the Bad. Final Warning for
Possible Survivors.
John Symons
Reverse engineering my CV for annual reports in Pro(sic)/ Digital Measures feels like it's 1997 and I'm building a geo-cities/angelfire website for my cult
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Derek Parfit’s quest for perfection
Derek Parfit was one of the world’s most influential moral philosophers. He also took photographs, of the same places, over and over again. What was he searching for?
Piano sonata in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino
Piano sonata in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino, a song by Franz Schubert, Paul Lewis on Spotify
John Symons
Piano sonata in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino by Franz Schubert, Paul Lewis open.spotify.com/track/2sFDmquX… #NowPlaying
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KU Philosophy on Instagram: “We are very proud to announce that grad student Nadia Ruiz has been accepted to be a visiting research student at the Center for Philosophy…”
20 Likes, 2 Comments - KU Philosophy (@ku_philosophy) on Instagram: “We are very proud to announce that grad student Nadia Ruiz has been accepted to be a visiting…”
The Sources of Chinese Conduct
Over 70 years have passed since George F. Kennan proposed a “containment” policy to guide American policymakers in the Cold War. Odd Arne Westad recommends that the United States revisit his insights to meet an ascendant China eye-to-eye.
John Symons
The Sources of Chinese Conduct foreignaffairs.com/articles/china… via @ForeignAffairs
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
John Symons
Our little town of Lawrence Kansas is described by Bloomberg as a "new tech hub". Mixed feelings.
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The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted Chiang — Subterranean Press
Subterranean Press is widely considered to be among the finest specialty publishers in the horror, suspense, fantasy and dark mystery genres.
John Symons
I strongly recommend Ted Chiang's book of short stories 'Exhalation'. I especially enjoyed 'Truth of fact, truth of feeling' which you can read here
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I spied on my phone — and here's what I found
When reporter Simon Elvery turned the tables on his spying devices, he was surprised at how busy they were — even when he was sleeping.
Leaked Intelligence Reports Expose How Iran Dominates Iraq
Seven hundred pages of leaked documents reveal how Iranian spies have infiltrated every aspect of Iraqi political life.
Regulating Technology Firms in the 21st Century
The advancement of technology in America has driven the advancement of humanity nationally and globally. But technology has also outpaced our government’s under
John Symons
Yang's platform: "Regulate the use of data and privacy by establishing data as a property right. The associated rights will enable individuals to retain ownership and share in the economic value generated by their data." #PresidentYang
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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology: 2nd Edition (Paperback) - Routledge
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology, Second Edition is an invaluable guide and major reference source to the key topics, problems, concepts, and debates in philosophy of psychology and is the first companion of its kind. A team of…
The story of Poincaré and his friend the baker
Update: Over the comment section you can find a proposal for a “blind” test that both Peter Shor and I agree to. (If and when needed.) It would respond to concerns about “cross-ta…
Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » Quantum supremacy: the gloves are off
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John Symons
As always, Scott Aaronson's blog is a great source for clarity on the issues around quantum computation.
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President Andrew Yang would charge Harvard at least $300 million a year to establish a university in Ohio
Yang told Newsweek that "instead of opening outposts in China, Harvard could be opening campuses in the Midwest and using the new locations to expand and experiment with new models of education."
John Symons
President Andrew Yang Would Charge Harvard at Least $300 Million a Year to Establish a University in Ohio - Newsweek newsweek.com/andrew-yang-ha… via @GoogleNews
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Digital Humanities Forum 2019
Bodies, Justice, Futures 9th Annual University of Kansas Digital Humanities Forum October 3 & 4, 2019 Lawrence, Kansas Confirmed Keynote Speakers Janet Chávez Santiago (Zapotec weaver and language activist)more speakers to be announced
Read the full transcript of Mark Zuckerberg’s leaked internal Facebook meetings
Highlights from two hours of leaked audio from recent Q&A sessions with Facebook’s CEO
John Symons
Read the full transcript of Mark Zuckerberg’s leaked internal Facebook meetings theverge.com/2019/10/1/2089… via @Verge
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讲座信息 | John Symons's Lectures at Peking University
讲座时间：10月7日—10月10日、10月15日
John Symons
Looking forward to my visit to Peking University (Beida) next week. I'll be talking about computation and philosophy of mind. visit the website: 讲座信息 | John Symons's Lectures at Peking [email protected]手机浏览器
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