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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Shoshana Zuboff on Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff of Harvard University talks about her book Surveillance Capitalism with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Zuboff argues that the monetization of search engines and social networks by Google, Facebook, and other large tech firms threatens...
John Symons
Discussion of Surveillance Capitalism with Zuboff from @econtalker is a good introduction to her research. Doesn't answer Russ' "who cares?" question well unfortunately. But the essential points are here without having to read 600+ pgs: econtalk.org/shoshana-zubof… @EmergTechEthics
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New curriculum will focus on philosophy of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence algorithms have become pervasive in daily life, but should they? And what are the drawbacks and advantages of using machine learning? Several ASU faculty members have won a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities...
The Ham of Fate
Does Boris Johnson believe any of his own claims, and do his followers in turn believe him? In both cases, the answer is yes, but only in the highly qualified way that an actor inhabits his role and an audience knowingly accepts the pretense....
Analog Computation in a Digital World: Understanding the Place of a Bygone Technology in Contemporary Science
Corey Maley, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas, will discuss how research into the history of analog computers allows us to understand computation in a non-digital way. This broader understanding of computation helps make...
The Mechanical World: The Metaphysical Commitments of the New Mechanistic Approach // Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews // University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews is an electronic, peer-reviewed journal that publishes timely reviews of scholarly philosophy books.
John Symons
I look forward to reading Beate Krickel's book. It looks like she has provided a very useful starting point for discussion of the metaphysics of mechanism. An underdeveloped topic.
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On the Mutual Dependence Between Formal Methods and Empirical Testing in Program Verification
This paper provides a review of Raymond Turner’s book Computational Artefacts. Towards a Philosophy of Computer Science. Focus is made on the definition of program correctness as the twofold problem...
John Symons
Check out @NicolaAngius very good overview of Raymond Turner's Computational Artefacts.Towards a Philosophy of Computer Science. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Looking forward to reading Turner's book
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The Aesthetic Beauty of Math
The best mathematics, like the best literature, will continue to cause intense emotional satisfaction to thousands of people after thousands of years.
KU Philosophy on Instagram: “Associate Professor Sarah Robins and graduate students Bada Kim, Si-Won Song and David Menager recently attended the Issues in…”
3 Likes, 0 Comments - KU Philosophy (@ku_philosophy) on Instagram: “Associate Professor Sarah Robins and graduate students Bada Kim, Si-Won Song and David Menager…”
The Call
The Call, a song by John Patitucci on Spotify
John Symons
Hard to sit still in @kulibraries when you're listening to the great bassist John Patitucci's The Call open.spotify.com/track/2etEONBk… #NowPlaying
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Note on neutral monism vs. pandispositionalism
Short excerpt from ch. 5 of the book that I am currently writing, A Critical Introduction to Causal Powers & Dispositions “By 2004, Mumford had revised his view of properties. In place of…
John Symons
Ruth Groff @thenousbros has a good reading of pandispositionalism here: …pacitiesanddispositions.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/not…
#metaphysics
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Facebook Net Income 2009-2019 | FB
Facebook annual/quarterly net income history and growth rate from 2009 to 2019. Net income can be defined as company's net profit or loss after all revenues, income items, and expenses have been accounted for.
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Rudolf Carnap : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Speaking on theoretical concepts in science, American Philosophical Association meeting, December 29, 1959, Santa Barbara, CA
More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions
The apps gather information such as location, even after owners explicitly say no. Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q.
BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Short History of Ireland - Episode guide
All episodes of A Short History of Ireland
John Symons
Jonathon Bardon's "Short history of Ireland in 240 episodes" on BBC Ulster is a pleasure. Very good for long drives across the United States
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Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex.
An out-of-the-way border station in the desert outside of El Paso has become the epicenter of outrage over the Trump administration’s policies on the southwest border.
Boeing's 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers
It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned for meticulous design made seemingly basic software mistakes leading to a pair of deadly crashes. Longtime Boeing engineers say the effort was complicated by...
U.S. Government Makes Surprise Move To Secure Power Grid From Cyberattacks
As the threat of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure such as power grids ramps up, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act (SEIA) is taking technology back to its retro roots. But is it a good idea?
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
John Symons
Please donate to support the work of @LasAmericasIAC las-americas.org providing legal representation to detained migrants, especially detained children. I proudly served on the board for three years when I lived in El Paso & can vouch for the good work they do. Please RT
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