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Understanding and exploiting information spreading and integrating information technologies
2011. Journal of Computer Science and Technology 26: 829-836. AbstractOur daily life leaves an increasing amount of digital traces, footprints that are improving our lives. Data-mining tools, like recomm
A patch to the possibility part of Gödel’s Ontological Proof
in Analysis, Volume 80, Issue 2 AbstractKurt Gödel’s version of the Ontological Proof derives rather than assumes the crucial (yet controversial) Possibility Claim, that is, the claim that it is possib
Geoffrey Brennan: On exchange and its gains
Geoffrey Brennan is an Australian philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a professor of political science at Duke University. This seminar was su
Wayne Sumner: The Harms of Hate Speech
Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. ABSTRACTFew people doubt that hate speech is capable of harming the minorities that it targets. This talk will explore the various ki
Biased grades? Changes in grading after a blinding of examinations reform
in: Journal of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 45, 292-303. AbstractGroup differences in average grades prior to and after a step-wise introduction of blinded examinations at Stockholm Un
Disagreement, Indirect Defeat, and Higher-Order Evidence
in Klenk, M. (ed.), Higher Order Evidence and Moral Epistemology, London: Routledge, 2020. (ISBN: 0367343207) AbstractSome philosophers question whether higher-order evidence can support the radical sk
Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies
in: Nature Communications 12, 1481. AbstractNorm enforcement may be important for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation. However, little is known about how preferred responses to norm violation
Daniel Wikler: Ethics and E-cigs. An analysis and a proposal
Daniel Wikler, Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Population Ethics and Professor of Ethics and Population Health at the Harvard School of Public Health ABSTRACTTwo letters on electronic cigarettes (“E-c
Anders Sandberg: The Survival Curve of Our Species: Handling Global Catastrophic and Existential Risks
Anders Sandberg, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University ABSTRACTHow likely is humanity to be severely damaged by a global disaster, or go extinct? How bad would it be? This talk will review wo
Social capital and leaving the nest: Channels and housing tenures
i Social Networks, Volume 65 AbstractYoung adults in Europe sometimes have trouble moving away from their parents and obtaining a home of their own, which is considered an important step in the transit