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A Game of Stars: Active SETI, radical translation and the Hobbesian trap
Futures Volume: 101, pp. 46–54. doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2018.06.007 Abstract Among scholars dedicated to Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), the risks and possibilities of actively contac
Moral Disagreement and the Question Under Discussion
Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy Abstract If the extension of a moral expression varies depending on the context of utterance, as contextualism maintains, then two speakers who embrace differen

Stina Björkholm
My research interests broadly concern evaluative and normative aspects of linguistic communication. I defended my PhD thesis The Duality of Moral Language: On Hybrid Theories in Metaethicsat Stockholm U
Open Lecture: Ayelet Shachar on Time and Space in the Governance of Migration
Venue: Humanistiska teatern, Uppsala University Professor Ayelet Shachar (University of Toronto) is one of the world’s leading authorities on migration and citizenship. In this lecture, delivered as par
The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: Complex products of collective improvement favor conformist outcomes, blind copying, and hyper-credulity
PLOS Computational Biology Abstract Social learning is common in nature, yet cumulative culture (where knowledge and technology increase in complexity and diversity over time) appears restricted to huma

Ghost Platform: Generating the "Complex Image" of Data, Labour, and Logistics
This project aims to create a platform that makes visible the conflicts in transport logistics that are mostly being concealed from public view.
Sweden, the extreme country
The research network World Values Survey has explored people's values since the 1980s in six waves of interviews in a total of 100 countries. The latest survey was completed in 2014 and the result has
Ghost Platform at September Sessions: Dirty details of the clean startup chime
Place: Institute for Futures Studies, 4th floor, Holländargatan 13, 111 36 Stockholm Listening Session And Drinks The Institute for Futures Studies hosts the premiere of a new 15-minute sound work. Regist
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