Political philosophy meets philosophy of science Philosophers of science have long discussed whether the core activities of science can be free from non-epistemic values (this term is used broadly to i

Research seminar with Sanna Wolk, professor of law, president of the union SULF, and Leif Dahlberg, professor of media technology at Royal School of Technology (KTH).  Register here AbstractThe goal is tJoin the seminar online or at the Institute for Futures Studies. If you plan to join on site, please check the box in the registration form. 

Being able to explain how something works has value, but being able to explain whyit works is enormously more valuable, because that knowledge can be built upon. The fact that AI is inherently incompreherecently. In this interview below she explains further.

Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm or online  Research seminar with Daniel Lindvall, researcher in sociology at the Institute for Futures Studies and at the Climate Leade

Sweden has just experienced some unusually warm weeks in June. In Spain, yet another heat wave is causing alarm. In a text published in the Spanish newspaper El País, philosopher Julia Mosquera descri

European Economic Review Abstract Islam (2019) reports results from a cluster randomized field experiment in Bangladesh that examines the effects of parent–teacher meetings on student test scores in pri

This paper outlines recent developments in private provision of elder care services and examines arguments and actors for increasing private financing, both supportive and dissenting. The purpose is t

 Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm, or online Welcome to a seminar arranged in collaboration with two visiting researchers from the Hague University of Applied Science,

Climate science faces a challenge in delivering direct and immediate societal benefits. Today, there is a gap between what it produces and what users actually need. In the article "Usability of climat

in Philosophy Compass (2020) Abstract:Catastrophic risk raises questions that are not only of practical importance, but also of great philosophical interest, such as how to define 'catastrophe' and wha