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Are public decisions made by artificial intelligence democratically okay?
Are public decisions made by artificial intelligence democratically okay?The reason this is an important question is that already AI is being used in public decision-making. For example, in social ser
Bortom välfärdschauvinism och nyliberalism med Will Kymlicka
Föreläsning av professorn Will Kymlicka och efterföljande samtal mellan Gina Gustavsson, Anders Lindberg och Enna Gerin. Samarrangemang av Katalys, ABF och Institutet för framtidsstudier. Will Kymlick
Workshop on Social Normativity
Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm Organizers: Eline Geritsen, Johan Brännmark, and Åsa Burman.If you wish to join parts of this workshop, get in touch with Åsa Burman, a
Beyond Uncertainty. Reasoning with Unknown Possibilities
Cambridge University Press The main aim of this Element is to introduce the topic of limited awareness, and changes in awareness, to those interested in the philosophy of decision-making and uncertain
New study: This is why Italians are so unwilling to pay taxes
In Western Europe, Italy is at the top when it comes to tax evasion. In 2013, an estimated 27 percent of the entire tax revenue in Italy was evaded. What are the reasons for this? Political scientist ".
IPSP: Daniel Wikler on demographic changes and challenges
Short interview with Daniel Wikler, professor of ethics and population health, on the chapter "The contours of human life" in the IPSP-report. Daniel Wikler's visit to Stockholm was made possible t
For Whose Benefit? The Biological and Cultural Evolution of Human Cooperation
Springer, New York. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50874-0 This book takes the reader on a journey, navigating the enigmatic aspects of cooperation; a journey that starts inside the body and continues via our
Professor Thomas Lindh has passed away
Today we mourn the passing of Thomas Lindh, a respected researcher, an appreciated colleague and a dear friend. Professor Thomas Lindh has been a coworker at the Institute for Futures Studies for many
Is there a rating bias of job candidates based on gender and parenthood? A laboratory experiment on hiring for an accounting job
Acta Sociologica Abstract Biased practices by employers have been suggested as one possible cause for the observed gender disparities in labor market outcomes. While US-based laboratory experiments show
The need for nuance in the null hypothesis significance testing debate
Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 77 (2017), 4, p. 616-630. Abstract Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) provides an important statistical toolbox, but there are a number of ways i
