Mini-Heap
Mini-Heap: the last 10 items from the Heap of Links, collected here for your perusal and discussion…
- Cross-cultural study shows limited generalizability—and occasional reversal—of “Knobe Effect” — “results highlight the importance of factoring cultural context in our understanding of moral cognition” (via Daniel Brunson)
- The hard problem of matter “Like the hard problem of consciousness, cannot be solved by experiment and observation or by gathering more physical detail” (via Robert Long)
- What can we learn about the self from studying leaves? — perhaps that the self is itself a society?
- “Base-rates of Negative Traits: Instructions for Use in Criminal Trials” by Federico Picinali (LSE) is the Journal of Applied Philosophy’s 2016 Best Article Winner
- About 1/3 of PhD students are at risk of developing a psychiatric disorder — but these risks can be offset by having an inspirational advisor and being able to envision one’s PhD as a good career move
- Do you know about Unpaywall? — a browser extension to “instantly deliver legal, open-access, full text as you browse”
- “We seem to intuitively understand that if we can get ourselves to believe something first, we’ll be more effective at getting others to believe it” — the evolution of self-deception (via Gerald Dworkin)
- A philosophy professor and his students create an interactive film — “Black Coffee” premieres April 21st
- “By replacing the human driver with its AI driver, automakers are taking on a lot of moral and legal responsibility “ — so what are its design principles for ethics?
- “Let’s see how art and philosophy can create a championship for the meaning of things” — an interview with Mériam Korichi, the creator of Night of Philosophy
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