New links in the Heap…

1. “A cartography of impact” to help philosophers “recognize, reconcile and mobilize their professional and public role” — how “field philosophy” looks from the point of view of Britain’s Research Excellence Framework
2. Philoso-piece Theatre — from Christina Van Dyke (Calvin). Part One: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics
3. “Much has been said comparing the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change with the growing consensus of public health officials about how to respond to Covid-19” — “We think this comparison is inapt and dangerous,” write Eric Schliesser (Amsterdam) and Eric Winsberg (South Florida)
4. A helpful visualization about the value of social distancing and staying home — created by Siouxsie Wiles, a microbiologist and science communicator based in New Zealand
5. “Molecular jitter in the system” — Nature or nurture? It turns out there may be a third option: random “noise”
6. Philosophers on Medicine — a series of conversations with various philosophers, hosted by Jonathan Fuller (Pitt)
7. A philosophy professor is part of a group of parents who take turns providing an online educational experience for their kids — Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin (Sam Houston State) shares how he has introduced them to philosophical questions about identity

Mini-Heap posts appear when 7 or so new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, the ever-growing collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. Discussion welcome.

The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap. Thanks!

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