Tag: government
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When There’s no Fun in Funding: External Research Money, Ethics-Washing, and Positive Academic Freedom (guest post)
Governments and firms are turning to philosophers and other scholars more and more in regard to the ethics of developing and regulating technology. Yet…
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Philosopher to Head Australian Government’s AI Safety Institute
Kate Conroy, a philosopher who has held various positions in academia, government, and industry, has been chosen to lead the recently established Australian AI…
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Philosopher’s Apparent Role in Government’s “Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria” Report Revealed by Metadata (updated)
A philosopher is apparently listed as the creator of part of a controversial report released May 1st by the United States Department of Health…
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A Philosopher’s Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
“If we do not want to slide towards illiberalism, no one should be above the law.”
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Students Protest, a Philosopher is Knifed, and Faculty are Unpaid in Serbia
Natalija Jovanović, dean of the Philosophy Faculty at the University of Niš in Serbia, was attending a student protest when a woman who opposed…
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APA Signs Onto Statement Defending the Dept. of Education
The Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association (APA) has added the organization to a list of signatories of a statement opposing the…
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The Future of the Department of Education
Elon Musk—a businessman apparently being allowed by President Trump to tread upon whatever and whomever he pleases in his capacity as head budget-slasher-of-questionable-Constitutionality of…
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Trump Halts All Federal Grants (update: OMB Rescinds Order)
“To the extent permissible under applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance……
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Philosopher Appointed to Advisory Group on UK Digital Currency
Alex Voorhoeve, Professor and Head of the Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method Department at the London School of Economics, has been appointed to the…
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David Enoch Arrested While Protesting Judicial “Reforms” in Israel
David Enoch, professor of philosophy at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was among those protesting the Israeli government’s controversial plans to scale back the independence…
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Philosopher Appointed to National Space Council Advisory Group
Patrick Lin, professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University and director of the university’s Ethics and Emerging Sciences Group, has been selected as…
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Philosopher Named to White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Kyle Whyte, the George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, has been named to the White House Environmental…
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NSF Bill Emphasizes Ethics, Includes Ethics Grants
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has introduced a bill for the funding of the National Science Foundation (NSF)…
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Quebec Government Deplatforms Daniel Weinstock (updated)
Daniel Weinstock, a philosopher on the Faculty of Law at McGill University and director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, was disinvited by the…
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Philosopher Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee on Biosecurity
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) is a federal advisory committee that “addresses issues related to biosecurity and dual use research at the request…
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Concordia Philosophy Issues Statement on Controversial “Bill 21”
The Department of Philosophy at Concordia University has issued a statement opposing “Bill 21: an act respecting the laicity of the State,” also known as Québec’s…
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Despite Move, CEU Is Accepting Applications
Central European University (CEU), despite having been forced by threat of closure by the Hungarian legislature to move from Budapest to Vienna for the…