Brain Rot, Feedback Loops, and the Shared Costs of Social Media Optimization
In last month’s post, I introduced the idea of linguistic feedback loops in...
As a philosopher working on interdisciplinary issues such as the polarization of public opinion, I’m often asked two things: what role philosophy plays in...
Zoë Johnson King is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. She previously worked...
Make the positive anxiety of wonder part of home, and the search for sense and meaning, capacious and open, can unsettle your life as part of daily practice.
The Macquarie Dictionary has selected its Word of the Year for 2025: “AI slop.” It refers to the deluge of low-quality, algorithmically generated content...
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post marks the third of four installments....
The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following 22 prizes for the second half of 2025. APA prizes recognize many areas of...
Much attention has recently been given to discussing the effects, potential and actual, of artificial intelligence on clinical medicine. Many, like Sparrow & Hatherley,...
Opponents of programs for racial, ethnic, or gender diversity often argue that while these policies are misguided, an appropriate sort of diversity is viewpoint...
Chris Cho is a Ph.D. candidate at Syracuse University from South Korea. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy and Cognitive Science from the University of Toronto. He is...
