Philosophical Disquisitions

( Part One ) This is the second in a two-part series looking at the ethics of intimate surveillance. In part one, I explained what...

I've started a new podcast as part of my Algocracy and Transhumanism project. The aim of the project is to ask three questions:...

' Intimate Surveillance ’ is the title of an article by Karen Levy - a legal and sociological scholar currently-based at NYU. It shi...

Here’s an interesting idea. It’s taken from Aaron Wright and Primavera de Filippi’s article ‘ Decentralized Blockchain Technology and th...

Every year I start with the best of intentions. I promise myself that I will use more interactive methods of teaching in my classes; th...

I was first introduced to the work of Ian Morris last summer. Somebody suggested that I read his book Why the West Rules for Now , whi...