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@lastpositivist on twitter   Some hard hitting topics include: Which anime best illustrates the meaning of life? Is tech political? What does "normative" mean? Are ethics "meaningless" if they aren't "real?" If they aren't real, then on what basis can one form political commitments? What relevance does the Vienna Circle have for our modern world? What's wrong with worshiping Elon Musk? Is efficiency good?   Books and papers mentioned! https://philpapers.org/archive/PETTOH-2.pdf - textbook in formal epistemology. The old philosophy of science textbook:  http://www.thatmarcusfamily.org/philosophy/Course_Websites/Readings/Hempel%20-%20Philosophy%20of%20Natural%20Science.pdf . Remco Heseen and Liam Bright's paper against peer review:  https://www.liamkofibright.com/uploads/4/8/9/8/48985425/ispeerreviewagoodidea.pdf   Preprint Philosophy sources: Phil Papers Phil Sci Archive

@lea_rosen on twitter   What are "good" reasons for asylum? How does the process work? How did things change after 9/11? How did things change under Trump? US techie call to action, learn Spanish if you don't know it and donate to RAICES here: https://www.raicestexas.org/donate/  Here's a list of organizations that help immigrants: https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/heres-list-organizations-are-mobilizing-help-separated-immigrant-child/   Note: This episode was recorded in May (2019). I think that in this conversation we revealed a tension that is difficult to resolve, which is that the current administration is both uniquely cruel in rhetoric, enforcement, and in the creation of new policies, and yet, many of the seeds were planted and watered throughout history. The last administration itself presented an escalation in xenophobia, and before that, the war on terror immensely shaped the modern period. If we recognize Trump as an aberration, we let our history off the hook and deny the humanity of whistle blowers and victims of the past. This Citations Needed episode from January 2018 captured this tension well, but I would explicitly add to their analysis that it is a specific injury to those affected and the journalists that reported during the last administration that "detention center" conditions were not properly aired and investigated. One topic we didn't tackle is what escalation would mean especially with regard to the concentration camps and what technical resistance might look like. I hope to explore that in a future episode.   By the way: Immigration control has always been racist. Pass it on.   The inanity of borders on SRSLY WRONG  

Wendy Liu Online: https://dellsystem.me/ twitter   Discussed: - Tech and Labor Rights - The Lucas Plan - Capitalism - Adam Smith's Mom   Recommended Movie: "Sorry to Bother You" by Boots Riley   Recommended Reading: "Platform Capitalism" by Nick Srnicek "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher "Disassembly Required" by Geoff Mann "Logic" Magazine (https://logicmag.io/) Notes from Below (https://notesfrombelow.org/)

Twitter   Discussed: - ACM Code of Ethics - GDPR - Brexit - Philosophy in a few TV shows - Tech won't build it?   Recommended Reading from Catherine on Virtue Ethics: "Technology and the Virtues" by Shannon Vallor