A fully revised and expanded edition of our free online course in philosophy of technology and design will start Oct 4. In 4 weeks of 4 hours study load each, you will get a crash course in the ethics and philosophy of technology and design, with an extra week on Artificial Intelligence. More information and … Continue reading Free Online Course: revised and expanded

Met de Universiteit van Nederland maakte ik een mini-college over de ethiek van kunstmatige intelligentie, de toekomst van het menselijke denken, en het belang van begeleidingsethiek. Luister via: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Iiovw7n9d7V1PqDNq5rgV?si=9v_CU4qIRc6Ok2NUAOAVVg&dl_branch=1

Just published in BioSocieties : 'Braining' psychiatry - an investigation into how complexity is managed in the practice of neuropsychiatric research. New article with Bas de Boer and Hedwig te Molder, on the role of imaging technologies in neuropsychiatric research. See https://doi.org/10.1057/s41292-021-00242-8.

UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) and the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) call policy makers to address ethical issues involved in COVID-19 Certificates and Vaccine Passports. It is crucial that COVID-19 Certificates and Vaccine Passports are not designed, implemented nor used as a privilege and should not infringe freedom … Continue reading UNESCO’s Ethics Commissions publish statement on the Ethics of COVID passports

July 5, 10:00 - 11:00 Dutch time: webcast ‘Citizen Participation for Smart Nation Governance‘, NTU Singapore & DesignLab University of Twente. More information: https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/nisth/2021/06/15/citizen-science/

24 juni, 19:30 KNAW webinar 'Intimidatie van wetenschappers: wie beschermt academische vrijheid?', mede georganiseerd rondom het KNAW advies over de vrijheid van wetenschapsbeoefening. Een registratie van het event op YouTube is hier te vinden.

June 24, 2021: Digital conference on the ethics and governance of digital health, Catholic University of Lille. More information: https://www.univ-catholille.fr/actualite/ethique-et-gouvernance-du-numerique-en-sante.

June 8: online conference organised by Scholars at Risk – Ireland and ALLEA See: https://allea.org/academic-freedom-event/ This conference will focus on the importance of intellectual dissent and academic freedom to democratic societies in a Western, particularly European, context. The speakers and the panel will discuss the scope and the limits of academic freedom in the context … Continue reading Academic Freedom and Intellectual Dissent

Met Podcast Filosofie sprak ik over het werk van Bruno Latour. Het gesprek ging onder andere over de rol van wetenschap in de politiek, de maatschappelijke rol van technologie, en de politiek van de natuur. Luister via https://podcastluisteren.nl/ep/Podcast-Filosofie-Bruno-Latour

28 mei 2021, 19h30 VHDG Leeuwarden & Online: thema-avond over surveillance. Van de VHDG website: "Beveiligingscamera’s op straathoeken, stickertjes die op webcams geplakt moeten worden, social media algoritmes die meer over jou weten dan jij van jezelf weet . We zijn zichtbaarder dan ooit en de bekende ‘Big Brother’ uit de dystopische roman van George … Continue reading (Dutch) SURVEILLANCE: een expositie-voor-één-avond