Monday Dec 19 I will give a keynote on human-robot relations at the OH-MAN, OH-MACHINE conference at Tel Aviv University. I will expand Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of interpersonal relations to a phenomenology of human-robot relations, arguing that Merleau-Ponty's notion of the 'chiasm' can expand the approach of technological mediation, and that the mediation approach can help … Continue reading Techno-flesh: toward a phenomenology of human-robot relations

Feeling very honored to receive the 2016 World Technology Award in Ethics! A great recognition for all work done in the PhilosophyLab and in our Human-Technology Relations research group. http://www.wtn.net/summit-2016/__winners

On 30 Nov, I will give a talk and participate in a panel discussion on "Engineering for a caring and inclusive society" at KU Leuven, Belgium. More information: https://set.kuleuven.be/ethiekweek/ingenieuren-voor-een-zorgzame-en-inclusieve-samenleving/2016

Nov 11 I will give a keynote at the interdisciplinary conference 'relationShips: Sociality and Sociability through Things' at the Department of Product Design, Bauhaus- University Weimar. A full description of the conference can be found here. Click here for a (German) press release.

At the 2016 EU edition of the NWO-MVI conference, a responsible innovation contest was launched, aimed at students, young researchers, designers and entrepreneurs. The challenge: create an innovative responsible design or idea to solve an urgent societal problem. Participants from different universities, universities of applied sciences, companies and other organisations are invited to work together … Continue reading Young Responsible Design award

Museum HEIM, Hengelo, 2 Oktober 2016, 14h30.  Wanneer nieuwe technische snufjes worden uitgevonden, brengt dat ook nieuwe vragen met zich mee. Drones zijn daar een goed voorbeeld van. Handig zijn ze zeker, die vliegende robots, maar wat gebeurt er als ze bijvoorbeeld een fout maken? Wie is er dan verantwoordelijk?  Meer informatie: http://www.popupwetenschapper.nl/event/heim

Koert van Mensvoort, Floris Kaayk and Peter-Paul Verbeek. Floris Kaayk and Koert van Mensvoort, two of the Netherlands’ most remarkable artists, will present their projects at this Impakt Event. Floris Kaayk provoked a great deal of attention recently with his projects Human Birdwings and Witch Doctor, the video he made for Dutch rockband de Staat. … Continue reading IMPAKT Event on Technology and Authenticity

At the 2016 conference of the Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences (Salt Lake City), there will be two sessions with recent postphenomenological research. Session 1: Hermeneutechnics Friday Oct 21, 9.15 - 10.45 Moderator: Peter-Paul Verbeek, University of Twente  “Drone Hermeneutics: The Mediated Morality of Remote Action and Perception,” Peter-Paul Verbeek, University of Twente  … Continue reading Postphenomenology sessions at SPHS 2016 conference 

23 september – Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam (in Dutch) Zelfrijdende auto’s, Siri die met ons meedenkt, algoritmen die kunst maken en de opkomst van autonome wapens. Door ontwikkelingen in kunstmatige intelligentie worden machines steeds slimmer en steeds beter in het uitvoeren van menselijke taken. Worden we in de toekomst gedomineerd door ultra-intelligente machines? Laten we ons wegcijferen … Continue reading Error 301: human_not_found

Conference ‘Theorizing Technological Mediation’10 & 16-17-18 November, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente   We are happy to invite you to a 4-day event around the topic of technological mediation at the University of Twente. As has been emphasized by several authors (e.g. Ihde, Latour, Verbeek), it is not possible to strictly distinguish between humans … Continue reading Conference ‘Theorizing Technological Mediation’, Nov. 10 & 16-17-18