During the Twente Science Night, 7 October, the University of Twente will transform the Oude Markt and surrounding areas of Enschede to a location with loads to see, do and explore. More information can be found here.

Sept 29, Breda: lecture ‘Our Technological Condition’, at symposium ‘To Infinity and Beyond’, connected to the 8th International Photo Festival Breda. About science, technology, and their impact on society. More information: http://www.bredaphoto.nl/to-infinity-and-beyond/. See also this PDF.

Conference organized by the Dhillon Marty foundation around the 2030 Agenda for inclusive and sustainable development, with a panel on "Technology: Challenges and Opportunities". Speakers: Georges Kepenekian (Mayor of Lyon and Vice-President of the Metropole of Lyon), Marie-Hélène Parizeau (Professor of Philosophy, Université Laval, Québec), Louis Montagne (Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, af83), Divina Frau-Meigs … Continue reading Every Decision Counts: State of the Community 2017

Sept 11-15 2017, the 10th meeting of UNESCO's World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology will be held in Paris. The final draft of our report on robotics ethics will be discussed, as well as the progress of our report on water ethics. And COMEST will meet in conjunction with UNESCO's International Bioethics … Continue reading Meeting of UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology

Sept 7 and 8 I will give my inaugural lectures as honorary professor of techno-anthropology at Aalborg University and its Copenhagen campus. September 7: 16.45, A.C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 København SV Room: Auditorium 1.008 (Please sign up for the event at http://www.doodle.com/poll/ergdhrk9hwaxaxhr) September 8: 12h30, Aalborg University, location TBA More information: http://www.en.plan.aau.dk/events/show/peter-paul-verbeek-honorary-professor-inaugural-lecture.cid330456

A five-minute animation explaining the basics of the approach of technological mediation.  https://vimeo.com/221545135 (Animation created by Rachel Kremer)

Technologies are increasingly designed to influence people’s behavior in directions that are seen as desirable, as approaches like ‘nudging’ and ‘persuasive technology’ show. At the same time, this development raises ethical concerns. The postdoc project ‘Designing Moral Mediation’ will develop both a philosophical and an ethical approach to behavior-influencing technologies.  The postdoc will become a … Continue reading Job opening: 2-year postdoc position in philosophy and ethics of technology and design

July 6, I will give a talk at the Next Generation Internet Summit, which intends "to support the European Commission to build a strategy together with leading policy makers, renewed innovators, researchers and citizens to foster the development of the internet, as a powerful, open, data-driven, user-centric, interoperable platform ecosystem, for the benefit of citizens … Continue reading Next Generation Internet Summit: Brussels, June 6-7 2017

Op 16 mei geef ik een lezing op de conferentie 'Mens en Machine: wie maakt wie?': "Technologische ontwikkelingen gaan sneller dan wij kunnen bijbenen en dringen door in alle facetten van het dagelijks leven. Wat betekent dat voor mens en maatschappij? Wat zijn de voordelen en kansen, wat zijn de risico’s? Zijn wij klaar voor … Continue reading Mens en Machine: wie maakt wie?

In deze Paradisolezing belicht ik de manier waarop het menselijk bestaan is verweven met technologie, bezien vanuit de evolutie, vanuit de hedendaagse samenleving, en vanuit mogelijke toekomstige ontwikkelingen. "De mens laat zich niet begrijpen zonder technologie: techniek behoort tot de menselijke conditie. Binnen de filosofische antropologie is de relatie tussen mens en techniek dan ook … Continue reading Homo Technologicus: Paradisolezing 14 mei 2017