James Owen Weatherall
American philosopher of physics; Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine; author of The Physics of Wall Street and, with Cailin O'Connor, The Misinformation Age.
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Their wordsIsrael and Iran are both very good at viral disinformation, and it is easy to find bubbles where everyone is convinced each side is definitely winning.
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Richard Garwin was an extraordinary scientist and engineer who was too often in the shadows.
Their wordsDick Garwin was such an incredible scientist and engineer, but he was very often in the shadows.
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Their wordsOne good feature is that it emphasizes a systems-level perspective: mis/disinformation are ecological effects, and not isolated pieces of info.
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Their wordsI would only say that the epistemic value comes from the process of us engaging with the work and coming to understand and extend it, not from the generation of true propositions or their proofs.
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Their wordsBut the value of mathematical output is ultimately understanding *for humans*.
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Australian Catholic University's proposal to close the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy was shameful.
Their wordsThere's a petition circulating in protest ACU admin's shameful and deceitful proposal to close Dianoia.
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Their wordsCitation practices are way out of whack with idea-dissemination practices and it makes the literature impossible to follow, at least in Philosophy. We need to rethink this.