Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️‍🌈

This thread seems to have hit a nerve. Some answers to a few questions it provoked: twitter.com/docfreeride/st…

Join SJSU student storytellers for an evening of personal stories and philosophical insights, told live on stage at Hammer4 Studio. Thursday, April 25, 2024, 8-10 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm) Tickets FREE at the Hammer Theatre box office or online: hammertheatre.vbotickets.com/event/SJSU_Dep…

Next Wednesday (4/17) a conversation with Ryan Jenkins, Professor of Philosophy & Associate Director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal Poly-SLO, on the ethical dimensions of self-driving cars. Register at forms.gle/pW14639Bzu9ni9…

Next Friday (3/8), a conversation with Angus Johnston, historian of American student activism & instructor at Hostos Community College, on the ethics of protest & counterprotest in the current wave of student activism. Register at forms.gle/pW14639Bzu9ni9…

I've just learned that, owing to a significant change in her work schedule, Ms. Mosley will not be able to join us for this event. If we are able to reschedule it, I will update the details here. :-(

Join the SJSU Center on Ethics for a conversation with Laci Mosley, actress, comedian, and host of the award winning podcast Scam Goddess, on the ethical dimensions of scams. Register at forms.gle/pW14639Bzu9ni9…

Join us for a conversation with Raychelle Burks, Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry at American University & author of the science-meets-true crime column “Trace Analysis” for Chemistry World, about the ethical dimensions of the crime lab. Register at forms.gle/pW14639Bzu9ni9…

Join us for a conversation with Emily M. Bender, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington on the societal impacts of the development and use of large language models (and other "AI"). Register at forms.gle/pW14639Bzu9ni9… (Zoom info via email)

Join us for a virtual conversation w/ Jacquelyn Gill, Assoc. Prof. of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology & Director of the BEAST Lab at the University of Maine, on the ethics of “De-extinction.” Register at forms.gle/dBfJ2zY9nQzQ7M… (Zoom login information will be emailed).

Join the SJSU Center on Ethics for a conversation with Jessica Luther about the ethical dimensions of engaging with college sports. Next Monday 11/6 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time. Registration: forms.gle/dBfJ2zY9nQzQ7M…

This Friday!

Virtual event next Friday (10/20) @ 1:30 PM Pacific: a conversation w/ Michael Bérubé & Jennifer Ruth on academic freedom & academic responsibility. Registration: forms.gle/dBfJ2zY9nQzQ7M…

TOMORROW!

Virtual event next Friday (10/6) @ 1:30 PM Pacific: a conversation w/ Damien P. Williams (@Wolven ) on how we can develop better technologies by centering the lives & experiences of marginalized people, and what happens when we don't. Registration: forms.gle/dBfJ2zY9nQzQ7M…

Mon @ 2pm ET/7pm UK! "Pseudoscience after Feyerabend": Ian James Kidd with Chiara Ambrosio A conversation on #pseudoscience, the history of philosophy of science, and scientific pluralism. Pls RT @TrueSciPhi, @docfreeride, @petejvickers, @Ri_Science bit.ly/3PpgAIf

Next Monday!

Join the SJSU Center on Ethics for a conversation with Jessica Luther about the ethical dimensions of engaging with college sports. Next Monday 9/25 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time. Registration: forms.gle/dBfJ2zY9nQzQ7M…

This Friday!

Join us for a conversation with Lewis Raven Wallace @LewisPants about journalism beyond "objectivity". 9/8/2023 at 1:30 PM Pacific Time. Registration: forms.gle/dBfJ2zY9nQzQ7M…

Just making sure I have this right: So a QAnon influencer tweeted child sexual abuse imagery and Twitter suspended his account — so then the “Save the Children” crowd who always calls everyone else “pedos” pleaded with Elon Musk until they reinstated the account that shared CSAM?

Historians are searching for the remnants of a secret fortress near Savannah, Georgia, that was built in the 1780s by Maroons—people who had escaped slavery to live in the wilderness They lived in it for years until white militias burned it to the ground newyorker.com/culture/annals…