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Wednesday, 20 June 2018

The value in atheists learning about the Bible

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This morning, my son refused to go to school. Why? Because yesterday, his teacher had told the class the story about Jesus feeding the 5000 ...
Saturday, 16 June 2018

"Alexa, why are you so stupid?" - Is our rude treatment of AI devices a problem?

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A few weeks ago, my mum got Alexa (an Alexa? the Alexa?) in her house, and she and my step-dad were keen to show off how it (she?) can play...
Tuesday, 5 June 2018

The funny side of disablism?

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A few days ago, a comedian with cerebral palsy and who cannot speak won Britain’s Got Talent 2018 – and the runner-up was a comedian with ...
Monday, 7 May 2018

Bigots Got Talent: why we should separate issues of talent from issues of bigotry and criminality

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When news about Kevin Spacey's alleged sexual misconduct emerged, it wasn't long before the public were tweeting that people shou...
Saturday, 5 May 2018

Conference presentations

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Well, it seems like it's all go at the moment, in a good way. Last month I responded to four calls for papers / abstracts, and I've ...
Saturday, 21 April 2018

Stop ad hominem criticisms of Trump

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Judge his actions, not his hair. Trump is orange . His hair is ridiculous . He has tiny hands . He has a micropenis . He looked at the s...
Saturday, 14 April 2018

Phd funding

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I am intending to begin my PhD in five months time. In December I applied for funding from Midlands 3 Cities. The odds are approximately tha...