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Department of Philosophy
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October 11, 2021
How Columbus Day contributes to the cultural erasure of Italian Americans
Essay by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy, published by The Conversation.
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October 6, 2021
The line between human and machine begins to blur
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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September 10, 2021
Q&A: What’s dumb about smart cities
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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September 6, 2021
Reimagining the face-to-face encounter in the time of COVID
CBC's Ideas podcast features Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, talking about facial recognition technology. Selinger's portion starts at the 33-minute mark.
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September 1, 2021
The slippery slope of surveillance is real
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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August 23, 2021
Zero Blind Spots: A Conversation with Darren Byler on Chinese Surveillance Tactics
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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August 11, 2021
Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Wired.
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July 28, 2021
Why it’s good for you if I protect my privacy
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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June 16, 2021
RIT names Anna Westerstahl Stenport new dean of College of Liberal Arts
Stenport is currently a professor of global studies and chair of the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. She was selected as the RIT dean following a nationwide search and will begin her new leadership role Sept. 1.
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June 9, 2021
Facial Verification Won’t Fight Fraud
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Wired.
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May 27, 2021
Q&A: The social costs of AI
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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May 13, 2021
Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?
Guest essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.