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Department of Philosophy
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March 21, 2022
The pandemic has changed the way we perceive technology — and how we resist it
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Washington Post.
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March 15, 2022
Meet College of Liberal Arts Dean Anna Stenport
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts began the academic year under new leadership. Dean Anna Stenport joined RIT from Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts in September following a nationwide search. Stenport is a professor of communication and an expert in transnational cinema and media, modern literature and drama, and visual and cultural studies, with a focus on the Arctic and Nordic regions.
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February 19, 2022
Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 22, 2022
How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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December 8, 2021
Hi-Phi Nation: Life, Edited
Slate Podcasts’ Hi-Phi Nation interviews Evelyn Brister, professor of philosophy, about the ethics of bioengineering for conservation. Her portion begins around 14:45.
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November 12, 2021
Facebook’s next privacy nightmare will be a sight to see
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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November 3, 2021
RIT alumnus studies the intersection of technology and the liberal arts
Though he graduated with a computer science degree, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad ’06 spent much of his time at RIT in the College of Liberal Arts. He is a firm believer that inserting humanities and the liberal arts into science and technology curricula is imperative. Ahmad will return to RIT Nov. 4 as this fall’s Stan McKenzie Salon speaker for a virtual conversation with his former professor, Evan Selinger.
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October 24, 2021
The Sunday Show: The Perils of Amazon Ring
The Tech Policy Press podcast features Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, discussing his new academic article on Amazon Ring.
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October 22, 2021
Please don’t wear a computer on your face
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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October 20, 2021
How To Recognize When Tech Is Leading Us Down a ‘Slippery Slope’
One Zero talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about tech and the slippery slope theory.
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October 20, 2021
US universities where employable liberal arts graduates are made
Study International features RIT's College of Liberal Arts and talks to Dean Anna Stenport.
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October 11, 2021
Connections: Discussing how to honor Indigenous peoples and Italian heritage
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy.