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    • We need hot existential risk research

      The importance of creativity for studying the end of the world

      Posted on 2023/04/06

      Existential risk studies look at events that have the chance of either ending humanity or its potential (for example, by locking us in an eternal pre-industrial state). These kinds of events can vary wildly. Humanity could be wiped out by nuclear war, a pandemic, a supervolcanic eruption and a variety... [Read More]
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    • A Closer Look at Simone de Beauvoir's Ethics of Ambiguity

      Exploring the concepts of freedom, oppression, and ethical decision making in a complex world

      Posted on 2023/02/27

      “Man exists. For him, it is not a question of wondering whether his presence in the world is useful, whether life is worth the trouble of being lived. These questions make no sense. It is a matter of knowing whether he wants to live and under what condition.” [Read More]
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    • Against the dominance of gap-spotting in research

      A review of “Constructing Research Questions”

      Posted on 2023/02/03

      Almost all researchers use “gap-spotting”, a process that only creates boring research questions [Read More]
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    • In diversity lies epistemic strengh

      You need diverse perspectives to get closer to truth

      Posted on 2023/01/16

      Diversity is important. Not only inherently, but instrumentally as well. Based on ideas from the book “Why Trust Science?” by science historian Naomi Oreskes this post argues for increased diversity as a chance to produce more reliable knowledge. The main argument is that a more diverse community has more diverse... [Read More]
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    • Escaping the Malthusian Trap

      A summary of "Famine" by Cormac Ó Gráda

      Posted on 2023/01/13

      The prospect of a famine-free world hinges on improved governance and peace. It is as simple - or as difficult - as that. Cormac Ó Gráda [Read More]
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