Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers – but that’s okay [The Conversation, April 2022] & A New Book on this topic

Title:

Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers – but that’s okay

 

Author:

Sam Baron

Associate professor, Australian Catholic University

 

 Published:

The Conversation, 14 April 2022

https://theconversation.com/time-might-not-exist-according-to-physicists-and-philosophers-but-thats-okay-181268

From the article:

Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious: of course it does! Just look at a calendar or a clock.  

 

But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously.  

 

How can that be, and what would it mean? 

 

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New book to take note of.

 

Title:

Out of time: a philosophical study of timeliness

 

Authors:

Samuel Baron, Kristie Miller & Jonathan Tallant

ISBN:

9780192864888

 

Published:

Oxford University Press, 14 April 2022

 

Click here for more information on this book

 

Why education systems should build environmental ethics into every subject [The Conversation, January 2022]

Title:

Why education systems should build environmental ethics into every subject

 

Author:

Bellarmine Nneji PhD 

Department of Educational Foundations & Lecturer in Philosophy of Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

 

Published:

The Conversation, 21 January 2022

https://theconversation.com/why-education-systems-should-build-environmental-ethics-into-every-subject-173078

 

From the article:

 One of the goals most of the world has agreed on is education for sustainable development. This means development that considers present concerns without compromising the interests of future generations. Nations develop through education that takes care of the present and the future.  

 

As I have argued in a paper on environmental ethics in education, I believe that the principles and ideas of sustainable development and consumption should be embedded in all aspects of education. Every course or subject in the school curriculum should contain these ideas. Education should give future leaders the critical thinking tools they will need in a dynamic society faced with serious climate change challenges. Almost every profession and livelihood has an impact on the environment.

 

Michael Nagenborg, researcher at University of Twente, Netherlands - Could we forgive a machine? Study explores forgiveness in the context of robotics and AI

Title:
Could we forgive a machine? Study explores forgiveness in the context of robotics and AI

Author:
Ingrid Fadelli
Publised:
TechXplore, 12 March 2020

From the article:
"Michael Nagenborg, a researcher at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, has recently carried out a study investigating what could happen if a robot or machine makes a terrible mistake that has detrimental consequences for its users. His paper, published in Springer Link's Technology, Anthropology, and Dimensions of Responsibility journal, specifically explores the question of whether humans would be able to forgive a robot if it does something wrong, from a philosophical standpoint."

To read this article:
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-machine-explores-context-robotics-ai.html