Anti-distraction helmet, 1925. "The Isolator" was worn by its inventor, science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback. The helmet was made out of wood and apparently blocked out 95 percent of ambient noise. The wearer looked through tiny glass holes, ensuring that no nearby movement could be visible. Oxygen was supplied via the tube.
I am so much looking forward to our conference Computing the Human (26. - 28. 10. in Brno, Czechia) https://t.co/n2vgGCeaj0, especially with Kathleen Richardson, @BenjaminLipp, @SvenNyholm, Michael Morrison from @HeLEXOxford, Luisa Damiano, and many others :-). Come and join us!
Applications are now open for the 2024 Multispecies Field School, which will take place in Thailand from January 2nd till the 12th. Spread the word and consider coming along yourself. Full details on our application portal:
https://t.co/ChWYL1sBJA
Available now: episode 3 of the "This is Technology Ethics" Podcast. In this episode, @JohnDanaher & I discuss control over AI, as well as different ways of interpreting the notion of value alignment of AI & other technologies: https://t.co/Ctx4p9oZ3D #aiethics
I am hiring 1 PhD and 2 Postdoc positions in STS/ Philosophy/Social Sciences for the EMOROB project (cultural imagination of affective computing, social robotics and autism), ... more details here https://t.co/rrjcI7eGWC, #AcademicTwitter, #jobopportunity
Dnes od 17 hod budu na Gellner semináři povídat něco málo o své knize (We, Other Utopians), o těle, umělém životě, laboratoři, utopiích a tak dokola. Budu ráda, když se připojíte online🙂. link: https://t.co/Nh8apg0R52
Právě jsme spustili: hlavní tržiště pro nabídku pomoci Ukrajincům. Vzniklo pod taktovkou @CeskoDigital a ve spolupráci se všemi hlavními organizacemi, které pracují s migranty v Česku. Zapojte se a sdílejte: https://t.co/jjVzCqx5el #StandWithUkraine#pomahejukrajine 💙💛
Es ist ein großer Fehler, wenn Bundeskanzler Scholz den #Swift-Ausschluss Russlands blockiert. Wir zahlen mit unseren Gasrechnungen einen Teil des russischen Angriffskrieges - wir sollten bereit sein, den Preis dafür zu zahlen, dass das sofort endet. Solidarität kostet. #Ukraine
#AbelRodríguez, Ältester der kolumbianischen indigenen Gemeinschaft #Nonuya, zeichnet traditionelles Wissen über Pflanzen und ihre spirituelle Bedeutung im #Amazonas-Regenwald. Noch bis zum 20.02.22 im FKV. #intelligentplantsFKV https://t.co/Op8ZuSSFiq