Daily Archives: June 6, 2025

History, Magazines, Opinion, Philosophy, Reviews

PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE – JUNE/JULY 2025 PREVIEW

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PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE (June 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Digital Philosophy’…

Ethics for the Age of AI

Mahmoud Khatami asks, can machines make good moral decisions?

Rescuing Mind from the Machines

Vincent J. Carchidi agrees with Descartes and friends that our ability to use language creatively distinguishes our minds from computers.

Studying Smarter with AI?

Max Gottschlich on sense and nonsense when using AI in academia.

Affirmative Action for Androids

Jimmy Alfonso Licon asks, when should we prioritise android rights?

Is VR Meaningful Escapism?

Amir Haj-Bolouri enquires into possible meaning through technology.

AI Think Therefore AI Am

by Rick Lewis

Culture, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 8, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.8.25 Issue features Sarah Viren on the declining protections of academic freedom; Robert Draper on the D.C. restaurant that’s become a hotspot for Trump administration insiders; Carlo Rotella on how roots music is thriving in the age of the algorithm; and more.

A Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?

Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.

The Ethical Minefield of Testing Infants for Incurable Disease

sScreening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about .By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

The Mind-Blowing Second Coming of the Oklahoma City Thunder

How one of the N.B.A.’s scrappiest teams came to dominate the league. By Sam Anderson

News, Newspapers, Opinion, Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2025

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Trump and Musk’s Unlikely Alliance Breaks Down in Rapid and Public Fashion

The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.

Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Rife With Contradictions

The Trump administration appears to have relied on a variety of considerations as it put together its latest restrictions.

Merz Gets Warm Reception, but Fails to Secure Trump Commitment on Russia

The German chancellor had come to Washington hoping to persuade President Trump to play a more active role in defending Ukraine.