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News from the ESDIT programme + media appearances by our researchers
ESDIT on the Dissenter Podcast
ESDIT researchers Jeroen Hopster, Julia Hermann and Ibo van de Poel talk on The Dissenter Podcast about their recently published book The Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies; An Introduction. Host Ricardo Lopez about this podcast: “We start by discussing the ethics of technology, what socially disruptive technologies are, and the intercultural outlook of the book. We then go through social media, social robots, climate engineering, and ectogestative technology. We also discuss who should be held responsible for social disruption, and whether technology is neutral.“
– VACANCY CLOSED – PhD position in Environmental Ethics
PhD position available at the section philosophy – University of Twente on Environmental Ethics. Application deadline: 8 December 2023.
– VACANCY CLOSED – PhD position Environmental Political Theory
PhD position available at the section philosophy – University of Twente on Environmental Political Theory. Application deadline: 8 December 2023.
The Co-Shaping of Attention and Technologies – Recording Now Available
Speaker at the online seminar on ‘The Co-Shaping of Attention and Technologies’ was dr. Galit Wellner of Tel Aviv University and the Holon Institute of Technology. The seminar was part of the series “Attending as practice in the attention economy”, organized by the ESDiT working group on the “Attention Economy.”
From the Attention Economy to a Politics of Curiosity – Recording Now Available
Reimagining Persuasive Technologies for Digital Well-being – Recording Now Available
– VACANCY CLOSED – ESDiT communication professional
At ESDiT a position is offered for a COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONAL (20 hours per week for a three-year period).
Deadline for applications is October 3.
“The Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies; An Introduction” – New Open Access Book
About this book Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is unique to humans; and the possibility to create artificial...
— VACANCY CLOSED — PhD position on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Ethics of Digital Well-Being
ESDiT-consortium partner Eindhoven University of Technology is looking for a PhD candidate exploring how philosophical insights on digital well-being can contribute to the design of emerging online technologies. This position has the option to be affiliated with the ESDiT program.