News & Media
News from the ESDIT programme + media appearances by our researchers
Closure ESDiT support office for the holidays
The ESDiT support office will be closed from 21 December to 5 January. Happy holidays!
Impressions of a successful ESDIT2022 conference
On 6 & 7 October the ESDIT2022 conference took place. We had 189 participants from 24 countries, who discussed the ethics of socially disruptive technologies in 14 program tracks. In this post a photo impression. We would like to thank all speakers and participants for their contribution to this successful conference!
Grounding ethics through attention: Murdoch, Weil, and Zen Buddhism – seminar recording now online
Intelligent Technology, Attention Economy, & Risks of Consciousness Hacking; A Buddhist Perspective – seminar recording now online
Online seminar series on “Attending as practice in the attention economy”
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Attention Economy” organizes an online seminar-series on “Attending as practice in the attention economy”. Aim: The online series aims to contribute, using philosophy and...
ESDiT Biannual Report 2020-2021
The ESDiT Biannual Report 2020-2021 covers the activities and results of the first two years of the ESDiT programme. Read it here:ESDiT Biannual Report 2020-2021 (WEB)
How to get to the ESDiT2022 International Conference?
The International Conference Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies (ESDIT2022) will be held on 6&7 October in the Netherlands.VENUECORPUS Congress CentreWillem Einthovenstraat 12342 BH Oegstgeest (near) Leiden - the Netherlands HOW TO REACH THE VENUE? A....
#ESDiTPodcast S1 – Lucie White on “Were Lockdowns Justified?”
Lucie White is an assistant professor at Utrecht University. Kristy Claassen interviews her on this episode: Were Lockdowns Justified?
#ESDiTPodcast S1 – Sabine Roeser on “Technological Risk, Emotions and Art”
Sabine Roeser is Professor of Ethics at TU Delft. Jeroen Hopster interviews her about “Technological Risk, Emotions and Art”.
#ESDiTPodcast S1 – Dina Babushkina on “Disruption, Technology and the question of (Artificial) Identity”
Dina Babushkina is an assistant professor in philosophy of technology & society at University of Twente. Cindy Friedman interviews her about her paper “Disruption, technology and the question of (artificial) identity”