Recent PhD Kyle Johannsen鈥檚 new book, Wild Animal Ethics: The Moral and Political Problem of Wild Animal Suffering
Recent PhD Kyle Johannsen has a new book, .
Meena Krishnamurthy on Political Emotions
What are the roles that emotions play in politics and civic life? Do feelings like rage, happiness or tension get in the way of political progress, or are they important tools in the fight for social justice?
Meena Krishnamurthy on Covid-19 and Political Resistance
In a recent episode of , a podcast run by the University of Edinburgh Law School, talks about the ongoing anti-racist protests around the world, whether there's an obligation to participate in them, especially during a worldwide pandemic, and how they differ politically and philosophically from the anti-Covid-19 protests that have also sprung up.
Meena Krishnamurthy on counter narratives and counter histories in philosophy
recently shared her expertise and insights on counter narratives and counter histories in philosophy in an episode of the podcast, , alongside John Harfouch and Peter K.J. Park. Click below to watch / listen to the episode.
Catherine Stinson on Bias and Fairness in AI
The Department鈥檚 Catherine Stinson, Queen鈥檚 National Scholar in the Philosophical Implications of Artificial Intelligence, recently shared her expertise about bias and fairness in AI, both on the Wondros Podcast, and during a recent panel about 鈥淐oded Bias鈥 (part of the Department鈥檚 Equity in a Pandemic Speaker Series).
APPLE Speaker Series: Margaret Robinson (Dalhousie University)
Date
Friday March 12, 20214:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
成人大片 University, ZoomThe Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law, and Ethics (APPLE) group at Queen's welcomes all to the third talk in its winter speaker series on Friday March 12, 2021, over Zoom, with Margaret Robinson (Dalhousie University).
Please note that Professor Robinson has pre-circulated a paper over email. For more information, the Zoom link, or to receive a copy of Professor Robinson's paper, please contact Jishnu Guha-Majumdar (jgm12@queensu.ca).
Political Philosophy Reading Group: Margaret Moore (成人大片)
Date
Monday March 15, 20212:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
成人大片 University, ZoomFaculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by Margaret Moore (Queen's): "Limits and Loss of Territorial Rights: biodiversity, climate justice and territorial rights-forfeiture".
Further details, as well as Margaret's paper, have been circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).
Udo Schuklenk on Wiley鈥檚 鈥淲hat Did Bioethics Contribute to the Covid-19 Pandemic Response? A Retrospective鈥
Udo Schuklenk (Queen鈥檚) will be one of three expert panelists on Wiley鈥檚 webinar, 鈥淲hat Did Bioethics Contribute to the Covid-19 Pandemic Response? A Retrospective鈥, taking place March 17, 2021, at 10:30a.m. EST. Other panelists include Rosamond Rhodes (Mount Sinai) and Scott J. Schweikart (American Medical Association).
Discussion of Bias in AI
Date
Friday March 12, 20214:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
成人大片 University, ZoomJoin us for a discussion, chaired by Philosophy's Catherine Stinson, about the film "", which can be streamed in advance of the discussion through the Queen鈥檚 University Library. 成人大片 the film, Stephanie Bunbury (The Age) writes: "In Coded Bias, an American documentary, Shalini Kantayya takes a deep dive into the ways algorithms repeat and reinforce the unconscious prejudices of their original programmers".
成人大片 the speakers:
LLana James is the AI, Medicine and Data Justice Post-Doctoral Fellow at 成人大片. She is also wrapping up her doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. Her research is focused on the intersection of AI applications in, clinical care, population health, public health data science and the law, and its particular implications for BlackLife. LLana鈥檚 recent thinking and research can be found in the Conversation, the Toronto Star, the AI health podcast and the web series COVID conversations, which is the first and longest running pan-Canadian series on race-based data collection, AI, Big Data, privacy, ethics and equity in health. You can find more at @REDE4BlackLives on Twitter.
Bretton Fosbrook (he/they) is Senior UX Researcher at Wealthsimple, where he creates organizational and institutional change in the service of more just futures. Building from nearly 10 years of experience in knowledge integration and environmental scanning, Bretton works as an advisor to organizations that are ready to respond with purpose to emerging culture, economic, and technology trends. Previously, Bretton was a research fellow at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, where he developed and led the Working Beyond the Binary project, an initiative seeking to improve the workplace conditions for trans and gender non-conforming people in Canada by helping businesses to understand the changing landscape of gender diversity. Bretton received a PhD (2017) in science and technology studies from York University.
Political Philosophy Reading Group: Alistair Macleod (成人大片)
Date
Monday February 22, 20212:30 pm - 4:00 am
Location
成人大片 University, ZoomFaculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by Alistair Macleod (Queen's): "The Concept of Opportunity and the Ideal of Equality of Educational Opportunity".
Further details, as well as Alistair's paper, have been circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).