Following this rough line of reasoning, thousands of words in English must change their pronunciation. It would be tough to accomplish, though it might be worth it.

What haunts me are all those phones “staring” at me.

Pre-print available?

Inside a “Fake” Conference: A Journey Into Predatory Science There is a growing underbelly of conferences that seem like the real thing but have none of the editorial standards expected by academics and have developed a reputation for advertising with fake agen...

Here’s an interesting read about this: www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/...

Is this a semantic debate on “conflict” or a substantive disagreement?

Helen De Cruz (1978-2025) - Daily Nous Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. Professor De Cruz specialized in philosophy of religion and cognitive science. They were the author of Wonderstruck: How Won...

Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.

Can’t take it with you I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.

My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...

Diabolus Ex Machina This Is Not An Essay

Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.

h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social

amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

Ask questions! A lot of people engage with you afterwards based on the questions you ask.

The Food Fight

Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics Cambridge Core - Epistemology and Metaphysics - Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics

Another Metaphysics Cambridge Element is out! Phil Corkum on "Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics", freely available until 7th May. Also, this is the 30th title in the series. Just two more commissioned titles coming out before I'll conclude my term as the editor.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...

For a theoretical take see Guarino and Guizzardi’s paper: nemo.inf.ufes.br/wp-content/p...

For a concrete take in this nemo-ufes.github.io/gufo/#extrin...

For a deeper dive into what is referred to in Section 4.5, “Relationships and Instances Are Entities” look for UFO Relators.

I wish I could make it!

Street with biker and fog in the Netherlands

2004, very close to where you took one of those

The best Milky Way animation, by Gaia YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA

🎥 Check out our new video on how #Gaia 🔭 has given us the best insight yet of what our home galaxy looks like... 👇

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Screenshot of table of contents in Volume 2, Issue 2.

Screenshot of table of contents in Volume 2, Issue 3.

Transactions on Graph Data & Knowledge (TGDK), Vol. 2, Issues 2 & 3 now available, featuring 8 resource articles, and 2 research articles! All #DiamondOA (no fees for authors/readers) w/ Dagstuhl Publishing.

Enjoy!

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Good stuff! Thanks a lot!

I created a starter pack on KGs! I found others useful as newcomer.

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Yes. It will be there in their timeline for prosperity…