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🎮 Got groundbreaking research on video games? There's still time to submit to VideoJogos'25 in Portugal! 🇵🇹
📢 The call for papers closes on September 26. Don't miss your chance to share your work with the community.
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So Dinner Doesn't Weigh on Your Conscience The subtle art of using language to ignore Science and eat in peace.

I confess, I'm one of those people who talks to my plants. It always felt like a harmless quirk, but a recent scientific discovery made me question the very foundation of how we relate to the living world around us.
#Ethics #PlantIntelligence #Semiotics

“It Just Didn’t Seem Right” Drivers, Restaurants, and the Invisible Rules of Social Distance

This essay comes from a conversation I have with a Uber driver.
tinyurl.com/45b9ds67
"His words, "it just didn't seem right," kept echoing in my head. This wasn't a concern about a shortage of food, as he himself had admitted. The discomfort came from somewhere else, something more subtle."

The Language of Domination (Audio Essay) Podcast Episode · Case of Death: Meaning - The Podcast · 08/04/2025 · 16m

I am testing a podcast format, if you prefer to hear it.
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This piece explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? #discourseanalysis #politics #semiotics

The Language of Domination The cost of impartiality in an age of explicit power.

This week's essay explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? I analyze a high-stakes political meeting to reveal how words can obscure the truth and normalize dominance. #discourse #politics #semiotics
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And They Married His Best Friend: An AI On Affective Relationships Between Humans and AIs

Some thoughts on people who are marrying AIs. tinyurl.com/27z4torq

A hand holding a big hourglass, with the text: While I do not about that Chronos is the most useful time for scheduling meetings, it's by far the most limiting for capturing the full scope of human experience.

A short essay about the kayros time: tinyurl.com/yuswbvlf

Recommend 10/10!

a bunch of sardines in the grill with the text on the top: anyone who thinks sardines is just for eating is deeply wrong.

Some thoughts about sardines and cultural identity. shorturl.at/Q9pzN

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Looking for meaning in The Time and The Arms, a short personal essay. tiny.cc/4gmo001

British Academy International Interdisciplinary Research Projects call. Open to Early-career, Established researcher, Mid-career, Postdoctoral or equivalent research, Senior researcher. 24 month duration. Application deadline 17 September 2025. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/know...

This will be awesome! Thank you! I share mine using Research Gate if you have interest. Name is Rogerio-Tavares.

Absolutely agree! Tech evolves faster than publications, but these scholarly 'anchors' remain vital. your work on authorship sounds perfect for this. Thanks for sharing the call!

Reshaping the Future of Video Games with AI and GenAI Join Us in Understanding the Future of AI in Gaming

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Fellow researchers, we’re editing a book on the impact of AI and genAI on the future of video games
🔍 Topics: Ethical challenges, creative tools, procedural content, player-AI interaction, and beyond
💡 No fees: Zero publication or peer-review costs
📅 Deadline & details: Check the link in comments!

Submissions for the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards are officially OPEN!

Celebrate excellence in Aussie game development at this year’s ceremony on 8 October during MIGW.

Submissions close 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 15 June.

Submit your entry here 👉 agdas.com.au/submit-your-...

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📣 ¡Anunciamos el 4o Congreso Internacional de DIGRA España 2025 #DIGRAES25!

🗓️ Del 22 al 24/10 en el Campus de Pontevedra, Universidad de Vigo.

🎓 Taller de doctorandos 21/10

Call for proposals: Humanities Futures book series - University of London Press We are delighted to announce the details of our exciting new book series, Humanities Futures, and to invite book proposal submissions.  Humanities Futures is a new book series that advocates powerfull...

'the humanities are relevant and they matter...They matter as we consider climate change, global mobility, social injustice, human rights, poverty, the values we hold, & what kind of society we want to be.'

We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures:

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New place for researchers.

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I've been playing #DiscoElysium recently, and now I've got a PC copy to give away!

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I'll pick a winner in 24 hours! If you've never experienced this narrative masterpiece, it's never too late.

A very Happy 15th of March to one and all.

Seems like the play concept in Gadamer.

É um erro de tradução achar que "free speech" que eles defendem é liberdade de expressão. O free speech que eles defendem não passa de discurso gratuito.

Muito obrigado pela tua arte.

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