Showing results for "Looking for Information" in Philosophy

We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended. Mobile devices and the web have invaded our lives, and this is a big idea book that addresses one of the biggest questions of our age: Can we stay connected without diminishing our intelligence, attention spans, and ability to really live? Can we have it all?

What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But according to MIT's anti-disciplinarian César Hidalgo, understanding the nature of economic growth demands transcending the social sciences and including the natural sciences of information, networks, and complexity. To understand the growth of economies, Hidalgo argues, we first need to understand the growth of order.

An ongoing reading group on the Deleuze & Guattari Quarantine Collective Discord server, devoted to the work of Gilbert Simondon. Meets 7:00-9:00 am PST (10:00 am - Noon EST) every Sunday. https://linktr.ee/DandGQC

Are you interested in what research is, how it works, and how to do it well? Join me, Michael Widdersheim, as we discuss research in a philosophical way. Topics include the role of doubt in research, the overlap between art and science, the logic of inquiry, types of knowledge, and research strategies. This podcast was created as a CRAIG grant-supported Open Educational Resource for LI 894 Organization of Information Seminar in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University, Spring 2024.

An ongoing reading group on the Deleuze & Guattari Quarantine Collective Discord server, devoted to the work of Gilbert Simondon. Meets 7:00-9:00 am PST (10:00 am - Noon EST) every Sunday. https://linktr.ee/DandGQC

What shapes our sense of place, our sense of time, and our memory? How is technology changing the way we make sense of the world and of ourselves? Our screens offer us connection, especially now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are certain depths of connection our screens can’t...

The term 'blog' is short for 'Web log', an online site with time-dated postings, maintained by one or more posters, that features links and commentary. That's the most basic definition, but it is like saying a car is a means of transportation featuring four wheels. In Blog, syndicated radio talk show host and best-selling author Hugh Hewitt helps you catch up with and get ahead of this phenomenon.

This podcast is more like an audio book/TV series but as personable as a conversation. We take a journey of Knowledge of Self, Wisdom, and the Actions to Choose with that Power. There is Power in the Question, and I try to have you ask a question in a place you never have. I discuss the Power we have and how we give it away through Belief. This is why you feel power-Less and "they" Appear Power Full. I discuss my ideas and perspectives, like how I believe we are stuck in the Holy Trinity, and it all starts with Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow. I discuss how everyone has the same Choice of Fear ...