Philosopher S. Matthew Liao writes, in his blog: …Our research applies this experimental philosophical methodology to Judith Jarvis Thomson’s famous Loop Case, which she used to call into question the validity of the intuitively plausible Doctrine of Double Effect. We found that intuitions about the Loop Case vary according to the context in which the […]
Paper aeroplane ‘aerogami’ drones (paper)
Could “Disposable Folded Cellulose-Substrate Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” – known to some as paper aeroplanes – be used as disposable, biodegradable monitoring-and-surveillance drones? A report presented at the Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 3-5 Dec 2012, suggests just that. Researcher Dr. Paul Pounds, at the University of Queensland Australia, explains in his paper : ‘Paper […]
Retraction retraction watch
The Retraction Watch blog reports the case of a retraction of a retraction of a research study: Bitter legal fight leads to a retracted retraction Two years ago, the FASEB Journal retracted a paper that it had initially agreed to correct, after a dean at one of the author’s institutions said that a “well-recognized and top-class fact […]
Ig Nobel Night in Paris also will celebrate Pitch Drops
Ig Nobel Night in Paris grows ever more intriguing. Parisians will gather at ESPG to watch the live webcast of the 2013 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. The Paris organizers tell us today about the latest addition to the festivities: The Paris event at ESPGG – ESPCI ParisTech will feature a DIY science competition in homage of John Mainstone, […]