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DIY: Sound Effect, Episode 38
Sound Effect welcomes back Jana Mohr Lone, who heads the University of Washington’s Center for Philosophy for Children and uses books as a springboard for philosophical questions about identity. -
What should Seattle CEOs say about Chinese factories?
Michael Blake, UW professor of philosophy, talks about the moral responsibilities of business leaders who meet with China's President Xi Jinping during his visit to Seattle. -
What music can teach us about the lasting impact of WWI
KUOW's Speakers Forum presents the lecture and performance from last year's Music From The War To End All Wars series, with UW professors Ronald Moore and Robin McCabe.
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What would a philosopher say about Seattle’s rent control debate?
The University of Washington's Michael Blake, professor of philosophy, discusses Seattle's rent control debate. -
A philosopher and an atmospheric scientist walk into a bar...
It’s fair to say that dire warnings about climate change have become the new normal. So we shouldn’t expect a great punch line when our bar scenario takes place, as it did recently. -
Is it moral for Microsoft to hire more skilled foreign workers?
David Hyde talks with University of Washington philosophy professor Michael Blake about the ethics of proposals by companies to hire more foreign workers. -
UW among select universities to use investigational Medtronic device, advance research into brain activity
Essential tremor, a nervous system disorder that causes a rhythmic shaking in the hands, affects an estimated 10 million Americans and millions more worldwide...
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Immanuel Kant Considers Bertha
Paul Franco, acting assistant professor of philosophy, considers what a dead German philosopher would say about the drill stuck under Seattle's waterfront. -
Are you there Immanuel Kant? It's me, Bertha
In a guest piece, Paul Franco, acting assistant professor of philosophy, considers the plight of Bertha from the perspective of Immanuel Kant. -
San Juan pot farmers face fear, loathing and property values
In San Juan County, where 68 percent of residents voted to approve legalized recreational marijuana, conflicts are cropping up over legal marijuana-grow operations. Michael Blake, professor of philosophy, is quoted. -
UW Center for Philosophy for Children to host High School Ethics Bowl Jan. 31
The University of Washington Center for Philosophy for Children will host the 2015 Washington State High School Ethics Bowl on campus Saturday, January 31. -
UW statistician, philosopher win prize for detecting bias in peer review
In the wake of a 2011 study that found black applicants for National Institutes of Health grants were significantly less likely to receive funding than their equally qualified white counterparts, the health agency began to look at ways to uncover and address bias in how it awards research funding. -
An Unusual Collaboration Addresses Peer Review Bias
A philosopher and a statistician won an NIH competition that addresses the problem of bias in academic peer review.
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Academy of arts and sciences inducting Franklin, Fine
University of Washington faculty members Jerry Franklin and Arthur Fine have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. -
Ethics Takes Center Stage at Competition
Should college athletes be paid? To what extent should politicians’ sexual indiscretions be forgiven? Is it ethical to arm rebels in countries where we’re not at war?