Writer and philosopher

Computing/Internet

Computing/Internet, Politics, Trust

Trustworthy Supply of Information

In an extract from my forthcoming book Blockchain Politics, I describe the characteristics of a trustworthy supplier of information or news. These characteristics don’t seem …

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Computing/Internet, Memory

Insta-Worthy Memories and Filtered Truth

I’m looking forward very much to delivering my Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture, Insta-Worthy Memories and Filtered Truth, on Thursday 23rd Jan at the Senate …

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Computing/Internet

“Data Are” or “Data Is”? A Pedant Writes

It is one of the divisive questions of our times. Is the word ‘data’ singular or plural? Some say “this data is …”, “the data …

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