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The PhiLOSTophers…
#ifyoucatchmymeaningmrfrodo

Since when is philosophy a branch of the self-help industry? | Aeon Essays
The discipline today finds itself precariously balanced between incomprehensible specialisation and cheap self-help

The PhiLOSTophers…
#ifyoucatchmymeaningmrfrodo

Since when is philosophy a branch of the self-help industry? | Aeon Essays
The discipline today finds itself precariously balanced between incomprehensible specialisation and cheap self-help

Oh dear a psychological study where climate action = planting trees.
Not surprising for a discipline founded on methodological individualism.
How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism - resilience
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How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism
Should we be yelling that the sky is falling at every chance? Or might that paralyze us into inaction, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Looking for the Human in HRI Teaching: User-Centered Course Design for Tech-Savvy Students
Tobias Doernbach
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.12607 https://

Looking for the Human in HRI Teaching: User-Centered Course Design for Tech-Savvy Students
Top-down, user-centered thinking is not typically a strength of all students, especially tech-savvy computer science-related ones. We propose Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) introductory courses as a highly suitable opportunity to foster these important skills since the HRI discipline includes a focus on humans as users. Our HRI course therefore contains elements like scenario-based design of laboratory projects, discussing and merging ideas and other self-empowerment techniques. Participants des…