When somebody, human or not, performs an observation, this action itself implies that there be an actor: the observer. Moreover, such observation is carried out from the particular vantage point of the observer, i.e. the observer's unique spacetime location. The standpoint of the viewer and indeed her mere existence result in observational biases which may be relevant in the appraisal of the ga...

Essay 1: Objective Scale Anchoring in Sequential Judgments We explore the scope and boundary conditions for anchoring when respondents render sequential judgments in the absence of an explicit comparative standard. We show that previous judgments can anchor subsequent ones, even when these are not explicitly compared. We then demonstrate that the effect is caused by the reinterpretation of obje...

This poster will focus on the participatory play Revelations by Toronto-based theatre creators Anahita Dehbonehie, Griffin McInnes and Aidan Morishita-Miki presented as part of Kingston’s Kick & Push Festival in summer 2020. The show used game mechanics to have us prepare for apocalypse- but not one we were living height COVID-19 pandemic, potential future nuclear apocalypse. first half inv...

Abstract Recent astrophysical findings suggest that the era during which Universe is habitable has just begun. This raises question whether entire may at some point in future be filled with intelligent life. Hanson et al . (2021, The Astrophysical Journal 922 , 182) argued we can confident will, by cosmic standards, soon dominated imperialist civilizations expand rapidly, persist long and make ...

The notion that the Internet is a commons has gone viral. It features prominently in military thinking, including a 2011 report issued by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is also prevalent in journalistic thinking, in regards to the challenges of Internet governance; two recent examples from prominent news outlets illustrate the point. Bill Davidow wrote an article entitled “Th...

The increasing use of marketing and production contracts in agriculture has raised concerns about their fairness for farmers and the need for possible contract regulation. Policy debates focus on “The Great Disparity in Bargaining Power and Marketing Information Between Contractor Companies [e.g., processors or integrators] and Individual Producers” and “Large Companies Often Offer Contracts to...

Generative text-to-image models (as exemplified by DALL-E, MidJourney, and Stable Diffusion) have recently made enormous technological leaps, demonstrating impressive results in many graphical domains—from logo design to digital painting photographic composition. However, the quality of these has led existential crises some fields art, leading questions about role human agency production meanin...

The breakdown of trusted sources information is probably one the most serious problems today, since in absence a common ground, it will be impossible to address that trouble our contemporary world. COVID-19 pandemic just recent situation where lack agreed stances has led failure and hopelessness. In fact, disinformation surrounding been distinctive feature this its very beginning hampered what ...