The ethics of an Eye in the Sky which solves murders

Mass murderers in Tijuana, Mexico were caught using spy planes and big data to track them backwards in time from the crimes they committed. It is estimated that other cities could use this technology to cut crime dramatically. Will citizens accept the colossal amount of data about their movements which would be collected? This is a brilliant revisit of a recent Radiolab episode which connects Big Data, Science and Ethics.

Missing Continents at the British Museum

Artist Anthony Gormley reflects on the changing role of the British Museum.

• What is the hierarchy of cultural artifacts which the British Museum has traditionally represented?
• Has the Museum been successful in giving more attention to non-European cultures?
• What roles do inanimate objects have in understanding History?
• Can one culture be properly understood by another?
• Can the British Museum be seen as an exhibit in its own exhibition?

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Here is the podcast. They warned that it would disappear, but allowed downloading of the MP3 file,so here is a link to the file.

Another approach to syllogisms

We learn about logic by considering hypothetical situations, regardless of the truth of the statements - only the argument matters. And it is regarded as a pinnacle of Western thought. As this cartoon demonstrates, there are other ways to think about this. Don't miss the text when you hover over it. If you can't see it, and in any case just for fun, you should see the XKCD site.

https://xkcd.com/1134/

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