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My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…
If much of the interest of high-quality papers lies between the lines—in the metaphorical fire that a paper lights in…
I would also recommend that potential grad students make inquiries into how far the compensation package actually goes towards cost…
It’s a mix. I’m still in the UAE with my family, and we feel safe. But some students and faculty…
In the above comment, Michel wrote: “As an aside, every once in a while I check out how the chatbots…
I could imagine LLMs having saved me a *ton* of time in graduate school–e.g., by having supplied reasonable answers to…
The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…
On principle, of course.
(Thanks to Varol Akman for the pointer.)
UPDATE: John Gardner (Oxford) writes: "I was consulted this afternoon by the Unicorn Anti-Defamation League and on their instructions have written to the National Pork Board requiring them to cease and desist from libellously denying the existence of my clients." Professor Gardner welcomes other clients whose existence is wrongly denied.
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