Computational Culture
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Computing a Pluriversal Future
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8 Jul 2025
Introduction The original Spanish title of Arturo Escobar’s Designs for the Pluriverse 1 uses the term disoñar to allude to “dreaming-designing” – a multitude of different ways through which
Poetics of Machinic Opacity: Glissant and Bayes
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8 Jul 2025
The following is an exploration of the concept of opacity. While it operates in various modes with significant differences, they each share the commonality that in each instance opacity is a form of
The Cancelling Out of Chance
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8 Jul 2025
Prelude Mathematics is a strange attractor of ‘worldviews.’ From Plato to Alain Badiou, mathematics has been, and still is, a seductive vector along which various philosophical claims can be
Here Again, Numbers Rule, a review of Mike Hill, On Posthuman War: Computation and Military Violence
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8 Jul 2025
In 2021, my social media feed brought up a CIA recruitment ad entitled I Am Unapologetically Me. The video features a CIA officer describing herself as “a woman of colour, a mom, a cisgender
Quantum Cognition and the Limits of Classical Probability Models
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8 Jul 2025
Introduction The mathematics of our current understanding of probability was formalized in the 18th century, with the emergence of actuarial insurance, risk management, and shifting economic and
Learning How to Learn: Abduction as the ‘Missing Link’ in Machine Learning
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8 Jul 2025
During the 1956 Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, which some consider to be the birthplace of AI research, the problem of artificial intelligence was posed as an attempt
Subversive Witness: The Disruptive Influence of Bayes Theorem on Forensic Science
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8 Jul 2025
1\. Introduction Bayes Theorem has claimed an increasing number of applications and stimulated widespread interest, but remains largely studied in analytical terms as the preserve of statistics and
Pluralities of Scale, Thinking Through Technical Development
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8 Jul 2025
The chip stands as the cornerstone of today’s digital age, impacting every aspect imaginable. Across nearly every societal process, this inconspicuous piece of technology plays a critical role:
The Mesh We’re In
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8 Jul 2025
With a mildly ironic nod to its philosophical energies, I would say that this book is not only important but necessary. Giving it a notice is the least we can do. The Digital and Its Discontents is,
Interfrictions. Review of: Jakko Kemper, Frictionlessness: The Silicon Valley Philosophy of Seamless Technology and the Aesthetic Value of Imperfection
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8 Jul 2025
As the morning sun filters through my windows, I greet the day with a simple, “Alexa, good morning.” The Amazon Echo’s blue ring glows, and Alexa’s voice responds cheerfully, “Good morning!