Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

We just ordered our copy of Richard Posner’s new book (pictured below). Along with “Moral Machines” by Wendell Wallace, we will read Posner’s new book and report back soon. (For now, all we will say is this: we think Posner … Continue reading →

We are attending a symposium on “Internet freedom” at GW Law School in Washington, D.C. today (22 Sept.). My only complaint is that I wish the Federalist Society, which sponsored the conference, had invited Professor Larry Lessig, a champion of … Continue reading →

BFI: Are you a replicant? Urban Dictionary: Voight-Kampff machine All the tests: Voight-Kampff test questions Google Scholar: Voight Kampf YouTube: Ridley Scott’s favorite scene from Blade Runner (see below)

Estamos con la Ciudad de Mexico y la Isla de Puerto Rico.

“Here I am: my brain is open.”

Check out the fictional floor plans of the Cantina in Star Wars, the offices of Sterling Cooper in Mad Men, and many others here, via bizdaq. (Hat tip: digg.)

Is Donald Trump surrounded by white supremacists? Is it disrespectful and downright rude to sit down during the national anthem? Although we think Jemele Hill and Colin Kaepernick (pictured below) are wrong, as good libertarians (and good Bayesians!), aren’t we morally obligated to defend … Continue reading →

Read more about the “Lego Mona Lisa” in Duncan Macleod’s post: Lego Masters in Pixel Art.

Is it possible to teach machines the difference between right and wrong, and if so, what theory of ethics would we teach them, Kantian or Humean ethics? We finally discovered the work of Wendell Wallach, who addresses these esoteric questions … Continue reading →