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Written by Alberto Giubilini (crossposted with the TORCH Medical Humanities Blog) Based on the Medical Humanities workshop held on 13th October (with the support of the Uehiro Oxford Institute) As is often the case in discussion around technology, thinking about the artificial requires thinking about the natural in…

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It’s OK to block ads (2015)

Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would…