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📚 MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society #PSTS
🤖 Human/Technology Relations
🧪 Philosophy of Science
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> Not sure what to think about AI? 🤖
> Uncertain whether you can trust social media? 🥸
> Want to help scientists combat climate change? 🔥

Join us for the Online Master Open Day and find out more about our Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society MSc program:
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MASTER OPEN DAY PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY Join us ONLINE November 19th, 2025 ON CAMPUS November 20th, 2025
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Register now for the Online Master Open Day - November 19 - and find out about how to join our Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society MSc program:
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> NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT AI? > UNCERTAIN WHETHER YOU CAN TRUST SOCIAL MEDIA? > WANT TO HELP SCIENTISTS COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE? Then we have the program for YOU! MSc PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY 2-year interdisciplinary programme Joint educational programmes with MSc Business Administration & MSc Public Administration “Ethics and Technology” PhD preparation track offered in collaboration with 4TU.Ethics 2nd year tracks in “AI in Science and Society” & “Science, Technology, and Sustainability” Online Open Day: November 19th, 2025 On--Campus Open Day: November 20th, 2025
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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University of Twente philosophy professor Mieke Boon quoted in the Filosofie Magazine calendar this past weekend:
WEEKEND 1/2 NOVEMBER 'Kun je religieus gevoel ontwikkelen als je niet in God gelooft?' Mieke Boon in 'Kerkgang voor ongelovingen - Een filosofische verkenning', interview in TKKR Magazine (2024)
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Register now for the Online Master Open Day - November 19 - and find out about how to join our Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society MSc program:
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MASTERS PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY (MSc PSTS) Explore how our MSc PSTS program will enable you to better understand and influence new and emerging technologies and their impact on society. Find out more about the MSc PSTS program and how to apply UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Interested in Lifelong Learning?

The Philosophy section at the University of Twente offers a range of classes, workshops and courses for learners who are interested in philosophy but do not wish to study for a full degree.

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UT Philosophy professor Jan Peter Bergen giving a Masterclass on Ethics & Public Values
October 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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UT philosophy professor Nolen Gertz to give talks on AI movies, RoboCop, and AI ethics in Leiden in September:
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ROBOCOP LIFF X DAYS OF ARTS & SCIENCE
August 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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University of Twente Philosophy Professor Philip Brey's new book "The Metaverse: A Critical Assessment" is now available (with discount code):
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July 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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UT philosophers Bas de Boer, Ciano Aydin, Luca Possati, and Maaike van der Horst presenting at #SPT2025 on psychoanalysis and technology:
June 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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At 1700 in the Blauwe Zaal there will be a symposium featuring UT philosophers Maaike van der Horst, Luca Possati, Bas de Boer, and Ciano Aydin on "Uncanny desires: AI, psychoanalysis, and the future of human identity":
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June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Come learn about our unique and English-language Masters program in Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society at the University of Twente on March 20:
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Flyer for University of Twente's Masters program: Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society (MSc PSTS)
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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UT philosophy professor Michael Nagenborg (@mnagenborg.bsky.social) presenting at our Human/Tech Colloquium on "Building Bridges: Empirical Philosophy (of Technology) and Research through Design":
Michael Nagenborg speaking in front of a group of philosophy staff and students at the University of Twente
February 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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University of Twente Philosophy Lectures 2024-2025

23 January 2025, 15:45-17:30

Anna Puzio
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Twente

University of Avatars: On LLMs and Avatars for Research and Education

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University of Twente Philosophy Lectures 2024-2025 23 January 2025, 15:45-17:30 Anna Puzio Postdoctoral Researcher University of Twente University of Avatars: On LLMs and Avatars for Research and Education
January 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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🟥 STATEMENT #WOinACTIE 🟥

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STATEMENT WOinACTIE The deal that CDA, CU, JA21 and SGP conclude with Geert Wilders is completely unacceptable and reprehensible. The education cuts are disastrous for universities, cities, regions and ultimately for the whole of the Netherlands. That is what many social partners say with us. For higher education and research, the education cuts are still disastrous. Universities will suffer enormous damage, study programmes will have to close and research will come to a standstill. From all corners of society there have been calls not to agree to this deal. The cuts are a direct attack on our democratic constitutional state. The cuts are unnecessary, unwise, illegitimate and harmful to society. We urgently call on the senators in the Senate to reject the education budget and to reject these revenge cuts. We will continue to campaign. Strikes are now emphatically on the table in cooperation with the unions.
December 12, 2024 at 10:37 AM
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UT's Philosophy of Science in Practice Colloquium:
Anouk de Jong and Anne Dijkstra on "The Impact of AI on Science and Journalism"
Today, 15:45-17:30, RA4237
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Title: The impact of AI in and on science journalism Abstract: Science journalists play a key role in delivering information about artificial intelligence (AI) and its (potential) impact on society to a wider audience. At the same time, developments in AI also impact how science journalists do their work. The first part of this talk will focus on how the impact of AI gets represented in science journalism, drawing on two studies. In the first study we identified how the concepts of autonomy, bias, explainability, fairness, responsibility, risk and common sense were mentioned in Dutch newspaper articles about AI (see De Jong & Dijkstra, 2024). Focusing on discussions about AI and common sense offered a new perspective on how news articles describe the impact of AI on society, especially in relation to the concepts of autonomy, responsibility and risk. The second study included a content analysis of newspaper articles about AI from Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain (see Dijkstra et al., 2024). We found that most of these newspaper articles had a positive sentiment and included information about the impact of AI on society, with three articles also mentioning AIs impact on journalism. The second part of this talk will focus on the impact of AI on science journalism, drawing on interviews we conducted with 16 science and technology journalists from Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain (see Dijkstra et al., 2024). The interviewees were asked about their experiences with covering and using AI in their work and how they expected AI would influence their work in the future. In all countries, developments in AI are expected to impact science journalism and the quality of reporting, but this process is still in the early stages. Journalists expect that AI might help them by taking over repetitive tasks and by improving accessibility of sources and news articles.
December 5, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Bas de Boer giving a talk on "Technological Objectification and Digital Objects" in our Human-Tech Colloquia series.
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Philosophy of technology lecture filled with students at the University of Twente
November 28, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society (PSTS)

For anyone with a background in engineering, philosophy, or social sciences who'd like to take a philosophical approach to understand the impact of modern technology on society.

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