Toward a politics of information

Luciano Floridi, Wojciech Przybylski

A conversation with Luciano Floridi

Privacy and identity are two sides of the same coin, argues Luciano Floridi. And yet, paradoxically, western governments are now eroding privacy in the interests of their own self-preservation. However, collecting data first and asking questions later is not a policy, says Floridi; it’s an affront to one of the foundations of liberal democracy.

Gods of science: Stephen Hawking and Brian Cox discuss mind over matter

We paired up Britain’s most celebrated scientists to chat about the big issues: the unity of life, ethics, energy, Handel – and the joy of riding a snowmobile

• Stephen Hawking and Brian Cox
• The Guardian, Saturday 11 September 2010

Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking: A meeting of minds. Photograph: Alastair Thain for the Guardian

Gods of science: Stephen Hawking and Brian Cox discuss mind over matter

 

We paired up Britain’s most celebrated scientists to chat about the big issues: the unity of life, ethics, energy, Handel – and the joy of riding a snowmobile

• Stephen Hawking and Brian Cox
• The Guardian, Saturday 11 September 2010