What Color is the Sun?

Quick, without looking, what color is the sun? Would you believe it's green? Also, please don't look directly at the sun.

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Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy on the Spectrum: The Philosophy of Autism and Autistic Philosophy, Travis LaCroix

Some have suggested that the “very idea of an autistic person is a philosophical one” (Murray 2011, 9) and that the “subject of autism is rich with philosophical possibilities” (Anderson and Cushing 2013, 3). At the same time, however, “the philosophy of autism is not (or not yet) a subfield of philosophy” (Bölte and Richman […]

Learning from each other: symbiosis between academics and practitioners in spectrum auction design

In the last three decades, spectrum auctions around the world have demonstrated the successful application of theory to practical regulatory processes to award licences to mobile phone companies to utilise valuable airwaves. In his new open-access book, Geoffrey Myers shows how theory and practice are intertwined in a continual cycle of learning and improvement. The … Continued