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Matthew S.W. Silk

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Matt has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Waterloo. His research specializes in philosophy of science and the nature of values. He has also published on the history of pragmatism and the work of John Dewey.
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The Ethics of Panic Hoarding

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The Coastal GasLink Pipeline

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Meaning in Political Discourse

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Is It Ethical to Extinguish a Species?

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Owning a Monopoly on Knowledge Production

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The Harms of Reporting Political Insults

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DNA Dating

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WWIII?: Desensitization, Alarmism, and Anxiety

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In Search of an AI Research Code of Conduct

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Life on Mars? Cognitive Biases and the Ethics of Belief

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