Taking philosophy beyond the ivory tower
Podcasting
I fell in love with podcasting in the Winter 2020 “Podcasting the Humanities” workshop, run by the National Humanities Center in conjunction with the Digital Humanities Center at San Francisco State University.
I’m a 2022 Marc Sanders Media Fellow for Podcasting.
Neurodiving: a philosophy podcast about neurodiversity
Co-produced with Amelia Hicks (Kansas State University)
Neurodiving is a public philosophy project that explores philosophical mysteries about neurodivergence. The first season of Neurodiving is currently in development, and will focus on autism spectrum conditions.
Past projects
- “Is There a Doctor in the Whitehouse?” : on educational credentialism and whether Jill Biden is a real doctor
- “The Future of Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities” : how the use of AI will change what it means to be human (for the National Humanities center, as part of the “In Our Image: AI and the Humanities” conference)
National High School Ethics bowl
NHSEB challenges high school students to engage in nuanced discussion of difficult ethical dilemmas
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- Judge: since 2016
- North Carolina Regional
- Connecticut Regional
- Alabama Regional
- DePauw Summer Invitational
- Nationals
- Case writer: since 2018
- Judge: since 2016
Other public Outreach projects
- Swannanoa Women’s Correctional Facility, Philosophy Correspondence Project (2020-2021)
- Carolina Meadows Retirement Community, philosophy discussion group leader (2015-2018)
- Philosophy Café at Mystery Brewing, series organizer (2017-2018)
- Maynard Adams Public Humanities Fellow (2016-2017)
- Philosophy @ the Movies: Beyoncé’s Lemonade, event organizer (Sept. 2016)