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Paula Boddington

Paula Boddington

Dehumanising Design: how algorithms see the world and the construction of misogyny

The text of a talk given at the Royal Anthropological Institute’s conference “Anthropology, #AI and the Future of Human Society” as part of…

10 min readJun 9, 2022

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Dehumanising Design: how algorithms see the world and the construction of misogyny

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Paula Boddington

The Lancet takes a surgical blade to the heart of person-centred medicine

The Lancet has been, for a long time, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world. It is now one of the most notorious…

4 min readOct 5, 2021

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The Lancet takes a surgical blade to the heart of person-centred medicine

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Paula Boddington

Menticide, dementia, and the hospital ward

Our research team investigates the experiences of people living with dementia who are admitted to acute hospital wards, for a variety of…

17 min readOct 1, 2021

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Menticide, dementia, and the hospital ward

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Paula Boddington

Lost from view: video calls and the exclusion of older people from research

Ethical regulation of research is vital. Too many abuses of research participants have occurred. But regulation can become burdensome and…

8 min readOct 1, 2021

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Paula Boddington

Intelligence and civilisation: “Everything that civilisation has to offer”

“The potential benefits are huge; everything that civilisation has to offer is a product of human intelligence; we cannot predict what we…

11 min readMar 13, 2021

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Intelligence and civilisation: “Everything that civilisation has to offer”

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Paula Boddington

The Best of Rachel

This was the best of Rachel: That a girl with long, pale red hair was catapaulted into our class, who could touch the back of her head…

3 min readSep 14, 2020

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The Best of Rachel

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Paula Boddington

Conformity 101: An exercise in ritual humiliation

At root, the current intense surge of scrutiny of issues of race, ethnicity, and diversity, must be based upon a concern for treating…

7 min readJun 24, 2020

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Conformity 101: An exercise in ritual humiliation

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Paula Boddington

Reflections on the Right Use of Philosophy with a View to the Love of Students

I adapted the title, many of you will realise, from Simone Weil’s essay ‘The Proper Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God’…

11 min readJun 17, 2020

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Reflections on the Right Use of Philosophy with a View to the Love of Students

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Paula Boddington

Lockdown Diary, Week 9

Day 57

18 min readMay 26, 2020

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Lockdown Diary, Week 9

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Paula Boddington

Lockdown Diary, Week 8

Day 50

13 min readMay 19, 2020

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Lockdown Diary, Week 8

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Paula Boddington

Paula Boddington

Philosopher working on ethical issues in AI and in the care of people living with dementia. Associate Prof of Philosophy and Healthcare, Univ. of West London

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