Paula BoddingtonDehumanising Design: how algorithms see the world and the construction of misogynyThe text of a talk given at the Royal Anthropological Institute’s conference “Anthropology, #AI and the Future of Human Society” as part of…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
Paula BoddingtonThe Lancet takes a surgical blade to the heart of person-centred medicineThe 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…Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021
Paula BoddingtonMenticide, dementia, and the hospital wardOur research team investigates the experiences of people living with dementia who are admitted to acute hospital wards, for a variety of…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Paula BoddingtonLost from view: video calls and the exclusion of older people from researchEthical regulation of research is vital. Too many abuses of research participants have occurred. But regulation can become burdensome and…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Paula BoddingtonIntelligence 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…Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Paula BoddingtonThe Best of RachelThis 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…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Paula BoddingtonConformity 101: An exercise in ritual humiliationAt root, the current intense surge of scrutiny of issues of race, ethnicity, and diversity, must be based upon a concern for treating…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
Paula BoddingtonReflections on the Right Use of Philosophy with a View to the Love of StudentsI 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’…Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020