“The response to COVID-19 has led to measures that restrict the freedom and, sometimes, the privacy of citizens”
Philosopher of technology Mark Coeckelbergh talked to STI about a letter he signed to the Spanish government supporting the appropriate
STI organizes and sponsors experts meetings of some dozen scholars from a variety of disciplines to study and debate specific issues of current social significance. The conferences are held over a two-and-a-half day period at any one of a number of prestigious universities around the world. They are developed under the oversight of an Academic Leader – a professor expert in the field under consideration. The Academic Leader defines the topic to be studied, poses the principal inquiries, identifies and invites the best thinkers on the issue – representing different disciplines and nationalities, directs contributions, leads discussion and oversees the resulting publication.
Philosopher of technology Mark Coeckelbergh talked to STI about a letter he signed to the Spanish government supporting the appropriate
There’s a new message from the president, updated stats, a new design with candid photos, new texts about our activities
Oxford nanophysicist Andrew Briggs joins his Oxford colleague, physicist Andrew Steane, and Princeton philosopher Hans Halvorson in a scholarly, yet
Anxiety in teens is on the rise and constitutes the leading mental health issue among American youth. Frequently-cited surveys show
A public intellectual with an uncommon breadth of influence, the late Sir Roger Scruton’s absence will surely be widely felt.
Andrew Cherlin weighs in on the chicken and egg question as applied to the question of economic and familial stability
Culture and business have become increasingly intertwined, and cultural institutions need to be aware of their place in the market.
Professor Shelley Wilcox, in her chapter ”Who Pays for Gender De-institutionalization?” within the edited volume Gender Identities in a Globalized
Effective family-oriented policies and programs are critical for poverty reduction, the promotion of gender equality, the advancement of work-family balance
Heterogeneous and diverse ownership have implications on how companies are governed in the 21st century. Differing shareholder goals should be
Engaged fathers boost fertility rates in various ways. Laurie DeRose explains how.
As firms are communities of people with a shared purpose, they require cooperation to yield not only economic results but
Given increasing life expectancy and shifting social networks, proper care for the elderly is becoming ever more difficult to arrange.
Spanish employees find the firms they work for wanting in important indicators of values and excellence, and report low levels
Oxford professor of philosophy and ethics of information Luciano Floridi describes the new, hybrid existence where the barriers between online
The news on the news isn’t heartening. Reuters Institute’s eighth annual digital news report surveys media consumption behavior in 38
The field of social robotics introduces robots able to interact socially with humans. Studying the resulting human-robot dynamics can provide
The latest review of global leave policies and related research is now available from the International Network on Leave Policies
Economist Antonio Argandoña cautions that “not too bad” isn’t the same as “good,” in terms of the Spanish economic situation.
Samuel Gregg gives STI a glimpse of his latest book, about the particularities of Western civilization and the challenges it
After having signed an agreement with IESE, STI welcomes to its Board of Directors 3 new board members from IESE
The UN’s 2019 ‘World Population Prospects’ presents population estimates underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends. The estimates and projections
Demographic transition has as much or more to do with cultural values as with socio-economic factors.
The World Family Map 2019 was presented last week at the Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families. The Executive