Stanford's Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies brings together a vibrant community of scholars, writes Factor.

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Membership reflects “extraordinary accomplishments” in scholars’ chosen fields.

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A new website describes and tracks the interconnections between 222 “theories” of consciousness across various disciplines. “The Map of Consciousness” was developed by Ricardo Forcano, the chief technology and operations officer at Creditas, an investment group, along with Claude Cowork, an AI “agent”. The site lists the various theories, arguments, and ideas, and clicking on any one of them…

The multi-agent system generated SARS-CoV-2-binding proteins in days.

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Faculty at Arizona State University are developing a new philosophy major program with a focus on artificial intelligence, consciousness, and ethics. ASU’s School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies already offers philosophy bachelors degrees with concentrations in Morality, Politics, and Law and Science, Nature, and Mind. The new AI-focused degree is currently undergoing…

The festival, now in its third rendition, brought together students and experts from across the globe to imagine the future of food systems.

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The National Humanities Center (NHC) recently announced its fellows for the 2026-27 academic year, and two philosophers are among them. They are S.M. Love (Georgia State University) for the project, “Freedom from the Market: A Kantian Account of Socioeconomic Rights,” and James Van Cleve (University of Southern California) for the project, “Roderick Chisholm and Philosophy in America, 1950–2000.”…

Stanford’s newly-launched Center for Just Environmental Futures seeks to advance research and education at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice.

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