Nolan Murell Fordham University nmurrell1@fordham.edu Introduction Artificial intelligence will likely be considered the greatest creation of the 21st century, and with all great creations come questions of negative and positive effects. Artificial intelligence can be utilized for everything from writing an entire college paper on artificial intelligence, or providing information on a sports team, all
William Kuhns Letâs pretend we have a leader Letâs pretend heâs not a fool Letâs pretend his declarations Arenât a verbal form of drool Letâs pretend his self-absorption Somehow does include us all Letâs pretend his wild lurches Wonât leave our planet in free fall Letâs pretend such august office Gives its holder steady charm
A Marshall McLuhan Odyssey and Probe William Kuhns https://www.williamkuhns.ca kuhns.bill@gmail.com âThe intelligence of the universe is social.â Marcus Aurelius âThe machineâs danger to society is not from the machine itself but from what man makes of it.â
Valerie V. Peterson petersov@gvsu.edu Introduction Vision opens the door to human image-making and symbol-use. We share the sense of sight with other animals, but it is, for us, more than a survival-enhancing function of the eye and brain. The claim offered here is that humans are essentially âimage-makingâ and âimage-beholdingâ animalsâan accomplishment enabled by
Professor Paul Levinson Communication Ethics and the Public Sphere Fordham University May 8, 2025 sblinn@fordham.edu Pistols and Paperwork: The Politics of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination Intro Early in the morning of December 4, 2024, a man was shot dead in the middle of the street. That morning, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, arrived at
Abstract: In my wide-ranging and, at times, deeply personal 7,572-word âProbe: Tom Cooperâs Ambitious 660-Page 2025 Book Wisdom Weavers: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan, and Walter J. Ongâs Thought,â I succinctly highlight Tom Cooperâs ambitious and admirably accessible new 2025 book Wisdom Weavers â which is the revised and updated
Abstract: In the present wide-ranging and, at times, deeply personal 12,000-word âProbe: Stanley McChrystalâs 2025 Book On Character: Choices That Define a Life, and Walter J. Ongâs Thought,â I succinctly highlight retired U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystalâs new 297-page 2025 autobiographical book (Portfolio Penguin). But General McChrystal does not mention media ecology. So, in addition
Professor Paul Levinson slane14@fordham.edu Digital Media and Public Responsibility Fordham University April 22, 2025 The Role of Podcasts in Elections: A Historical Overview and Campaign Strategy In recent years, podcasts have become a central platform for content consumption, shaping both entertainment and political landscapes. The advent of podcasts as a main stream medium has opened
Thomas Farrell University of Minnesota Duluth tfarrell@d.umn.edu Abstract: In my wide-ranging and, at times, deeply personal 7,950-word âProbe: Edward A. Comorâs 2025 Book W. T. Easterbrook: Harold Innisâs Final Course, and Walter J. Ongâs Thought,â I first succinctly highlight the pertinent work of the American Jesuit Renaissance specialist and cultural historian and pioneering media ecology theorist Walter
By Anne-Marie Macloughlin As the world came to on November 5 2024, we were greeted by the news that convicted felon and global punchline Donald J. Trump had won the election, something that the rational among us had hoped (possibly assumed?) wouldnât have come to pass. Seeing a country elect an unhinged and vengeful carnival