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Month: June 2026

  • Call: Patching Up for the journal Intermediality

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    Call for Papers: Patching Up / RapiécerIssue n° 50 (Fall 2027)Intermediality. History and Theory of the Arts, Literature, and Technologieshttp://intermedialites.com/en/call-for-papers-no-50-patching-up-rapiecer/ Editors:Karine Bellerive, Université du Québec à Montréal and Université de SherbrookeSandrine Lambert, Concordia University No payment from the authors will be required Deadline to submit proposals: June 15, 2026Announcement of selected proposals: July 10, 2026Submission of completed texts for peer review: November 15, 2026Publication of the texts approved by the Editorial Committee: Fall 2027 Patching up means adding pieces—patches—to maintain, repair, and extend the life of something; at times, it goes beyond simply filling a gap to become a creative…

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  • You’re an ‘avatar in a VR game,’ scientist claims

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    [Although it can be hard to detect (optical illusions provide a glimpse), it’s clear that we don’t perceive the reality around us directly, but a subjective version of it constructed by our senses and brain. Consistent with philosophy’s simulation argument that what we perceive as reality is likely a sophisticated computer simulation, the fascinating story below from Popular Mechanics via Yahoo! News uses a relatable presence metaphor, the logic of evolutionary game theory, and recent developments in the field of physics to argue for an “interface theory” of perception in which we can only experience the interface, not the complex…

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