Nicholas Heron

A caucasian man sits in front of a dark blue wall and wears a light blue collared shirt. He has short light blonde hair, a beard and moustache, and blue eyes. He is leaning forward towards the camera, and smiles slightly.

Nicholas Heron teaches political thought at the University of Queensland. He was formerly a research fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at UQ.

All essays by Nicholas Heron

Review: Nicholas Heronon Lorraine Daston

Rules: A Short History of What We Live By by Lorraine Daston Princeton University Press
December 2023
384pp
ISBN 9780691254081

Critique of Pure Mindlessness

What makes sentient machines tick? In a review of Lorraine Daston’s ‘Rules’, Nicholas Heron traces the history of the algorithm, showing that at stake in the age of AI is our very understanding of rationality.