Interviews

I am happy to speak to the media about my research or about ethical issues more generally. I often speak about ethical issues related to sexuality and technology, as well as ones related to life, politics and public policy in Manitoba and in Canada.

I have spoken frequently to the media about ethical issues related to the pandemic, including whether we should report neighbours who violate lockdown, whether countries should adopt vaccine passport systems, and how healthcare systems should triage patients for critical care.

You can find some of my interviews about my research, the pandemic, and other ethical issues below.

Media Interviews about my Research

Sam Lipsyte (May 2022), “Ghosting the Machine,” Harper’s Magazine (cover story)

Song, Sandra. (9 January 2020.) “People Are Identifying as Digisexual. Here’s What That Means.” Paper Magazine

Bresge, Adina. (30 December 2019.) “Technology gives rise to ‘digisexuality,’ an alternative to human partners,” The Canadian Press (published by CTV News and the Winnipeg Free Press)

Ganjoo, Shweta. (24 September 2019.) “Technology Should Make Us Better Human Beings, Says Digisexuality Expert Neil McArthur.” India Today

Froats, Leah. (21 May 2019.) “Digisexuality: Merging Sex and Technology.” Discover Magazine

William, Alex (19 January 2019.) “Do You Take This Robot,” New York Times

Weiss, Suzannah. (5 June 2018.) “Like a Sex Machine: Digisexuals Are Shifting the Way We Think About Tech.” Playboy

G., Lyndsay.  (28 March  2018.) “Loving the Algorithm: How the Future of Sex Lies in Artificial Intelligence” Playboy

Turner, Karen. (12 January 2018.) “The Pros and Cons of Having Sex with Robots.” Vox

Samson, Sam (28 November 2017.) “Hot tech: U of M prof makes the case for sexbots,” CBC Manitoba

Lawson, Kimberly. (28 November 2017.) “Future ‘Digisexuals’ Will Face Discrimination for Fucking Robots, Professors Warn.” VICE

Humphreys, Joe. (21 November 2017.) “Philosophers on the ‘Intriguing Ethics’ of Sex Robots.” The Irish Times,