Mindshop – Knowledge Society

Mateus Bolson Ruzzarin mateus@mindshop.cafe

+52 811 255 0716

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

University of Cambridge – Hughes Hall 2022 – 2024
Master of Studies – Artificial Intelligence, Ethics & Society (In process)

King’s College London 2017 – 2018

Master of Arts - Philosophy (Graduated with Merit).

University College London 2016 – 2017

Philosophy and European Literature Bachelor of Art*.

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, México 2004 – 2011

Industrial & Systems Engineering Bachelor of Science†.

Politecnico di Torino, Piemonte, Italy Aug 2009 – Dec 2009

Exchange student – Systems Engineering School.

University of Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil Jan 2008 – Aug 2008

Exchange student – Industrial and Systems Engineering School.
*Got accepted to MA at KCL after 1st year of study, therefore transferred.
†Graduated with the International Business Experience Programme working with Swiss-based Holcim.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Certification Mar 2022
Online machine learning technologies certification by Microsoft. Course + Exam AI-900 Passed.

Introduction to Data Science Dec 2021

Online data science course by IBM’s Cognitive Class.

An introduction to AI Ethics and Society Aug 2021

Online machine learning technologies course by Cambridge University’s ICE.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Mindshop Knowledge Society May 2017 – Present
Founder & Lead Instructor – An international society for continuing philosophical education.*

AdTech Ethics Consultant for JCDecaux Mexico Jan 2022 – Present

Hired as a consultant to tackle the ethical implications of Digital Out of Home Advertising.

Sýnapsi Nov 2020 – Nov 2021

Educational project to design and deploy philosophy syllabi for various ages. Brillamont School.

Ruzzarin Brothers Podcast Jul 2018 – Sep 2021

Critical thinking podcast – encouraging critical thinking in Latin America.†

Bloom Space London Sep 2017 – Mar 2018

Project Manager for the new business accelerator programme.

Casa Nomo Aug 2018 – Mar 2020

General & Key Account Manager – experiential marketing concept by Grupo Reforma.

The Philosophy Foundation Sep 2017 – Mar 2018

Philosophical enquiry in schools, communities, and workplaces. §

Debate Mate London Sep 2016 – Mar 2017

Tackling social immobility through debating.
*+1600 members across more than 270 cities in Latin America and the rest of the world. Quarterly meetings speakers (Selection): Professor Noam
Chomsky (MIT), Professor David Papineau (King´s College London), Ms Marianne Talbot (University of Oxford), Associate Professor in
Philosophy Carissa Véliz (University of Oxford) and Senior Teaching Fellow Fintan Nagle (Imperial College).
†99 episodes, best rank #2 in educational podcasts in Mexico in Apple Podcasts according to chartable.com.
§Achieved their highest level of accreditation.

Last Revision: 25/Apr/2023

CURRENT ACADEMIC WORK & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy Mar 2020 – present
Designed a 10-week programme on the Presocratics and Classics. 23 Groups taught & 3 in progress. Taught in Mindshop Knowledge Society.

Ethics: An introduction to Normative Ethics, Metaethics and Practical Ethics Mar 2021 – present
Designed a 10-week programme covering the main ethicists of history. 8 Groups taught & 1 in progress. Taught in Mindshop Knowledge Society.

Aesthetics: An introduction to Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art May 2022 - present

Designed a 10-week programme covering the main aestheticians of history. Taught in Mindshop Knowledge Society.

Debating & argumentative writing instructor Mar 2020 – present

My 10-week History of P. programmes also include 10 tutorials, 5 on debating and 5 on writing. Taught in Mindshop Knowledge Society.

Formal Logic & Collaborative Intelligence instructor Mar 2021 – present

My 10-week Ethics programme also includes 2 tutorials on formal logic and 4 on collaboration skills. Taught in Mindshop Knowledge Society.

Deductive Logic Sep 2021 – Feb 2022

Assistant on Machine Learning Project on how best to develop critical reasoning.*

Machine Learning in EdTech Aug 2020 – present

Machine Learning Project on Education in Latin America, consulting two Mexican data engineers (IBM/Microsoft).
* Helped run the experiment and translate some parts of it, working with Dr. Fintan Nagle (Imperial College London) / Dr. Ioannis Votsis (LSE).

RELEVANT WRITTEN WORK – MA – KING’S COLLEGE LONDON word count

Misunderstanding ANI is a Global Justice Problem 5000

Essay that argues why misunderstanding Artificial Narrow Intelligence should be considered as a global problem.

A discussion about domains, knowledge and understanding 2203

Nature and History of Artificial Intelligence Essay for the University of Cambridge

Hypernudging ethics & autonomy 4867

Case Study on ethical EdTech problems in Latin America.

AI, Robotics & Ethics Forthcoming

Essay arguing how can logic alleviate poverty across the years.

The Downside of Big Data 11,805

MA Dissertation for Ethics & Philosophy of Technology.

Coercive Data & Digital Absent-Mindedness 4,411

Essay for Ethics & Philosophy of Technology.

Is the United States conscious? – A Critical Analysis 3,266

Essay for Philosophy of Psychology.

Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person 2,163

Essay for Normative Ethics.

The Best Arguments for Physicalism 2,354

Essay for Philosophy of Mind.

Analog and Digital Representations 3,493

Essay for Aesthetics.

The Ascetic Ideal 3,829

Essay for Nineteenth-Century Continental Philosophy.

Last Revision: 25/Apr/2023

RELEVANT WRITTEN WORK – BA – UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON word count

What Sort of Thing Are You? 2,061

Knowledge & Reality.

On Immortality 1,312
Philosophy of Death and Killing.

The Best Kind of Human Life 1,228

History of Philosophy.

The Continuity of Life 1,095

Knowledge & Reality.
Meno’s Paradox 791
History of Philosophy.

PHILOSOPHY PAPERS TRANSLATIONS (PORTUGUESE TO ENGLISH) word count

Alzheimer Disease and its ethically oriented care - Bioethical Outlooks and Challenges 6,072
Philosophy PhD - Josenir Lopes Dettoni.

On Nietzsche – Human Enhancement in the 21st Century 5,322

Philosophy PhD - Josenir Lopes Dettoni.

Kierkegaard and the Godless Loner - Contemporary ethical considerations parting from
Kierkegaard’s Concluding Unscientific Postscript to his Philosophical Fragments* 2,058
Philosophy PhD - Josenir Lopes Dettoni.
*My English translation was published at The Philosophical Society Review associated with Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. No. 37 (Autumn/Winter 2015).

AFFILIATIONS
GEA, “Grupo de Ética da Amazônia” Nov 2021 – present
Practical ethics research group about the Amazon Rainforest.

TRES MUSEOS Sep 2020 – present

Patron on a Cultural coalition of three museums in Mexico.

OUDCE Jun 2015 – Jun 2018

Oxford University Philosophical Society.

KNOWLEDGE REPUBLIC Mar 2016 – Jul 2018

Knowledge Societies Research Group, Tecnológico de Monterrey.

UCL's PhilSoc Sep 2016 – Jul 2018

University College London’s Philosophy Society.

RSA Apr 2017 – Jun 2018

Royal Society of the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce.

RTC London Sep 2017 – Mar 2018

Real Time Club - Technology networking dinner club.

Last Revision: 25/Apr/2023

LANGUAGES

Portuguese
R-Advanced / W-Advanced / S-Advanced / U-Advanced

Spanish
R-Advanced / W-Advanced / S-Advanced / U-Advanced

English
R-Advanced / W-Advanced / S-Advanced / U-Advanced

Italian
R-Intermediate / W-Intermediate / S-Advanced / U-Advanced

NATIONATILIES

Brazilian Mexican Italian

By birth. By residency. By heritage.

Last Revision: 25/Apr/2023