William Krieger is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rhode Island and a working archaeologist with the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project. He is an author, editor, and contributor to books and articles on philosophy, technology, and archaeology, with publications, conferences, and public talks on topics that include: medical apps, entity realism, the black market and antiquities trade, logical empiricism, and archaeological theory and practice. In all of his work, Professor Krieger studies the practical impacts of our theoretical decisions.