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AI will never think as human beings do if its physical basis is silicon, argues Richard Dawkins' mentor turned critic, Denis Noble, and his brother, Royal Society fellow, Raymond Noble. | iai.tv/articles/wat... Read more about how AI needs to be water-based in order to work. #techsky #AI 🧪

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Professor John Givens argues that while Tolstoy sought a practical, demystified Christianity, Dostoevsky's mysticism offers a deeper vision of faith in action. | iai.tv/articles/dos... #philsky #langsky

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Professor John Givens argues that while Tolstoy sought a practical, demystified Christianity, Dostoevsky's mysticism offers a deeper vision of faith in action. | iai.tv/articles/dos... #philsky #langsky

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We invent technology to make life easier, but has new tech led to a culture of surveillance? | iai.tv/video/the-ne... Join @harvard.edu computer scientist @judithmedia.bsky.social, who argues that technologies claiming to build trust often replace it with surveillance and control. #techsky #AI

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“We already appeased Russia by not sufficiently addressing and responding to the invasion of Georgia in 2008 and invasion of Ukraine in 2014 … so here we are … the World War II analogy is already underway,” says Fiona Hill on what she learned from meeting Putin. | iai.tv/articles/fio... #polsky

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Standard cosmological models are built on unobserved phenomena like dark matter, defended by the mainstream despite mounting contradictions. | iai.tv/articles/a-u... Physicist Martín López-Corredoira argues there is no elusive dark matter particle that would explain the Big Bang. #philsci ⚛️ 🧪

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Too often the legal system feels like it’s only working for people who already have power. | iai.tv/video/how-to... Join Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org‬ as he identifies how the law can also make ordinary people powerful. #socsky #polsky

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“The universe may also be the ultimate Escape Room specifically designed for discovering clues and solving puzzles in order to escape,” argues Roman Yampolskiy. | iai.tv/articles/can... Tap to read as he delves into how we might be able to hack our way out of the simulation. #philsci ⚛️ 🧪 #AI

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Could the psychedelic revolution be a solution to the mental health crisis? | iai.tv/video/the-ps... Join Dr Matthew Johnson, Shayla Love, and Kevin Sabet as they debate. #psychsky #mentalhealth

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We all want to be good, or at least be seen as good. But is the idea of acting ‘for the good’ often instead used to support unjust and cruel actions? | iai.tv/video/being-... Hilary Lawson, @kathleenstock1.bsky.social‬ , and Hilary Greaves debate. #socsky #philsky

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Many agree that the world can be divided into its constitutive parts and the connections between them, but is that incorrect? | iai.tv/video/the-wo... Join Professor Jessica Frazier as she explores the implications of philosophical monism. #philsky

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How can we deal with those who benefit from the climate crisis? | iai.tv/articles/cli... Kian Mintz-Woo and Justin Leroux take the complex issue of what climate winners owe to the rest of us. #socsky #ecosky

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Has psychotherapy actually made us healthier? | iai.tv/video/the-da... Join psychotherapist, Dr Susie Orbach, as she explores the dark side of mental health, and why there is no essential self at our core. #mentalhealth #psychsky

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Join comedian and author, Ruby Wax, as she discusses the search for meaning, the pitfalls of fame, and her own experiences with depression. | iai.tv/video/ruby-w... #psychsky

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Does quantum mechanics describe reality, or is it merely a network of interactions shaped by observation and interpretation? | iai.tv/articles/con... #consky #philsci ⚛️ 🧪

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“Transhumanists want to make the limits disappear that prevent us from getting everything we want and need. They would like to change the world by changing what we are,” writes Michael Hauskeller. | iai.tv/articles/the... #techsky #AI #philsky

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This was a fascinating debate with a stellar cast. Well worth a watch.

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Tap to watch as Mark Vernon investigates the three kinds of love: for the self, for another and for life itself: iai.tv/video/love-a... #philsky

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“To change your convictions means changing the kind of person you want to be. It means changing your self-identity. And that is not just hard, it is scary,” argues @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social‬ Tap to read more. | iai.tv/articles/why... #philsky #psychsky

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Do psychedelic experiences reveal profound truths, or should we approach them with scepticism and openness to different ways of thinking? | iai.tv/articles/the... Henry Straughan argues we should treat these insights with scepticism: the certainty they bring is not a guarantee of truth. #philsky

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We accept war as an exceptional circumstance where acts like murder are permitted. But should we give up applying the law to it? | iai.tv/video/the-ru... Watch as @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social‬ , Bronwen Maddox, @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social‬ , Malcolm Rifkind, and host @masieghart.bsky.social‬ debate

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So glad you enjoyed the debate Barry - A fantastic discussion at #HTLGI25! howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lo...

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Are the weak still at the mercy of the strong? Jeremy Corbyn, Malcolm Rifkind, Yanis Varoufakis, and Bronwen Maddox debated at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival. | iai.tv/articles/the... Alyssa Erspamer analyses if international law is just another tool of power. #politicssky #socsky 💡

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Can economics be a hard science? | iai.tv/video/lies-d... Join Nadhim Zahawi, @garyseconomics.bsky.social‬ , and @abbyinnes.bsky.social‬ to debate the need for a more robust economic theory, and question the shortcomings of economic models. #econsky #polsky

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Despite supply shocks and wage pressure, a new source of inflation has been blamed for the current crisis. That of 'greedflation'. | iai.tv/articles/the... Professor Paul Middleditch argues that greedflation is a convenient excuse for central bank failures over the last decade. #econsky

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Many believe consciousness is purely mental. And since Descartes' "I think therefore I am", we've privileged the mind as the centrepiece of consciousness. | iai.tv/video/the-fa... But such a view is mistaken - Join Antonio Damasio as he presents a new theory of consciousness. #philsky #consky

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Just like the ancient Greek proverb, “know thyself”, new cognitive neuroscience suggests that cultivating self-awareness is key to wisdom. | iai.tv/articles/kno... Stephen Fleming considers in this article how we can know what to believe. #philsky #philsci #cogsky 🧪

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Science's current theory of reality, low-energy quantum gravity, takes the form of an effective field theory – only valid up to a certain limit. | iai.tv/articles/the... Physics suggests this breakdown occurs at the Planck Scale, but philosopher Caspar Jacobs thinks this is a mistake. #philsci 🧪⚛️

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“The idea that every little thing is set in stone is a morally misguided philosophy,” argues Associate Professor Tracy Llanera. | iai.tv/articles/eve... Tap to read as she exposes the myth of modern stoicism. #philsky

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Leading physicist David Deutsch explains the philosophy behind the many-worlds interpretation and argues that not only is it the best interpretation of quantum mechanics – it is the only interpretation. | iai.tv/video/david-... Tap the link to watch this fascinating interview now! #philsci ⚛️ 🧪

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Bluesky's first feed dedicated to arts, culture, and slow politics has just landed 💡 bsky.app/profile/iai.... Pin now, and add #politicssky #artsky #culturesky or this emoji 💡 to your posts to contribute to the feed!

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Since Einstein we’ve viewed spacetime as fundamental, but modern physics from quantum field theory to gravity now suggests spacetime is doomed. | iai.tv/articles/don... What lies beyond spacetime? Donald Hoffman explores further. #philsci ⚛️ 🧪

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Modern society prizes hope and activism, treating optimism as a moral ideal and pessimism as a flaw. | iai.tv/articles/don... Drawing on Buddhist thought and contemporary philosophy, Ian James Kidd invites us to explore pessimism that resist despair, without collapsing into false hope. #philsky

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Is giving just 1% of your income to effective charities the minimum for being a decent person? @michaeldplant.bsky.social for @iai.tv: iai.tv/articles/aim...

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The recent discovery of a giant ring structure in deep space was widely reported to challenge fundamental assumptions of cosmology. | iai.tv/articles/gia... But Dominik Schwarz argues such interpretations depend on a misunderstanding of the cosmological principle. #philsci 🧪 ⚛️

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Do we need to abandon the idea that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and instead see it as linked to justice and human flourishing? | iai.tv/video/the-po... Join Jessica DeFino, Simon May, @janneteller.bsky.social‬ , and Sophie Scott-Brown, to ask if aesthetic choices are tyrannical. #socsky

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Have we ruined childhood forever? | iai.tv/video/the-gr... Join Jonathan Haidt, Katherine Birbalsingh, and Emily Edlynn as they discuss if replacing genuine play and exploration of the natural world being replaced by rule-governed fun is profoundly damaging. #socsky #polsky

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What is the psychedelic genealogy of morals? | iai.tv/articles/the... @rickywilliamson.bsky.social‬ argues that Nietzsche's critique of Plato and the morality that still shapes our lives today, all have the psychedelically-induced mystical experience at their core. #psychsky philsky

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This is at Kenwood House in September - that is a great venue, lovely park & a bit of culture to boot!

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“The US President has said that ‘tariffs’ are the ‘most beautiful word’. I’m sure he means it,” writes Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com‬ | iai.tv/articles/tru... Tap to read more about his argument that politicians and journalists have done us a disservice by simplifying tariffs. #econsky

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“Many of these commentators are approaching abortion as a moral issue that requires a solution. I fundamentally differ from this view because I don't think that abortion is a moral problem,” argues Claire Horn. | iai.tv/articles/the... #socsky ♀️

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Will we ever understand the cosmos? | iai.tv/video/physic... Join Matt O'Dowd to discuss cutting-edge black hole research, the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, and the next big paradigm shift in physics. #philsky ⚛️ 🧪

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“The Matrix has attacked me,” were the words of Andrew Tate as he was being arrested by Romanian police. | iai.tv/articles/and... In this article, @alexispapazoglou.bsky.social‬ explores ‘red pill’ ideology alongside Plato’s philosophy on the difference between appearance and reality. #socsky

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Lou Marinoff argues against the pessimistic views of Hobbes and Freud to claim that war is unnecessary. | iai.tv/articles/avo... Tap to read more about her claim that the self-consciousness of humans allows us to negate our instincts towards aggression and hatred. #consky #psychsky #philsky

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“We should distinguish consciousness from the self, in my view unconsciousness is the one thing in this universe that actually can’t be an illusion,” argues Sam Harris. | iai.tv/video/the-di... Watch Harris, alongside Roger Penrose and Sophie Scott-Brown, discuss if the self is divided. #philsky

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Dr @atasoyemrah.bsky.social‬ compares Orwell’s ‘1984’ with Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ to explore how we can use fiction as a guide to overcome the issues within reality. | iai.tv/articles/orw... #socsky #langsky

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Tap the link to read how Thomas Hertog, alongside Stephen Hawking at the end of his life, collaborated to argue for a model of the universe as a self-organising entity. | iai.tv/articles/ste... #philsci ⚛️ 🧪

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We think our universe began with a bang. But what if it actually began with a bounce inside of a black hole? | iai.tv/articles/our... Physicist Nikodem Poplawski argues for a revolutionary rethinking of cosmology where every black hole births a new cosmos. #philsky ⚛️ 🧪

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“We should distinguish consciousness from the self, in my view unconsciousness is the one thing in this universe that actually can’t be an illusion,” argues Sam Harris. | iai.tv/video/the-di... Watch Harris, alongside Roger Penrose and Sophie Scott, discuss if the self is divided. #philsky #consky

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We've been misled to believe Gregor Mendel's pea experiments provide a foundation for genetics. | iai.tv/articles/you... Gregory Radick reveals that these critiques were sidelined by historical accident, perpetuating the mistaken idea that genes alone determine traits. 🧪 🧬

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