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Could AI develop true intelligence without sentience? Philosopher Jonathan Birch explores the boundaries of artificial and evolved minds.
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three[…]
The artistic and the mathematical mind are not so far apart.
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a columnist at Big Think and is the award-winning, bestselling author of three[…]
Do we really need to be religious to run a society well?
An interview with renowned mythologist Martin Shaw about persona, presence, and how to spend life’s finite time.
“I think it’s about time we stop allowing every male generation bang their frontal lobe through its most developmental stages.”
How black and white is your thinking?
Just because you can’t experience it doesn’t mean it’s not real.
Will “Sausage Party” survive the test of time?
How many scientists does it take to ruin a good conspiracy?
If you’re an atheist with a vocation, who laid that path for you?
“I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism,” writes Nina. “What can I do?”
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.