A depressing example of neuro-nonsense - 'limerance' - love-sickness conceived as a neurochemical disease theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Genetic research into schizophrenia - how much can it actually tell us? A debate between Prof_Richard_Bentall_psychologist and @ClinpsychLucy hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University CCCU Salomons Psych. blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/discursive/gen…

The architects of modern AI are a handful of pioneering academics, engineers and entrepreneurs. Cade Metz's book #GeniusMakers tells the gripping story of their rise to power, and explores the dangers to be confronted: bit.ly/3eOFIrt

Welcome to Mind Chat! A channel/podcast in which Keith Frankish and I interview scientists of philosophers of consciousness. First interview with Tim O'Connor Thursday 15th April, 2pm UK time. Subscribe now! (please) youtube.com/channel/UC1AxU…

In the latest podcast discussion, Azeem Azhar and Kate Crawford map out the far-reaching impacts of AI on our society apple.co/2Q67zJF #AtlasofAI

Here it is! An Early Career Fellowship at The Institute for Ethics in AI and Balliol College in the area of Ethics and AI (Human Rights and Democratic Governance). A truly exceptional opportunity. Deadline May 28. Run, don’t walk, to apply! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Decision-making is about framing the situation more than choosing the best options. A timely paean for causal reasoning, diversity and imagination as unique human ingrediants to good decision making in the era of data-driven systems. Exponential View 🔮 hbr.org/podcast/2021/0…

If you're twiddling your thumbs this rainy weekend with nothing to do then you might want to check out this discussion with NOUSthepodcast, in which we talk about the history and future of AI, and why GPT3 doesn't *understand* very much at all... nousthepodcast.libsyn.com/michael-wooldr…

Now out: I made ‘Voices from the Frontline of Critical Care’ for Edinburgh Science based on interviews by Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society (CBSS). Arresting sound design and beautiful, humorous performances from wunmo @jacktarlton Lizzie Winkler @RubyRose76 @ShobuKapoor. Listen: bit.ly/3z2xgfZ

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Really pleased to be part of Edinburgh Science with this immersive audio journey based on interviews with critical care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Was amazing to work with Ilan to tell these powerful stories of NHS workers #EdUniEdSciFest sciencefestival.co.uk/event-details/…

My latest ep for CrowdScience: How Did Eyes Evolve 👀 Thanks to Dr Sam Strong ⚡, Megan Porter, Dr Adam Rutherford and Dan Nillson for their illuminating contributions to this epic tale. And to Aloyce Mahaligewi for sending us on the adventure! bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

How do we train the powerful AI systems of the future to know what we want and to always do the right thing? Hannah Fry & Dr Adam Rutherford’s final riff on the Reith lectures with expert guests Brian Christian & Adrian Weller #AI #alignment bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

What a fantastic radio programme about the teenage brain, from Dr Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

For people interested in the spread of misinformation who want to hear from actual experts, this episode of Risky Talk is perfect One point of consensus: censorship is rarely, if ever the answer, and not where we want to head as liberal democracies riskytalk.libsyn.com/how-misinforma…

In 30 mins time, join Ilan & me on our BBC World Service CrowdScience quest into the quantum realm Come learn how the weirdest physics could make our coolest computers (and why I'm no longer allowed to show off my backflips in the lab) 📻🎙️👩🏿‍💻👇🏿 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

I'm on the latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Curious Cases where Vicky Neale and I assist Hannah Fry trying to explain π to Dr Adam Rutherford. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…