Can't wait to read this...Ralph is an amazing philosopher...the best advocate for dualism there is!

An official report has called for RADICAL reforms that would revolutionise nuclear power in Britain. Government is rumoured to be wavering. We have 2 days before the Budget to PUSH them to act. Tell your MP: ACCEPT ALL the recommendations. 👇

My confidence that our government can get big things done has wavered of late but this looks genuinely exciting. I would be extremely encouraged to see them follow it up boldly

One warning about this (great) report Among investors I've spoken to in the past couple of years, the biggest UK worry is political paralysis halting reform (e.g. welfare cuts u-turn). I'd be concerned about already high gilt yields if the story becomes another failure to act!

I often find Eliezer Yudkowsky insightful and I appreciated his recent book, but this post is completely barmy

Great lecture on whether religion is rational in the face of science and suffering here with an amazing London crowd of 650+ A level students. #Inspiring #RSAlevel #ReligiousStudies ISRSA Ralph Stefan Weir University of Lincoln, UK

A landmark contribution from Samuel Hughes on the Great Downzoning. It seems amazing that before this piece there has been almost no attempt to understand why this gigantically important thing happened round the world

bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cw… It's all happening in Lincoln

Earlier this week, the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce published a report that is been widely regarded as a work of genius, offering a sophisticated but radical plan to make British nuclear power affordable again. Today, the Government has said it 'accepts the principle of all the

You created a beautiful object Works in Progress. Congratulations to the entire team!

This is a good idea. Looks after a historic church, frees up land to build, motivates good design, and roots a new development in the past

Just watched this discussion between Joshua R Farris and my masters supervisor Stephen Priest (Oxford) on existentialism, metaphysics, and theology. Probably the best intro to Priest's thought on YouTube. Open a bottle of vin rouge ordinaire and enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=PtfihQ…

Huge from the PM. Starmer accepts the Fingleton Review *and* pledges to extend it to other infrastructure: data centres, railways, tramways, towns, labs, and more. Massive, and a big shift from the Treasury's equivocation. Implementation will be a big battle, but we can win.

YESTERDAY the Prime Minister committed to implementing ALL the recommendations from the Nuclear Taskforce. TODAY you can track departments’ progress on implementing the PM’s priorities. nuclear.britishprogress.org @britishprogress is launching our Nuclear Taskforce Tracker – see

Lincoln criminologist, Nick Cowen, speaks on "What Makes a Criminal" for the Lincoln Philosophy Salon Nick Cowen

It is cool that when Works in Progress wants an illustration of a Parisian boulevard for an article on the economics of roads, it dedicates an entire page to a Monet plate

I also thought this book was really cool