Great article today in Institute of Art and Ideas by @owen_andy on the thought of John Gray. As a leftist skeptical about progress and universal thought-systems, Gray has had a powerful influence on my writing, especially his notion of 'secular heresies' 👇 iai.tv/articles/john-…

No thing iai.tv/articles/quant…

not Larkin:

New op-ed in IAI News: Consciousness, cosmology, and the collapse of common sense. iai.tv/articles/consc…

The human condition, 1933 #artbots #magritte

Neuroscience needs a new paradigm: the brain is not a machine | By Nicole Rust “The brain is a dynamic complex system—like the weather or a megacity—whose parts interact via feedback loops that are impossible to study in isolation from each other.” iai.tv/articles/neuro…

Nietzsche’s philosophy has been associated w/far-right ideologies. Yet Mahler’s musical engagement w/N offers a radically diff vision. Drawing on Nietzsche’s Übermensch, Eternal Recurrence… M’s symphonies reinterpret N’s ideas through a pluralistic lens. iai.tv/articles/how-m…

The self exists and it is an illusion Institute of Art and Ideas New article by myself exploring the upcoming debate topic at HowTheLightGetsIn Festival 'The Structure of Consciousness' featuring Alex O'Connor Susan Schneider Julian Baggini and Karl Friston. iai.tv/articles/the-s…

The self exists and it is an illusion Ricky Williamson argues that both things are true: the self exists, and it is an illusion. The answer depends on our understanding of the structure of consciousness and the nature of the self in question. #philosophy iai.tv/articles/the-s…

Is there a #Self within #Consciousness? The brilliant Ricky Williamson Ricky Williamson argues that the self-#Exists & it is an #Illusion. & That the answer depends on our understanding of the #StructureOfConsciousness & the #NatureOfTheSelf-in question. iai.tv/articles/the-s…

We discussed (and sometimes disagreed on) the role of psychoactive drugs in western culture from a historical view, how they have been co-opted by Pharma and what they can and can't do for you

Consciousness can't be uploaded: Why digital immortality is a metaphysical mirage | By William Egginton Uploading minds to computers isn’t just technically impossible—the whole idea rests on a deep misconception of consciousness and our place in reality. iai.tv/articles/consc…

AI researchers warn AI could take our jobs, replace creatives, and even take away the sense that our lives have meaning. | iai.tv/articles/the-j… Japanese scientist Ken Mogi, argues that the Japanese philosophy of ikigai can help overcome these threats from AI.

My new essay on ikigai and AI alignment now out. Thank you Ricky Williamson for wonderful editorial work!

Putin, Xi, and the mistaken quest for immortality @owen_andy Institute of Art and Ideas iai.tv/articles/putin…

Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and the language of silence Institute of Art and Ideas iai.tv/articles/wittg…

New theory of gravitation waves could solve problems with cosmic inflation Institute of Art and Ideas iai.tv/articles/new-t…

Sublime to ridiculous?? HowTheLightGetsIn Festival Hampstead Heath this weekend … I’ll be in conversation with Neil Kinnock and later with Curtis Yarvin – should make for some lively discussions. Come along: howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lond…

I don't necessarily agree with the metaphysics, but another wonderful article from James Cooke for Institute of Art and Ideas iai.tv/articles/consc…

Me interviewing Norman Ohler at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival about Hitler's drug habit, the Nazi army high on meth, and how the psychedelic drug war started in Nazi Germany, now on the Institute of Art and Ideas iai.tv/video/norman-o…