“Being you” by Anil Seth; Book and Podcast discussions with the author
Nietzsche - philosopher
Trust yourself, think independently, avoid following / conforming - Self-Improvement
The case for Optimism (vs. Pessimism)
Epistemology, Theories of Knowledge - Comparing Empiricism, Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
The Enlightment and the Scientific Revolution
Karl Popper - philosopher
Meritocracy - criticism, and defense of merit based rewards
Book Review: Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman
Stoicism - wisdom of Stoic philosophy
a collection of articles about Healthcare and Ethics
The study of Philosophy and Science
a collection of articles about Google - AI, ethics, controversy and debate
a collection about Stoicism, and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
a collection of articles about Science and Ethics
a collection of articles about AI (artificial intelligence) and Ethical decisions
What is Consciousness? Discussions about robots, plants, AI and more
Hanno Sauer on why philosophers spend far too much time reading and writing about dead philosophers: What credence should we assign to philosophica... (2022)
Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. Francis Fukuyama is an American political scientist and author, notably of The End of History ... (2022)
Fly to the stars? Conquer the climate crisis? Mankind can solve all problems, argues British physicist David Deutsch. Progress, he says, is the key... (2022)
“The only thing that isn’t worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And be patient with those who don’t.” (2015)
“You don’t love yourself enough. Or you’d love your nature too, and what it demands of you.” (2017)
“The longest-lived and those who will die soonest lose the same thing. The present is all that they can give up, since that is all you have, and wh... (2019)
The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: The art of tempering your fury with an infuriating existential truth. (2021)
Most people live with a great deal more suffering than is visible to even the most proximate and sensitive onlooker. Many have survived things both... (2021)
“A life in the past cannot be shared with the present. Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone.” (2021)
“When the standards have been set,” Epictetus said, “the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a tr... (2021)
December 2019 There are two distinct ways to be politically moderate: on purpose and by accident. Intentional moderates are trimmers, deliberate... (2020)
Whether grieving a death or connecting to colleagues, creativity enables an artful life, according to Chinese philosophy "This alternative persp... (2020)
The Meditations, by a Roman emperor who died in a plague named after him, has much to say about how to face fear, pain, anxiety and loss The Rom... (2020)
The next era of social innovation will be defined by cross-sector collaboration, and your business has a role to play (2020)
No one really knows how the most advanced algorithms do what they do. That could be a problem. (2019)
Creativity is, and always will be, a human endeavor. “... Creativity is among the most mysterious and impressive achievements of human existence... (2019)
The great split between science and philosophy must be repaired. Only then can we answer the urgent, fundamental problems (2019)
Australian bioethicist Julian Savulescu has a knack for provocation. Take human cloning. He says most of us would readily accept it… (2019)
Philosophy remains one of the bastions of the Western canon and white, male scholars. Should it diversify and if so, why? (2019)
Why bother with degrees like History or English? Here’s why the liberal arts could leave you better prepared for employment than you think. (2019)
One emotion inspired our greatest achievements in science, art and religion. We can manipulate it – but why do we have it? ...If this story is r... (2019)
Flickers of light from the edge of the cosmos help physicists advance the idea that the future is not predetermined (2018)
John Kaag’s fascinating new book about the German thinker seeks to tether philosophy back to the mess of daily experience. (2018)
A handful of high-profile executives have humanities degrees. But those standouts make up a small proportion of the total pool of American executives. (2018)
The only way to construct a robust philosophy for life is to have a clear and realistic picture of what makes humans tick (2018)
The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in admiration of his daughter's enthusiasm for philosophy ahead of an exam. can you imagine having to sit down one mor... (2018)
Philosophy matters. The new challenges of the genomics revolution, the rise of AI, the growth in inequality, societal fragmentation,… "Wil... (2018)
Colors are a familiar and important feature of our experience of the world. Color helps us to distinguish and identify things in our environment: f... (2017)
Could a 2,300-year-old Graeco-Roman philosophy be the key to a happy 21st-century life? "Stoic theory embraces the humanist emphasis on an ethic... (2017)
Who are you, really? Neuroscientist Anil Seth lays out his fascinating new theory of consciousness and self, centered on the notion that we "predic... (2023)
Nietzsche - Follow No One, Trust Yourself (2022)
The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relativity and psychology was born, as S... (2022)
Some remarks about their second "Waking Up" podcast together.If you would like to support this endeavor, do consider making a one off donation by c... (2021)
In which Hank and John Green teach you about life on Earth. They won't be giving advice on how life should be lived, because this is a history seri... (2020)
So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smartest people on earth have no idea... (2020)
Listen to this episode from Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps on Spotify. When you see the colour blue, is it the same as when I see the ... (2023)
Listen to this episode from Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee on Spotify. What does consciousness mean to you? It’s something th... (2023)
Listen to this episode from The TED Interview on Spotify. Is the dress blue or gold? Do you hear "laurel" or "yanny"? Neuroscientist Anil Seth digs... (2023)
Listen to this episode from Naval on Spotify. Introduction 0:00 The Human Race 2:11 Knowledge Creation 12:34 AGI 15:50 Taking Children Seriously 23... (2023)
In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundb... (2023)
A Times Literary Supplement’s Book of the Year 2020 A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020 A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020 A Guardian Best Book About ... (2021)
A modern classic, Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As th... (2021)
Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics,... (2021)
The Manual book. Read 131 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Life's Missing Instruction Manual Epictetus (c. 50-135 CE) was br... (2021)
Meditations book. Read 7,002 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a phil... (2021)
A Guide to the Good Life book. Read 1,469 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. One of the great fears many of us face is that de... (2021)