“Some people criticize string theory for allowing all these parallel universes. Which one is ours? But all great theories have a version of this problem,” argues Dr. Michio Kaku. iai.tv/articles/michi…

'All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.' – Hypatia

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“We need to embrace all possible solutions whether that be Nuclear or Carbon capture.” | Tim Palmer argues that the only way to mitigate let alone solve climate change is with a CERN for climate models. iai.tv/articles/we-st…

Have we become too risk averse, trying to turn everything into a safe space?

Sociologist Frank Furedi Frank Furedi argues that our excessive focus on safety threatens to undermines agency, intimacy, human relationships, and ultimately democratic freedoms.
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“A blanket ban on assisted dying in order to protect the vulnerable involves disregarding the rights and interests of non-vulnerable patients.” | Emily Jackson (LSE Law School) dismisses the slippery slope argument against euthanasia. iai.tv/articles/eutha…

You could reduce morality down to one rule: do no harm, argues Simon Baron-Cohen. But how do you define harm?

Sophie-Grace Chappell, @mpigliucci and Simon Baron-Cohen debate whether we need moral codes for living. iai.tv/video/the-new-…

“Everything is political but none of it actually matters very much.” Tap to watch philosopher and Marxist Ben Burgis delve into the issue with cancel culture and free speech, political disagreements, and his vision for the left. iai.tv/video/rational…

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'My mission is to kill time, and time's to kill me in its turn. How comfortable one is among murderers.' – Emil Cioran

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From Dune to The 3 Body Problem, sci-fi visions have arguably become more outlandish than ever. But how do they correlate with the gaps in our current scientific understanding, asks David Kyle Johnson? iai.tv/articles/the-s…

Can consciousness be solved by science? Sean Carroll, Ellen Langer, and Tamar Gendler debate whether we will ever be able to explain the mental through the physical. Hosted by Jack Symes. iai.tv/video/mind-mat…

“Knowingly or unknowingly, we want some kind of legacy, some kind of evidence that we existed.” | Gregory Feist argues that it is the inevitability of death that fuels our creative endeavours, both in science and in art. iai.tv/articles/creat…

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“Most of us are unaware that our self-knowledge is fallible; we assume that we have transparent access to our own minds.”

Keith Frankish explains how we can learn to read minds – starting with our own. iai.tv/articles/how-t…

Which came first, life or consciousness?
We say consciousness. Life’s origin and evolution needed feelings.

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'The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.' – George Eliot

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Should the principle of 'the ends justify the means' ever be applied in ethical decision-making?

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“No culture is either right or wrong. A culture is merely a shared narrative, and we live in a time where the old and the new are vying for supremacy.” | Olivia Fane shares her critique of the progressive movement as it manifests today. iai.tv/articles/progr…

The fundamental structure of the cosmos is not atoms, particles, and not even thoughts; the fundamental structure of the universe is possibility. | Join leading cosmologist George Ellis as he argues possibilities underlie our whole existence. iai.tv/video/a-univer…