Meg Rosoff sits down with us to give insight into her writing philosophy.

Writing the self | Meg Rosoff

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Suchitra Sebastian is a renowned scientist and a condensed matter physicist. She is based at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge where she is a Professor of Physics.

Philip Goff is a leading philosopher of Consciousness in his field and a defender of panpsychism, the controversial proposal that everything contains consciousness, as the solution to the hard problem of consciousness.

Hilary Lawson is a philosopher and long-standing critic of realism, best known for his theory of closure. 

Jack Symes hosts.

The mystery of emergence | Suchitra Sebastian, Philip Goff, Hilary Lawson

Join Myriam François as she hosts this panel of distinguished guests as they discuss the idea of universal moral principles. Taking part in this debate are Daniel Markovits is an American legal scholar and Professor of Law at the Yale Law School; Carol Gilligan, a celebrated feminist, ethicist and psychologist; and finally, Peter Singer, one of the world's foremost public philosophers and a prominent figure in contemporary ethics.

A rule to live by | Peter Singer, Daniel Markovits, Carol Gilligan

Well-known scholar Dan Ariely discusses the main elements of his recent book 'Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things', sympathetically dissecting the character of conspiracy theorists.

Humans' tendency for irrationality | Dan Ariely

Join us as world-leading cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman discusses his cutting-edge research about consciousness and perception, as well as its astonishing implications for the ultimate nature of reality.

Perception as a fantasy | Donald Hoffman

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams discusses his professional and theological journey and reflects on what he's learned along the way, from climate activism to inter-faith leadership.

Writing the self | Meg Rosoff

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