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The shorts of TED2024 blazed a new trail which took us on a journey that delighted us, challenged us and showed us new ways to boldly collaborate with AI.

Part of the "New Atheist" movement, best known for work on consciousness, free will.

Monday and Tuesday I gave over to two long conversations with Arvid Ågren, a Swedish biologist who wants to write a scientific biography of me. As the author of The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution, he knows the subject inside out. Disconcertingly, he seems to have read every word I’ve ever written, and has an almost

Philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett has written stacks of influential books, but his new one is in an unfamiliar genre: memoir.

One of the Four Horsemen of Atheism gets back in the saddle; while Trinity neuroscientist Mitchell has written a highly original book

Wildfires have enflamed the state's inequality

Grice’s analysis of human communication has proven to be highly influential among many philosophers and cognitive scientists, both past and present. At the same time, it has long been recognized that his analysis faces some difficult objections. In particular, a number of theorists have objected to the account Grice provides of the mental states and processes of those engaged in communication. For these theorists, communication as conceived of by Grice has seemed too mentally demanding and com...

Hoda Kotb has a way of pulling at your heartstrings. From quotes on love to courage and adventure, Hoda's favorite quotes will quickly become yours too.

The transition from La Nina to El Nino is expected to influence the fire season in Northern California.

Mapping the mindspace of all beings great and small