Is consciousness everywhere?
Dr Walter Veit (Dept. of Philosophy) discusses the notion of 'panpsychism' and offers some viewpoints on this divisive philosophical concept. Is consciousness everywhere? In every rock and atom? That...Read More >
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What’s it like being a raven or a crow?
Many of us as children may have wondered what’s going on inside the mind of an animal – what are they thinking and feeling? Most animal researchers study science because...Read More >
Man versus machine: what the Turing Test can tell use about communication
This Saturday (23 June) the School of Systems Engineering will be staging the famous Turing Test to mark the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing, mathematician and code-breaker. Turing100…Read More >