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Can language models like ChatGPT use words meaningfully?

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16 November 202322 November 2023

Language models like ChatGPT force us to consider what we are prepared to treat as meaningful language users. For World Philosophy Day 2023, Jumbly Grindrod explores the importance of the…Read More >

Can language models like ChatGPT use words meaningfully?

How do we talk about our beliefs? Investigating the term ‘justify’ using corpus analysis

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2 June 202331 May 2023

Philosophy often starts from claims so obvious that you wouldn’t think to state them. An example: it is a crucial part of our lives that we hold beliefs about the…Read More >

How do we talk about our beliefs? Investigating the term ‘justify’ using corpus analysis

Showcasing the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme

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31 January 20232 February 2023

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers students at the University of Reading the chance to gain hands-on research experience across all disciplines. Every November, UROP holds a showcase event…Read More >

Showcasing the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme

An English Literature lecturer experiments with film, philosophy and…sniffing

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19 January 202218 January 2022

I recently completed the production of my first film. I started work on it last year following a successful bid to a Centre for Film Aesthetics and Cultures (CFAC) funding…Read More >

To err is human – or is it?

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13 October 202114 October 2021

The saying goes that to err is human – but researchers at the University think that to err is to be alive in the first place. When Felix the cat…Read More >

Are you a climate change hypocrite? Here’s why you shouldn’t worry

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21 May 202120 May 2021

Standing on the deck of Berta Cáceres, the now-iconic pink boat, Emma Thompson addressed a sprawling crowd of protestors and gave a slew of media interviews. It was April 2019,…Read More >

Doing business better: can we create a more ethical Reading?

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31 July 201928 August 2019

Most people would agree that companies should stick to certain ethical standards, but does it make good businesses sense when a firm needs to make a profit to survive? Yes…Read More >

Populism, imperial insects and Cold War era children’s books – new University Research Fellowships awarded in arts, humanities and social sciences

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1 May 20191 May 2019

Five Reading academics at the top of their game have been awarded University Research Fellowships  to develop their work in the arts, humanities and social sciences over the next year.

Lehman Brothers anniversary: A philosopher’s view on avoiding another financial crash

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14 September 201827 September 2018

It’s 10 years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers (15 Sept 2008) and the ensuing financial crisis still haunts us today. But how many lessons have been learned? Here, Professor…Read More >

How a moral philosopher justifies his carbon footprint

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6 August 201823 February 2023

We all know that flying leaves a huge carbon footprint – but is that OK if we pay for carbon-offsetting each time we get on a plane? Philosophy Lecturer Luke…Read More >

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