Decades-long bet on consciousness ends — and it’s philosopher 1, neuroscientist 0 nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Ooh, look, @TSAS_Philosophy... this is the philosopher who talks about intuition pumps (and beer!). We look at his views on "what it is like to..." in our Philosophy of Mind unit.
At the inaugural Hopkins Natural Philosophy Forum earlier this month, @APAEastern past president @DanielDennett (Tufts University) gave a talk titled “How, when and why can we trust our brains?” jhunewsletter.com/article/20…
Look, @TSAS_Orbit ... this looks interesting!
Look, @TSAS_Philosophy ! This is a think! In our unit on the Philosophy of Mind, we debate whether the mind is just the activity of the brain, like this, or whether there is something more to it!
Ha! Look @lisawilkinson78 ... we never did have that dance!
“People are born to move. They are born to move rhythmically,” says dance psychologist @DrPeterLovatt
For today's #NewScientistAdventCalendar, you can learn more about the benefits of dancing for free: newscientist.com/article/mg2…
Look, @TSAS_Philosophy students - sage advice from the Prof!
Look, @TSAS_Philosophy - are we free to choose, or determined by other factors? Julian Baggini reviews “Freely Determined” by Kennon M. Sheldon wsj.com/articles/freely-dete… via @WSJ
Look, @tsascareers ... so many Thorpies go to work in our magnificent NHS, as doctors, nurses, paramedics and even plumbers!
We have incredible #StepIntoTheNHS competition prizes to win 🏆
National winning entries will be displayed in public! And the first 20 schools to send in 25 entries will receive a free book.
Get started on your entries now: orlo.uk/FMsus
#350NHSCareers
ALT Cartoon characters looking at physiotherapist information
Look, @TSAS_Orbit ... an excellent piece of supercurricular reading for any ORBITing scientists theguardian.com/science/2022…
So many of our students have gone to work in the NHS, as nurses, paramedics, doctors, researchers, even plumbers! I wonder if they first began that journey with the Step into the NHS competition in their PSHEE @tsascareers lessons? stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/
LP is on our Metaphysics of God spec, as well as a feature of our Epistemology unit.
A @tsas_norwich Chemistry student did an elective with @KeelePhilosoph1 a while ago... always a steady stream of Thorpies along the M6 to Keele!
Logical Positivism tried to bury metaphysics for good. It Failed. By @GiuseppinaDoro of @KeelePhilosoph1, for @IAI_TV. iai.tv/articles/why-the-atte…
956 years ago, on 14th October, the Anglo Saxon World ended, and a new era began. Fortunately someone was onhand to record events for posterity. @TSAS_history
We discuss A.I. in both the @TSAS_Philosophy A Level, and in the @tsas_computing @TLevels_govuk Digital Media courses. Here's an interesting article!
Thinking A.I. is much smarter than it actually is puts people in danger. slate.com/technology/2022/10… via @slate
It's Black History Month, and a playlist has been compiled of some of the greatest music from the Afro-American community in the last 100 years open.spotify.com/playlist/3W…
My BHM Playlist goes back a bit further!
The fabulously named Joseph Bologne, Le Chevalier de Saint Georges was born in Guadeloupe, the son of an enslaved African woman and a plantation owner. He came to Paris and wowed audiences with his virtuosic violin playing. Not a bad composer either! youtu.be/VRBUA5rgaLs
Finally, here is Florence Price, born in 1887 and the first African American woman to be recognised as a symphonic composer. This is the remarkable @Chineke4Change orchestra playing part of her First Symphony. youtube.com/watch?v=ht4H_eKj…