by Talking Humanities | May 23, 2017 | Interviews, Philosophy, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Moral philosopher Dr Simon Beard, discusses existential risk mitigation and why he is standing in next month’s general election. Tell us about yourself I recently completed my PhD in philosophy from the London School of Economics, and am currently working as a...
by Talking Humanities | May 4, 2017 | Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Public Engagement, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Hetta Howes (above), a lecturer in medieval literature at Queen Mary University of London, teases the emotional links in our interconnected world – all lubricated by liquids. Tell us about yourself I grew up in Skipton, North Yorkshire, where I could usually be...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 11, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Philosophy, Projects, Research & Resources
Professor Manos Tsakiris, a world expert on psychology and cognitive neurosciences, introduces the interdisciplinary ‘Body and Image in Arts and Sciences (BIAS)’ project. Based at the Warburg Institute, part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London, it...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 13, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Philosophy
In an unassuming street in London’s posh Primrose Hill, there is a buzz about a particular house that was purchased last September by India’s state government of Maharashtra, and opened as a museum and learning centre by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Its blue plaque...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 8, 2016 | CenSes, Director Series, Interviews, Philosophy
We talk to the director of the Institute of Philosophy (IP) about fostering collaborative links between philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists and the launch of CREATE, a centre for experimental aesthetics. Professor Barry C Smith is director of the Institute...
by Talking Humanities | Aug 10, 2015 | Features, Philosophy, Research & Resources, The Human Mind Project
The Human Mind Project hosted by the School of Advanced Study (SAS), recently secured substantial funding from the Higher Education Council for England (Hefce). Dr Mattia Gallotti, the Project’s manager and a researcher in philosophy of mind and society, writes about...