Henry Taylor

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Most vision is unconscious. So what makes the conscious bits so special? My article in the conversation explores this question. theconversation.com/human-vision-w…

Kindly supported by @RIPhilo and organised by Lisa Bortolotti.

If you're around Birmingham on March 19th, consider coming to a screening of Ex Machina. Only £3, and followed by a panel discussion about robots with Lucy Olser, Michael Quinn, and me! birmingham.ac.uk/events/ex-mach…

Ever wondered why people believe conspiracy theories? Kathleen Murphy-Hollies explains: youtube.com/watch?v=mmvQu1…

@DominicCottrill Thanks! Yes i have it on the reading list but was hoping for something more introductory.

@htaylorphil Roger Penrose wrote a book about it - The Emporer's New Mind youtube.com/watch?v=_QwSEV…

Help! Can anyone recommend some introductory level stuff on Turing machines, Turing completeness, the halting problem etc.? I need it for a masters level course, and some of the students haven’t done philosophy before.

@dioscuri any ideas?

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With an aging population, we will soon be facing a crisis of eldercare. @emilykenway tells us whether the solution could lie with robots. Should robots look after the elderly? youtube.com/watch?v=j3BjY4…

Ever had an argument with someone about what colour something is? Ever wondered if different people see colours differently? Laura Gow explains: youtube.com/watch?v=sr4bRu…

The fantastic Herjeet Marway explains what philosophy has to do with surrogacy! @UKRI_News @SAPERE_P4C @PTRBirmingham youtube.com/watch?v=2If_Ml…

We all see colours differently, so what is colour? Laura Gow explains: youtu.be/sr4bRua35VE @UKRI_News @PTRBirmingham @SAPERE_P4C #philosophymatters

Philosophy Smash with Henry is on Daily Nous: dailynous.com/2025/05/27/new… @SAPERE_P4C @UKRI_News @PTRBirmingham

Great to see @BBC spotlighting these fab philosophy videos created by @SAPERE_P4C and narrated by @stephenfry Watch: tinyurl.com/ytzbvztn Ideal for teaching #PSHE and #ReligiousStudies. #philosophy #P4C #philosophyforchildren #KS2

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In honour of #BearAwarenessWeek, I ask the amazing @aliboyle6 how we know what animals are thinking. #philosophyforeveryone. youtube.com/watch?v=lsKKB3…

More interviews, and lesson plans for use in the classroom are available here: henrytaylorphilosophy.com/philosophy-sma… @SAPERE_P4C @UKRI_News @PTRBirmingham

When a parent takes away a kid's internet access, are they violating their human rights? In my latest interview, I find out from the awesome Merten Reglitz: youtube.com/watch?v=sM1Yfh…

To kick off #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, i ask the awesome Kathleen Murphy-Hollies why some people think the world is flat. youtube.com/watch?v=mmvQu1… @SAPERE_P4C @UKRI_News @PTRBirmingham