Can a machine be conscious?

Blake Lemoine, a software engineer who has worked at Google for seven years, was assigned to a project testing LaMDA, one of the...

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Eric Scarffe

Overturning Roe v. Wade: The Court’s New Jurisprudence of Doubt

Should the Courts or the People determine rights? It’s complicated..

Why we need to radically recognise the Homeless

John Woolf

Freedom and Freaktopia: re-reading the past to re-imagine the future

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Rowan Mellor

On collective injustices: Why your vegetarianism doesn't matter

If many people were to stop eating meat, then animal welfare would significantly increase. But, most won't. Should you be vegetarian?

Russia’s frozen assets:
what becomes of them now?

by Stefano Merlo

Nikhil Venkatesh

‘Society’s to blame’: Banks, Structures and Climate Change

Who is to blame for our lack of divestment from fossil fuels? If banks reflect society, then is it us or them who is responsible?

Hannah McHugh

Culture wars: who’s to blame- the ‘snowflake’ or the ‘microaggressor’?

Too often, we hear that culture wars are just a distraction. But, ignoring them won’t make them go away. How can we approach them better?

Is ‘cancel culture’ a threat to free speech?

Do recent perceived trends of cancellation or ostracism of those with odious views (so-termed cancel culture) pose a threat to free speech?

Climate change and the existential issue it raises

Nikhil Venkatesh

Empathy, sympathy and solidarity

Can powerful individuals really empathise with those in weaker positions? Should we rely on their empathy, or instead ask for solidarity?

Hannah McHugh

Has the A-level fiasco undermined fair equality of opportunity?

A-levels are thought important to ensure equality of opportunity for young people. Has 2020's distorted process denied them this forever?

Should government or health experts decide Covid19 policy? The case for depoliticization

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