Exciting afternoon conference for teachers of art. Nov 1: Are the Arts the Future of Education? Keynotes from Will Gompertz @WillGompertzBBC Susan Coles Susan M Coles, Nigel Warburton Nigel Warburton followed by choice of practical workshops. cranleigh.org/our-school/aca…

Why some people choose to do evil remains a puzzle, but are we starting to understand how this behaviour is triggered? Editors’ pick Noga Arikha ow.ly/og5M30lfkwp

In case you missed it: England says bye bye to homeopathy. It's no longer funded anywhere on the NHS in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. A victory for rational thinking over pseudoscience. humanism.org.uk/2018/08/07/vic…

48 Animated Videos Explain the History of Ideas: From Aristotle to Sartre | Open Culture | with enlightening scripts by Nigel Warburton and great animations by We are Cognitive | watch ▶️ openculture.com/2015/09/47-ani…

Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop Oxford friends, let's all support .'s, independent bookselling, free speech and equality in love, by booking so many tickets to this great event with Nigel Warburton that we need a bigger venue! Independent booksellers make all the difference, so come join us onThursday.

In What Am I Doing With My Life? philosopher Stephen Law responds to the biggest existential questions asked online, using the wisdom of the greatest thinkers in history. Here he answers the age-old question: why is life so hard? bit.ly/31oAHvB

39 million downloads of episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast is mind-boggling. I wonder if most academic philosophers realise how much interest there is in the subject beyond the universities...

48 Animated Videos Explain the History of Ideas: From Aristotle to Sartre | with enlightening scripts by Nigel Warburton and animations by We are Cognitive | Sept 2015 | via Open Culture | watch ▶️ openculture.com/2015/09/47-ani…

48 Animated Videos on the History of Ideas from Aristotle to Sartre ⁦Open Culture⁩ ⁦We are Cognitive⁩ openculture.com/2015/09/47-ani…

Some philosophical food for thought written by Nigel Warburton for BBC Radio 4 and animated by us. We hope you like them!

"Possibly the most important ism yet" | Darwinism in 2'27" | with philosopher Nigel Warburton | Another @BBCIdeas film. More here: bbc.co.uk/ideas

We are very sad to say that James Randi passed away yesterday, due to age-related causes. He had an amazing life. We will miss him. Please respect Deyvi Peña’s privacy during this difficult time.

James Randi was an inspiration: a lodestar representing honesty, healthy scepticism, rational thought, and the very simple idea that knowing what's really true in this world genuinely matters – and can help you lead a better life. He led a great one and will never be forgotten.

I can’t believe it’s five years since I wrote the scripts for these History of Ideas animations. It was wonderful working with We are Cognitive on these openculture.com/2015/09/47-ani…

The late and great James Randi interviewed on the best books on being sceptical for Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations fivebooks.com/best-books/bei…

Without freedom of speech universities become factories for dead dogma.

‘I hate and love: perhaps you ask how both of these I do. I don’t know, but I feel it, and I’m being torn in two.’ Catullus’ love/hate poem ‘odi et amo’ and its mistranslations ⁦Armand D'Angour⁩ ⁦Psyche Magazine⁩ psyche.co/ideas/loves-co…

“Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion” — Thomas Kuhn

We're delighted to announce that today we open submissions for #BGPrize2018 and welcome judges Fiammetta Rocco Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine Stephen Bush Anne-Marie Imafidon and Susan Brigden - read more at bit.ly/2pEN4n2

Shocked to learn that non-British philosophers will be removed from Oxbridge undergraduate reading lists after Brexit.