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Wow! They did it! How do you fit a plane in a medieval Cathedral? That’s the challenge Rochester Bridge Trust took on when they proposed displaying a recently restored Short Scion Floatplane inside @Rochester Cathed. englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/fl…

Every track needs a little bit of surprise pipe organ 🥹 Adele’s version of this has always made me cry. Getting to conduct my amazing students singing this makes me cry even more ❤️❤️ You can hear the whole thing tomorrow!!! 🔥 Sony Classical

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How close to this are we? Pumped Up Presidents | Stephen Oram | Near-Future Fictions youtu.be/IClp9CGt9dQ?si… via YouTube #nearfuture #foresight #Trump #Putin #TrumpVsPutin

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Me at 6pm if you're in Oxford today

Following the publication of the new essay on #AI welfare from Adrià Moret - in the Bay Area until 3rd July! it is time to update the concept map. This is something I began doing shortly after the publication of my book on the subject "Robot Rights" The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social (2012) to help keep track of research developments.

In a new paper scientists report that a new artificial-intelligence model can date the ancient scrolls based on the style of handwriting they contain econ.st/3ZiPx7l

The original sin of #AI is the assumption (initiated by Alan Turing) that linguistic behavior must and can only be a sign of intelligence and/or consciousness. #LLMs disrupt this standard operating procedure and derail the entire enterprise. Noema Magazine noemamag.com/ai-signals-the…

“If artists are secret mathematicians, then equally mathematicians are secret artists.” Daniel Rey reviews Marcus du Sautoy’s fascinating exploration of how maths shapes creativity—from Giotto’s perfect circle to AI’s aesthetic blind spot. prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/70093/…

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Religious contributions to the assisted dying debate have, we are told, been “dishonest”. But this accusation fails to understand how a religious argument works or even what is it. Fresh off the press from ⁦Theos⁩ … theosthinktank.co.uk/research/2025/…

Socrates already identified the dilemma of #LLM generated content that Mark Coeckelbergh and I analyze and address under the concept "death of the author" in "Communicative #AI" Polity politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…

Facing up to an endless stream of awful news can be anxiety-inducing. Here’s what we can do, writes Stefan Stern. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/polic…

Heidegger would agree with Tolstoy: “Since there is death, what meaning does my life have?” A brilliant interview by Brian Magee with William Barret youtu.be/27bo4FMP3vo?si…

Without a doubt, Carl Hendrick is currently one of the best writers of and in education. Here he is, writing about the difference between grazing on and engaging with, writing itself. Wonderful prose. open.substack.com/pub/carlhendri…

Is it the end of the world? God and Game Theory churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

Analysis: Eve Poole finds reasons not to despair when it seems as if the world is ending churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

Fascinating debate tonight on future of music in state schools Former Bishop of Oxford Lord Harries speaking about role of churches and cathedrals to give thousands of young people acess and opportunity. Watch parliamentlive.tv/lords from 7.30pm. English Cathedrals The Church of England

The Archbishop of York and Bishop of London are recruiting for a Parliamentary and Policy Researcher, based in the CofE parliamentary team in London. More details and how to apply in the post below. Closing date a week on Friday. BishopSarah Archbishop of York