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Steven Poole

Steven Poole is a British journalist, broadcaster and composer. His latest book is Who Touched Base in My Thought Shower? (2013).

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A medieval painting of people in a boat, engaging in animated conversation. One person plays a lute, with food and drinks on the table.
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Cognition and intelligence

Not so foolish

We are told that we are an irrational tangle of biases, to be nudged any which way. Does this claim stand to reason?

Steven Poole

A chess game with a robotic arm holding a pawn piece and a human hand moving a knight piece on the board.
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Automation and robotics

Slaves to the algorithm

Computers could take some tough choices out of our hands, if we let them. Is there still a place for human judgment?

Steven Poole

Painting of ancient philosophers Plato and Aristotle in debate, surrounded by other figures, created by Raphael in Renaissance style.
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History of ideas

Your point is?

Science can’t stop talking in terms of ‘purposes’, but if the universe cares about us, it has a funny way of showing it

Steven Poole

Five Paralympic sprinters with prosthetic legs racing on a track during a competition, each in their respective lanes.
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Ethics

The human race

Prosthetics, doping, computer implants: we take every upgrade we can get. But what is waiting for us at the finish line?

Steven Poole

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