Thomas Moynihan

Historian of Ideas, University of Cambridge

Thomas Moynihan studies the history of ideas, particularly how changing conceptions of the cosmos have altered human self-conceptions and practical priorities throughout the past. He is currently a visiting researcher at Cambridge University’s CSER.

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Written by Thomas Moynihan

A dolphin swimming just below the surface of dark, calm water, with the dolphin’s body faintly visible in the blue depths.

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Animals and humans

Thanks for all the fish

The search for dolphin intelligence and the quest for alien life have moved in historical lockstep. What does the future hold?

Thomas Moynihan

Painting of a waterfall at night with colourful streaks resembling meteors falling on the water against a dark sky in the background.

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The future

The end of us

Only since the Enlightenment have we been able to imagine humans going extinct. Is it a sign of our maturity as a species?

Thomas Moynihan