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Galen Strawson
December 2023
Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff review – a real poser
An ingenious and accessible discussion of a big question we’ll never answer – the reason for our existence
December 2019
Galileo’s Error by Philip Goff review – a new science of consciousness
A full-on defence of panpsychism – a newly popular but difficult theory of consciousness – and its place in the material world
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Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz review – what internet searches reveal
Do web porn clicks deliver data that ‘Freud and Foucault would have drooled over’, or are we not as weird as our online behaviour suggests?
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