Most of vision is unconscious. So what makes the conscious bits so special? My article for @uk.theconversation.com discusses this question. @thebpa.bsky.social #philosophymatters #BPF2026 theconversation.com/human-vision...

ROBOTS! Tomorrow there'll be a screening of Ex Machina at the Midland's Art Centre, followed by a panel discussion with me, Lucy Osler, and Michael Quinn. Only £3! www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/ex-ma... #BPF2026 #philosophymatters. @triphilosophy.bsky.social @lisabortolotti.com @thebpa.bsky.social

CONSCIOUSNESS! Day two of British Philosophy Fortnight #BPF, why not check out my interview with @parkersett.bsky.social . We chat about Consciousness science, and whether you could have been a desk. #philosophymatters. @triphilosophy.bsky.social @thebpa.bsky.social

ALIENS! To kick off British Philosophy Fortnight 2026, me, Peter Vickers and Mean McMahon ask whether scientists believe in aliens. theconversation.com/do-aliens-ex... #BPF2026 #philosophymatters @triphilosophy.bsky.social

If you're around Birmingham on March 19th, consider coming to a screening of Ex Machina. Only £3, and followed by a panel discussion about robots with Lucy Olser, Michael Quinn, and me! www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/ex-ma...

#philsky. I need help! Looking for a new, recent topic in the philosophy of mind that would be suitable to teach to MA students. Something recent and engaging. AI is already on the course, so not that please. Work by women and other minoritized folks would be great.

Why do people believe conspiracy theories? @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmvQ...

Congratulations to @davidpapineau.bsky.social on his election to the British Academy!

Help! Can anyone recommend some introductory level stuff on Turing machines, Turing completeness, the halting problem etc.? I need it for a masters level course, and some of the students haven’t done philosophy before.

As the population ages, we will soon face a crisis of eldercare. Emily Kenway talks about whether technology might be the answer. Should robots look after the elderly? #philosophyforeveryone www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Bj...

Ever had an argument with someone about what colour something is? Ever wondered if different people see colours differently? Laura Gow explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4b... #philosophyforeveryone

The brilliant Herjeet Marway explains what philosophy has to do with surrogacy. #philosophyforeveryone #philosophymatters www.youtube.com/watch?v=2If_...

On @htaylorphil.bsky.social’s Philosophy Smash: dailynous.com/2025/05/27/n... #philsky #philosophyforeveryone

We all see colours differently, so does that mean that our brains 'make up' colour? Is colour real? What is colour? Laura Gow explains: youtu.be/sr4bRua35VE #philosophyforeveryone #philsky @ukri.org @saperep4c.bsky.social

Philosophy Smash with Henry is on Daily Nous! dailynous.com/2025/05/27/n... @saperep4c.bsky.social @ukri.org

It's #BearAwarenessWeek. Do you want to know what bears are thinking? Check out this video with @aliboyle.bsky.social explaining how we know what animals are thinking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKK...

When you take away a child's access to the internet, are you violating their human rights? The amazing Merten Reglitz chats about whether the internet is a human right. #philosophymatters #philsky #philosophyforeveryone www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM1Y...

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For mental health awareness week, I ask the awesome @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social why some people think the world is flat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmvQ... @ukri.org @saperep4c.bsky.social #philsky #philosophymatters

We hosted an Applied Ethics conference for local schools today, with brilliant talks by Isabel Wollaston, Jeremy Williams, & Henry Taylor. From choiceless choices and animal rights, to the objectivity of moral wrongs, it was a rollercoaster! #philosophymatters #philosophyforeveryone #philsky

Have you ever wondered whether prayer is actually useful? Or is it just a waste of your time? I asked this question to Martin Pickup: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoB1... #philosophyforeveryone #philsky

Lots of current research tries to design robots to look after the elderly. Is this okay? In this video, I chat to the awesome Emily Kenway about whether we’re heading towards a future where the elderly are cared for by robots. #philosophyforeveryone www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Bj...

Lots of current research tries to design robots to look after the elderly. Is this okay? In this video, I chat to the awesome Emily Kenway about whether we’re heading towards a future where the elderly are cared for by robots. #philosophyforeveryone www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Bj...

New Philosophy Smash With Henry video! The amazing Chiara Brozzo asks: How Do You Know What I'm Doing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdS... @saperep4c.bsky.social @ukri.org

New Philosophy Smash with Henry video! Iran Mansouri is a computer scientist, and she chats to me about whether robots can be cultured, and designing autonomous robots! There's lesson plans and games for use in classrooms! @saperep4c.bsky.social @ukri.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A7r...

Want to teach your kids about panpsychism? Check out this philosophy series for schoolchildren.

New Philosophy Smash with Henry video! @philipgoff.bsky.social chats to be about whether rocks could be conscious, and about panpsychism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmTy... @saperep4c.bsky.social @ukri.org #philosophymatters #PhilosFortnight2025

What a great afternoon sharing our experiences of bringing philosophy to young people! Watch the recording of our #PhilosophyMatters webinar, Philosophy in the Classroom youtu.be/Q4XGl_gTyqw#PhilosophyMatters#PhiloFortnight2025 #philsky #edusky

Our webinar on #philosophy in the #classroom is available now! Check it out: youtu.be/Q4XGl_gTyqw with @lisabortolotti.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @htaylorphil.bsky.social & me! #philosophymatters #philsky #edusky #teaching #philofed #P4C

We are here today at Parliament as part of British Philosophy Fortnight to talk about why #philosophymatters for everyone, but particularly young people

It was so good yesterday to welcome to the university local students interested in philosophy, theology and religion. U-Wen Low talked about colonialism and the Bible and I got people thinking about personal identity. A very engaged audience! #philosophymatters #philsky #edusky #PhiloFortnight2025

Can Blindsight help us understand consciousness? I chat about this here: theconversation.com/blindsight-a... #philosophymatters

Finally here, on my desk. A wonderful labour of love by @emas-b.bsky.social offering an overview of interdisciplinary research on #delusions. If you get a chance, read my paper with @martinobelveder.bsky.social on the adaptiveness of delusions and the insight paradox #philsky #philpsy

New Philosophy Smash Video!!!! Peter Vickers talks about which scientific theories we know are true, and which ones might change in the future. Aimed at KS2-3, and there's lesson plans in the description for use in classrooms! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcBm...

It is World Wildlife day so here is a brand new resource on www.P4C.com from ‘Philosophy Smash with Henry’ centred around the question, ‘How should we treat animals?’ which you can access for free here: buff.ly/qwlSwWU #wor#worldwildlifeday

It's #WorldWildlifeDay so here's a video of the awesome @aliboyle.bsky.social explaining how we know what animals are thinking. Lesson plan in the description for use in a classroom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKK...

Can't resist posting this interview with the awesome philosopher @zoophilosophy.bsky.social on how we should treat animals. The video comes with a lesson plan if you want to use it in classrooms! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaCJ...

I've recorded a short video on 'How Should We Treat Animals?' as part of a new series by @htaylorphil.bsky.social aimed at upper primary children, discussing important philosophical topics (with accompanying lesson plans). You can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaCJ...!

Proud to announce Philosophy Smash! It's a series of video interviews with leading philosophers, about topics that matter to everyone. Designed for classrooms, especially at Key Stage 2 and 3. Each video comes with a lesson plan! henrytaylorphilosophy.com/philosophy-s...

Proud to announce Philosophy Smash! It's a series of video interviews with leading philosophers, about topics that matter to everyone. Designed for classrooms, especially at Key Stage 2 and 3. Each video comes with a lesson plan! henrytaylorphilosophy.com/philosophy-s...

Four exciting webinars, free and open to all, during the #PhilosophyMatters fortnight, sponsored by The Royal Institute of Philosophy. www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... There is something for everyone: I'm involved in the #philosophy in the classroom one #philsky #academicsky

Latest papers: Henry Taylor develops and defends an interpretation of Daniel Dennett’s views, on which consciousness is a real pattern in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951...

Really happy to see this article on infant consciousness in New Scientist! It discusses some of my stuff, as well as cool work by Tim Bayne, Andy Bremner and Claudia Passos-Ferreira. So lovely to be in this conversation. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

My Cambridge Element on Irrationality is out, and open access for a month! In it I discuss akrasia, conspiracy beliefs, self-deception, delusion, and implicit bias. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

We asked loads of scientists whether they think aliens exist! theconversation.com/do-aliens-ex...

Another great article for our Philosophical Psychology special issue on the philosophy of Daniel Dennett: Henry Taylor on consciousness: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky Open access!

Could robots ever have a culture of their own? Me and Masoumeh Mansouri argue that they already do. Just out in AI and Society! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Lots of folks think Dennett's theory of consciousness is confusing, even contradictory. Here, I defend an interpretation of Dennett's views that makes sense of some of his most puzzling claims, just out in @journalphp.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New programme of talks at Winterbourne House and Garden (just voted one of the best botanic gardens in Europe!) with experts sharing fun resources to discuss important philosophical issues! www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... free! #philsky #edusky #philosophyforeveryone #thephilosophygarden