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What Does it Mean to be Truly Good?

Reflections on reading Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory. Does the degree to which our…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – by John le Carré

A review of one of le Carré’s most famous novels where George Smiley is on the…
The Impossible Turing Test

Will we ever admit that AI has become smarter than us? Or is it a goal…
World Without End by Ken Follett

Set in the 14th century in the town of Kingsbridge, World Without End is full of…
Finding Meaning in the Modern World

What is the meaning of life? Meaning is often discussed in a philosophical context, but in…
The Pillars of the Earth – by Ken Follett

The monarchy has changed a lot in the past 1000 years or so, though some things…
Changing Minds: The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

Stories have been told and retold for millennia. They have comforted those in grief; motivated those…
Talking to Our Selves: Serpentine by Philip Pullman

This is a short story set in the cold, Northern stretches of the world of Pullman’s…
The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

A review of John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener.
The Gift of Language and the Hidden Existential Threat of Artificial Intelligence

Giving AI the ability to read and write is a turning point in the course of…