Microsoft is planning to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add yours: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!

Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

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Happy birthday to the late Iris Murdoch, born #OnThisDay in 1919 🎂 A celebrated #philosopher and novelist, Murdoch's contribution to 20th century thought was profound. Has her writing - either her fiction or her #philosophy - influenced your own thinking? #WomenInPhilosophy #HistoryofIdeas

A 3-year-old girl watched ICE murder her father yesterday. We all watched Sebastian Guerrero’s final moments through our phones. We can scroll away — but Sebastian’s 3-year-old daughter cannot.

Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth

Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth

Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane, says Anil Seth, professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex

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The 2026 St Andrews Reading Party 24 to 27 July 2026 at The Burn in Angus.

Interested in intimacy, justice, and society? Then check out this amazing workshop at this year’s MANCEPT event.👇🏻

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We’re buzzing to share with you the programme for our upcoming workshop at MANCEPT, Intimate (In)Justices. Looking forward to a great few days of varied and important discussions of political and ethical issues in the intimate sphere ❤️

The Paton Colloquium returns on 28 July, featuring a host of exciting papers on Kant's ethical theory, including moral agency and the good will. UKKS's very own Amy Duong will present on Love and Respect in Kant's Ethics.

Our full interview with @robbiemorgan.bsky.social is now available to watch or read on our blog: open.substack.com/pub/ethicsun...

Can you touch someone without directly touching the surface of their body?

Luke Brunning talks to Robbie Morgan about 'touching through' and the moral and legal implications of how we understand mediated physical contact.

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Philosophers have mostly neglected breakups, despite their impact on our lives. Our next workshop aims to catalyse more research into the ethics of breakups.

Our blog is now on Substack - come find us if you’re interested in applied ethics: open.substack.com/pub/ethicsun...

Ethics Untangled | Substack

Click to read Ethics Untangled, a Substack publication. Launched 11 minutes ago.

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CW: This episode contains frank discussion of death and body disposal. What happens to us after we die? Do we have an ethical duty to choose a greener option? Sarah Carter-Walshaw joins Jim on @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social to discuss the ethics of body disposal. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-maste...

Coming soon to our blog @robbiemorgan.bsky.social on his new article with Will Hornett ‘Touching Through: the puzzle of mediated contact’

Thinking with Andrew Cooper - the final in this three part series to explore this philosophical marvel, self-coined “field philosopher” will take place at UCL on 3rd July. Be there or be square! philevents.org/event/show/1...

Andrew Cooper, University of Warwick. Family, friends, colleagues and students gathered to celebrate the life and work of the late Andrew Cooper, an outstanding Kant scholar and field philosopher at University of Warwick on 18-19 June. UCL will host the London event on 3rd July.

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Glad to have a chapter in the forthcoming collection Revisiting Revenge. An important that no doubt needs revisiting…

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Looking forward to hearing about your ideas and suggestions! | Mario Gollwitzer

Looking forward to hearing about your ideas and suggestions!

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Philosopher Matt Clark joins Jim in the latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social , to unpack what trustworthiness means, what kind of control and awareness an organisation would need in order to count as trustworthy, and why values matter in this context. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-maste...

I spoke to @lukebrunning.bsky.social about my research on deepfakes and online authenticity for the new Ethics Untangled blog by @idea-leeds.bsky.social: ethics-untangled.ghost.io/deepfakes-an... Sign up to the blog above for more interviews and insights from my fantastic colleagues at IDEA.

Is it ever morally acceptable to keep pets? In this episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social, Jim speaks to Angie Pepper and Richard Healey who explore how power, control, and harm shape our relationships with animals. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-maste...

My latest article in @theconversation.com explores some of the ways using AI may undermine intimacy. AI might promise to make things easier but I suggest there is value in being curious, figuring things out, and failing, especially in intimate life. theconversation.com/as-ai-plays-...

As AI plays a bigger role in relationships, true intimacy is getting lost

The normalisation of AI to mediate and shape intimacy arguably erodes self-curiosity.

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Join us this Thursday 18 June to reflect upon the life and work of our friend. colleague and fellow Kant scholar, Andrew Cooper

Hello fellow Kantians! Our BlueSky is up and dancing. The social art to keep us connected. Let us know if you would like anything posted.

UK Kant Society is proud to have supported the German Idealism workshop bringing together students and faculty from Freiburg, Warwick and Zhejiang Universities for a productive 2 day dynamic exchange on the impact and relevance of German Idealism in contemporary philosophical problems. 14 and 15 May

Call for Abstracts closing on 31 May! We look forward to reading your paper proposals. Check out our website for more details. www.ukks.co.uk/conference.h...

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

The major sin of AI writing: it injects the poison of boredom - of the mind-numbing kind - into life. That's unforgivable. This piece explains why: "The tone is bland; individual word choices are baffling; the structure lacks sense; key pieces of the argument are missing; facts are false."

The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI

Look closely and you’ll see that every part of the text is not quite right.

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philevents.org/event/show/1... CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF KANT'S PHILOSOPHY @leedsprhs.bsky.social @idea-leeds.bsky.social @ukkantsociety.bsky.social @aristotsoc.bsky.social DEADLINE 31ST MAY 2026

Practical Applications of Kant’s Philosophy

UK Kant Society Annual Conference 2026 Call for Abstracts: Practical Applications of Kant’s Philosophy IDEA: The Ethics Centre 24th and 25th September 2026 Keynote speakers Prof. Nuria Sá...

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