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From: Intelligence Squared To: j [email protected]> Subject: Final tickets for Daniel Dennett on the Evolution of the Mind, Consciousness and AI Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11 :39:54 +0000 !intelligence '—grorwaru to a Irlenn Ara Daniel Dennett on The Evolution of the Mind Consciousness and Al Monday 20th Feb. 7pm. Emmanuel Centre Speakers How come there are conscious minds? ; 1 ..; Daniel Dennett How do language and culture evolve? Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Should we still teach children things which computers can do Tufts University, who has published numerous better? books, including Breaking the Spell (2007), Will our smart electronic devices rob us of our intelligence? Darwin's Dangerous Idea (1996) and Will human intelligence and Al co•evolve? Consciousness Explained (1991). Along with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and These are some of the intriguing questions that Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris. he is known as one of the 'Four one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of modern Horsemen of New Atheism'. In 2012 he was times, will be seeking to answer when he comes to the awarded the Erasmus Prize, recognising his Intelligence Squared stage to discuss his lifetime's work on the ability to translate the cultural significance of evolution of the human mind. Dennett's cross-disciplinary science and technology to a broad audience. approach - encompassing neuroscience. evolutionary biology and artificial intelligence - has been widely acclaimed and helped Vr Blaise Agiiera y Arcas (via video-link) redefine the role of the philosopher for our age. Head of machine learning at Google in Seattle. One of his current interests is how machine In this exclusive event, Dennett will explore the major themes of leaming can give us insights into nature and his forthcoming book, From Bacteria to Bach and Back, including human behaviour. how our minds came into existence, how our brains work, and how ideas are culturally transmitted. He will explode many of the lia r Random International notions we take for granted about how we think - such as the idea Experimental artist collective, best known for of the individual — offering instead a bold new explanation of their Rain Room installation, whose work human consciousness which views it largely as a product of explores the relationship between humankind cultural evolution built up over millennia. and technology. They have had blockbuster exhibitions at MOMA, LACMA and the Barbican. Sharing the stage with Dennett will be key figures from the next generation of scientists, Al experts, philosophers and artists, with Nicholas Shea whom he will engage on what it means to be human. Interdisciplinary philosopher of mind and cognitive science with a particular interest in Join us on February 20th, hear the brilliant thinkers on stage and mental representation and information have your chance to put your questions to the panel. As Dennett processing in the brain. He is currently leading a puts it himself, 'It is often the amateurs who have the most project within the Arts and Humanities Research perceptive comments of all'. Council's Science in Culture theme, working with psychology and neuroscience to understand the mind. He is a Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy. School EFTA00635933  of Advanced Study. University of London. Vr Tara Swart Neuroscientist. award-winning author and a medical doctor. She is founder of The Unlimited Mind and Faculty at MIT Sloan. She also works as a leadership coach, using her 20 years' research into how our brains work, to help people deal with the stress of constant change and rapid technological advancement. Chair Daniel Glaser Director of the Science Gallery at King's College London, and one of the country's most popular neuroscientists. He has presented and contributed to numerous BBC television and radio programmes, and was the first scientist to serve as a judge for the Man Booker Prize, as well as the first Scientist in Residence at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. He was previously head of Engaging Science at Wellcome Trust. n,racerrooK L41 Wattlf es.uoogiet '011;1000MT c Ler IiJ Intelligence Squared is proudly supported by its media partner VANITY FAIR UnsubscrIbe Intelligence' Ltd , Newcombe House, 45 Notting Hill Gate, London Wl l 3LQ Copyright © Intelligence' Ltd. All rights reserved. EFTA00635934