Love & Philosophy
Exploring philosophical, scientific, technological & poetic spaces beyond either/or bounds. Living into the questions. Loving as knowing. Paradox as portal.
By love and philosophy we mean the people, passions, and ideas that move us, shape the trajectories of our lives, and co-create our wider landscapes.
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 82 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#34: Heideggerian Robots of Phenomenology and Cognitive Science with Michael Wheeler and Mirko Prokop
Join Michael Wheeler and Mirko Prokop as they dive into Heidegger’s phenomenology and its relevance for cognitive science as well as Michael’s recent work in the nascent field of t…
#33: Synchronizing Mind, Nature, and Neuroscience: Spacetime Experimentation with Georg Northoff
Join us in an intriguing exploration of the connections between the brain, body, and environment with esteemed neuroscientist and philosopher, Dr. Georg Northoff. Discover Dr. Nort…
#32: The Minds of Plants with Paco Calvo: Are plants intelligent?
Paco Calvo leads the MINT Lab and is the renowned author of 'Planta Sapiens,' as we explore the revolutionary concepts of plant intelligence and co-evolution. In today’s rapidly ad…
#31: Power in Polarity? Rethinking opposition in design and life with Alastair Duckworth
Andrea Hiott chats with award-winning designer Alastair Duckworth to investigate the influential role of polarity and paradox in our lives and creations. They discuss how engaging …
#30: Swimming Against the Fame Stream: the Power in Taking Life Slowly and with Purpose, Lucas Vos
Lucas shares his journey from being driven by societal pressures and material success to finding deeper meaning and purpose through conversations, psychedelics, and a profound conn…
#29: Pattern Language, Wholeness and Place-synergy: discussing Christopher Alexander with geographer David Seamon
Understanding Wholeness and the Patterns of Place with David Seamon
A deep discussion surrounding the concept of 'wholeness' and 'place' with David Seamon, a geographer and phenomen…
#28: Remembering Human Resilience in the age of A.I. with Maria Santacaterina
Navigating the Human-AI Relationship: Trust, Values, and Adaptive Resilience. In this episode, Andrea has a riveting conversation with Maria Sentacatarina, CEO advisor and Board Di…
#27: Disrupting Expectations: Existential Life and Love with philosopher Skye Cleary
Simone de Beauvoir and Authentic Love: Andrea Hiott speaks with Skye Cleary, a philosopher at Columbia University, about existentialism, love, and authenticity. They delve into Si…
#26: Saving Yourself by Being Yourself with the legendary Darryl Pinckney
NYC in the 1970s and the spatiotemporal transmissions of writing with Darryl Pinckney: Why do books and poetry matter so much and what is the real avant garde? Does anyone else fe…
#25: How the World Thinks with Julian Baggini: Moving beyond Western philosophy
Philosophy and Identity with Julian Baggini
Join host Andrea for an enlightening conversation with renowned philosopher and best-selling author Julian Baggini, as they explore the i…
#24: Taking Category Theory to Heart: The Personal Side of Mathematics with Brandon Baylor
Brandon Baylor, one of the founders of Holon Labs, takes a personal approach here to uncovering the transformative power of category theory. Through bold anecdotes and professional…
#23: Any Human Power: Thinking Thrutopia instead of Dystopia with Manda Scott
Thrutopia "is the art of writing engaging route-maps through to a world we'd all be proud to leave to future generations." Manda Scott's new book Any Human Power is an amazing exer…
#22: Maps are Their Own Territory with Mahault Albarracin
Unpacking Complexities with Mahault Albarracin: on Cognitive Computing, Sexology, and the Patterns that make a difference.
Join us as we try and discuss what cannot be discussed, to…
Thinking Through Life: New approaches to sustainable heritage with Jonathan Doe (PhD talks)
In this episode, Andrea and Jonathan Bill Doe, a PhD candidate from the Brandenburgische Technische Universität, as they explore Jonathan's research on the Keta Lagoon and urban ga…
#21: Knowing and the Known: Consciousness, Cognition and Joint Speech with Fred Cummins
Starting with Fred's unique scholarship and teaching, his nursing background, and his early studies with Douglas Hofstadter, Andrea & Fred lay the groundwork for an in-depth discus…
PhD Talks: Can we model cognition? And what is a model anyway? with Paul Kelly (PhD talks)
Mechanistic and Dynamical Approaches with Paul Kelly and Andrea Hiott.
This episode delves into the philosophical and practical distinctions between mechanistic and dynamical models…
#20: What is Intelligence? Brains, Evolution, and A.I. with Max Bennett
Max Bennett is the author of 'A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains.' In this episode Andrea Hiott and Max discuss his journe…
#19: Is anything objective? Philosophy of mind, Biophilia, and why A.I. is not what we think with Inês Hipólito
Is anything objective? Philosophers Inês Hipólito and Andrea discuss how Inês became a philosopher and in so doing, discuss the computational theory of mind, critical thinking in …
#18: BrainGPT, Neuroscience & Loving the Ants in Ourselves with Brad Love
Brad Love is Professor of Cognitive and Decision Sciences in Experimental Psychology at University College London (UCL) and a fellow at The Alan Turing Institute for data science. …
#17: How Not to Waste a Life: Asymmetrical Reconciliation with Iain McGilchrist
Love, Mind & the Poetry of Existence with Iain McGilchrist
"Delve into the intricate relationship between flow and resistance in the universe, and th…