Is there anybody in there? Google project LaMDA and the question of sentience
Nick Spencer considers this week’s headline news out of Silicon Valley surrounding the claim that Google project LaMDA had become sentient. 17/06/22
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Ukraine fatigue: why it’s hard to stay engaged in the digital age
100 days into the Ukraine war, Nathan Mladin shares his thoughts and experience of attention burnout. 06/06/2022
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Defender of the Faith: How the Queen’s engagement with faith has shaped a twenty–first century Church of England
For the Queen’s Jubilee celebration, Catherine Pepinster writes about the Queen’s governing of the C of E and what the future holds. 01/06/2022
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Near the broken–hearted: Churches and mental health
For Mental Health Awareness Week, Simon Perfect explores the roles churches are playing, and could play, in supporting mental health. 13/05/2022
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Empty Benches, Empty Desks: Why We Should Return to the Office, Sometimes
Paul Bickley reflects on recent calls for civil servants to stop working from home. 05/05/2022.
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Science and religion: shallow or deep?
In this blog, Nick Spencer introduces our latest report ‘Science and Religion’: Moving away from the shallow end. 29/11/2021
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