Philosophy of Mind - The Late Thinker

Beauty and the Neuroscientist — A Conversation on Neuroaesthetics with Semir Zeki

10 October 2025 19 min read Paid

Can a brain scan prove you're lying about beauty? Does hate have evolutionary advantages? In this interview, neurobiologist Semir Zeki—father of neuroaesthetics—challenges our assumptions about art, love, and what it means to experience something as beautiful.

Concerns About ChatGPT's Moral Status Are Greatly Exaggerated

11 September 2025 8 min read Paid

LLMs write beautifully about suffering, but they're not suffering – they're choosing statistically probable words. Meanwhile, an octopus avoids painful chambers, remembers, anticipates. One manipulates symbols; the other experiences genuine awareness.