Tag Archives: The British Library

It’s a Kind of Magic.

Harry Houdini famously claimed that no-one can be considered an accomplished magician until they have mastered the cups and balls illusion. With three upturned cups and three balls, the balls are made to perform the logic-defying feat of ‘jumping’ from … Continue reading

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After Nyne Arts Magazine. ‘The Science of Art’ featuring The Captured Thought

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Quiz-A-Whiz!~ from The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Hear The Captured Thought on the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Quiz-a-Whizz, answering three questions submitted by sixth form students across the UK. Follow the links below~ stay tuned for more episodes from Nicky and Clive in future weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl1VKJE83yU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACCUftmZqAY

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The British Library Lecture~ Podcast.

Follow the link to the recording of the lecture at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERV7906cO_Q

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States of Mind~ at the WELLCOME COLLECTION.

  Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins of The Captured Thought, along with Prof. Murray Shanahan, Imperial College, London [and scientific adviser to the film Ex Machina] have been experiencing the Mist Room in the ‘State of Mind’ exhibition at the Wellcome Collection. … Continue reading

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Workshop on Convergent Minds. BOSTON COLLOQUIUEM FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. Boston U.S.A.

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Cambridge Festival of Ideas.

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CAMBRIDGE FESTIVAL of IDEAS. Of Memories, Mental Time Travel and The Moustachio Quartet~ featuring La Jetée (1962)

Pre-Booking available for this showing of Chris Marker’s 1962 film, ‘La Jetee’ followed by a short talk and discussion of the themes involved with reference to similar ideas expressed in Clive Wilkins’ novels ‘The Moustachio Quartet’. This presentation takes place as part of … Continue reading

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The Trip to Cordes-sur-ciel. As part of the M4 Conference.

Not all those contributing and lecturing during the conference week were able to attend the last days excursion to Cordes-sur-ciel unfortunately. The trip proved to be a delightful way to round off an intense week of exploration and analysis of … Continue reading

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The FOUR M Project CONFERENCE. Memory Mechanisms in Man and Machine. 22nd~27th September 2015

The conference was organised by Simon Thorpe, University of Toulouse, and a superb supportive team, including the incomparable Karine Bouyer. The event featured an array of glittering and talented scientists from all over the planet, brought together to address questions … Continue reading

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