WE present: Thinking Deeply

In a world of instant reactions, Thinking Deeply offers something different: time to properly explore the ideas that matter.

This series brings together leading thinkers through:

  • Live events at The Ned, London
  • Podcast conversations with scholars and leading minds
  • Essays examining major questions in depth
  • Extended discussions that go beyond the surface

From AI and cognitive science to democracy, attention and leadership, we are exploring the defining questions of our time with the depth they deserve.

The series

  • Thinking Deeply in an Age of Distraction

    In this second episode of Thinking Deeply, Professor Carolin Duttlinger joins Robin Clyfan for a conversation exploring why focus has become one of the most contested qualities of modern life and what a century of struggle between attention and distraction can teach us about how we think, create and lead today.

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  • Thinking Deeply in the Age of AI

    In this opening episode of Thinking Deeply, Professor Christopher Summerfield joins Robin Clyfan for a conversation exploring how to understand these strange new minds and think clearly about one of the most consequential developments of our age: AI.

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