He is a director and contributor at Prospect Magazine. His main academic interests lie in epistemology, metaphysics and philosophical logic. He has described himself as "a man of the left" and is associated in Britain with the new atheism movement, and is sometimes described as the 'Fifth Horseman of New Atheism'. He frequently appears in the British media discussing philosophy, as in this series from BBC World Service.
In these six episodes, Grayling speaks with Kay Redfield Jamison, Iain Couzin, Henry Markram, Bonnie Bassler, Daniel Cohen, and Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Exchanges - Ideas and Argument
The world's leading figures in science, economics, politics and architecture join an audience to discuss their ideas.
Recent episodes
Exchanges at the Frontier: 01 Mar 14 - Kay Redfield Jamison
Sat, 1 Mar 14Duration: 50 minsThe Psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison is a world leading specialist in bipolar disorder, and suffers from the condition herself. She shares her unique perspective with A.C.Grayling and an audience at Wellcome Collection, London.Exchanges at the Frontier: 22 Feb 14 - Iain Couzin
Sat, 22 Feb 14Duration: 50 minsWhy do locusts swarm? How do ants manage their traffic flow so much better than humans? Iain Couzin talks to Matthew Sweet about what we can learn from collective animal behaviour.Exchanges at the Frontier: 15 Feb 14 - Henry Markram
Sat, 15 Feb 14Duration: 50 minsHenry Markram has received the biggest personal grant in the history of science. He has a billion euros to build a super computer which will replicate the human brain. He tells A.C.Grayling and an audience at Wellcome Collection how the virtual brain will reveal revolutionise the treatment of mental disorders.Exchanges at the Frontier: 08 Feb 14 - Bonnie Bassler
Fri, 7 Feb 14Duration: 50 minsBonnie Bassler is the world specialist in how bacteria communicate within the human body. She explains to A.C.Grayling and pupils at Haverstock School, that this process holds the key to solving the problem of failing antibiotics.Exchanges: The Global Economy 18 Jan 14: Daniel Cohen
Sat, 18 Jan 14Duration: 50 minsWhy doesn’t money make us happy? French economist Daniel Cohen explores the paradox of why growing economies do not lead to growing satisfaction with life. He tells Justin Rowlatt, and an audience at Paris Dauphine University that economics focusses us on competition while it’s cooperation and free-giving that makes us happy.Exchanges: The Global Economy 11 Jan 14: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Sat, 11 Jan 14Duration: 50 minsHe has been described as a ‘super hero of the mind’ and ‘the hottest thinker in the world; the one-time business trader and full-time philosopher of randomness Nassim Nicholas Taleb joins Justin Rowlatt and an audience at the Grand Amphitheatre of the Sorbonne in Paris for a special event staged in partnership with Paris Dauphine University.
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