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Documentary filmmaker, author of The Debt Generation

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Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

Don Cupitt, John Ellis, Lawrence Krauss. David Malone hosts.

Heidegger held the most important question to be "why is there something rather than nothing?" Hawking believes science will one day provide an answer. But is this a delusion? Is explaining creation beyond us or is there really a chance we can solve the greatest mystery of all?

Hawking vs. Philosophy

Has science killed philosophy?

Speakers: Jonathan Derbyshire, Steve Fuller, Lewis Wolpert

Is Nothing an Illusion?

Explaining everything and Nothing

Speakers: John Ellis, James Ladyman, Laura Mersini-Houghton

What Machines Can't Do

Will computers ever match human intelligence?

Speakers: David Chalmers, Kate Devlin, Hilary Lawson

Beyond the Machine

Metaphors of the body

Speakers: Colin Blakemore, Joanna Kavenna, Rupert Sheldrake

In Search Of Ourselves

Is self-discovery a desirable and vital goal?

Speakers: David Chalmers, Joanna Kavenna, Ed Stafford

Gravity

Why is gravity so elusive?

Speakers: Laura Mersini-Houghton, Erik Verlinde, Frank Wilczek

Biography

David Malone is a director and presenter of BBC and Channel 4 documentaries exploring the history and philosophy of science. His work includes Testing God and he is the author of The Debt Generation. Since 2011, he also stands as Green Party candidate in his local constituency of Scarborough.