Keith Frankish
@keithfrankish.com
Philosopher, writer, Ελληνοβρετανός. Hon Professor, Sheffield University. Mind, consciousness, illusionism, cog-sci, Ελλάδα.
Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeithFrankish
Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeithFrankish
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Keith Frankish
@keithfrankish.com
· May 12
In philosophy, if you think the answer's obvious, then you haven't understood the question.
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A heavy fall of snow at Vindolanda fort a few years back, a moment of almost complete silence on site apart from the soft patter of snowflakes which drew my imagination into the past. #hadrianswall #archaeology #northumberland
December 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A heavy fall of snow at Vindolanda fort a few years back, a moment of almost complete silence on site apart from the soft patter of snowflakes which drew my imagination into the past. #hadrianswall #archaeology #northumberland
Dr Giles has an alternative King's Speech for us. Be sure to watch the apology at the end. youtu.be/D-RsM_wcCeM?...
The Alternative King's Speech. A WARNING.
YouTube video by Giles Podan
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December 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dr Giles has an alternative King's Speech for us. Be sure to watch the apology at the end. youtu.be/D-RsM_wcCeM?...
This is a lovely story for Christmas morning. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is a lovely story for Christmas morning. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Happy Christmas! ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore, read by Keith Frankish on.soundcloud.com/vvf03AJUYIv5...
A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore
Recorded 24 December 2017
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December 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happy Christmas! ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore, read by Keith Frankish on.soundcloud.com/vvf03AJUYIv5...
So, free speech is the freedom to censor those who think we should censor hate speech?
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So, free speech is the freedom to censor those who think we should censor hate speech?
The first paragraph of chapter 1 and there's a quote from Sir Thomas Browne! I think I'm going to like this book.
December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The first paragraph of chapter 1 and there's a quote from Sir Thomas Browne! I think I'm going to like this book.
Reposted by Keith Frankish
i've updated my history of AI poster. new version is on my website. 🥳
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
i've updated my history of AI poster. new version is on my website. 🥳
New in the Elements in Pragmatics series. Speech Act Theory by @stavrosling.bsky.social Free to download till the end of the month! www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Speech Act Theory
Cambridge Core - Sociolinguistics - Speech Act Theory
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December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New in the Elements in Pragmatics series. Speech Act Theory by @stavrosling.bsky.social Free to download till the end of the month! www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now
December 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now
Where's the cockroach?
Make someone fall in love with you in three words or less:
You’re safe here.
You’re safe here.
Make someone fall in love with you in three words or less:
I'll fix that
I'll fix that
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Where's the cockroach?
andgasm (n.) sex in which both partners climax
xorgasm (n.) sex in which only one partner climaxes
norgasm (n.) sex in which both partners are on SSRIs
xorgasm (n.) sex in which only one partner climaxes
norgasm (n.) sex in which both partners are on SSRIs
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
andgasm (n.) sex in which both partners climax
xorgasm (n.) sex in which only one partner climaxes
norgasm (n.) sex in which both partners are on SSRIs
xorgasm (n.) sex in which only one partner climaxes
norgasm (n.) sex in which both partners are on SSRIs
Why do we use call a person with diminished power a lame duck? A duck with a bad leg could still swim and fly. Ducks don't have to walk everywhere.
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Why do we use call a person with diminished power a lame duck? A duck with a bad leg could still swim and fly. Ducks don't have to walk everywhere.
My results from the excellent Bluesky visualization tool made by @olof-loves-ai.bsky.social (tldr: I'm about half as interesting as @keithwilson.eu)
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My results from the excellent Bluesky visualization tool made by @olof-loves-ai.bsky.social (tldr: I'm about half as interesting as @keithwilson.eu)
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
Peep Show's Super Hans pens his memoirs, Moreish, My Mad Autobiography www.comedy.co.uk/shop/news/86...
Peep Show's Super Hans pens his memoirs, Moreish, My Mad Autobiography - British Comedy Guide
Peep Show's Super Hans has written a memoir, even if he can't quite remember every aspect of his life, with Moreish, subtitled My Mad Autobiography, set to be published on 27th August by Harper Collin...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Peep Show's Super Hans pens his memoirs, Moreish, My Mad Autobiography www.comedy.co.uk/shop/news/86...
it looks like Trump has cancelled Mandy.
December 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
it looks like Trump has cancelled Mandy.
If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zGf...
If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century
YouTube video by Jonasquin
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December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zGf...
Reposted by Keith Frankish
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
—Emma Lazarus 🗽
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
—Emma Lazarus 🗽
The New Colossus - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
—Emma Lazarus 🗽
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
—Emma Lazarus 🗽
A message from our Yorkie, Indi:
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December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A message from our Yorkie, Indi:
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Reposted by Keith Frankish
First draft of EU code of conduct on marking and labelling AI-generated content is available for comment - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Daily News 17 \/ 12 \/ 2025
Commission allocates €1 billion to boost collaborative European defence research and development\nThe European Commission is investing €1 billion in joint defence research and development under the 20...
ec.europa.eu
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
First draft of EU code of conduct on marking and labelling AI-generated content is available for comment - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
An invigorating seasonal workout for the Persuaders! www.youtube.com/live/149ZxHC...
9: Christmas Q&A
YouTube video by Keith Frankish
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December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
An invigorating seasonal workout for the Persuaders! www.youtube.com/live/149ZxHC...
Going live in 30 minutes! Get your questions ready! @petemandik.bsky.social
Is there something you've always wanted to ask @petemandik.bsky.social and me? (No sarcasm, please!) If so, then now's your chance. We're holding a live Q&A tomorrow at 1pm ET / 6pm GMT. You can post your questions in advance in the chat at the link below www.youtube.com/live/149ZxHC...
9: Christmas Q&A
YouTube video by Keith Frankish
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December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Going live in 30 minutes! Get your questions ready! @petemandik.bsky.social
@jamesofseattle.bsky.social Hi James. The questions you posted for today's Persuaders seem to have disappeared from the YouTube chat panel. Unless you deliberately deleted them, would you repost them, please, either there or here on Bluesky? Thanks!
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
@jamesofseattle.bsky.social Hi James. The questions you posted for today's Persuaders seem to have disappeared from the YouTube chat panel. Unless you deliberately deleted them, would you repost them, please, either there or here on Bluesky? Thanks!
Superb. I love the continuous bleep, which pauses only for the words "the horse you rode in on".
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Superb. I love the continuous bleep, which pauses only for the words "the horse you rode in on".
Live today at 1pm / 6pm GMT! NB Some of your questions seem to have disappeared from the YouTube chat panel, so please post or re-post them here on Bluesky with the hashtag #persuaders
Is there something you've always wanted to ask @petemandik.bsky.social and me? (No sarcasm, please!) If so, then now's your chance. We're holding a live Q&A tomorrow at 1pm ET / 6pm GMT. You can post your questions in advance in the chat at the link below www.youtube.com/live/149ZxHC...
9: Christmas Q&A
YouTube video by Keith Frankish
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Live today at 1pm / 6pm GMT! NB Some of your questions seem to have disappeared from the YouTube chat panel, so please post or re-post them here on Bluesky with the hashtag #persuaders
Monty Python predict life in 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Uq...
Monty Python - I'd like to buy a hearing aid
YouTube video by rylxyc
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December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Monty Python predict life in 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Uq...