# Event Details - **Event Name**: Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:15 pm - **Event Description**: Science assumes the universe is comprehensible to the human mind. AI tech casts doubt on this. So, should scientists give up on their goal?About this EventIt’s 100 years since the first Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures were held in 1925. To mark the centenary, the 2025/6 London Lecture Series focuses on the theme Philosophy in Retrospect and in Prospect. Distinguished philosophers have been invited to reflect on where their area of the discipline has got to over the last hundred years, and/or where it might go – or should go – over the next hundred.All lectures include a post-lecture "in conversation" session with our Academic Director Edward Harcourt, followed by audience Q&A.Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and NihilismThis is not a lecture about technology bringing about the end of the world. ‘Apocalyptic’ is meant in the original sense of ‘bringing about a revelation’, making apparent something that lay concealed. The revelation in question concerns the dependence of science on an article of faith, namely, that the universe is inherently comprehensible to the human mind. Dr Mazviita Chirimuta will be showing how a particular technology – deep learning artificial intelligence used as a tool for scientific modelling – casts doubt upon that article of faith, revealing the extent to which scientists have depended on it up until now. If nature is vastly more complicated and incomprehensible than was previously assumed, will scientists give up on the goal of understanding the universe and content themselves with big data experiments and black box models? Without the goal of understanding is science an inherently nihilistic endeavour?About the speakerOriginally trained in visual neuroscience, Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta writes on the central ideas of the mind/brain sciences. She is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Before then she was Associate Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Her two books Outside Color (2014) and The Brain Abstracted (2024) are published with MIT Press.Agenda?: 06:30 PM - 06:45 PMDoors open?: 06:45 PM - 08:15 PMLecture and Q&A?: 08:15 PM - 08:45 PMPost-lecture drinks reception (for those with drinks tickets only)?: 08:45 PMEnd - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/dr-mazviita-chirimuuta-apocalyptic-technology-naturalism-and-nihilism/100001659285480539 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 10, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Room 349, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU - **lat**: 51.5214247 - **long**: -0.1302469 - **full address**: Room 349, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, Malet Street, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/869a5e15be5e8dbeeaf9eed695a45f2bf18cd7702507bbc8306835be03eec530-rimg-w1200-h1192-dc1b2f45-gmir.jpg?v=1760505583 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism being held? - **A:** Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:15 pm at Room 349, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, Malet Street, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism? - **A:** Tickets for Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism are priced at GBP 10 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGuaranteed Reserved SeatGBP 10AvailableGuaranteed Reserved Seat - UnwagedGBP 8AvailableFree Admission (admission cannot be guaranteed)FreeAvailablePost-Lecture Conversation and DrinksGBP 8Available - **Q**: Who is organizing Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism? - **A:** Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism is organized by The Royal Institute of Philosophy. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta: Apocalyptic Technology: Naturalism and Nihilism", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/869a5e15be5e8dbeeaf9eed695a45f2bf18cd7702507bbc8306835be03eec530-rimg-w1200-h1192-dc1b2f45-gmir.jpg?v=1760505583", "startDate": "2026-01-29", "endDate": "2026-01-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/dr-mazviita-chirimuuta-apocalyptic-technology-naturalism-and-nihilism/100001659285480539", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Room 349, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Malet Street", "postalCode": "WC1E 7HU", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5214247", "longitude": "-0.1302469" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Science assumes the universe is comprehensible to the human mind. 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