Thinking About Thinking is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary understanding of intelligence, natural, artificial, and collective, and its applications in science, culture, and society.

We work across artificial intelligence, machine learning, neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, mathematics, psychology, biology, and complex systems. Our focus is on questions that sit between disciplines, move faster than institutions, or require new conceptual frameworks to be understood responsibly.

Through conferences, scientific meetings, workshops, seminar programmes, fellowships, and public media, we convene researchers, students, and practitioners to examine how intelligent systems are studied, built, interpreted, and governed, and how these systems are reshaping the world.  We also love to bring new research and startup teams together—our events are a great way to meet your future co-founders.

Thinking About Thinking Inc. does not fund research projects or award grants. Our role is to build shared intellectual infrastructure: spaces for careful inquiry, sustained dialogue, and long-term community.

About

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Team

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Open Positions

From time to time, we recruit for roles supporting our events, programmes, and communications.

Open positions will be listed here as they become available, join up for our ambassador programme to join our network.

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Session Chairs

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Contact

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us via the relevant channel below:

  • Press
    community@thinkingaboutthinking.org

  • Events & Activities
    community@thinkingaboutthinking.org

  • Fellowship & Community
    community@thinkingaboutthinking.org

  • General Enquiries
    community@thinkingaboutthinking.org

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