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, rich_text en AI meets the conditions for having free will – we need to give it a moral compass /en/news/ai-meets-the-conditions-for-having-free-will-we-need-to-give-it-a-moral-compass Tue, 13 May 2025 04:41:47 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1314126 at /en AI is advancing at such speed that speculative moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, says Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela. Research artificial intelligence philosophy Press releases Frank Martela Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing /en/news/olli-ikkala-and-esa-saarinen-found-a-common-thread-in-baroque-music-and-lecturing Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:21:53 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1039671 at /en Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures. Aalto stories Careers Incident Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering Bio Materiality continuos learning lectures lifewide learning music philosophy radical creativity University Olli Ikkala ja Esa Saarinen Pärttyli Rinne: My work is both internally rewarding and economically fragile /en/news/parttyli-rinne-my-work-is-both-internally-rewarding-and-economically-fragile Wed, 20 Sep 2023 05:19:33 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 958956 at /en 'Academics without a permanent post experience uncertainty and stress, mainly related to financial fragility. It is not just my experience.' Aalto stories Health and wellbeing Research Technology and engineering Aalto Brain Centre philosophy well-being at work University Pärttyli Rinne, photo by Nora Rinne Be careful what you wish for - blog post by Frank Martela /en/news/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-blog-post-by-frank-martela Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:54:01 +0000 Suvi Helko 714846 at /en What kind of values and goals contribute to wellbeing, and what do not? Start the new season by investing in goals that produce wellbeing instead of unhealthiness. Read the blog post by Aalto University lecturer and philosopher Frank Martela. University values philosophy wellbeing University Frank Martela blog Lauri Pietinalho wrote his doctoral thesis following the footsteps of Nobelist Edmund Phelps /en/news/lauri-pietinalho-wrote-his-doctoral-thesis-following-the-footsteps-of-nobelist-edmund-phelps Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:21:15 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 561321 at /en Initially Lauri Pietinalho started to ponder the “mass flourishing” theory of Edmund Phelps, a winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. Dissertations philosophy newsletter Research & Art Lauri Pietinalho, photo: Andrea LeHeup A story of courage and empathy on Otaniemi campus /en/news/a-story-of-courage-and-empathy-on-otaniemi-campus Mon, 20 May 2019 06:49:44 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 117096 at /en Finland’s president awards Doctoral Candidate Jaakko Korhonen the Life Saving Medal for heroic action Honoured Collaboration philosophy Awards and Recognition Esa Saarinen ja Jaakko Korhonen. Kuva: Esa Saarinen. Frank Martela raises the big questions on the meaning of life /en/news/frank-martela-raises-the-big-questions-on-the-meaning-of-life Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:30:31 +0000 Mary-Ann Alfthan 73151 at /en What makes life worth living? Do you feel your life has an important purpose or meaning? Frank Martela's answers can soon be read worldwide in his book that is soon to be published by Harper Collins. Health and wellbeing philosophy wellbeing Awards and Recognition DIEM philosophers