Closer To Truth is thrilled to announce a new article series, presented in partnership with the Institute of Art of Ideas. In celebration of their upcoming HowTheLightGetsIn festival in London this September 20-21, explore articles on consciousness and cosmology from some of the world’s leading experts.

First, philosopher Steven Bindeman draws on two renowned 20th century philosophers to argue that language often keeps us separated from the world and is fundamentally incapable of describing it. Can only silence bridge the gap between the self and world?

Next, theoretical physicists Daniele Bertacca and Raul Jimenez present a new theory of gravitational waves that could hold key to the early universe. Could this resolve the issues with the Big Bang theory?

Finally, read theoretical physicist and neuroscientist Àlex Gómez-Marín’s article on why we must study non-materialist claims seriously and scientifically. To make progress, he argues, we have to examine what we don’t understand in our current theories.