1. In the essay version of the Turing test, an examiner decides which of two essays was written by a human and which by a machine. Convince the examiner that you are the human.

If the examiner is any good, they'll realize that's no longer possible.

2. Is body language a language?

Definitional question. The usual vocabulary is too small for a general purpose language.

3. Are dreams more like movies or video games?

Video games. You have some agency.

4. ‘Only animals who are below civilization and the angels who are beyond it can be sincere’ (W.H. AUDEN). Discuss.

The brighter animals can deceive. Ever been fooled by a crow? Can't speak to angels; never met one.

5. Should the UN pass a declaration of rights extending beyond humans?

No. They have enough problems.

6. Invent a new punctuation mark!

We have enough emoji already.

7. Is the contemporary art market a form of tulip fever?

No, it's a form of status signalling. A lek.

8. When did the beautiful become the good?

Some time before Plato.

9. Should Job Centres offer opportunities for sex work?

Absent coercion, yes.

10. Are all asylum seekers equal?

Some are more equal than others.