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Christopher DiCarlo, PhD is a philosopher, educator, and author. He is Senior Researcher and Ethicist at Convergence Analysis – a UK-based think tank researching and advising the public and politicians on AI Risk and Governance. He is also the Principal and Founder of Critical Thinking Solutions, a consulting business for individuals, corporations, and not-for-profits in both the private and public sectors.

Dr. DiCarlo has been invited to speak at national and international conferences and has written many scholarly papers ranging from bioethics to cognitive evolution. He is the author of several books including: How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Asking the Right Questions which was recently released as a 2nd Edition to mark its 10th–year anniversary. He is the Ethics Chair for the Canadian Mental Health Association, a lifetime member of Humanist Canada, and an Expert Advisor for the Centre for Inquiry Canada. He currently teaches in the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto (Mississauga) and at The Life Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is a past Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard University and the Peabody Museum. Dr. DiCarlo has won several awards including TV Ontario’s Big Ideas Best Lecturer in Ontario Award and, along with Margaret Atwood, Canada’s Humanist of the Year.

Dr. DiCarlo currently hosts a new podcast called: All Thinks Considered in which he engages in free and open discussion about current, important, issues with world thought leaders, politicians, and entertainers through the lens of Critical Thinking and Ethical Reasoning.