Veria Amiri

Veria Amiri is a London-based philosophy researcher and teacher, and a tar and setar musician. His work spans public education about philosophy and science, alongside the performance and teaching of Iranian music. He identifies as an atheist and discusses subjects including epistemology, consciousness and religion through his V for veritas channel.

Amiri graduated from University College London (UCL) in 2008 and subsequently undertook research and teaching in the mathematics department at Royal Holloway, University of London. His educational background is in theoretical physics, and his writing for a general audience has addressed quantum field theory, interpretations of quantum physics and philosophy of science.

His musical training includes study with Jalal Zolfonun and Hossein Alizadeh. In 2008, Amiri and Payam Iran-Manesh founded Sornai House of Music, a school for Iranian and other musical traditions. He teaches tar and setar there and has performed with ensembles in Britain and Europe.

His public work also includes the Persian-language philosophy series Sophia alongside Shahin Najafi. These conversations introduce philosophical ideas and schools, including Neoplatonism. Science, philosophy and music form the three main strands of his educational and media work.