17-Feb-26
The Flat Mars Society [ 30-Jan-26 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #10: Determinism [ 27-Jan-26 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #9: Reductionism [ 20-Jan-26 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #8: Sentience [ 13-Jan-26 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #7: Objections [ 06-Jan-26 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #6: Maybe Monism? [ 30-Dec-25 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #5: Revolutions [ 23-Dec-25 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #4: Going Mental [ 16-Dec-25 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #3: The Divorce [ 09-Dec-25 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #2: Animism [ 02-Dec-25 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualism #1: Exaltation [ 25-Nov-25 3:00pm ]
Do the Math [ 17-Feb-26 3:00pm ]
Ditching Dualist Language [ 17-Feb-26 3:00pm ]
Modern languages are Trojan Horses for instilling and perpetuating dualist philosophies at a most basic level. The call is coming from inside the language! Continue reading →
10-Feb-26
On A Lark [ 10-Feb-26 3:00pm ]
Please forgive this stunt of mine, to explore limitations of language by trying to express a challenging point while holding myself to a mono-syllabic delivery. Continue reading →
03-Feb-26
Babylonian Banter [ 03-Feb-26 3:00pm ]
My part of a discussion with Chris Smaje about how much suspicion agriculture deserves for the unfolding of modernity. Also, are counterfactuals valid? Continue reading →
30-Jan-26
The Flat Mars Society [ 30-Jan-26 3:00pm ]A podcast conversation hosted by Alex Leff featuring me and Daniel Clark, who made the documentary film Behind the Curve about Flat Earth believers. How are space enthusiasts similarly "off?" Continue reading →
29-Jan-26
Ditching Dualism #10: Determinism [ 27-Jan-26 3:00pm ]For the series finale: Materialist monism pairs with determinism, which is off-putting for many—since the world sure doesn't *feel* like it works that way. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #9: Reductionism [ 20-Jan-26 3:00pm ]Which is more "reductionist": dualism or materialism? In a sense, materialism might be better labeled "expansivist" or "explosionist" given the rampant complexity involved. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #8: Sentience [ 13-Jan-26 3:00pm ]How could sentience arise from materialist monism? Maybe it's quite natural, and indeed would be hard to prevent. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #7: Objections [ 06-Jan-26 3:00pm ]Common barriers to dropping dualism in favor of materialist monism. We are not Lego machines, dammit! (very true). Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #6: Maybe Monism? [ 30-Dec-25 3:00pm ]Finally: the pitch for a non-dualist framing in which matter is very real. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #5: Revolutions [ 23-Dec-25 3:00pm ]Dualism shares similarities to other once-common but now problematic beliefs in flat earth, geocentrism, creationism, and human supremacy. Prepare to shake it off! Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #4: Going Mental [ 16-Dec-25 3:00pm ]Fourth in the series on dualism, we dig into the mental side of the dualistic split of matter and mind. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #3: The Divorce [ 09-Dec-25 3:00pm ]Finally, we confront dualism: what it is and how it came to dominate the modernity mindset. I also introduce an improved spelling of the conspicuous villain. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #2: Animism [ 02-Dec-25 3:00pm ]The second in the dualism series, setting out a cozy alternative before tearing into dualism more explicitly. Continue reading →
Ditching Dualism #1: Exaltation [ 25-Nov-25 3:00pm ]First in a series on dualism, I start by making it clear how incredible existence is: a materialist vantage doesn't at all mean a lifeless mechanical grind! Continue reading →
