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As well as being Principal First Violin with the London Sinfonietta, in which capacity he has worked with composers such as Steve Reich, Harrison…

John Seel Jr.'s book, The New Copernicans, is the worst book I have ever read. He puts forth a dubious premise. In support of which he provides no data to back it up, nor any anecdotes which illustrate it actually occurring. To the extent there is anything backing it up, it's provided by extensive misrepresentation of other books.

Consider these two sets of English words: “My cat Gracie has thick gray fur and a cold wet ...

Iain McGilchrist's work indicates that the various insanities manifesting in contemporary cultural life are paralleled in mental illness

The author of His Dark Materials on the life lessons in George Eliot’s masterpiece, ditching Lawrence Durrell and being wowed by Ginsberg

If you could go ahead and read this article, that'd be great. Oh, and I'm also gonna need you to subscribe, kay. Are psychopaths smart? Contrary to the impression some may have of the psychopath as evil genius, the reality is not so romantic....

Iain McGilchrist and the rediscovery of wonder

Looking into the Effective Altruism movement feels a bit like the intellectual equivalent of witnessing a giant car accident: the only reasonable reaction is to avert your eyes, slowly shaking your head, mumbling something like "oh dear, oh...

What a psychiatrist shared with an Orthodox Christian writer on why the world has lost its luster

Is there a connection between social fragmentation -- especially failing marriages -- and cultural conditions that produce madness?