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The Real Sexism Problem in the Discipline of Economics

Nothing we can do will make the world more free, fair and prosperous than giving women control over their own bodies

13 min readSep 11, 2019

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Marchers hold signs that say “Resist Sis” and “Viva La Revolucion” in front of Trump International Hotel on January 19, 2019

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The Emotional Lives of Others

On Nias island, the heart can be ‘squeezed’, ‘hot’, even ‘hairy’. What can anthropology say about unfamiliar emotional zones?

15 min readAug 13, 2019

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The Emotional Lives of Others

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The Problem of Mindfulness

Mindfulness promotes itself as value-neutral but it is loaded with (troubling) assumptions about the self and the cosmos

11 min readAug 9, 2019

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The Problem of Mindfulness

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Being and Drunkenness: How to Party Like an Existentialist

Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre defied the gloomy existentialist stereotype. They enjoyed having a good time.

6 min readAug 2, 2019

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Being and Drunkenness: How to Party Like an Existentialist

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There Really Is No Natural or Right Way to Be a Parent

We’re opportunistic, inventive and flexible animals, and there is no ‘natural’ or ‘right’ way to bring up our children

13 min readJul 30, 2019

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There Really Is No Natural or Right Way to Be a Parent

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Why the Constant Trashing of Antidepressants Is Absurd

The backlash against antidepressants results from a suspicion of medicine, and misunderstands the very nature of depression

17 min readJul 23, 2019

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Why the Constant Trashing of Antidepressants Is Absurd

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What Big History Says About How Royal Women Exercise Power

Across time and place, royal women wielded power in remarkably similar ways, building political agency on a par with kings

6 min readJul 16, 2019

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What Big History Says About How Royal Women Exercise Power

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Natural, Shmatural

Mother Nature might be lovely, but moral she is not. She doesn’t love us or want what’s best for us.

9 min readJul 9, 2019

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Natural, Shmatural

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Life ≠ Alive

A cat is alive, a sofa is not: that much we know. But a sofa is also part of life. Information theory tells us why.

13 min readJul 4, 2019

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Life ≠ Alive

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Why Is Psychedelic Culture Dominated by Privileged White Men?

If psychedelic substances are a portal to ultimate reality, why have they been the preserve of white, college-educated men?

6 min readJul 1, 2019

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Why Is Psychedelic Culture Dominated by Privileged White Men?

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