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Jay Bhattacharya Is Now A Crank by Proxy
Reading Jay Bhattacharya’s apologia in The Washington Post (August 12, 2025) for NIH’s defunding of mRNA vaccine research was like listening to a man…
Aug 16
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Science Is Fraught
Ignorance can't govern and reality isn't negotiable
May 17
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Things Have Changed
A lot. Myself among them.
Apr 19
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Recent posts
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The Good Enough Diet
Nutrition is real, but perfection won't save you
Mar 27
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The Troubling Legacy of James Coyne
Psychology's infamous bully
Dec 12, 2024
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Gods and Ancestors
It feels real because I allow it to
Nov 11, 2024
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Love Your Blue Bubble, and Protect It
For all the excesses of the American left, it really is better.
Nov 8, 2024
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Postmodernism Has Been A Net Loss
Its insights are not unique and its denial of objectivity has been worse than useless.
Oct 30, 2024
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30: The Fear Factor with Abigail Marsh
A discussion about the role of fear and emotional recognition in our understanding of altruism and psychopathy.
Aug 2, 2023
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29: Avoidance
What is the impact of avoiding emotions that we might code as unpleasant or difficult?
May 31, 2023
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28 : Jim Coan
Content Warning : Mentions of Domestic Violence and Childhood Poverty
Dec 26, 2022
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Preview : Jim Coan
Coming Monday, December 26th we interview our host Jim Coan about his unique path to academia.
Dec 22, 2022
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27 : Alan Lightman
Today's episode features a recent conversation with physicist and writer Alan Lightman during his visit to Brown College at the University of Virginia…
Dec 12, 2022
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