Tomasz Stawiszyński
is Editor of the Society section. He specializes in extended interviews.
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Escape to the Apocalypse
Escape to the Apocalypse
Our Obsession with the End Times
Reading / society
Abrahamic eschatology teaches us that the end of the world is coming. Maybe that’s why we’re so captivated by catastrophe in the West.
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The Quest for Coloured Glass (audio)
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A childhood memory of coloured glass leads our writer to reflect on the nostalgic attachment to places, and the existential alienation of non-places. Written by Tomasz Stawiszyński. Read By Daniel Sax.
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Be Water: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee
Be Water: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee
The 46th Anniversary of Bruce Lee’s Death
Reading / society
Bruce Lee’s philosophy was borne primarily of Western sources, especially the American counterculture.
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Emotional Illusions
Emotional Illusions
An Interview with Eva Illouz
Magazine / society
Eva Illouz talks about the privatization of emotion, the mistakes of the contemporary Left, and the age of immunity to truth.
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Possessed by Possession
Possessed by Possession
The Compelling Allure of Exorcism
Magazine / society
Ever since the 1970s, exorcism has been enjoying a renascence of sorts – from films to literature to the practice itself. In increasingly tumultuous times, has Satan found his powers once again?
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Am ‘I’ Really ‘Me’?
Am ‘I’ Really ‘Me’?
An Interview with Bruce Hood
Reading / society
Bruce Hood talks about our inclination towards the supernatural, the illusion of free will, and his collection of horror and sci-fi memorabilia.
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The Science of the Non-Existing Self
The Science of the Non-Existing Self
How Meditation Entered the Academic Consciousness
Reading / society
50 years ago, the study of meditation was laughed at by mainstream Western psychologists. We recount how non-dual awareness has become a growing area of serious scientific study.
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Leaving Your Ego Behind
Leaving Your Ego Behind
An Interview with Michael Pollan
Magazine / society
Michael Pollan talks about the potential of psychedelics to improve mental health, break down barriers, and transform everyone’s lives.
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The Quest for Coloured Glass
The Quest for Coloured Glass
On Places and Non-Places
Magazine / society
A childhood memory of coloured glass leads our writer to reflect on the nostalgic attachment to places, and the existential alienation of non-places.
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Madame Blavatsky
Madame Blavatsky
A Russian Aristocrat on the Astral Plane
Magazine / culture
The 19th-century Russian spiritualist Helena Blavatsky was a controversial figure who lived a colourful life. But was she an ingenious fraud, an enlightened sage, or maybe just a skilled writer?
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The Gospel According to Pinker
The Gospel According to Pinker
An Interview with Steven Pinker
Magazine / society
Steven Pinker talks about Enlightenment values, conspiracy theories, and why we should all be more optimistic about the future.
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Narcissus’ Reflection in the Matrix
Narcissus’ Reflection in the Matrix
The Enticing Appeal of the Simulation Hypothesis
Reading / society
According to philosophers, popular culture and Elon Musk, there’s a strong possibility that reality is an illusion. Could this be true?
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I Am Not a New Frankenstein
I Am Not a New Frankenstein
An Interview with Jack Szostak
Magazine / science
Jack Szostak talks about the beginnings of life on Earth, the beauty of synthetic biology, and why he’s not exactly Dr. Frankenstein.
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Non-Divine Software
Non-Divine Software
An Interview with Daniel C. Dennett
Reading / society
Daniel C. Dennett talks about an imaginary bright green dog, heterophenomenology, and how the self can be compared to dollars and pounds.
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History Did Not End
History Did Not End
An Interview with Carlo Strenger
Magazine / society
Carlo Strenger talks about the failures of Obama, how humans are like chimpanzees, and why we should all panic.
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Rage and the Polish Question
Rage and the Polish Question
An Interview with Martha Nussbaum
Magazine / society
Martha Nussbaum talks about nurturing the delicate flower that is liberal democracy, why the excluded shouldn’t have short memories, and the reason why she prefers the reformed synagogue to the Protestant church.