The Downward Sublime: An Interview with Amanda Pérez-Morales on Bioart, Life, and Death
I am interested in thinking about the persistence of the organic even after death…
On the Void, the Body, and the Contingency of Suffering
The planet functions as fuel, sustained by suffering in all its diverse permutations…
Beyond Life and Death: Jean-Luc Nancy’s Ontology of Finitude
An exploration of Jean-Luc Nancy’s ontology of finitude, existence, and death in dialogue with Alain…
The Concept of Machinic Materialism
A philosophical essay on Laruelle, Nietzsche, Marx, and Kantian accelerationism, exploring machinic materialism and capitalism-as-philosophy.…
People Are Marrying Holograms and Making Friends With Chatbots. But Can AI Bring True Happiness?
According to one study, 75% of respondents believe chatbots are conscious…
Sociologist Edgar Morin Dies at 104
In a world in crisis, we lose more than an author. We lose a form…
Beyond the Genetic Superman: Nietzsche, DNA, and the Myth of Human Perfection
Can biology really bring us closer to the idea of the superhuman?…
A Pathetic Argument Against Meillassoux
Meillassoux’s world is a barren one, prone to being absorbed by capital and ideologically disposed…
People Are Marrying Holograms and Making Friends With Chatbots. But Can AI Bring True Happiness?
According to one study, 75% of respondents believe chatbots are conscious…
Travel Anxiety: Five Tips From Major Thinkers to Calm Your Nerves
I’ve been researching the myriad triggers of travel anxiety, inspired by my own experience of Generalised Anxiety Disorder…
The Future of the DSM: A New Psychiatric Colonization of Human Suffering?
We need to stop pretending that suffering is a biological error…
Negotiating Under Coercion: What Can We Expect?
Cuba comes to the table at a steep disadvantage, with a noose around its neck and a gun to its head. Little, if anything,…
The Seductive Appeal of the Consistency Trap in Political Discourse
The consistency trap is a discursive practice that demands political actors respond symmetrically to asymmetrical events…
Therians: A Search for Identity and the Far Right’s Instrumental Use
Therianthropy is not merely a youthful whim, but an identity response to a world in profound crisis…
