PinnedPierz Newton-JohninThe Quantastic JournalMy Great-Grandfather Was the Architect of Quantum Mechanics, but You Probably Don’t Know His NameThe reasons may have been political…Oct 936Oct 936
PinnedPierz Newton-JohnHuman Rationality is a MythThe idea that people are, or even can be, rational in their beliefs and behaviour, is a product of The Enlightenment. It is a myth.Jun 3052Jun 3052
PinnedPierz Newton-JohnRomantic Consumerism is Killing Modern RelationshipsHow the Internet changed the way we love and relate.Jul 1835Jul 1835
PinnedPierz Newton-JohnNo, we’re not living in a simulation. Here’s why.The idea that we might be living inside the simulation of some more advanced future civilisation sounds like something a stoner might dream…Apr 20101Apr 20101
Pierz Newton-JohninThought ThinkersLars Von Trier’s Melancholia Is a Nihilistic MasterpieceThough it’s arguably more anti-cinema than cinemaOct 1210Oct 1210
Pierz Newton-JohnSocial Ratchets — How Cultures Tend to Become More Extreme Over TimeRatchets are devices that allow a mechanism to move in one direction but not the other. An analogous mechanism can drive social extremes.Oct 45Oct 45
Pierz Newton-JohninThe Quantastic JournalCan Relational Quantum Mechanics Solve the Hard Problem of Consciousness?Quantum mechanics has important implications for the understanding of consciousness, but not because of the Uncertainty PrincipleSep 1835Sep 1835
Pierz Newton-JohnThe Forgotten Importance of DreamsHow dreams can heal old trauma, and occasionally even predict the futureSep 173Sep 173
Pierz Newton-JohnAll My Hippie Friends Have Been Body Snatched By FascistsI blame the pandemic…Sep 114Sep 114
Pierz Newton-JohnLife Wisdom and Death WisdomWhich do you need — a life coach or a philosopher?Sep 29Sep 29