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Pierz Newton-John

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A collection of Australian short stories laying bare the fault lines of contemporary life

2012

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Paden Hunter (Illustrator), Pierz Newton-John

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Thought Thinkers

Can Spirituality and Reason Ever Be Reconciled?

The power of strange events to shake skepticism

Dec 19, 2024

Can Spirituality and Reason Ever Be Reconciled?

Dec 19, 2024

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The Quantastic Journal

My Great-Grandfather Was the Architect of Quantum Mechanics, but You Probably Don’t Know His Name

The reasons may have been political…

Oct 9, 2024

My Great-Grandfather Was the Architect of Quantum Mechanics, but You Probably Don’t Know His Name

Oct 9, 2024

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The Academic

Human Rationality is a Myth

The 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 30, 2024

Human Rationality is a Myth

Jun 30, 2024

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Romantic Consumerism is Killing Modern Relationships

How the Internet changed the way we love and relate.

Jul 18, 2024

Romantic Consumerism is Killing Modern Relationships

Jul 18, 2024

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No, 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 20, 2024

No, we’re not living in a simulation. Here’s why.

Apr 20, 2024

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Thought Thinkers

Confessions of a Stupid Genius

Surviving the toxic cult of IQ

5d ago

Confessions of a Stupid Genius

5d ago

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The Academic

The Single Mind Theory of Consciousness

Consciousness as communication and coherence

May 5

The Single Mind Theory of Consciousness

May 5

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The Academic

AI Alignment Is Impossible

AI has an alignment problem because people do

Apr 26

AI Alignment Is Impossible

Apr 26

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Thought Thinkers

Love Is Not a Feeling

It’s a way of being in the world

Apr 25

Love Is Not a Feeling

Apr 25

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Thought Thinkers

The Forgetting of Wisdom

Why we need to restore the concept of wisdom to our public discourse

Apr 22

The Forgetting of Wisdom

Apr 22

Pierz Newton-John

Pierz Newton-John

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Writer, coder, former psychotherapist, founding member of The School Of Life Melbourne. Essayist for Dumbo Feather magazine, author of Fault Lines (fiction).

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