“The arc of digital culture bends toward exhaustion” — L.M. Sacasas As some of you know I have been on a sabbatical — a word derived from the word sabbath, meaning to rest — since November 2021 (potentially coming to a temporary or near end, mind you). By sabbatical I…

To echo the words of Mahatma Gandhi, life has become for me a series of experiments with truth. 2021 offered up many learnings (aptly, 21 glib and trite ones). I was initially loath to share these, but I wouldn’t be where I am today without ordinary people throughout history sharing…

Financial Disclaimer This essay is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute investment or financial advice. It is a technical explanation of a complex phenomenon that demands your own self-education and deep learning before committing any financial energy towards it. Determine your own risk/reward tolerance. Reader Presuppositions This essay is intended to act…

I was recently afforded the pleasure of engaging in lengthy email correspondence with Lyndon Purcell of ThereforeThink.org. Below is the transcript of that conversation. Enjoy. Lyndon Purcell is the Manager of Educational Services and the Scientific Advisor to a leading health and fitness service provider. Lyndon’s academic background, at both…

Just by way of framing. I use the term ‘science’ to refer to the scientific method in its pure form — being a method of falsification through trial and error, grounded in the principle of epistemic humility and a quest for truth devoid of dogma. This framework enhances our knowledge…

This is a tribute to one of my literary heroes, Joan Didion. I could never eclipse her seminal essay “Self-Respect: Its Source, Its Power”. But I have sought to provide my own anecdotal perspective on this elusive trait, in what might hopefully be deemed a homage to Didion. I include…

My aspiration is to map out a logical, rational and ethical basis for why I consider veganism to be an urgent and pressing issue in 2020, and why the emancipation of non-human animals more generally represents one of the great moral questions of our time. I see there being three…

On 20 March 2020 I published an article titled ‘Making Sense of COVID-19’, which was an attempt to analyse and deconstruct the conditions which led to the outbreak of this global pandemic. It was described as a meta-analysis of some of the epistemic, psychological and political factors which unnecessarily exacerbated…

This article is dedicated to the heroic acts of ordinary citizens — including all medical professionals on the frontline; scientific and medical journals enhancing our knowledge of epidemiology; biopharmaceutical researchers; public intellectuals who actually understand risk and advocated pre-emptive precautionary measures; grocery store employees; community volunteers; cleaning staff; and every…