The recycling industry—and the world at large—has yet to fully reckon with a bombshell study that dropped last year. Zoe Booth reads 'Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time' by Frank Celia. Published in Quillette on 17 Jun 2024.By Quillette

Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, ‘Knife,’ describes the assassination attempt its author survived and offers a moving contemplation of mortality. Iona Italia reads 'Unbowed, but Gravely Wounded' by Paul Berman. Published in Quillette on 30 May 2024.By Quillette

Postmodernism and Its Impact, Explained. Iona Italia reads 'How French Intellectuals Ruined the West' by Helen Pluckrose. First published in Areo Magazine. Republished in Quillette on 7 May 2024.By Quillette

Benn Steil’s engrossing new biography of Henry A. Wallace is a timely cautionary tale and a masterpiece of 20th-century American history. Iona Italia reads Misadventures of a Stalinist Stooge by Ronald Radosh. Published in Quillette on 26 April 2024.By Quillette

The article delves into Jean-Luc Godard's transition from his early cinematic period, characterized by eclectic experimentation and cultural references, to his Maoist phase under the influence of Jean-Pierre Gorin. Gorin, a Marxist critic, introduced Godard to postmodernist and Marxist theories, leading to a shift in Godard's filmmaking style and t…

The article titled "Toward Ruin or Recovery?" by Larissa Phillips explores the author's personal experience with rape in Italy in 1993 and reflects on the recent allegations made by Celeste Marcus against Yascha Mounk. Marcus, the managing editor of Liberties journal, detailed her recovery process following an alleged sexual assault by Mounk, a col…

The article discusses the legacy and final works of filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, who passed away in 2022 at the age of 91. It reflects on Godard's unconventional career, marked by experimental films and shifts in style and ideology. It mentions his last known movie, "Le Livre d’Image," which received mixed reviews for its abstract and fragmented natu…

Freddie DeBoer: The Cult of SmartGeneral:Freddie’s Substack: https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/Freddie’s website: https://fredrikdeboer.com/The Cult of Smart available here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250224491/thecultofsmartFollow:On X: https://twitter.com/freddiesubstack?lang=enReferences:Freddie’s essay: https://freddiedeboer.substack.c…

Podcast notes: Tom NashGeneral:Tom’s website: https://www.tomnash.com/Tom’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_nash_the_perks_of_being_a_pirate_jan_2019?language=enFollow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DjHookieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/djhookie/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomnash/References: The Curb-Cut Effect: https://…

A restoration of history, in all its complexity, is critical to escaping the polarized, rigid, and often insane political environment we now inhabit.By Quillette

New pharmaceuticals appear to offer a genuine solution to the problem of excess appetite, that uncontrollable urge to eat more than we need to that keeps so many of us fat.By Quillette

General: Find Christoph on Twitter @Halalcoholism https://twitter.com/Halalcoholism?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorReferences: Johnathan Haidt on the podcast. https://www.stitcher.com/show/tea-for-two-with-iona-italia-and-helen-pluckrose/episode/06-jonathan-haidt-and-greg-lukianoff-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-57029667Th…

Riding Out the Media Storm: Claire Lehmann General:Claire’s writing for Quillette: https://quillette.com/author/clairelehmann/And for The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/claire-lehmannFollow:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairelehmann/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clairequillette/References:Eoin Lenihan on Antifa: ht…

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General:Kat’s latest novel, You Must Remember This, from Harper Collins. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-must-remember-this-kat-rosenfield?variant=40371773407266 The novel will be released in the UK on the 2 March 2023 and can be pre-ordered here:https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-must-remember-this/kat-rosenfield/9780063207394Kat’s we…

General: Murder In Old Bombay. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book One. From Macmillan books. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombayAnd on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=…

Podcast Notes: Alice DregerGeneral:The Index Case by Molly Macallen, the first novel in the Maddy Shanks series. Published on Lulu.Visit Alice’s website: https://alicedreger.com/ Follow:Follow Alice on Twitter https://twitter.com/AliceDreger?s=20&t=CDzQ-0LkFfFGhqph0trBOQArticles and books:Alice’s non-fiction books: https://alicedreger.com/books/Ali…

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GeneralVisit John’s academic webpage for more information on his publications:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english/people/john-mullan John’s book ‘What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved’:https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/B00BNI1Z8Y Jane Austen’s books:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68 ReferencesIona’s …

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GeneralVisit Richard’s website to find out more about him and how to buy his books, including the main subject of this conversation, Richard’s award-winning 2002 novel ‘Altered Carbon’:https://www.richardkmorgan.com/ ReferencesAbout Richard:https://www.richardkmorgan.com/about-the-author/ Ewan Morrison’s Areo article ‘Why We Must Walk Away from Ome…

GeneralVisit Louise’s website: https://www.louisemperry.co.uk/ Buy Louise’s book ‘The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century’: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Sexual-Revolution/dp/1509549994 Follow Louise on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Louise_m_perry References‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ by Oscar Wilde:https://w…

GeneralVisit Andrew’s website: https://www.andrewscurran.com/Find out more about Andrew’s books, including ‘The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment’ and his co-edited, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., volume ‘Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race’, which are the focus of thi…

GeneralVisit Steven’s website, which includes information about all his books, including his latest, ‘Rationality’, and how to purchase them:https://stevenpinker.com/ Follow Steven on Twitter:https://twitter.com/sapinker Timestamps00:00 Opening and introduction.2:17 The conventional wisdom that humans are irredeemably irrational is wrong: rationali…

GeneralVisit Mark’s website, where you can find out more information about his books, including how to purchase them: https://www.markschatzker.com/ Follow Mark on Twitter:https://twitter.com/markschatzker ReferencesMark’s paper, co-authored with Jeffrey Brunstrom, on micronutrients and food choice:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/…

GeneralFollow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattjj89 Some of Matt’s previous writing and speaking about Ukraine:https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-forget-nato-ukraine-s-problem-is-russian-imperialism-1.10576686https://areomagazine.com/2022/02/25/putins-pointless-war/https://www.callin.com/episode/matt-johnson-how-to-view-the-war-in-…

GeneralBuy Katy and Jeremy’s book ‘Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law’: https://www.amazon.com/Guilty-Pigs-Wonderful-History-Animal-ebook/dp/B09CGQDNGD Katy’s academic webpage: https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/katy-barnett Follow Katy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKatyBarnett Jeremy’s academic webpage: https://law.…

GeneralArvid’s website:https://arvidagren.com/ Buy Arvid’s book ‘The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution’:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-genes-eye-view-of-evolution-9780198862260?cc=us&lang=en Follow Arvid on Twitter:https://twitter.com/arvidagren ReferencesDaniel’s Areo review of Arvid’s ‘The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution’:https://areomagazin…

GeneralVisit Simon’s website for information about him and to buy his book ‘SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human’:https://www.simonprentis.net/ Follow Simon on Twitter:https://mobile.twitter.com/memesovergenes ReferencesTwo for Tea interview with Sean B. Carroll:https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodcast/77-sean-b-carroll-revolutionising-our-understandi…

GeneralFollow Arjun on Twitter:https://twitter.com/juicemoorthyThe Factual:https://www.thefactual.com/?lp=newReferencesMatthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’:https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ Timestamps00.00 Opening and intro. The Factual: credibility grading of news articles/stories.2:33 The Factual’s history, its missio…

Visit Oliver’s website:https://www.oliverburkeman.com/ Follow Oliver on Twitter:https://twitter.com/oliverburkeman Oliver’s most recent book ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’:https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/Oliver’s book ‘The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking’:https://www…

GeneralBuy Matt and Alina Chan’s book ‘Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19’:https://www.amazon.com/Viral-Search-COVID-19-Matt-Ridley/dp/006313912X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GSU5N0P40R26&keywords=matt+ridley&qid=1648046232&sprefix=matt+ridley%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-1 Matt’s website, where you can find out more about him and his other books and work:https:…

GeneralAlex’s website:https://alexkorbphd.com/ Follow Alex on Twitter:https://twitter.com/alexkorbphd Buy Alex’s book ‘The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time’:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1626251207/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=gs2&linkId=TQYPHQ6B534LQ4PZ&creativeASIN=1626…

GeneralFollow Nicholas on Twitter:https://twitter.com/NAChristakis The Human Nature Lab at Yale University, of which Nicholas is the director:https://www.humannaturelab.net/ Buy Nicholas’ books, including his latest, ‘Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live’:https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/…

GeneralDiscover Rob’s writing, interviews, and other work on his website:https://www.robkhenderson.com/ Follow Rob on Twitter:https://twitter.com/robkhenderson ReferencesRob’s essay ‘America's Lost Boys and Me’:https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/americas-lost-boys-and-meRob’s essay ‘Elite universities should stop prizing victimhood’:https://unherd.co…

GeneralFollow Alan on Twitter:https://twitter.com/alan_davison Alan’s academic profile:https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Alan.Davison Alan and Josh Szeps’ special speaker podcast series ‘Permission to Think’ homepage:https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-arts-and-social-sciences/partners-and-community/fass-industry-events/permission-think Josh Szeps’ podc…

GeneralFind out more about Meghan, her books, and articles, on her website:https://www.meghandaum.com/ Follow Meghan on Twitter:https://twitter.com/meghan_daum Buy Meghan’s book ‘The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars’:https://www.meghandaum.com/the-problem-with-everything Buy Meghan’s book ‘The Unspeakable: And Other …

GeneralJacob’s website:http://jacobmchangama.com/ Order Jacob’s forthcoming book, ‘Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media’:https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/jacob-mchangama/free-speech/9781541620339/ Jacob’s podcast series on free speech, ‘Clear and Present Danger’:http://www.freespeechhistory.com/ Follow Jacob on Twitter:https://twit…

GeneralNev’s website:https://nevmarch.com/Follow Nev on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nevmarch Buy Nev’s first novel ‘Murder in Old Bombay’ here:https://read.macmillan.com/lp/murder-in-old-bombay/ Pre-order the sequel ‘Peril at the Exposition’ here:https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855039/perilattheexposition The Rajabai Clock Tower deaths, upon …

Christopher’s website:https://www.christopherjferguson.com/ Follow Christopher on Twitter:https://twitter.com/CJFerguson1111 Christopher’s Amazon page, with links to his books, including ‘Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong’, ‘Suicide Kings’, and ‘How Madness Shaped History: An Eccentric Array of Maniacal Rulers, Raving Narcis…

Mónica’s Link Tree with links to preorder her upcoming book ‘I Never Thought Of It That Way’, her website, and more:https://linktr.ee/moniguzman Follow Mónica on Twitter:https://twitter.com/moniguzman Braver Angels website:https://braverangels.org/ ReferencesJohn R. Wood Jr’s previous appearances on Two for Tea:https://soundcloud.com/twoforteapodca…

Ben’s website:https://benburgis.com/ Follow Ben on Twitter:https://twitter.com/BenBurgis Buy ‘Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters’ by Ben Burgis:https://redemmas.org/titles/36536-christopher-hitchens--what-he-got-right--how-he-went-wrong--and-why-he-still-matters Follow Matt on Twitter:https://twitte…

Dorian’s academic profile:https://geosci.uchicago.edu/people/dorian-abbot/ Follow Dorian on Twitter:https://twitter.com/DorianAbbot ReferencesDorian’s article ‘MIT Abandons Its Mission. And Me.’, in Bari Weiss’s ‘Common Sense’ Substack:https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/mit-abandons-its-mission-and-me Dorian’s ‘Wall Street Journal’ article, ‘The View…

Jack’s chess blog:https://chessgospinny.blogspot.com/ Follow Jack on Twitter:https://twitter.com/imjackrudd Jack’s Lichess account:https://lichess.org/@/JackRudd Mansa’s Medium blog:https://medium.com/@rasmansa Follow Mansa on Twitter:https://twitter.com/rasmansa Mansa’s Lichess account:https://lichess.org/@/rasmansa ReferencesLichess, free online …

Rob’s website:https://www.robbrooks.net/ Rob’s academic profile:https://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/our-people/robert-brooks Follow Rob on Twitter:https://twitter.com/Brooks_Rob Rob’s column for The Conversation:https://theconversation.com/columns/rob-brooks-1343 Buy Rob’s first book, Sex, Genes & Rock ’n’ Roll, here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sex-Genes-Roc…

Jamie’s academic profile:https://iash.uq.edu.au/profile/2151/jamie-freestone Jamie and Matthew McGann’s joint website/blog:http://www.mcgannfreestone.com.au/ Jamie’s Areo articles:https://areomagazine.com/author/jamiemiltonfreestone/ ReferencesJamie’s ‘The meaning of science’ blog post (about his upcoming book):http://www.mcgannfreestone.com.au/?p=…

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