Sunday Morning with Richard Holloway
Appeared on this BBC Scotland programme (14 October) talking about my new book, How The World Thinks, and also “denialism”.
ReadAuthor: Julian Baggini
The art of changing your mind
Everyone likes to think they are open-minded. However, even those of us that actively invite different ideas rarely allow them to set up home. In the past I found this depressing. Now, I’m not so down on our apparent resistance to change. In short, I’ve changed my mind about changing minds.
Read
How to misread
At the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Monday I thought I would have a break from talking about my own ideas when I took part in a discussion about Nietzsche’s aphorisms. What i discovered was that, in fact, when talking about Nietzsche’s aphorisms, or anyone else’s, exploring what you think is the whole point.
Read
The loneliness experiment
I took part in a live discussion of the results of the BBC Loneliness Experiment at the Wellcome Collection in London. It was presented by Claudia Hammond, with musician Jazz Morley, poet Daljit Nagra, and researchers Christina Victor and Pam Qualter.
Read
Review: Nervous States by William Davies
Nervous States sits at the intersection of ongoing debates about post-truth, the assault on reason, the privileging of personal feelings and the rise of populism. The book stands out for its sincere attempt not simply to lament these trends but to understand them.
Read