“Investigating Conspiracy Theories: The case for treating conspiracy theories seriously, even the (apparently) ridiculous ones” The term ‘conspiracy theory’ gets a bad rap in public discourse. Recent academic work – particularly in History, Phi...
Americans have believed in conspiracy theories since before the United States united. A ceaseless array of conspiracy accusations have demonized witches, Freemasons, foreigners, red coats, black helicopters, Mormons, Muslims, Jews, fifth columns, ...
Spacetime is doomed. It, and its particles, cannot be fundamental in physical theory, but must emerge from a more fundamental theory. I review the converging evidence for this claim from physics and evolution, and then propose a new way to think o...
Delphi is a lecturer at UWC, as well as half of the duo which makes up Groovy Troopers Productions - creators of temporary autonomous zones in the form of art & trance festivals. Delphi is currently completing a doctorate thesis, and will present ...
🧠 Psywar - Full Documentary 🎬 This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the elitist theory of democracy and the relationship between war, propaganda and class. Includes or...
One of the greatest enigmas of our time that begs an explanation is how a continent endowed with so much wealth and resources (human, food, mineral and land) can be so poor as to have 16 of the 20 poorest nations on earth. Hard discussions on this...
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Subscribe to the Real Time YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10r5A1B It's fun to laugh at QAnon, but if you accord religious faith the kind of exalted respect we do here in America, you’ve already lost the argument that mass delusion is bad. Connect ...
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LNURL 101 is recording is live! Watch it to learn about the why, how, and what of LNURL. It includes some live action examples at the end, too. lnurl is a protocol for communication between Lightning wallets and third-party services. It simplif...
HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis argues that in these times of perplexing world events and uncertainty, politicians and people have retreated into an over-simplistic version of reality. Over the past 40 years, those in positions of power, in p...
A quick rundown on hyperstition. @cyberpyre on twitter https://www.patreon.com/aldoushuxley btc 1CPxwbdXmvS8QSfQa5rSJUutetoe9asbKA eth 0xDb6165366699a202E2d33fac16429742FC873135 xmr 449s3ecSJekgmpub22cgFNae1zCbCYRQRK1abW46M19pBzc...
A quick rundown on Nick Land and accelerationism. ToC: (0:58) Part zero: Context (8:48) Part one: Young Land (21:35) Part one and a half: NRx (23:59) Part two: Old Land (29:10) Part three: Continuing the process (36:39) FAQ B...
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was arrested at Ecuador's embassy in London on April 11, 2019. He was cornered in a tiny building for seven years, with threatens to undermine the organization he leads and fracture the movement he inspired. ...
In Part 1, Robert discusses the origins of Hyperstition, and our old friend William Burroughs from Episode 3 joins us again, as Burroughs's ideas about Time and Control play an important role in this story. And, as with Burroughs, the use of magic...
R&B singer Akon has a close relationship with Senegal where he spent his early childhood. He is now working on some major changes to build a new city near Dakar that resembles the fictional place of Wakanda. Ola Uduku, Professor of Architecture...
Circa 1945, How does your country rate on a democrasy / despotism scale?
Why the world is going crazy—and how to win back our minds Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world's top minds at Big Think+: https://bigthink.com/plus/ -------------------------------------...
Conspiracy theorist David Icke takes us to a local satanic execution site and discusses the plot of the secret lizard Illuminati.