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Censorship by the front door
From Unherd today, I am posting an important article for any of you who are concerned about one of the most vital issues of our times, freedom of thought and speech. Whether or not you think you can trust this government, sooner or later th...
An interesting recent interview with John Gillam
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Nate Hagens; and Ralston (very slightly revised)
I apologise profusely to Stephen Wolfram: I gave his name as Stephen Tristram
Nate Hagens’s wisdom
A movingly good series of talks; and some reflections on my recent visit to Ralston
IAIN MCGILCHRIST
MAY 28, 2026
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Nate Hagens's wisdom
Some of you will have noticed that I was recently a guest on Nate Hagens' podcast. He tells me that some clips from that interview, which he put up on social media, have had literally millions of views, which is of course good news from our...
Interview by Nate Hagens
A long-form interview with one of my favourite interlocutors, Nate Hagens, has just gone up on YouTube:
This is Nate’s own Substack:
The Great Simplification
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores the systems science underp...
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