"Why Do People Deny Such Obvious Things?" Why? Radio episode. Jack Russell Weinstein interviews Adrian Bardon So much of politics today is about people denying things that others know to be perfectly true. From science to economics, to religious belief, people not only wave away obvious falsities, but they pr...

I was pleased to be invited on the public radio show "Why? --Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life" to talk about the philosophy and social psychology of denial. The episode is now available:
philosophyinpubliclife.org/2026/01/14/w...

What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection Is time real, or an illusion? The best answer may be neither: Both physics and philosophy suggest that time is a projection of the mind onto a timeless reality.

Check out my new piece in The Conversation.
theconversation.com/what-is-time...

Fair enough. Aguirre is awesome. Saw it at age 8 or so and was scarred for life in a good way

Many possibilities for this topic but consider Apocalypse Now and 2001...

Happy birthday! Did you finish the rehearsal season 2? I just did last night and wow. Any thoughts?

Looking forward to reading this. I agree that for both theoretical and practical purposes the focus should be on public trust / trust in institutions!

@naomioreskes.bsky.social

LEAKED: Oil Execs and Trump Allies Attend Jordan Peterson’s ARC Conference Executives from some of the world’s biggest oil and gas firms are listed as attendees at a conservative conference in London whose keynote speakers include the leader of the Heritage Foundation – the ...

I was interviewed for this piece by @geoffdembicki.bsky.social ... this is a must-read.

When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang You may think that time started 13.8 billion years ago at the birth of the universe, but physicists with alternative definitions of time have other ideas

I was interviewed for this piece in New Scientist...

LEAKED: Oil Execs and Trump Allies Attend Jordan Peterson’s ARC Conference Executives from some of the world’s biggest oil and gas firms are listed as attendees at a conservative conference in London whose keynote speakers include the leader of the Heritage Foundation – the ...

🔴 LEAKED: Oil Execs and Trump Allies Attend Jordan Peterson’s ARC Conference 🔴

A list of attendees viewed by DeSmog shows fossil fuel companies represented alongside major religious right groups at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event.

Brendan, I am beginning to dread seeing your posts... Keep up the amazing work though.

I feel like the whole Musk takeover thing is headed rapidly for a crisis but I have no idea what that's going to look like.

Wait, seriously???

I didn't see any mention of Fox and the entire right wing media system. Like there is no disinformation involved there?