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Escaping Childhood
1986: Jim Henson's marvellous allegory for growing up
Apr 23
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Chris Bateman
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Sleight of Mind
1985: Terry Gilliam's Brazil and the evasions of euphemism
Apr 16
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Chris Bateman
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Robot Apocalypse
1984: James Cameron's The Terminator and fear of a digital last judgement
Apr 9
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Chris Bateman
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The Enemy Among Us
1982: John Carpenter's The Thing and the fear of contagion
Apr 2
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Chris Bateman
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April on Stranger Worlds
"It came from the 80s!"
Apr 1
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Chris Bateman
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March 2024
The Power of Reason
A mathematical genius on how philosophy shaped the habits of thinking
Mar 26
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Chris Bateman
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Tearing Ourselves Free
Are we trapped in our own minds? Or is the proof of our free will all around us...
Mar 19
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Chris Bateman
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Our Second Nature
Considering the double-edged sword of habit, the origin of both excellence and addiction
Mar 12
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Chris Bateman
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A Splendid Nowness
Mary Midgley on the importance of habit, and the culture that emerges from it
Mar 5
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Chris Bateman
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March on Stranger Worlds
Considering human behaviour, and the habits it rests upon
Mar 1
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Chris Bateman
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February 2024
Doing Nothing
The wisdom of the Taoist 'Old Master' concerning action and inaction
Feb 27
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Chris Bateman
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Sacrificing Goats
How can we be compelled to take action when we have no idea what we are doing...? A retrospective synopsis of a public health catastrophe.
Feb 20
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Chris Bateman
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