The Anti-Expert Pandemic: Comfort of Conspiracy Theories In a Covid World

Is it just me or has covid brought out all of the nutters? I feel like we’re all trapped in a perpetual version of Dr Seuss’ Wacky Wednesday and we can’t see a way out. Everywhere you look there are conspiracy theories from microchips in Read More …

The Danger of Achieving Your Life Dreams

I’m not a negative person. This isn’t some click-bait, anti-self-help article.  You see, I was watching quite a depressing documentary last night on the late Tim Bergling, better known as the DJ and dance music producer Avicci. The 28-year-old was one of the more recent Read More …

From the happines of survival-mode poverty to an anxious ‘better life’.

A journey from the struggles of a ‘developing country’ culture to the ‘lucky’ developed west. I’ve spent a lot of time travelling through developing countries and diverse cultures over the last 10 years. I’ve trudged the gritty streets of Manila, navigated auto-rickshaws, cows and swarms Read More …

I’m right. You’re wrong. How we misuse information to feed our prejudices

Ben Farrell FAKE NEWS, FAKE NEWS, FAKE NEWS…That’s what we hear right? Donald Trump is pretty upset about it… should we be too? Well, the problem is not so much about whether the news is outright fake or not. That would be easy. A lot Read More …

The fundamental problem with the law of attraction

I’m starting to wonder if the law of attraction is all just a load of bullshit. Don’t get me wrong; I haven’t always felt this way. When the best-selling self-help book, ‘The Secret’ came out, I thought it was awesome. Finally, I had answers to Read More …