Reviews
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Panpsychism revived, in James Bridle’s “Ways of Being”
"Ways of Being" argues that intelligence isn't a purely human phenomenon, but in doing so strays into a quasi-mysticism to explain the material
Russell Crowe’s new film ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ tries to depict priests as superheroes
Funded by a Catholic religious order, 'The Pope's Exorcist', starring Russell Crowe, feels like a mix of Harry Potter and Dracula
A Very British Cult: the BBC sheds light on life coaching and The Lighthouse International
The BBC podcast A Very British Cult is a gripping exploration of The Lighthouse's life coaching, and the true stories of ex-members who got out
The Tao of Magical Thinking: pseudoscience in Jeremy Lent’s ‘The Web of Meaning’
In The Web of Meaning, Jeremy Lent favours convenient ideas over accurate, and in doing so repeatedly presents speculative and even disproven theories as facts
More wishful thinking than medical reality: “Placebos” by Kathryn T. Hall
The 'powerful placebo' is a seductive myth that Kathryn T. Hall's "Placebos" can't resist, even though her grand claims clearly misinterpret what the best available evidence says
Robin Dunbar examines the possible evolutionary role of religious thinking
Robin Dunbar, the noted evolutionary psychologist, turns his attention to the role of spiritual thinking in his new book "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures"
Off the Edge: Why so many people came to (wrongly) believe the world is flat
“Off the Edge” by Kelly Weill is an entertaining, informative, and deeply human look at the history of the flat earth movement, and its key figures
‘David Copperfield’s History of Magic’: Come for the magic, stay for the history lesson
'David Copperfield's History of Magic' is an impressive tribute to the magician’s craft, letting us in on its wonders, without revealing any of its secrets
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