From New Dawn 170 (Sept-Oct 2018) We like to think that modern science has developed as a result of rational enquiry; however, the history of science is littered with tales of bizarre experiments, eccentric characters and peculiar coincidences. Many of […]
Jack Fox-Williams
‘All I Know is What is on the Internet’: The Emergence of the Post-Truth Age
From New Dawn 199 (Jul-Aug 2023) It must be said that postmodern philosophy has not received the best PR. As soon as people hear the names Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida and Debord, they predictably roll their eyes, expecting some pretentious spiel […]
Reality Tunnels: How to Control & Re-Program Your Mind
From New Dawn 187 (Jul-Aug 2021) When I was in secondary school, a teacher showed me an animated optical illusion in which a dancer appears to be spinning in one direction. I was adamant that the dancer was spinning clockwise, […]
Robert Anton Wilson & Guerrilla Ontology
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 15 No 1 (Jan 2021) Although we are in the midst of an ‘information revolution’, many of us rarely question the world around us. As the political domain becomes increasingly polarised, there is a […]
Magical Words: General Semantics & the Power of Language
From New Dawn 181 (Jul-Aug 2020) Words hold incredible power. When used poetically, they can evoke the most primal of passions within us. When used destructively, they can wage war and create conflict. When used imaginatively, they can create fantastic […]