I’ve cut brains in half, excised tumours – even removed entire lobes. The illusion of the self and free will survives it all ...

Grief’s ‘double vision’ beholds both the bereaved and dead. Recognising this duality helps explain our ability to move on ...

Unquestioned community rules on marriage, dining and even black cats often stem from our hunger to explain random events ...

In the social media age, it seems impossible not to measure ourselves against others – but we can dodge the worst pitfalls ...

You can kiss a girl?’ Four women recall the joy and vulnerability of first-time queer attraction in this charming animation ...

is a researcher in philosophy and psychoanalytic theory at University College London, and a writer on politics and social theory. He writes the Substack Antagonisms of the Everyday.

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