Science, Radical Realism, and Anarchy (with William Gillis)

This week, we're sharing an interview with Will Gillis, author of the recently published book Did The Science Wars Take Place: The Political and Ethical Stakes of Radical Realism, published via C4SS where Gillis holds the position as The Voltairine de Cleyre Chair in Centrifugal Studies and technical coordinator.

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For the hour we talk about the so-called Science Wars of the 1990's, debates involving scientific approaches and shared understandings of a a measurable physical reality, post-modernism, the roles leftists and anarchists played in the debates and how cults and authoritarians employ anti-realist explanations of the world to limit their subjects' moves toward liberation.

You can read more of William's writings at https://humaniterations.net and https://c4ss.org

A few links to further scientific education:

• Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/
• Theoretical Minimum Lectures by Leonard Susskind: https://theoreticalminimum.com/
• Milo Rossi youtube on archeology; https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773
• Stefan Milo youtube on archeology: www.youtube.com/@StefanMilo
• Angela Collier youtube on physics: https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro
• self-training in physics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw97Tj5zxvA&pp=ygUcYW5nZWxhIGNvbGxpZXIgc2VsZi10cmFpbmluZw%3D%3D
• Sean Carrol's Mindscape podcast covers a lot of topics, linked from his website: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/

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