Living a flourishing life
Zan Boag: You’re quoted as saying that you believe eudaimonia to be a hugely important and helpful concept, maybe even the most important concept…
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Cautionary tales
Interview with: Christopher Spencer Artwork: Cold War Steve Interviewer: Zan Boag Zan Boag: It has been said that you draw inspiration from the…
13 questions: Justin Weinberg
What is your demon? I don’t know, but perhaps it’s related to the fact that I’d never answer this question sincerely in public. …
Wealth divides
“Welcome to Harrodsburg, home of the one per cent and the super-rich,” says London street photographer Dougie Wallace in the BBC series, What Artists…
Transformative grief
Zan Boag: I’d like to start with the various ways that one can grieve. I’d like to get a definition of the grieving process,…
Looking forward, looking back
Interview with artist David Plunkert Tell us a little about your background as an artist. When did you start illustrating? I went to school…
Running with the pack
Zan Boag: It has been some nine years since you’ve published Running with the Pack, and 14 years since The Philosopher and the Wolf.…
Deepfakes: Truth in trouble
Zan Boag: To start with, could you explain a little bit about what deepfakes are, how the technology works, when it is used, and…
Where did we come from?
Zan Boag: As a space scientist, you’ve been gazing deeply into space. You’ve been living and breathing the idea of ‘space’. The universe has…
Entrenched perceptions
Zan Boag: Philosophers and the lay person have very different ideas of what perception means. What does it mean to philosophers and how do…
On purpose
Zan Boag: Before we delve into your ideas about free will, I think it would be helpful to clear up a few common misconceptions…
Our ultimate fragility
Interviewee / Photographer: Jason deCaires Taylor Interviewer: Zan Boag Zan Boag: You’re dealing on such a grand scale here that’s there’s almost no limit…
