The paradox of choice
Zan Boag: It’s hard for me not to start with an obvious question, which is: with all the options available to you as a…
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A dopamine-fuelled world
Zan Boag: Clearly, given your research and writing, we’re going to be speaking about dopamine, but I’d like to look at it through the…
13 questions: Christian Miller
From the Flourishing edition, available from our online store What is your demon? My doubts that my work hasn’t made any…
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…
Cautionary tales
Zan Boag: It has been said that you draw inspiration from the Dutch artists Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel. Both had a dark take…
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
Tell us a little about your background as an artist. When did you start illustrating? I went to school for graphic design in the…
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…
