(n-1)-thoughts, n=5: Freedom of speech, university statement on free speech, the late Steven Weinberg, and delayed autism research

Freedom of speech Outside of science, one of my favourite things to study as a hobby is history. I also deeply enjoy and appreciate philosophy. One thing I’ve learned in my time studying history and philosophy is that, when judged alongside the human character (insofar that we may establish such a generalisation), democracy is a …

Human History, the Existential, and Reason Against Orthodoxy

- R.C. Smith My first book, Consciousness and Revolt, was written almost like an existential treatise. It sought to analysis patterns and trends in relation to human behaviour throughout history, focusing in particular on the re-occurrence of popular forms of orthodoxy and the epistemology behind them. In simple terms, it sought to critique the tendency …