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Aaron Rabinowitz

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Aaron Rabinowitz is a lecturer in philosophy at Rutgers University, and host of the Embrace The Void and Philosophers in Space podcast.

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump - because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

The 2024 US election campaign has illustrated the ongoing influence of 'high weirdness' in the MAGA movement and modern conservatism

Mark McDonald, America’s Frontline Doctors, and some very troubling beliefs about autism

A recent interview between former atheist James Lindsay and Dr Mark McDonald showed the distasteful views anti-vaxxers share when among friends

The Better Way conspiracy conference went all-in on the moral panic around trans people

Of all the conspiracy theories promoted at last year's Better Way conference, trans moral panic never came up - sadly, this year they rectified that oversight

Embracing GPT-4 as a collaborator: why we must rethink our approach to AI

Rather than viewing AI as a threat, educators should embrace its collaborative value, and teach students how to use it ethically and productively

Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse with Graham Hancock: from alien conspiracies to antisemitism

Netflix documentaries commodifying conspiracism and pseudoscience for mainstream audiences could have wider consequences including exposure to antisemitism

Avoiding antisemitism when discussing the Jewish billionaire family bankrolling antivaxxers

While the Selz family may be Jewish - and may even be motivated by religion - we can criticise their funding of the antivax movement without repeating antisemitic tropes

The Better Way anti-vaxx conference hit on every single medical conspiracy theory… except one

The Better Way conference wasn't shy to throw in as many medical conspiracy theories as it could find - which is why it was surprising that nobody mentioned the moral panic around trans people
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