Founder @askParlia @demotix and Author of 'Why We Think What We Think'. Pre-order: amazon.co.uk/Why-We-Think-Wh…
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Jan 15
Coming out on 14th May, 2026.
Please see link in bio to pre-order.
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The full conversation is now live on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=qZxzp_Lg…
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Jun 9
Read ‘A Billion Years of Sex Differences’ by @SteveStuWill
It’s brilliant - eye-opening, immensely clear, level headed, rich in detail - and also hilarious
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Jun 6
What if your beliefs aren't as self-made as you think?
A fascinating review of Turi Munthe's book on the hidden forces shaping how we think.
insightfultake.com/details/w…
#BookReview #Psychology #CriticalThinking #HumanBehavior #InsightfulTake
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Jun 4
This will be my first long-form conversation - 90 mins on the book.
Please join!
May 25
We like to think our deepest beliefs and opinions are the result of pure reason and clear-headed logic. But what if they aren't? 🧠💭
From the quirks of history to genetics, and even the climate of where we grew up, our perspectives are shaped by an incredible web of hidden, subconscious forces.
In this SuperSalon, host Taylor Zapolsky is joined by journalist and media entrepreneur @turi to discuss his new book, "Why We Think What We Think".
Together, they’ll dive into the surprising patterns behind our views and explore how we can design a society that genuinely thrives on disagreement.
interintellect.com/salons/on…
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May 11
@turi spent years studying why people disagree — and what he found will make you question how you formed every opinion you hold.
He joins host Taylor Zapolsky for "On the Origin of Opinions: Why We Think What We Think" — a SuperSalon exploring the surprising patterns that shape our worldview and how to build a society that thrives in disagreement.
Coming soon on Interintellect, join us:
interintellect.com/salons/on…
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May 11
Very much looking forward to this.
If you're in Oxford, please come
I’ll be discussing an interesting and wide-ranging new book Why We Think What We Think @penguinrandom @PenguinUKBooks with its author @turi Munthe @blackwelloxford on Wednesday at 5.30pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/turi-munt…
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Apr 8
How we decorate our homes, the food we order in restaurants, the holidays we take, the things we buy to signal our status, even the kind of sex we have... all are expressions of our deepest values.
substack.com/profile/860643-…
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6 Jun 2024
🚨Some GOOD media news: We're using the money we raised last year to double the size of our team by the end of 2024, hiring journalists in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool and... London.
Yes, the time has come - as reported by today's @FT.
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28 May 2024
The personality trait that predicts lower life expectancy is extroversion. Extroverts like risk, they like parties, they're more likely to drink, smoke, sky-dive etc...
EXCEPT in one beautiful instance.
In a convent, extravert nuns are the nuns who live the longest. Why?
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28 May 2024
Because nunneries are places where extraverts have to sublimate the parts of their personality that most present them to risk. Nuns aren’t really allowed to go motor-bike racing or bungee-jumping or all-night raving - they have to rein in their riskiest or risqué-ist desires.
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28 May 2024
Once those have been eliminated, their extraversion predicts very long lives, because there’s a correlation between optimism and health, and extraverts are the great optimists.
more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1137…
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20 May 2024
🚨 OK, I need your help. Andy Burnham's advisor Sacha Lord is threatening to sue @ManchesterMill.
So we're publishing the document at the heart of the story - and asking for your help with a 'community fact-check'.
My editor's note. Pls share.
manchestermill.co.uk/p/sacha…
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30 Aug 2023
Some very exciting news...🚨 We've raised money from a group of readers and supporters, including ex-NYT CEO Mark Thompson and longtime Mill members like @turi and @DianeCoyle1859.
It means this model can now expand - more journalists, more cities.
theguardian.com/media/2023/a…
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1 Mar 2023
In 1750, France had a population of 25M and were the China of Europe. If the French had continued growing at the same pace as the rest of Europe, they'd be 250M today.
Why they stopped, and what the consequences were, are fascinating.
@gguillaumeblanc
worksinprogress.co/issue/fra…
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30 Jan 2023
Startling polling from @Unherd, on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of Brexit. In all 650 UK constituencies apart from three (all in Lincolnshire), more people now agree than disagree that Brexit was a mistake. Biggest movement in left leaning areas.
britain.unherd.com/?mc_cid=a…
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24 Jan 2023
New paper! Here's the one-minute version. There's a puzzle I've been thinking about for a long time. Wealthy countries tend to be happier...
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18 Jan 2023
Big news for press freedom in the Philippines...
#proudinvestor @northbasemedia
rappler.com/nation/philippin…
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5 Jan 2023
@propublica check your ad providers. I just got this, obscene at the best of times, while reading a piece about welfare support for single parents. 😳
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2 Jan 2023
This godforsaken country of Anglicans has miles more TV coverage of the death of Pele than of Pope Benedict.
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