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Science, Radical Realism, and Anarchy (with William Gillis)

January 25, 2026 by bogoodness

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book cover of "Did The Science Wars Take Place: The Political & Ethical Stakes of Radical Realism by William Gillis, Forward by Matilde Marcolli" featuring a black and white picture of an apartment building alongside a photo of a stone wall plus "TFSR 1-25-26 | Science, Realism, and Anarchy (with William Gillis)"

This week, we’re sharing an interview with Will Gillis, author of the recently published book Did The Science Wars Take Place: The Political and Ethical Stakes of Radical Realism, published via C4SS where Gillis holds the position as The Voltairine de Cleyre Chair in Centrifugal Studies and technical coordinator.

For the hour we talk about the so-called Science Wars of the 1990’s, debates involving scientific approaches and shared understandings of a a measurable physical reality, post-modernism, the roles leftists and anarchists played in the debates and how cults and authoritarians employ anti-realist explanations of the world to limit their subjects’ moves toward liberation.

To check out another 30 minutes of interview, consider the blog at our website or the subscribe-able podcast or other streaming apps linked at TFSR.Media

You can read more of William’s writings at https://humaniterations.net and https://c4ss.org

A few links to further scientific education:

  • Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/
  • Theoretical Minimum Lectures by Leonard Susskind: https://theoreticalminimum.com/
  • Milo Rossi youtube on archeology; https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773
  • Stefan Milo youtube on archeology: www.youtube.com/@StefanMilo
  • Angela Collier youtube on physics: https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro
  • self-training in physics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw97Tj5zxvA&pp=ygUcYW5nZWxhIGNvbGxpZXIgc2VsZi10cmFpbmluZw%3D%3D
  • Sean Carrol’s Mindscape podcast covers a lot of topics, linked from his website: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/

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Featured track:

  • beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

 


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