Mortal Science Podcast
1) Separation VI: A Tragedy Inflicted upon the Class
Two class-bound universal social logics at war. “The Infrastructure of the Modern World” from “A History of Separation”, Endnotes 4 (2015)
2) Separation V: Cartel Structures
The structure of the problem is unfolding. Note: this was recorded before the post-COVID labor market, the new wave of labor organizing, and the resurgence of strikes. We like strikes. “The Infrastr...Show More
3) Separation IV: Cheer Up, It Wasn’t That Great
Derick & Ezri find the worm in the core.
4) Laws of History II
Derick & Ezri become unsettled with the implications of Turchin’s social stability positivism. produced & edited by Pat http://patreon.com/mortalscience http://emancipation.network
5) Laws of History I
Ezri & Derick compare Peter Turchin’s attempt to formalize modes of production in Ages of Discord to marxist attempts to periodize history. produced & edited by Pat http://patreon.com/mortalscienc...Show More
6) Skeptics I: A Differently Stupid Time
Derick & Ezri reflect on how developments in the memory-holed Skeptic and New Atheist movements shaped us and the political landscape through pieces by Massimo Pigliucci ("Vindicating science by bring...Show More
7) Separation III: Negging the Collective Worker
Ezri & Derick finally make it past the Preface of “A History of Separation” and zero in on an incongruous premise produced & edited by Paul http://patreon.com/mortalscience http://emancipation.ne...Show More
8) Separation II: A Relapse into Strategic Thinking
Derick & Ezri continue critiquing the methodology of “A History of Separation” and start realizing how long this is going to take produced & edited by Paul http://patreon.com/mortalscience http:...Show More
9) Mortal Science Returns w/ Paul
Paul Channelstrip (The Antifada, Reel Abstractions) is taking over as editor and producer of Mortal Science, which means new episodes will start coming out again. Patrons get to hear them early with t...Show More
10) Separation I: Nihilcom Goes to Grad School
Ezri & Derick bite off more critical theory than they can chew as a brief overview of “A History of Separation” from Endnotes 4 turns into something much more unwieldy produced & edited by Paul ht...Show More