Audio/VideoPodcasts Ruth Richards – What is Creativity? (A Saybrook Salon) "Saybrook Salons" were a series of interviews I did with leading faculty members at Saybrook…BenjaminFebruary 18, 2018
Audio/VideoPodcasts The Apocalypse Cabaret: (Nu-blesse Oblige) This is part of an episode of my periodic podcast on politics and culture, The…BenjaminJune 23, 2017
Audio/VideoPodcasts The Evolution of Gifting A conversation with Theresa Duncan, for Burning Man's Philosophical Center Cover Photo: "Love," by Alexander…BenjaminJune 23, 2017
Audio/VideoPodcasts How Rituals Help Us Navigate the World — and Our Psyches A conversation with Dr. Tanya Luhrmann, for Burning Man's Philosophical Center:BenjaminJune 23, 2017
Fascinating BlogFiction A story about fear A young woman who had moved to the city and learned the art of sculpting…BenjaminNovember 15, 2016
JournalismShort-form Journalism San Francisco’s Incredible Expanding Budget (This story originally appeared in San Francisco Magazine) San Francisco’s budget has almost doubled over…BenjaminJuly 21, 2016
Fascinating Blog The “Attention Singularity” and cultural psychosis Have you ever wondered what a culture's collective psychosis feels like? I think this is…BenjaminMay 19, 2016
Fascinating Blog To cook free will, first heat your biography to 400 degrees Groggy in bed this morning, I discovered I was having some kind of conversation with…BenjaminMay 15, 2016
Fascinating Blog Why are young progressives so angry at Hillary Clinton? (This article originally appeared in the Canandaigua Daily Messenger) Let's talk about Hillary Clinton. It’s…BenjaminFebruary 23, 2016
Fascinating Blog A note to my internet friends who say police are evil This is written in response to a group of young (and less young) progressive types…BenjaminFebruary 19, 2016