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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    How algorithms are controlling your life
    Technology

    And why you should probably pay closer attention.

    By Sean Illing
    Technology
    Proof that Americans are lying about their sexual desiresProof that Americans are lying about their sexual desires
    Technology

    What Google searches for porn tell us about ourselves.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Kavanaugh and the problem of “himpathy”Kavanaugh and the problem of “himpathy”
    Politics

    Why we’re conditioned to sympathize with men like Brett Kavanaugh.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    Income inequality is changing how we think, live, and dieIncome inequality is changing how we think, live, and die
    Culture

    Why society might be more stable if we had more poverty and less inequality.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    Americans have a longstanding love of magical thinkingAmericans have a longstanding love of magical thinking
    Culture

    Kurt Andersen on how we got Trump.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    Why this economist thinks public education is mostly pointlessWhy this economist thinks public education is mostly pointless
    Culture

    Spoiler alert: We disagree.

    By Sean Illing
    Gender
    A feminist makes the case against feminismA feminist makes the case against feminism
    Gender

    “If women in power behave like men do, that is not a defeat of the patriarchy.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Manafort is cooperating with Mueller. 8 legal experts explain what that means for Trump.Manafort is cooperating with Mueller. 8 legal experts explain what that means for Trump.
    Politics

    Spoiler alert: it’s not good.

    By Sean Illing
    Race
    Race and football: why NFL owners are so scared of Colin KaepernickRace and football: why NFL owners are so scared of Colin Kaepernick
    Race

    “Sports is the most racially tinged spectacle in modern society.”

    By Sean Illing
    Science
    Why psychedelic drugs could transform how we treat depression and mental illnessWhy psychedelic drugs could transform how we treat depression and mental illness
    Science

    A conversation with author Michael Pollan on becoming a “reluctant psychonaut.”

    By Sean Illing

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