Archive - Theory of Change of Flux

Pope Leo, Opus Dei, and the battle for the soul of Catholicism

Author Gareth Gore on Opus Dei and reactionary Catholics’ battle against modernity

May 25 • Matthew Sheffield

1:11:08

Uncertainty makes science powerful — and incredibly vulnerable

John Horgan, author of ‘The End of Science,’ on how the biggest threat to science was not its own limitations

May 19 • Matthew Sheffield

1:04:35

Chatbots aren’t conscious, but the specific details as to why are important

A discussion about minds, meaning, and artificial intelligence

May 15 • Matthew Sheffield

2:12:07

MAGA is not a monolith, and that’s why Trump’s poll numbers have fallen

Pollster Stephen Hawkins on a new report that examines the seams in the MAGA coalition

May 8 • Matthew Sheffield

1:04:31

In the AI-powered job market, knowing what truth looks like will matter most

Nils Gilman on why a classic liberal arts education is a safer bet in an age of machine-augmented intelligence

May 5 • Matthew Sheffield

1:03:36

April 2026

How the myth of ‘liberal media bias’ warped American politics

A.J. Bauer on the origins and purpose of the myth that the establishment press is progressive

Apr 30 • Matthew Sheffield

1:27:44

To achieve a beautiful future, we must always imagine

Monika Bielskyte on rescuing futurism from Big Tech dystopianism

Apr 25 • Matthew Sheffield and Monika Bielskyte

1:50:08

Is liberal Christianity making a comeback?

Alan Elrod on James Talarico and why the U.S. left needs to speak to all Americans

Apr 3 • Matthew Sheffield

56:29

Eddie Dalton isn’t real, but what does that mean?

Computer-generated soul music is taking over the internet, raising questions about where humans think art lives

Apr 2 • Matthew Sheffield

10:34

March 2026

What imagining aliens can teach us about philosophy of science

Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson on his new book, ‘Do Aliens Speak Physics?’

Mar 27 • Matthew Sheffield

1:07:11

Dobbs v. Jackson was just the beginning of the reactionary assault on women

Susan Rinkunas discusses the sprawling effort to eliminate birth control, abortion pills, and women’s rights as a whole

Mar 25 • Matthew Sheffield

46:58

Women have remade adult media and some people are very upset about it

Siri Dahl on how new labor dynamics and AI have changed sex, porn, and dating

Mar 20 • Matthew Sheffield

1:04:10

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