Author Archives: Luke Ford

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).

The Side Effects Of Religion, Recovery, Wellness, Exercise (3-31-24)

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Everything comes with side effects04:30 Does Mindfulness Meditation Work for ADHD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFJBwdpSPmU23:00 The Emergence Of Conspirituality, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15432224:00 Guardian: The dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/17/eva-wiseman-conspirituality-the-dark-side-of-wellness-how-it-all-got-so-toxic25:00 Getting Too Good at the Wrong Thing, … Continue reading →

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The United States Has Less Leverage Over Israel Than You Think

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Luke Ford

Harvard International Relations professor Stephen Walt writes in Foreign Policy Mar. 21, 2024: Biden’s critics assume that the United States has enormous leverage over this situation and that a firm word from the president—combined with threats to curtail or halt … Continue reading →

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The Emergence Of Conspirituality

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Luke Ford

Here’s an important paper from 2011 by Charlotte Ward & Prof. David Voas in the Journal of Contemporary Religion, 26:1, 103-121: The female-dominated New Age (with its positive focus on self) and the male-dominated realm of conspiracy theory (with its … Continue reading →

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Decoding Andrew Huberman (3-29-24)

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Luke Ford

02:00 Andrew Huberman of Stanford University, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-huberman-podcast-stanford-joe-rogan.html08:00 Candace Owens leaves the Daily Wire, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/mini-decoding-the-descent-of-jordan-b-peterson24:00 The Pseudoscience of Andrew Huberman, https://slate.com/technology/2024/03/andrew-huberman-huberman-lab-health-advice-podcast-debunk.html27:00 The descent of Jordan Peterson, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/mini-decoding-the-descent-of-jordan-b-peterson1:11:15 The business of podcasting, https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus/posts1:19:10 Tucker Carlson skeptical of American aid to Israel1:20:00 WP: … Continue reading →

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Decoding Left-Wing Livestreamers Destiny, Hasan Piker (3-24-24)

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Why do people watch livestreams?02:00 Hasan Piker is the most popular left-wing stream, as lame as Red Scare podcast, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/hasan-piker-a-swashbuckling-bromance21:00 How Hasan Piker Became Our Generation’s Top Political Pundit, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oza5eNpWP0023:30 Livestreamer Destiny doesn’t know much: https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/177176570699387308045:00 India’s exploitative sugar … Continue reading →

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