Archive - Cultural Capital

How to spot AI writing, the death of zombie art, the first tech bubble, out of touch politicians and RIP Tony Harrison

Plus more links and quotes

Oct 3 •

September 2025

August 2025

Notes on genius, the new dark ages, the 2008 theory of everything, Baby Grumpling, the stupidogenic society

Plus more interesting links and quotes

Aug 29 •

New atheist cringe, hunter gatherer social life, rule by lawyers, origins of Google, the most worthless degrees

Plus a few book recommendations

Aug 22 •

The end of the age of reason

In this episode of Cultural Capital I discuss the decline of the secular rational world view and the return of religious belief with the writer Matt…

Aug 19 •

1:04:47

A YouTube Education

In art, science, philosophy, music and more

Aug 15 •

Links and quotes: liberalism in overdrive, smooth earth theory, how your phone is stealing your life, AI academics, Mahler

And more interesting links and quotes ...

Aug 8 •

Links and quotes: decline of serial killers, arranged marriage, balloons, comrades, Madame de Sévigné, broken Britain

Plus even more interesting things

Aug 1 •

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