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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Interviews writer and host of The Gray Area

Sean Illing the host of The Gray Area podcast. Before publishing things on the Internet, he taught politics and philosophy at a university. Before that, he served in the United States Air Force.

Latest articles by Sean Illing

The science of near-death experiences
The science of near-death experiences
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The Gray Area

What happens when we almost die?

By Sean Illing
The known unknowns about Ozempic, explained
The known unknowns about Ozempic, explained
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The Gray Area

Ozempic has become hugely popular. Researchers are racing to learn more about what it does to us.

By Sean Illing
UFOs, God, and the edge of understanding
UFOs, God, and the edge of understanding
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The Gray Area

The spiritual possibilities of alien encounters.

By Sean Illing
Everything’s a cult now
Everything’s a cult now
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The Gray Area

Derek Thompson on what the end of monoculture could mean for American democracy.

By Sean Illing
Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?
Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?
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Future Perfect

Fareed Zakaria on the age of revolution.

By Sean Illing
Life is hard. Can philosophy help?
Life is hard. Can philosophy help?
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The Gray Area

What philosophy has to say about midlife crises.

By Sean Illing
Americans are hooked on the fantasy of financial liberation
Americans are hooked on the fantasy of financial liberation
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The Gray Area

What multilevel marketing schemes are really selling.

By Sean Illing
The chaplain who doesn’t believe in God
The chaplain who doesn’t believe in God
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The Gray Area

A spiritual atheist’s journey to helping death row inmates.

By Sean Illing
Are we in the middle of an extinction panic?
Are we in the middle of an extinction panic?
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The Gray Area

How doomsday proclamations about AI echo existential anxieties of the past. 

By Sean Illing
Why we fear uncertainty — and why we shouldn’t
Why we fear uncertainty — and why we shouldn’t
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The Gray Area

Expert knowledge is useful for problem-solving. So is adapting to new challenges.

By Sean Illing