Changing Our Minds

Doug Merlino is a journalist who has worked for Slate, Wired, and The Seattle Times. He is interested in the way people find meaning in fragmented cultures.

Doug Merlino

Psychedelic Futures

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein

Science &amp; Technology

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

History

A Socialist Peace?

The Thing About Guinea

"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Around the World

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

Doug Merlino is a journalist who has worked for Slate, Wired, and The Seattle Times. He is interested in the way people find meaning in fragmented cultures.