Armchair Authorities

Armchair Authorities began out of frustration:

Frustration over the costs and difficulties associated with obtaining the research experience and other credentials necessary to pursue terminal degrees in the fields we loved. Frustration over the utter recklessness of certain "science communicators" and other popular figures, both from Academia and not, and their constant reaching into domains outside their expertise and the absolute authority with which they spoke on these topics. And, finally, frustration over the lack of effective outreach from Academia to the public to both educate the population and fight information on incredibly important subjects.
Armchair Authorities seeks to publish content that is educational, entertaining, and relentlessly researched and sourced.

We are a couple--Indira and Sparks (Matthew)--whose academic backgrounds are philosophy and writing and rhetoric, and behavioral neuroscience, respectively. We are passionate not only about our own fields, but also about current politics, tech and software development, music, economics, and addiction and addiction treatment (something we both have significant personal and professional experience with).