Skip to Content

Ed Simon

Ed Simon is a staff writer at The Millions and the editor-in-chief at Belt Magazine. His most recent books are Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology and Binding the Ghost: Theology, Transcendence, and the Mystery of Literature. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @WithEdSimon.

The Dangers of Hot Air

What happens when we backpedal on basic science

July 28, 2025

Evolution Is Going According to God’s Plan

In the new book <i>Purpose</i>, a Yale psychiatrist argues Darwinian forces are divinely guided.

February 28, 2024

Is AI Art Really Art?

What it will mean to be moved by an AI’s mindless creativity.

November 9, 2022

He Fast-Forwarded Evolution into the Future

Forty years ago, a paleontologist pictured Earth millions of years from now. His vision is a wake-up call for us today.

April 27, 2022

The Case for Treating Gatsby as a Real Person

Tibetan Buddhists have a concept called the “tulpa,” thought-created beings who develop an existence independent of their creators.

August 14, 2017

God Created Consciousness in Fiction

The major exception to the flatness of ancient characters.

April 28, 2017