Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Solid Ground livestream with guest Erik Lidström.
Erik Lidström holds an MSc and a PhD in physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an MBA from the Open University, UK. After conducting research at the ESRF in Grenoble, France, he entered the software industry in 2000. He has worked in Britain, France, Sweden, and Morocco, and now resides in Northern Sweden. He writes books and articles on political economy, political science, and other societal matters. Apart from an unrelated day job, he also works on renovating and extending his house.
In English, he has published two books:
Education Unchained – What it takes to restore schools and learning (2015), third edition in 2024. Recommended by Choice in 2016.
Evolution and Social Order – How our Stone Age brain understands and misunderstands society (2025)
Erik's substack: @purpendicular
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If you would like to contact me, my website is: theradicalcenterconsulting.com
I am also on X @JLeslieElliott
And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!):
paypal.me/jleslieelliott
buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenter
patreon.com/theradicalcenter
Another great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.com
Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at sground.substack.com And you can join our locals community at solidground.locals.com
Additional resources and affiliates:
Critical Therapy Antidote: criticaltherapyantidote.org
Christine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: youtube.com/@ctapodcast
Solid Ground livestream with guest Erik Lidström.
Erik Lidström holds an MSc and a PhD in physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an MBA from the Open University, UK. After conducting research at the ESRF in Grenoble, France, he entered the software industry in 2000. He has worked in Britain, France, Sweden, and Morocco, and now resides in Northern Sweden. He writes books and articles on political economy, political science, and other societal matters. Apart from an unrelated day job, he also works on renovating and extending his house.
In English, he has published two books:
Education Unchained – What it takes to restore schools and learning (2015), third edition in 2024. Recommended by Choice in 2016.
Evolution and Social Order – How our Stone Age brain understands and misunderstands society (2025)
Erik's substack: @purpendicular
____________________________________________________
If you would like to contact me, my website is: theradicalcenterconsulting.com
I am also on X @JLeslieElliott
And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!):
paypal.me/jleslieelliott
buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenter
patreon.com/theradicalcenter
Another great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.com
Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at sground.substack.com And you can join our locals community at solidground.locals.com
Additional resources and affiliates:
Critical Therapy Antidote: criticaltherapyantidote.org
Christine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: youtube.com/@ctapodcast
