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Blueprint + Blueprint = Behave
I just read three fascinating books that talk about how people become who they…
A List of Ways to Confirm the Earth is Round
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Exponential, Epidemic, Endemic, and Pandemic are words we’re hearing a lot…
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I find entropy fascinating—especially the relationship between it and information.…
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It seems that there are two thinking camps when it comes to the flu shot: either…
How Nassim Taleb is Both Right and Wrong About IQ
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Raw Water is the Latest Example of Lupus Liberalism
High-profile Bay Area denizens are skipping tap water in favor of drinking unfiltered,…
My Thoughts on the Flu Shot
Ok, enough people have asked me about this that I’ll answer here. And please…
Gender Dysphoria Contradicts Both Conservatives and Liberals
One of my favorite things to observe and study is how reality breaks models, and…
My Thoughts on ELYSIUM Basis
I’ve been into supplements since my early 20’s. I’ve just always…
Pythagoras’s Theory on How Parents Make Children
I’m currently reading The Gene: An Intimate History, a stellar book on the…
First and Second Order Chaos
I was just reading Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari, and he mentioned something interesting…
A Simplified Definition of “Data Scientist”
There is a lot of controversy around the definition of a Data Scientist. Some…
The Difference Between Median and Mean
There are many explanations out there of Median and Mean, but it feels like we…
A Merged Pothole Model of Consciousness
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Mangling the Evolution Arguments
Now let’s talk evolution. The issue is this: Darwinism has been set up as…
The Inevitable Purpose of AI Will Be Jailbreaking the Universe
Humans have faced, and will continue to face, a number of existential threats…
What I Try to Learn from Being Wrong
I have been obsessed lately with my blind spots in predicting long-term trends.…
Evolutionary Psychology Explanations: Why We’re Attracted to Suffering
[ This is part of the Evolutionary Psychology Explanation Series (EPES), where…
Does Parenting Matter Far Less Than Genetics?
Based on the results of classical twin studies, it just doesn’t appear that…
The Inertia of Poverty
I think we’re about to see poverty in a dramatically new way. The change…
Why Hipsters All Look Alike, or How to Do Science
But the beauty of Touboul’s model, which he sketches out in a meager four pages,…
The Best Man-made Global Warming Data Comes from ExxonMobil
The main play for those who disbelieve in man-made climate change is to say that…
The Most Effective Vitamins
There is so much rubbish out there regarding which vitamins are good and which…
