Maarten Boudry on the policing of academia
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My friend Maarten Boudry, a Belgian philosopher, has been increasingly
demonized for his heterodox views, especially on the Hamas/Israel war,
since he is s...
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships
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Michael Ovitz co-founded CAA and helped reshape Hollywood, then took the
same playbook into tech investing and advising founders. Public Release:
Februar...
Digital Longevity Through the Dutch Royal Library
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Yesterday I received word from the Dutch Royal Library that this weblog
will be included in their digital archives from now on. The Dutch Royal
Library sta...
Quantum is my happy place
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- Here’s a 53-minute podcast that I recorded this afternoon with a high
school student named Micah Zarin, and which ended up covering …*[checks
...
How to explain Generative AI in the classroom
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Generative AI is fast becoming an everyday tool across almost every field
and industry. Teaching children about it should include an understanding of
how i...
Europe’s Cold War Trap
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Richard D. Wolff and Michael Hudson argue that Europe has entered a
structural crisis with no clean exit. They examine the failed attempt to
seize Russia...
A New Hope
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Ever since it became evident that Trump was likely to be re-elected, I’ve
been among the most pessimistic of commentators on the likely course of US
politi...
Tiny Musical Intervals
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Music theorists have studied many fractions of the form 2i 3j 5k that are
close to 1. They’re called 5-limit commas. Especially cherished are those
that ha...
Thoughts on Claude’s Constitution
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[I work on the alignment team at OpenAI. However, these are my personal
thoughts, and do not reflect those of OpenAI. Crossposted on LessWrong] I
have read...
Some quick thoughts on Venezuela from a comrade
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Some quick thoughts on Venezuela from a comrade: 1. Reuters confirms
agreement to divert Venezuela oil to US will not affect China much even
short term. On...
Update on Australian NetZero efforts
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by Chris Morris People have queried what is happening in Australia with
their push for a decarbonised all renewables/ Net Zero grid since the last
update...
Predictions Scorecard, 2026 January 01
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Nothing is ever as good as it first seems and nothing is ever as bad as it
first seems. — A best memory paraphrase of advice given to me by Vice
Admiral Jo...
2026: Expect a very uneven world economic downturn
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The Maximum Power Principle strongly suggests that even as limits are hit,
the world economy cannot be expected to collapse all at once. Instead, the
most ...
A good summation of the VPRI STEPS project
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I learned about STEPS from the ViewPoints Research Institute (VPRI) in
about 2008. It’s goal was to create a usable office system, from the ground
up (incl...
Harvey at 90: A Verso Series
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From the Verso website: This month, in honour of David Harvey‘s ninetieth
birthday, we’re publishing a series of short essays on David’s unparalleled
contr...
The Final Step of the Scientific Method
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An ideology that cannot be defended by means of evidence and deductive
logic, will inevitably be enforced by violence. You shall know them by
their habit: ...
Mexico 2013 field trip
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Photos I was thrilled when I found out that the Fall 2013 Ge 136 field trip
would be going to Baja California again. Regular readers will know that
this is...
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