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I Used to Believe in STEM
The Foibles of STEM Boosterism
Jun 17, 2024 • 
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Are We Here by Accident?
The Best Reason I Know to Suspect Otherwise
Oct 23 • 
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On Whether We're Boltzmann Brains
Boltzmann Brains are theorized disembodied brain-like objects that perfectly mimic our subjective experience.
May 6 • 
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Finely Tuned Skepticism
On Boltzmann Brains, the Past Hypothesis, the Anthropic Principle, etc.
Apr 18 • 
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Moral Responsibility Is Impossible and No One Deserves Anything
Further Analysis of a Simple-but-Robust Argument Against Moral Responsibility
Apr 6 • 
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The Paradox of the Self-Made Man
Are the Billionaires (or Anyone Else) Self-Made?
Mar 20 • 
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All the Pretty Useless Horses
On Whether Humans are Invulnerable to Economic Extinction
Feb 24 • 
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The Curious, Unparalleled Ickiness of Video Games
Making Sense of Their Mysteriously Potent Repulsiveness
Feb 13 • 
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Unboxed Thoughts
Unboxed Thoughts
Assorted philosophical essays on stuff like economics, free will, and culture.
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