Purpose in the Age of The Ultimate ComputerWhat do you do when the friendly AI does everything for you?Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
Napoleon’s Unusual Idea of Genius“de fixer les objets longtemps sans être fatigué” or, “The ability to focus on objectives for long periods without tiring.”Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
Cultures Aren’t Isolated Islands and That’s a Good ThingThere’s an idea, a conservative one, that adopting new ideas and aspects of other cultures is a bad idea, or even a sort of cultural…Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022
So You’re About to Inherit the World“Make the world a better place.” If anything should be printed in the instruction manual of the world it’s that. You’re going to inherit…Jul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022
Why Optimism WinsIf you want to sound intelligent, be a pessimist. If you want to make the world a better place, be an optimist.Jul 4, 2022Jul 4, 2022
Recovering the Time We’ve LostTaking action to recover and rebuild from the pandemicMay 10, 2021May 10, 2021