Oct 11Value ComplacencyThis week, I sat in on a graduate-level computer science class. The instructor asked under what conditions humans and AI would be...
Sep 20Help me Rebrand!I’m writing from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Conference in St. Louis, where I just had barbecue at a blues jam....
Aug 16How Coffees Get ScoredDo you know how coffees get scored? Here’s a sample espresso cupping form: Let’s talk survey methodology . This form is part of a...
Aug 1Usefully Bad AdviceI got some pretty bad advice recently regarding my dissertation. It was from a peripheral reader, who I don’t think would mind my saying...
Jul 26Philosophy Books or Articles?Hey! I’ve started reading more and more philosophy of science in the lead-up to my new postdoc in September. Today I wanna discuss a...
Jun 21DEEP DIVE: Simplicity and ComplexityHi I’m a four-year-old child learning 8 new words every day. So help me out: What’s a chef? Uhh…a chef is someone who cooks food. Oh...
May 24Jazz bends Music like a Gaudí BuildingI recently got to listen to a jazz concert on the roof of Antoni Gaudí’s magnificent La Pedrera. Meet the building that teaches you how...