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Rapid Fire
Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.
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Jul 26, 2024
Philosophy 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 21, 2024
DEEP DIVE: Simplicity and Complexity
Hi 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 3, 2024
I’m in Norway
This week I’ve been pretty busy hiking through Norway. So instead of a regular blog post, here’s what’s up... My article “Writing with...
Oct 20, 2023
Look at me I’m on a Panel
Last week, I was sick as a dog and downright loopy. What a perfect time to be invited to an APA Panel on AI ethics! Fortunately, I...
Aug 18, 2023
I got Published
Neat! You can check out a free version of my paper “Mutual Aid as Effective Altruism” here. (The final, professionally edited and typeset...
Aug 11, 2023
I got my guy!
So here’s the mind-blowing keynote for Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT? Apparently I have a very expressive face. Anyway, I’ll give you a...
Aug 2, 2023
No blog post BUT...
Come check out Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT?, the free Zoom conference Cargile and I have been organizing for months! It starts...
May 26, 2023
Being a Coach
I don’t love talk of ‘smart’ or ‘high IQ’ basketball. I got to coach a youth basketball team recently, and it was awesome. For a lot of...
Apr 28, 2023
The Problem of Alien Minds
How do you know that I have a mind? If we’ve never met, you’re engaging with text on the internet in a world with ChatGPT-4. But...
Apr 14, 2023
Shit and Bullshit jobs
One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share....
Mar 31, 2023
Writing with ChatGPT
Let's talk about games. Do you know the difference between purposes and goals? The goal of a game is the target we aim at during the...
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