Rapid Fire

Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.

Quantitative and Qualitative Values

I’ve been working hard to get clear on the differences between quantitative and qualitative values lately. Here’s an example: If I want...

Game Values vs. Real-Life Values

My friend Kjell and I noticed there just aren’t enough podcasts, so we decided to help. Our first episode takes an early look at some of...

The Politics of Age of Empires II

I’ve been playing a lot of Stellaris lately, but as a kid, the only computer game I really played much was Age of Empires II (AoE2, as in...

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...

SlamBall and the Skill Explosion

Darius Clark, 25, is a highly decorated long jumper who holds the Guinness World Record for the highest vertical leap with a running...

Twilight Imperium and Instrumental Convergence

I got to play Twilight Imperium last weekend and I was so powerful I didn’t know what to do. I like to describe Twilight Imperium as 8...

Why do (some) scientists hate philosophy?

My concern here is that the philosophers believe they are actually asking deep questions about nature... It’s not that there can’t be...

I had to write a research statement about what I’m working on. Here’s my first draft.

Let me know what you think! I'm still figuring out how to summarize my research program and instill confidence I’ll be a “productive”...

Efficient and Effective

Just a quick dive into a useful distinction, because these aren’t the same: Effectiveness is all about outcomes. (You know, effects.)...

Ricky Mouser