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Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.
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Augmenting vs. Automating Away
Another quick one while I continue my recuperatory week of doing as little as possible. I recently got to see a fascinating sequence of...
Nov 29, 2024


I’ve been doing way Too Much
Whoops, I finally missed a post last week. I’ve been saying Yes a bit too often in my first few months at Hopkins. Several folks warned...
Nov 22, 2024


Something I HATE about Averages
If you had  to summarize a statistical distribution with one number…well, I guess you could do worse than taking an average. Even so,...
Sep 13, 2024


SNEAK PEEK: Board Game Ethics
(Stick around for a sneak peek  at my latest manifesto!) It’s been a busy week onboarding at Hopkins and continuing to get settled in...
Sep 6, 2024


How Coffees Get Scored
Do 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 16, 2024


Jazz bends Music like a Gaudà Building
I recently got to listen to a jazz concert on the roof of Antoni GaudÃ’s magnificent La Pedrera. Meet the building that teaches you how...
May 24, 2024


Fake Experts
Recently I’ve started thinking more about the political role of experts in society. Who counts as an expert anyway? We expect a lot from...
Apr 5, 2024


Getting Better at Criticism
Last week, I got to hear Wycliffe Gordon play Amazing Grace live. It was awesome. And then, he pulled out his mute. No recording’s gonna...
Nov 17, 2023


Someone could get it Wrong
I had a really interesting conversation about art criticism this week. So here we go: What does it mean to be great at jazz? Look, I know...
Oct 13, 2023


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...
Sep 8, 2023


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...
Aug 25, 2023
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