Usefully Bad Advice
I got some pretty bad advice recently regarding my dissertation. It was from a peripheral reader, who I don’t think would mind my saying...
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Rapid Fire
Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.
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Jul 26
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...
May 31
Two Styles of Comedy
This week, I got to headline back-to-back shows for the biggest English-speaking comedy club in Barcelona, which means I got to try out...
May 3
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...
Apr 26
Debate Mode
philosophy is not just about questions, concepts, and arguments, but is also about idioms —Raymond Geuss I’ve been meaning to write some...
Jan 26
Letting Students Write the Rules
I mentioned before that I’m driving to the University of Kentucky eSports Lounge this weekend to give a talk on how rules structure a...
Jan 5
You will be Misread
When you go to the hospital, we rarely have the resources to treat everyone as promptly and thoroughly as we’d like. So we have to make...
Dec 15, 2023
3 things I learned Writing the Rules
Next month, I’m giving a talk at the University of Kentucky Esports Lounge (yes, really) about rethinking the place of rules in the...
Dec 1, 2023
3 mistakes in Intro Philosophy
As finals approach, I’ve been hired as a grader for my advisor’s Intro Philosophy class. I love these classes, where we’re trying to give...
Nov 24, 2023
So there’s this psychology paper I keep thinking about
It starts, like all psychology papers, with a competitor for the most boringest sentence ever: One of the essential insights from...
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...
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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