The Goodest Boy
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Intellectual Odyssey
Reading a University Library, one book per aisle. A 20(+) year journey through knowledge, learning, and humanity.
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Showing Off v. Bragging
If you're going to go on an ego trip, at least do it right.
Rebels and Revolutionaries
Two examples from French history highlight the messy overlap of self-interest and higher purpose.
Scaling Up Syrup
What home-made maple syrup (and expanding my operation) revealed to me about my own motivations.
Hyperspecific Superheroes
What if superheroes had more narrowly tailored skillsets?
Zen and Uncertainty
We think that our beliefs, mindset, and sense of self in relation to others matter, but how much difference do they really make?
Artificial Intelligence, Real Responsibility
AI is a double-agent: serving both its user and the company that profits off of its licensure. Vicarious liability would not require the law to keep up with the technology and better align incentives.
What Wandering Reveals
You never know what you'll discover when wandering... or what it will show about yourself
The Natures of Work
Product v. Craft v. Art v. Performance: what are you doing?
Friends, Neighbors, and Enemies
How does proximity affect our relationships? Conflict, alliance, and incentives, in international relations and beyond.