Here’s an exercise for explaining and refining your opinions about some domain, X: Imagine writing a 10-20 page children’s picture book about topic X. Be fully honest and don’t hi…| Unstable Ontology
When asked on what year 9/11 took place, 30% of Americans were unable to answer the question correctly, even as few as five years after the attack.| Thought Catalog
One of the better things I’ve done with this blog was help popularize Nicholas Shackel’s “motte and bailey doctrine”. But I’ve recently been reminded I didn’t do…| Slate Star Codex