Short stories
I wanted to try out writing a few extremely short stories (100 words or less). Tell me what you think! She was hiking by herself She found a cranky… Read more »
Judge, Jury and Executioner
I figured at least some of you are tired of hearing me talk about self-driving cars. I assume at least some of you, once you started reading, will read an… Read more »
Optimal Earth temperature
I’m sure by now you have at least heard of Global Warming. Many people disagree exactly on what is global warming, or climate change. But most people agree that it… Read more »
The limits of intelligence
Like I explained once in the past, human babies are born with under developed brains, for physiological reasons. During the first year of life, they are basically still in pregnancy… Read more »
Any recommendation can make sense with arbitrary premises
One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed since I started keeping an eye out for cognitive biases, is how unreliable reasoning is. Specifically, reasoning that goes like this: I… Read more »
Going their own way
I don’t want to run a marathon. I have attempted running, but I can’t even come close to marathon distance. It probably wouldn’t be impossible for me to do it,… Read more »
Hypocrite Atheists
Disclaimer: I am an Atheist, and I am most likely an hypocrite too. A long long time ago, humans showed up. Well, according to science, we didn’t really show… Read more »
The reverse lottery
This is a thought experiment. Any ressemblance to real or fictional people or events is purely coincidental. Any expectations of realism and decent ways to put in place the following… Read more »
Investing your money
All the actions in your life can be reduced to expectations of pleasure and expectations of pain. Depending on where you stand on the selfish to selfless scale, you might… Read more »
Why would objectivity be good?
First of all, this is totally off-topic, but you should go watch Spider-man: Homecoming. You might be thinking “oh, it’s just another reboot, I’m tired of them”. But this time,… Read more »