Archive - Hot Takes

Recent stories you might have missed

Also happy July 4th week to all - congrats, you made it halfway through the year

Jul 1 •

June 2025

The education trap

Learning is great, just don't get too far ahead of your actual abilities

Jun 24 •

AI is already making people less creative

Two recent pieces of research come to the same conclusion, as does common sense

Jun 17 •

On sharing controversial things

Since everything seems to be controversial now, some perspective to keep you sane

Jun 10 •

Biology and genetics are real things

We should be able to discuss this like adults

Jun 3 •

May 2025

You don't always have to publish

Showing a bit of restraint is a lost art

May 27 •

We live in a world of optimizers, not auteurs

Cultural makers and technologists have all succumbed to the banality of the crowd

May 22 •

The unconscious epiphany

It's probably not real, but keep pen and paper on your nightstand just in case

May 18 •

Those who preach diversity are always the least diverse

They might dress differently but all think the same, and demand the most adherence

May 13 •

We should return to healthy debate

College campuses should be places ideas are tested, not safe spaces to never encounter anything outside consensus

May 5 •

April 2025

The empathy exploit

Don't let empathy be weaponized against you or your civilization

Apr 28 •

The placebo adherence effect

Why doing a useless thing might actually help

Apr 21 •

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