Some thoughts about the “expectation of privacy”

0 comments Culture | July 28th, 2018
It's a weaselly little phrase.

Using biology to understand polling data

2 comments Philosophy | July 8th, 2018
...even when the results don't seem to make sense.

What happened when I called conservatives vermin

6 comments Politics | June 25th, 2018
Spoiler: They missed the point entirely.

Motivation and control

3 comments Science | June 21st, 2018
How do we cope with things about ourselves that we can't change?

Self-censorship and the society of mind

0 comments Culture | June 17th, 2018
The idea of self-censorship is rooted in a tangled mess of assumptions.

“They have their statue, why can’t we have ours?”

0 comments Culture | January 14th, 2018
A look at how policy shapes culture.

This is how feudalism starts

3 comments History, Politics | January 6th, 2018
The conditions that produced feudalism in the middle ages are eerily familiar.

Why do you always correct me?

0 comments Personal Stuff | September 13th, 2017
A story about personalities and miscommunication.

This is what physics taught me about gender

1 comment Culture, Science | August 3rd, 2017
Quantum mechanics really can change how you see the world.

Words, violence, and the mind-body problem

1 comment Culture, History | July 19th, 2017
Our discussions of free speech could be much more interesting.

A practical guide to being offended

2 comments Culture | June 17th, 2017
You're offended. Now what?

Mathematics, music, and effing the ineffable

0 comments Philosophy | June 7th, 2017
Is it possible to describe aesthetic experiences?

Everyday socialism

6 comments Politics | May 17th, 2017
You're a socialist and you don't even realize it.

The simple reason you can’t be against taxes and for human rights

4 comments Politics | May 13th, 2017
See if you can counter this argument.

The day I decided to put everything on the internet

5 comments Personal Stuff | April 28th, 2017
A story from the 1990's.
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