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Eschatologist #9 Randomness

As human beings we have a unique ability to recognize patterns, even when confronted events that...

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9 Days vs. 3 Years

The US-backed regime in Afghanistan lasted 9 days from the taking of the first provincial capital...

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Tetlock, the Taliban, and Taleb

Philip Tetlock has been arguing for awhile that experts are horrible at prediction, but that his...

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The 8 Books, 2 Graphic Novels, and 1 Podcast Series I Finished in August

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race by: Nicole Perlroth...

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Eschatologist #8 If You're Worried About the Future, Religion is Playing on Easy Mode

In the ongoing discussion of dealing with an uncertain future I put forth the idea that believing...

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Chemicals, Controversy, and the Precautionary Principle

When people consider the harms which might be caused by technology, they often point to the...

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Afghanistan, or Just Because You Decide to Leave the Party Doesn’t Mean You Should Jump Out the Window

My hot take on the situation in Afghanistan.  Highlights: -Why couldn't we have maintained a...

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The 10 Books I Finished in July

Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female...

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Eschatologist #7 Might Technology = Extinction? - Audio

I discussed Fermi's Paradox in my last newsletter. In this I discuss the hint it provides that...

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The 8 Books I Finished in June

Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters by: Steven E....

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Eschatologist #6: UFOs, Eschatology and Fermi's Paradox

The massive attention being paid to UFOs in the form of the Pentagon/Naval videos has rekindled...

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1971 Continued - It's Energy Stupid!

In a continuation of the last episode I examine my favorite explanation for the inflection point...

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Theories for the 1971 Inflection

The website wtfhappenedin1971.com presents a series of charts which show that there was...

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The 10 Books I Finished in May - Capsule Reviews

My capsule reviews for the month: Persepolis Rising by: James S. E. Corey Project Hail Mary...

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The 10 Books I Finished in May - Project Hail Mary Spoilers

And here is where I have cordoned off spoilers for Project Hail Mary. Listen at your own risk.

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The 10 Books I Finished in May - Eschatological Reviews

This episode is in three parts. First is the eschatological reviews: A Thousand Brains: A New...

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Eschatologist #5: A Trillion Here, a Trillion There, and Pretty Soon You're Talking Real Money

I've been talking about the knobs of society in my newsletters. Well one of the knobs we appear...

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In Defense of Prophets

I recently encountered the term Wizards and Prophets as a way of describing those who were,...

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Revisiting China: Inflection Points, Semiconductors and Fascism

Making any predictions about China is difficult, but that doesn't mean it's not important. It may...

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The 9 Books I Finished in April (and something Extra!)

“Engineering the Apocalypse” Podcast Episode by Sam Harris and Rob Reid This Could Be Our...

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