Saturday, June 17, 2017

16. Meditations on Moloch

Read the original essay here. Do note that I read an older version. The author made many changes since its publication that I consider dishonest and cowardly. To read along with my narration, go here.

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If you liked the piece, you might find yourself thinking about it in the shower for a long time as it gradually rends your soul to little swarming pieces. To help you process it, here are some followup essays:

Saturday, June 10, 2017

15. Biases against Overcoming Bias

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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Episode 14: What You Can't Say

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Episode 13: The Nothingness of Personality

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For more Borges audio, try his lectures. These are in his own voice, and some are even in English!

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Episode 12: Why Speculate?

Read the original essay here (PDF) or here.

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If you want to use the clip of my reading of the now-famous Murray Gell-Mann amnesia effect for your own podcast or whatever, you can download it here.

Further reading: Generalized Mount Stupid

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Episode 11: Cargo Cult Science

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Saturday, April 1, 2017