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one of the saddest too

I would agree the axioms are chosen, but what’s the connection between choosing something and inventing it? Choosing to study molecular biology doesn’t mean cells are a human inven…

I went to an in-person Q&A featuring a Fields medalist. The audience was a collection of undergraduate and high school math students, with a few professors in attendance. One of th…

Thanks for mentioning this. He states explicitly he hates America for giving individuals personal freedom and not abiding by Sharia Law.

This is a really bad article. There is a nugget of truth, but it's never properly articulated because the author himself doesn't actually understand the distinction. If you've alre…

For clarity it should be: MOTIVATION = EXPECTANCY x VALUE / (IMPULSIVENESS x DELAY)

i see it at #15

this type of discourse is very common in physics, where the theoretical physicists propose a testable hypothesis and then the experimentalists verify or disprove it.

This might be a dumb question, but would you use the deployed version of the admin interface for writing your blog? And what if you weren't online but wanted to work on a new essay…

for people disagreeing with this comment, mind elaborating?

thanks, didn't notice the year until your comment. wonder what his thoughts are on it now.

Should we as a species be more concerned about a mass extinction event like this? The longer we survive, the more likely it'll happen. Isn't it just a matter of time?

any idea what book this chapter is from?

That might be your opinion, and it might even be true, but it’s not really the point of the article. Personality traits aren’t mentioned at all. A better summary would be “Project-…

I'd like to plug two podcasts by professional storyteller and contemporary bard Jeff Wright, who does a modern retelling of the two stories. [1][2] As another commenter mentioned, …

Are you sure? > Since 2016, FanDuel and DraftKings alone have donated more than $2.6 million to state politicians and political parties, according to data maintained by OpenSecrets…

Agreed, what a way to sour a decent message with an awful example. > Government, acting in the best interest of their citizens, were trying to curb an addictive substance. CEO of g…

Agreed, the headline is a bit misleading. It can fly, roll on 4 wheels, or roll on 2 wheels. The latter is interesting, but doesn't constitute "walking", especially when the point …

One I use often but haven't seen here yet is `i(` or `i{` or `it`. Basically an adverb for "inside parentheses", "inside braces", or "inside html tags". I most commonly use it in c…

I generally like his essays, but is there anything substantive here? He doesn't define smart. He doesn't define what it means to get stuff done. He doesn't convince me that there a…

Having had a few years of intensive, classical-trained piano lessons at a young age, the notion of "deliberate practice" has also just meant "practice" to me: break down what you'r…

By that logic, the following industries would not exist: automotive, furniture, computer, kitchen appliances, other home appliances, television, bicycle... The article itself and m…