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Exploring altered states of consciousness
When researchers were trying to understand the effects of LSD in the early 1960s, a team in Toronto strapped and blindfolded their subjects in sterile…
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February 2024
Why effective accelerationism matters
Nearly a year ago, an editor reached out to me about writing a piece on effective accelerationism, or e/acc. Here's what I said in response: > I've…
Feb 12
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November 2023
The Hypnotized Society
I. Hypnosis If you're preparing for an unmedicated childbirth, chances are you'll encounter a method called hypnobirthing, meant to help women better…
Nov 16, 2023
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September 2023
Glimpsing God
I'm just coming out of the black hole of this summer, which was very writing- and research-intensive, between participating in the Summer of Protocols…
Sep 27, 2023
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May 2023
Remembering GitHub's office
I was bummed when I read GitHub’s February announcement that it would permanently close its San Francisco headquarters. I worked there for just a couple…
May 28, 2023
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The battle over tech's values
If you’ve paid attention to the news in the last decade, you’ve probably noticed a negative turn in sentiment towards the tech industry, sometimes…
May 15, 2023
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April 2023
Explaining tech's notion of talent scarcity
I was recently asked to explain what it means when people say that, for example, “There are only [10-200] people in the world who can do what…
Apr 25, 2023
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March 2023
A Bank of One's Own
A fun fact about startups, if you've never worked for one, is that employees don't typically get equity in the company. They're granted options, meaning…
Mar 11, 2023
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February 2023
America's future and the network state
The geopolitical concept of hegemony is implicitly a game of keep-away: a smattering of nation states who've divided their mountains and oceans among…
Feb 22, 2023
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November 2022
Understanding climate as tribes, not a social cause
Once upon a time, I thought I wanted to work in climate. I studied environmental science in college and spent my first year out of school working with…
Nov 30, 2022
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August 2022
Antinatalism, agency, and social movements
Fertility rates are declining in developed countries, dipping below replacement rates. 1 in 4 childless American adults cite climate change as a major…
Aug 23, 2022
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May 2022
Why aren't there more effective altruisms?
In my last post, I wrote that "effective altruism, despite its popularity, cannot singlehandedly meet the civil purpose of philanthropy.” I thought I…
May 12, 2022
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