JoshFeb 15, 20215 minAttention-BouncingSocial media so boring. Why is it still so addictive? (N.B. I mostly exempt Twitter from this critique of social media, because at least...
JoshFeb 8, 20213 minMost Of vs The Most"Most" confuses people, because it has two meanings. First, it can mean "more than 50% of [something]", as in "most of my jelly beans are...
JoshJan 20, 20212 minP≠NP In Your MindOne of the biggest open problems in computer science is the question of whether "P=NP" is true. Simply put, it is something like asking:...
JoshNov 16, 20202 minAn Analogy for The MindIt occurred to me this morning, and I thought it might be worth writing down, to add to the canon of bad metaphors for the mind and...
JoshSep 7, 20208 minThe Default State(2000 words, 7-8 minutes to read) My Beautiful Bubble (MBB) is skeptical about claims that X, Y, Z activities can “rewire your brain” in...
JoshJun 20, 20202 minOf Two Minds (Poem)A kind of madness overtakes my brain, Distracting me, in every waking hour. I feel it ever pulling me in twain; My greatest weakness,...
JoshApr 10, 20202 min“True Story”I’ve been interested in the ways in which stories can be interesting and informative, even if they are not literally true. That is, maybe...
JoshMar 4, 20203 minA Dialogue on Occam’s RazorPreviously: Please Stop Misunderstanding Occam’s Razor. What is Occam’s Razor? It is an academic principle attributed to 14th Century...
JoshFeb 15, 20206 minThe True Story of Socrates(1400 words, 5 minutes to read) Almost every introductory philosophy class reads a few of the Socratic Dialogues, written by Plato. These...
JoshDec 23, 20194 minSelf-HonestyI’ve been thinking a lot about honesty lately. This is in part because I’ve recently moved significantly towards an “honesty all the...