Archive - A Flood of Ideas

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A recognizable pattern and a mental model

Jun 28

A rare comment on a contemporary issue. Also philosophical reflections on the role of optionality in the life of wisdom

Jun 21

An exercise in (only semi-serious) mental modelling

Jun 16

May 16

Or, Making Corruption Work for Us

May 12

On living with known and unknown probabilities

Apr 16

Or, "Nuclear War: Much More Than You Wanted To Know"

Apr 2

Absolutely not an essay about Pascal's Wager

Mar 19

Making things secret again, even mysterious

Mar 5

Some thoughts on the differences between waiting and delaying

Feb 19

Feb 14

Counsels to read more of less

Feb 5

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