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23
Apr
A Standard Disclaimer for AI-Curious Academics
I've noticed that when "pro-AI" academics—and by that I mean academics who don't
4 min read
25
Mar
Future Tokens and the Prospect of Callable Thinking
Has a finance quant reverse engineered the history seminar?
2 min read
16
Mar
Contingency and the Cartographic Making of New England (Part 2)
In Part I, we explored how Southern New England’s borders emerged from surveying errors and charter conflicts. These disputes
6 min read
23
Feb
AI Inverts the Disciplinary Hierarchy
Maybe we should be more cautious about defunding fields just because we can't immediately see their application.
3 min read
17
Feb
Contingency and the Cartographic Making of New England (Part I)
New England's borders aren't natural. They're historical accidents.
6 min read
30
Jan
The Measles Crisis Is Regional—Let's Keep It That Way
Measles is a national issue. It's not a national phenomenon.
3 min read
29
Jan
Trust and AI: A Conversation with Claude
How is trusting AI different than trusting people?
10 min read
21
Jan
Inefficient by Design: How Medieval Values Shaped Today's University
A nine-century case for being slow
11 min read
22
Dec
AI Lessons from 1999
Nothing will work, but everything might.
6 min read
15
Dec
Netflix and HBO
Hollywood's choice isn't consumer choice
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