While I don't want to downplay the importance of the rest of the video—you should listen to the whole thing—I did want to single out thi...

I haven't seen Demon Seed in who knows how many years. I remembered it being well done, and the ending certainly stuck with me, but unt...

There was a comment on the YouTube page that I meant to add to this post but apparently never got around to.   Kirsch was a grad student whe...

From Patrick Boyle's recent video overview of prediction markets. If you are a retail trader who’s tired of losing money to hedge fund ...

One of the best overviews I've seen of the strange world of prediction markets, told with Boyle characteristic dry wit. I've includ...

Yes, these videos are fun, and yes, the engineering behind these machines is impressive. That said, this and all those other gee-whiz, look-...

Yes, I am going to keep bringing that up. XKCD 2953: Alien Theories  (Now that Gelman has poked this bear again , we'll have a few more...

In today's New Yorker newsletter (not particularly recommended), Kyle Chayka wrote: A.I. has lately turned a corner; there are fewer con...

With Toy Story 5 about to come out, I thought it would be a good time to revisit this one.  Monday, June 21, 2010 ...

We're watching a bunch of guys convinced that everyone who had their jobs before them were just stupid slowly discovering - without l...

It’s fun to dream about being an astronaut. Missions like the Artemis program are good things. And we can all be happy about the successfu...

I’ve been putting off an Epstein thread, not out of concerns over the subject matter or possible reception, but because most of the analysis...

You should be following Ed Zitron. Monologue: AI Isn't Too Big to Fail | Better Offline The Reality of AI Economics With Paul Kedrosky...

It’s no secret that I despise the The New York Times—a century-plus testament to self-righteousness, self-congratulation, and a willingness ...

Pop culture time here at the blog. I have a certain, slightly embarrassing fondness for James Coburn’s Flint films. Not exactly good, but f...