Politics
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I find the central thesis about The Great Stagnation compelling. The thesis posits that the rate of technological progress, particularly in transformative areas that significantly enhance productivity and living standards, has slowed since the 1970s. I think there are some particularly sound empirical arguments that support this theory in view of the trends since the
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The great Richard Feynman once said (Caltech commencement address in 1974): “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool”. What Feynman is speaking to here is the tendency toward self-deceit – to think, even implicitly, that one knows absolutely, and for one to believe
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Election night in America has come and gone, and anyone surprised by the result clearly has not been paying close enough attention. It was entirely predictable, with the only real surprise being the magnitude of the Trump’s victory by popular vote. The democrat campaign was abysmal. The policies, the tone, the condescending and arrogant moral
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I prefer a world where Twitter is not so important. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Twitter. It has some fantastic communities. When I use the app, it’s primarily to check for fun maths posts, science news, history papers, or cool new archaeological finds. I also enjoy some of the technical F1 discussions, or the
Dialogues at still points 