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A Remarkable Assertion from A16Z
A friend made me aware of a reading list from A16Z containing recommendations for books, weighted towards science fiction since that’s mostly what…
Nov 28
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Neal Stephenson
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October 2025
What I've been up to
66th birthday edition
Oct 31
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Neal Stephenson
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August 2025
Say it, don't show it
A contrarian take on exposition
Aug 23
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Neal Stephenson
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July 2025
Emerson, AI, and The Force
Notes from the Laude Institute Summit
Jul 3
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Neal Stephenson
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May 2025
Remarks on AI from NZ
Last week I participated in a panel discussion on AI as part of a private event in New Zealand.
May 15
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Neal Stephenson
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March 2025
Buy These Books
Recommendations from a burst of new releases
Mar 5
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Neal Stephenson
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February 2025
The Wrongs of Thomas More (Wrong 5)
A lengthy digression into the life of a saint
Feb 24
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Neal Stephenson
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The OED on Wrong (Wrong 4)
Delving into the history of a tricky word
Feb 3
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Neal Stephenson
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January 2025
Rauch on Peirce (Wrong 3)
a priori vs. scientific methods in Fallibilism
Jan 11
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Neal Stephenson
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December 2024
Geoengineering (Wrong 2)
A case study in fallibilism
Dec 24, 2024
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Neal Stephenson
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November 2024
Wrong 1
Part 1 of a sporadic series about wrongness
Nov 28, 2024
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Neal Stephenson
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October 2024
Cap'n Crunch comes from Cedar Rapids
In which I atone for a 25 year old mistake
Oct 26, 2024
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Neal Stephenson
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