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Derek Parfit, lost memories, and the conceptual incoherence of the unitary self.
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LBJ and Jimmy Carter Hid Their Real Beliefs to Gain Power. Why Don’t More Politicians Do This?
Pretending to be a racist so you can pass civil rights bills.
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Edison Didn't Worry About Being Efficient and Neither Should You
Optimizing your way right into oblivion.
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The False Promise of Understanding Yourself
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Paul Is the Builders’ Beatle
Why the practical, workhorse McCartney will always be my favorite.
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The Banality of Real Estate
On what's wrong with real estate people, and on working in an industry you grow to hate.
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Aliens at Both Ends
Which will happen first: will we be visited by aliens, or will we create them?
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"I Know Nothing About Music"
A review of Rick Rubin's new book on creativity
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Even Cleveland
Or, how I learned to like everywhere
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The Space Between Careers and Hobbies
In which I coin the term "work polyamory."
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Industrial Musicals and the End of Irony
Featuring songs about bathrooms, being a "great place to work," and the connection between the Daily Show and the QAnon Shaman.
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Candy for Breakfast
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